Re:Proposed US Rule for Portable Generators Will Save Thousa...
by pdonis on Thursday September 07, 2023 @06:15PM
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> Where do we draw the line
You are assuming that "we" have to draw a line somewhere. "We" don't. Individual people should be making their own decisions about these things.
> Itβs hard for me to fathom how somebody could possibly think operating an internal combustion engine inside of a building is not going to kill them.
It's hard for me too. But for a small number of people, it seems to be the case. As the saying goes, "You can't make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious."
But it's even harder for me to fathom how, given the above, people still somehow believe that government regulation will magically fix the problem, and ignore the fact that such regulations, as I've said, punish all the rest of us who are responsible adults for the irresponsibility of a tiny few.
You are assuming that "we" have to draw a line somewhere. "We" don't. Individual people should be making their own decisions about these things.
> Itβs hard for me to fathom how somebody could possibly think operating an internal combustion engine inside of a building is not going to kill them.
It's hard for me too. But for a small number of people, it seems to be the case. As the saying goes, "You can't make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious."
But it's even harder for me to fathom how, given the above, people still somehow believe that government regulation will magically fix the problem, and ignore the fact that such regulations, as I've said, punish all the rest of us who are responsible adults for the irresponsibility of a tiny few.