tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post3507853823987475478..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Japan nuclear plant disaster: rescuers should include the Miami Dade County Commission ... by gimleteyeGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-82692565309945769852011-03-15T01:17:14.849-04:002011-03-15T01:17:14.849-04:00NRC/MMS: same problem, different industry, but he...NRC/MMS: same problem, different industry, but hey - let's wait for an accident in South Florida to learn lessons we can take forward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-43042850668368500712011-03-13T15:29:07.095-04:002011-03-13T15:29:07.095-04:00Unfortunately, the voters put the wrong team in pl...Unfortunately, the voters put the wrong team in place. The Gov Scott, Attorney Gen Biondi, Sen DLP, Reps Bileca and Artillies, and best of all, commissioner Bell will find a reason to continue the mission of jobs at all costs, the excuse to strip those pesky regulations from fun loving and job creating FPL and get those new nuke jobs in place. Bell, in particular, has been a cheerleader for FPLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-62208521514980724332011-03-13T14:28:47.112-04:002011-03-13T14:28:47.112-04:00Yeah, that's right. Welcome to the blog. I a...Yeah, that's right. Welcome to the blog. I agree. How did we go from talking about Nukes to talking about pensions? <br /><br /> I am hearing the news and chewing on the sound bites. Very interesting how the Ambassador worded his responses Sunday morning. <br /><br />Time will tell as to how this all shakes out (pun intended). I still don't understand why there are six reactors on a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-47735404940681424882011-03-13T12:02:26.705-04:002011-03-13T12:02:26.705-04:00stop picking on a potential for a new readers..stop picking on a potential for a new readers..Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-64343864329794926622011-03-13T11:08:12.086-04:002011-03-13T11:08:12.086-04:00Hay Satyrist I promise I will stop reeding and doi...Hay Satyrist I promise I will stop reeding and doing any math so I can be at your level.Fire Marshal Satyrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-209398292820561492011-03-13T09:07:24.109-04:002011-03-13T09:07:24.109-04:00Don't give up on us Satyrist...you will never ...Don't give up on us Satyrist...you will never agree with us 100% of the time. Take a look at my Thanksgiving post in 2008 and then decide:<br /><br />Give Thanks for the Liquidators<br />http://eyeonmiami.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-thanksgiving-kids-celebrate.htmlGeniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-74362488561831609242011-03-12T19:20:58.038-05:002011-03-12T19:20:58.038-05:00You strongly implied it.
OK so what justifies the...You strongly implied it. <br />OK so what justifies the 6 figue salaries for so many firefighters, you still haven't made a good argument for that or having people retire at 50 or mid 50s with 5 and six figure annual payouts for life (+drop).<br />I have two uncles that were VOLUNTEER firefighters, not saying it should be that way but it was and they were and are fine with that because to Fire Marshall Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-55144673776754632212011-03-12T19:07:33.744-05:002011-03-12T19:07:33.744-05:00Have you ever looked to see how many of those six ...Have you ever looked to see how many of those six figure personnel are former military personnel? What's that called - Veterans Preference? <br /><br /> Your local firefighter is your paramedic, hazardous material technician, technical rescue technician, rescue diver, all under the umbrella of one position - firefighter. Fund each of these needed postions with different personnel as isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-90538249858832572132011-03-12T19:04:01.532-05:002011-03-12T19:04:01.532-05:00(Response from the satyr-ist. I'm sorry about ...(Response from the satyr-ist. I'm sorry about the misspelling. Phone auto-corrected.)<br /> <br />I have a friend who follows your blog daily. She really recommended that I follow it, too. So, today was my first visit. And, this ridiculous post followed by the equally ridiculous comments (I'm talking to you Fire Marshall Bill) is what I found. <br /><br />I really thought that blogs wouldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-10932886607963821922011-03-12T18:55:50.471-05:002011-03-12T18:55:50.471-05:00So if they are going to Japan why don't they p...So if they are going to Japan why don't they pay their 6 figure salaries? <br />Its not a matter of demonization its a matter of sustainability, there are folks getting shot at every day in Iraq and Afghanistan making 1/5 of what most "heroes" make.<br />If your getting paid big bucks your not a Hero your doing the job you're getting paid to do. Stop Whining before I start on Fire Marshall Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-91665684082471780022011-03-12T17:54:16.970-05:002011-03-12T17:54:16.970-05:00The men and women going over there to help out are...The men and women going over there to help out are local fire rescue personnel. The ones that are continually demonized in local papers. City of Miami and Miami Dade County are on stand-by; LA County is enroute. Should a similar tragedy occur here, it would be the same group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-88350902874529412822011-03-12T17:37:22.401-05:002011-03-12T17:37:22.401-05:00I think the Nuke industry should have their own in...I think the Nuke industry should have their own international version of first responders. It is not our job to send our men and women over there to become exposed to deadly radiation. What are we doing - we are sending people over on the USS Ronald Reagan. This is not right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-64715468122722427522011-03-12T17:30:54.777-05:002011-03-12T17:30:54.777-05:00100,000 people evacuated around one plant and 30,0...100,000 people evacuated around one plant and 30,000 from another. This is an epic human disaster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-45502587322727128932011-03-12T17:29:43.732-05:002011-03-12T17:29:43.732-05:00If ever there were a case for privatization it is ...If ever there were a case for privatization it is this: that nuke accident needs to be cleaned up by the nuclear industry community. The thought that military troops from any country would go in there to help slays me. Those troops might have enlisted, but their unborn babies have not. What - they are going to go in and get baked and then go home and have irradiated babies? So, let's see Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-28377424791002478072011-03-12T15:21:36.136-05:002011-03-12T15:21:36.136-05:00Doesn't anyone remember Three Mile Island? We...Doesn't anyone remember Three Mile Island? We should never forget how dangerous these nuclear reactors are and teach our children that nuclear plants aren't the way to produce electricity. I wish we didn't have Turkey Point in our community. That's a meltdown waiting to happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-33641114137402031632011-03-12T13:40:21.285-05:002011-03-12T13:40:21.285-05:00Radiation levels at the Tokaimura nuclear fuel-pro...Radiation levels at the Tokaimura nuclear fuel-processing plant in north-east Japan are 15,000 times higher than normal. 1pmGeniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-81576911193194734482011-03-12T13:36:22.728-05:002011-03-12T13:36:22.728-05:00Read my numerous Chernobyl posts too...Read my numerous Chernobyl posts too...Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-88968916924079766882011-03-12T13:34:42.952-05:002011-03-12T13:34:42.952-05:00Satire is how you spell it and this is not satire ...Satire is how you spell it and this is not satire anyway. No one is making a joke out of this here. We have been preaching the dangers of nuclear energy for years to the deaf ears of county commissioners just as we preached the dangers of offshore drilling before the oil spill. We don't make light of environmental disasters. We do sardonically point out the shortcomings of those oblivious toGeniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-28771803673041667242011-03-12T12:58:38.132-05:002011-03-12T12:58:38.132-05:00There are no words to describe the insanity of you...There are no words to describe the insanity of your post. <br /><br />The hideousness of the situation in Japan is indescribable. Some of the people working near and around those power plants may die while others will die, and they know it. Tens of thousands of others in Japan are dying or already dead.<br /><br />This isn’t material for satyr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-35922763510948426822011-03-12T08:06:20.242-05:002011-03-12T08:06:20.242-05:00NE Japan is done. I can't imagine any rescuer...NE Japan is done. I can't imagine any rescuer or recovery team working anywhere near the disaster site because of the radiation levels. In order for there not to be a meltdown, the rods have to be continually cooled. With the water supply in shambles, the ability to do that is near impossible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-64317088113198716382011-03-12T07:58:55.607-05:002011-03-12T07:58:55.607-05:00Just substitute: Turkey Point!
Whoops, there goe...Just substitute: Turkey Point! <br /><br />Whoops, there goes another ancient nuclear,<br />Bang, there goes another sea level nuclear,<br />Hey, there goes another storm surged nuclear power plant! Tah Dah!<br /><br />Barry White<br />CASE/Citizens Allied for Safe Energy, Inc.Barry J Whitehttp://CASE/Citizens Allied for Safe Energy, Inc.eednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-29559620929322316182011-03-12T07:41:22.565-05:002011-03-12T07:41:22.565-05:00I will buy Pepe's ticket.I will buy Pepe's ticket.Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-85103194675514890062011-03-12T07:39:32.797-05:002011-03-12T07:39:32.797-05:00This would be a good purpose for the International...This would be a good purpose for the International Trade Council.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-12461879379789612482011-03-12T07:35:01.813-05:002011-03-12T07:35:01.813-05:00You know who else should be sent over to help with...You know who else should be sent over to help with the rescue efforts; Jeffrey Bercow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com