This just gets worse the more you look at it. Massive salaries, doing the work badly that someone else could be doing, and equipped with thousands of dollars each of gear used to do violence against the people who fund them, if needed.
I am so utterly sick of the government and their gay nonsense.
At least they weren't dancing, I guess?
Is there so much wrong with using slide shows to portray work progress and all-important diversity of the workers? We really don't need social media managers to force an entire crew to one place to artificially create footage of everyone wOrKiNg ToGeThEr.
God help us if this is wasn't staged and if some of those guys aren't just stray pencil-pushers from the customs department.
We really don't need social media managers to force an entire crew to one place to artificially create footage of everyone wOrKiNg ToGeThEr.
I mean, just look at government road work crews, for example. Sadly, although this might be a little inflated, it's hardly completely "artificial." Nope, this is exactly the shit they do.
God help us if this is wasn't staged...
I mean, again, it was and wasn't staged. It was a photo op, but this kind of shit is how they work anyway. If anything, they might be more productive for the photo op, than they would if left to their own devices.
Not true. They invented it. But they refined it to work better. One team added 20 wheels to improve efficiency and took away the handles to cut waste. Another team removed the wheel to streamline it and made the barrow flat to make it more aerodynamic.
It would be one thing if it were an actual fire line where they were simultaneously moving several chunks of wood.
But they weren't. It was one chunk moving along as the rest of the line stood idle.
This was staged by someone who was familiar with what a fire line looked like and the association with getting things done quickly but didn't understand how it actually worked.
It would be one thing if it were an actual fire line where they were simultaneously moving several chunks of wood.
But they weren't. It was one chunk moving along as the rest of the line stood idle.
Exactly. The overall plan is fine, but they have twice as many people as necessary , and as you point out they aren't doing it properly which defeats the purpose of the setup.
I don't know if this is staged, but it's more or less what I'd do if I had one chainsaw per fifteen people to remove fallen trees, and even that's probably generous for the feds. It's basically the same logistical problem that led to the bucket brigade as a solution. You can't make the throughput any higher with more people, since you're limited by the input, but you can balance and reduce the workload on all of them, so you end up doing more in the long run. The most egregious thing is the three or four extra people near the end of the line.
it's more or less what I'd do if I had one chainsaw per fifteen people to remove fallen trees
Nah, it's still wrong. If I had 15 people and one chain saw, I'm cutting that tree into the largest manageable parts, having fourteen people drag (might as well put that excess manpower to work) those tree parts toward the pile, and then I'm off to find more trees to cut into manageable chunks while they do that hauling. Then, while they haul the other tress, I'm cutting the tree parts at the pile into smaller pieces. While I'm doing that, they can go dig ditches or something, too. People shouldn't be standing around.
There is always a better plan. And even if you still want to do that "manageable first cut" crap, you don't need 15 people. 3-4 would be more than enough for the distance of travel and it's not like carrying a log is particularly hard work.
It's not as efficient use as you've put forward, but it's still better than what they're currently doing while maintaining a level of cushy-ness that shouldn't be tolerated for what is essentially rescue/recovery work.
Just an example off the top of my head, not necessarily the most efficient way. At least my way doesn't have people standing around, and everyone's bouncing around from problem to problem.
Looking again, I think this was actually staged. I went back to look for just how lightly hit this neighborhood was, cause one of my assumptions was that they've assigned these border agents to the least critical work - they're not exactly the most useful volunteers. I still think that's the case, but I also noticed two chainsaws just sitting on the ground there. If those are actually being used in reality, you're getting more like 5:1 than 15:1, which is a lot more realistic. I don't think you could actually find any more work to do on that street.
“You lost everything? Here, have a Log (by Blammo!).”
"You'll need to pay back for that log later or we'll use it as a excuse to steal your house and give it to illegals"
What rolls down stairs
alone or in pairs,
and over your neighbor's dog?
What's great for a snack,
And fits on your back?
It's log, log, log
Lmfao
It's better than bad -- it's good!
This just gets worse the more you look at it. Massive salaries, doing the work badly that someone else could be doing, and equipped with thousands of dollars each of gear used to do violence against the people who fund them, if needed.
I am so utterly sick of the government and their gay nonsense.
Don't forget the union and Uncle Sam's cut of those massive salaries. It's griftception.
At least they weren't dancing, I guess?
Is there so much wrong with using slide shows to portray work progress and all-important diversity of the workers? We really don't need social media managers to force an entire crew to one place to artificially create footage of everyone wOrKiNg ToGeThEr.
God help us if this is wasn't staged and if some of those guys aren't just stray pencil-pushers from the customs department.
I mean, just look at government road work crews, for example. Sadly, although this might be a little inflated, it's hardly completely "artificial." Nope, this is exactly the shit they do.
I mean, again, it was and wasn't staged. It was a photo op, but this kind of shit is how they work anyway. If anything, they might be more productive for the photo op, than they would if left to their own devices.
The federal government may yet invent the wheel barrow.
Not true. They invented it. But they refined it to work better. One team added 20 wheels to improve efficiency and took away the handles to cut waste. Another team removed the wheel to streamline it and made the barrow flat to make it more aerodynamic.
I see you got military contractors to work on this.
They would need to look cool, but jam up at any time it's not ideal conditions. Ideal conditions being outside.
And they wonder why people hate them.
It would be one thing if it were an actual fire line where they were simultaneously moving several chunks of wood.
But they weren't. It was one chunk moving along as the rest of the line stood idle.
This was staged by someone who was familiar with what a fire line looked like and the association with getting things done quickly but didn't understand how it actually worked.
Exactly. The overall plan is fine, but they have twice as many people as necessary , and as you point out they aren't doing it properly which defeats the purpose of the setup.
You could've just said this was staged by a woman with a cushy government office gig.
There are plenty of men with cushy jobs that also don't know what the purpose of a fire line is or how manual labor works.
I don't know if this is staged, but it's more or less what I'd do if I had one chainsaw per fifteen people to remove fallen trees, and even that's probably generous for the feds. It's basically the same logistical problem that led to the bucket brigade as a solution. You can't make the throughput any higher with more people, since you're limited by the input, but you can balance and reduce the workload on all of them, so you end up doing more in the long run. The most egregious thing is the three or four extra people near the end of the line.
Nah, it's still wrong. If I had 15 people and one chain saw, I'm cutting that tree into the largest manageable parts, having fourteen people drag (might as well put that excess manpower to work) those tree parts toward the pile, and then I'm off to find more trees to cut into manageable chunks while they do that hauling. Then, while they haul the other tress, I'm cutting the tree parts at the pile into smaller pieces. While I'm doing that, they can go dig ditches or something, too. People shouldn't be standing around.
There is always a better plan. And even if you still want to do that "manageable first cut" crap, you don't need 15 people. 3-4 would be more than enough for the distance of travel and it's not like carrying a log is particularly hard work.
It's not as efficient use as you've put forward, but it's still better than what they're currently doing while maintaining a level of cushy-ness that shouldn't be tolerated for what is essentially rescue/recovery work.
Just an example off the top of my head, not necessarily the most efficient way. At least my way doesn't have people standing around, and everyone's bouncing around from problem to problem.
Looking again, I think this was actually staged. I went back to look for just how lightly hit this neighborhood was, cause one of my assumptions was that they've assigned these border agents to the least critical work - they're not exactly the most useful volunteers. I still think that's the case, but I also noticed two chainsaws just sitting on the ground there. If those are actually being used in reality, you're getting more like 5:1 than 15:1, which is a lot more realistic. I don't think you could actually find any more work to do on that street.
Then you are an idiot who should never be in charge of a job site.
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What's with the fed look? Oh right...
Indeed they do. Mostly volunteers and they work with a steady group/continuous supply for a small stipend, called AmeriCorps.