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#187862 - 11/09/09 01:50 PM Re: Hurricane Ida [Re: wildman800]
wildman800 Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 11/09/06
Posts: 2847
Loc: La-USA
This is proving to be a good, boring Drill. Boring is good!!
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#187945 - 11/10/09 05:46 AM Re: Hurricane Ida [Re: wildman800]
Art_in_FL Offline
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Registered: 09/01/07
Posts: 2432
Originally Posted By: wildman800
This is proving to be a good, boring Drill. Boring is good!!


That is a point I have tried to get across to people. Boring is a sign things are under control. Boring is good.

Drama, sweating out short rations or supplies, any need to run, heroic action, excitement in general, are all clear signs of things not being under control, of a failure of foresight, planning, preparation, or imagination. Having things planned out so that everything that needs to be done can be accomplished in good time working at a calm, measured pace. When everything gets done without any drama, confusion, or need to rush it is a sign that things are under control. Boring is very good.

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#188003 - 11/11/09 12:27 AM Re: Hurricane Ida [Re: Art_in_FL]
wildman800 Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 11/09/06
Posts: 2847
Loc: La-USA
Ida is now disipating rapidly. I have reassumed HurCon 5 until either another storm approaches or Dec 1st arrives!
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#188007 - 11/11/09 12:58 AM Re: Hurricane Ida [Re: ]
hikermor Offline
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Geezer

Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 7705
Loc: southern Cal
Actually, wouldn't that be a wet run?
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#188008 - 11/11/09 01:01 AM Re: Hurricane Ida [Re: wildman800]
samhain Offline
Addict

Registered: 11/30/05
Posts: 598
Loc: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
I hope everything goes ok with your DD1 wildman.

My thoughts are with y'all.
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#188013 - 11/11/09 02:07 AM Re: Hurricane Ida [Re: Art_in_FL]
scafool Offline
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 12/18/08
Posts: 1534
Loc: Muskoka
Originally Posted By: Art_in_FL
Originally Posted By: wildman800
... Boring is good!!


... Boring is good
.... Boring is very good.

Boring is very very good!!!!

I have often heard people say they were dying of boredom, but I have never seen anybody actually die of it.
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#188021 - 11/11/09 03:37 AM Re: Hurricane Ida [Re: scafool]
UpstateTom Offline
Member

Registered: 10/05/09
Posts: 165
Loc: Rens. County, NY
I wouldn't call it boring, I'd call it "routine". Most people have no appreciation for how nice "routine" is, or how much work can be involved in making the response to unusual things routine.


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#188032 - 11/11/09 04:56 AM Re: Hurricane Ida [Re: scafool]
Susan Offline
Geezer

Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
Boring is good.

Caution doesn't usually end up costing as much as misplaced complacency.

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