On 2/18/2015 4:31 PM, Scott wrote:
> On 2/18/2015 6:13 PM, David Hillman wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Feb 2015, Scott wrote:
>>> I'd never recommend PVC lines, but I've spent a lot of time around
>>> them. The one time one blew, it didn't spray the room with lethal
>>> shards.
>>
>> The last time I took a grinder to a piece of metal, a shard
>> bounced harmlessly off my cheek. Now I figure there's no reason to
>> wear eye protection.
>
> I think it's more like "you'll die a fiery death if you don't obey the
> speed limit". Yes, sometimes you will. But the vast overwhelming
> majority of the time, you're fine.
>
> And I think that's the problem with that argument. Like I said, I'd
> never use PVC, because I don't want to be the 1 in 100,000,000 that
> gets my eye put out. But I also won't be running screaming from a shop
> if I see PVC air lines.
>
> I won't hang out under them, but it's not on the same level as, say, a
> hungry Bengal tiger or angry king cobra.
All that said, bad practices predict bad outcomes. No, most of the
time, one won't end up dying a fiery death exceeding the speed limit,
but the odds of doing so go up dramatically if one's tires are bald,
brakes are shot and the accelerator linkage is cobbled together with
coathangers and twine--especially if one exhibits a lack of awareness of
the potential for disaster such compromises inevitably entail.
Cheers.
--
Michael Porter
Roswell, NM
Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance....
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