uncutsaniflush - 03/10/13 00:33
I apologized and explained because I don't want to piss off anyone. But I've reviewed what i said and I'm confused. This is my post on facebook. "Now more than ever, I need to remember to never automatically assume malevolence where incompetence is a possibility."

This is my comment on estrip. "My guess is that the cause is user error combined with hardware incompatibility. I think a full size street snow plow/salt truck was assigned to treat the bike path and the operator(s) didn't give a damn on how the salt was spread. A corollary of Occam's Razor might be never assume malevolence when stupidity is a possibility."

I am moved to ask do you honestly think that incompetence=stupidity? I don't. And I hope that you don't as well.

uncutsaniflush - 03/09/13 22:35
I apologize for confusing you. It was certainily not my intention. I'm a simple guy. The posts and comments on estrip are about stuff on estrip. The posts and comments on Facebook are about stuff on Facebook.

On e-strip in response to your post, I am talking about workers not giving a damn on how they do their jobs. One may do things intentionally without caring about the results of an actions. Often, this is a result of stupidity. You were there, I was not. Thus, your analysis of the scene is probably better than mine. Since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by snow plows and I know a bit how they work. One of my neighbors drives a snow plow for the city of Buffalo. Salters throw salt in surprising patterns at surprising distances. If you say it wasn't done by a snow plow salter, I certainly won't disagree with you.

The Facebook post was written before I wrote my comment here but posted afterwards because I got distracted by your post here.

Since you must know my Facebook post is a reminder to myself about my boss. More than one person has told me that I shouldn't assume that I am being screwed over intentionally when I am feeling that I am being screwed over. And, just for the record, I feel that I was screwed over intentionally by my boss on Friday. Hopefully, he doesn't read estrip.

libertad - 03/09/13 22:03
I'm confused. What are you even talking about and why did you just repost your comment on face book just now? There were areas of salt that clearly were done intentionally. I don't know the reason this was done just documenting that it was there and pointing out the problems as a result. There could be a good reason for it.

uncutsaniflush - 03/09/13 21:15
My guess is that the cause is user error combined with hardware incompatibility. I think a full size street snow plow/salt truck was assigned to treat the bike path and the operator(s) didn't give a damn on how the salt was spread. A corollary of Occam's Razor might be never assume malevolence when stupidity is a possibility.

paul - 03/09/13 19:31
I wonder if it was purposely spread under the fence or if it just collected there as the snow melted. That is a crazy huge amount of salt.

metalpeter - 03/13/13 22:29
On the bus... They are all supposed to be that way... Maybe it is because I'm not overweight but the bus stops or turns and I slide on the plastic ones not fun... Long ride argh....... The Bus all ways smells of something just a matter of what.... Some times they clean them and that cleaner makes it smell.......

paul - 03/08/13 22:38
Yuck.