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In reply to the discussion: Colonial Pipeline said to have no plan pay hackers ransom [View all]mahatmakanejeeves
(57,394 posts)22. "I drive an EV and am not the least bit inconvenienced by this."
Last edited Wed May 12, 2021, 06:31 PM - Edit history (4)
Sure, of course not. I mean, as long as you don't eat food:
Source: https://fleetnewsdaily.com/truck-driver-shortage-fuel-rising-grocery-store-prices/
Or live in an economy that depends on the delivery of commodities in bulk:
Big Loaded CSX Grain Train
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Grain train G801 goes east with three locos and 91 cars.
Seen 4/20/18 in Gaithersburg, MD.
The lead unit, 811, runs on diesel. So do the next two. The cars are grain cars. Loaded, they carry 110 tons each; the smaller ones, 100 tons each.
Count the cars. If they were loaded, how many tons of grain would that be? It could be soybeans, it could be corn; I don't know. It gets turned into bread, it gets turned into cooking oil; beats me.
Or depend on the ability of people to travel from one place to another.
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(HD) Watching Airplanes - Gravelly Point Plane Spotting - Washington National Airport KDCA/DCA
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This video is forever dedicated to the memory of one of the finest planespotters ever... Steve Bezman a.k.a. 99carnot. His kindness and encouragement to the planespotters and aviation enthusiasts of YouTube will always be remembered.
When the members of the air crew lay over between flights, how do they get from the airport to their lodgings?
Vegas Airport Transportation Tips
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Need help getting to your resort/hotel from the airport in Vegas? WATCH THIS VIDEO NOW!!!
When I was in Vegas, I stayed at a place where the air crews stayed, so I can personally attest that this is how they are transported.
When your electric car needs repair or new parts or new tires, how are those parts getting to the repair facility?
The power line workers who maintain the transmission lines that deliver the electricity to your abode: how do they get to those lines?
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Installing aerial markers in West Virginia
Or maybe they're working from one of those boring old bucket trucks:
Source: https://www.tdworld.com/electric-utility-operations/article/20966170/take-a-look-inside-a-linemans-bucket-truck
I'm lucky I can find the power switch on my work-issue laptop. That's as much IT as I know, so I am unable to deliver my expertise on what I would have done.
But I do know this:
Yes, this affects you.
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And disconnected, offsite ones for something as critical to the infrastructure of a huge part of the
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#3
Here on the east coast, all the gas stations are out of gas. We cancelled our trip to see our
BComplex
May 2021
#9
Just a matter of time til the reports of car fires, house fires, and horrible burns pour in
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#12
Amen! It galls me to no end how lax this company (and likely others) are with regard to security. n/
iluvtennis
May 2021
#23
I'm an SQL Developer with some DBA-like responsibilities ... much less since the shop went to AWS
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#27
Yeah, their IT staff either freaking sucks to a level that beggars belief ...
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#4
Mind you, I'm not saying that a Koch-owned oil company is incapable of hiring a substandard
ZZenith
May 2021
#8
Colonial Pipeline paid hackers nearly $5 million in ransom, sources say
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
May 2021
#34