3 ms·
This comment is peak HN contrarianism. “How come they didn’t prepare better for a brutal winter” Is the new “Dropbox will never work”
by kranke155 4y ago
This comment is peak HN contrarianism.
“How come they didn’t prepare better for a brutal winter”
Is the new
“Dropbox will never work”
- bombcar 4y agoI suspect that most HN commentators do NOT know exactly how close to starvation and freezing and death they are (you can sit down and calculate it based on which assumptions could fail) but in the places where it gets cold you may be days or less if power fails. If your furnace can’t run without electricity how long does your house stay habitable? What backup heat do you have? If the gas lines are flowing you might be able to use a stove for awhile, or the water heater (both are often firable without electricity) - but how long will your food and water last?
- toomuchtodo 4y agoI really love your comment because it helps reframe the requirements gathering and solutioning process (as well as the constraints you're operating within) for an audience that, under the right circumstances, can effectively direct their engineering experience and knowledge to solve real world problems.
- bombcar 4y agoYeah it’s actually kind of “fun” in a way. What will fail first? Ok let’s mitigate that. What now fails first? Can we mitigate that without ruining the first fix? It’s like a survival Gantt chart!
- pard68 4y agoI too appreciate your comment. Most folks here are probably less prepared than those in these rural reservations. NYC area has begun warning about blackouts to conserve power. They don't even have a fireplace or woodstove to burn clothes in.
- bombcar 4y agoYou only have to look at that Texas cold snap a few years back to see how many people were forced to overnight in idling cars.