Re: Advice sought from Men of the World

On 8/12/10 11:05 PM, Buck Turgidson wrote:
In article<gqi366h4k903fr4ejhhcu4t3ilj9n64fuo@xxxxxxx>,
Mickey<Mickey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


They are not interested in the Federal Government telling them how
many gallons their toilet can flush, what kind of light bulbs they can
use, what temperature they need to set their thermostat on, or, in
California, having some twit in Sacramento set it for them
long-distance.

They may not be interested, then, in utility standards from one location
to another, letting each appliance manufacturer to set its own voltage,
design its own plugs, and such, so that if you want a product, you can't
guarantee it'll work. They might not like roads, either, or sanitary
laws for public restaurants. They might enjoy that house builders will
be allowed to use sub-standard, cheap materials and unskilled labor to
build a house with no fire safety planning or flood planning. They might
like driving a car with no standards for stopping safety, with no
airbags, with none of that stupid expensive metal that keeps it from
folding like an accordion when it hits a speed bump. Who knows? They
might even WANT their house paint to have lead!

Everyone wants the government off their backs until it affects them.

There is an interesting organization called "Underwriter's Laboratories". You may know about it and might even have seen the distinctive label on electrical goods.

This private organization certified that the electrical device in question had been tested and the design was basically safe (shit happens, so you have no guarantees about an individual anything). Whenever I bought electrical equipment, I looked for the UL label. People who bought non-UL listed equipment were taking a chance.

You can have someone known as a "home inspector" check out your house before you buy it, or have a UL type organization that certifies specific models of car, and even certifies the safety of paint.

However, if you want to buy a non-certified anything, that ought to be your right. If I want to buy non-inspected meat I ought to be able to do it.

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