I used to travel extensively; often accumulating ½ million miles a year as I commuted to California, visited clients, attended scientific/medical conferences, etc. around the world. And, there were plenty of accidents involving airlines. So much so, that I had more than my share of opportunities to experience airline crashes.
Continue reading Up, up, and away
I sometimes (ok, oftentimes) wonder why folks keep letting things fall through the cracks. Sure, I can blame it on the Turtle, who wants no legislation passed, just wrong wing judges appointed. But, even he must care about folks who live in his state. Or, not, given the conditions that obtain in Kentucky right now…
Continue reading We are dropping the ball
Well, what a surprise- NOT!
I’ve been writing about conditions in meat/chicken processing facilities for a while. Both beef and poultry processors have been finagling less oversight from the Department of Agriculture for a while. (Here’s a 2013 post about how conditions have been “improved”. That’s for the plant owners, not the workers or the product purchasers.)
About a year ago (6 September 2018, to be precise), I posted a long piece about alcohol and our health. Because a few articles had just came out declaring how dangerous alcohol was. Yes, after years of reading that a glass or two was a health promoting evening ritual, this “change of heart” was being promoted.
So, every time I move to a new town, I learn its history. I did that when I moved to Cambridge and Boston, again in Ann Arbor, Long Beach (CA), Charlottesville, and Alexandria. And, that usually meant that my kids were subjected to those searches and adventures, too.
Continue reading Janney’s Lane? No, the Post Office says its Janneys Lane.
Years ago, we were approached by one of the Port-O-Let dealers in Michigan. He had this idea he wanted us to help him develop.
After what you’ve been reading in the papers and hearing on TV- and yesterday’s blog post– it should not surprise you that ½ (or more) of American citizens don’t trust the quality of their tap water. It’s why the bottled water business is so profitable. (Of course, when you consider that Pepsi and Coke sell you bottled water for the same price that they sell you pop- and pop sales require them to add in coloring and flavoring and for bottled water they don’t- you should not be surprised about that either.)
It’s been widely reported that Fiat Chrysler finally had to admit that their cars could be hacked. Which should surprise no one. I’ve reported the same could be done with pacemakers. And, I also discussed that the same gateway that makes cars vulnerable can be exploited on airplanes.
In America, we haven’t built a new petrochemical refinery in years. which is why when one of them gets shut down (hurricane, accident at the plant, a blocked waterway), fuel costs rise in a heartbeat.
Continue reading And, you thought we had some big ships…
Well, it IS happening. Big pharma is agreeing to withhold antibiotics from agribusinesses. To be honest, I am pretty surprised. Because, as I wrote some time ago, I thought the FDA’s voluntary request would fall on deaf ears. But, it seems that there will be fewer antibiotics fed to animals. (Notice, I did NOT say NONE.)
Continue reading Anti-antibiotics?
