9/13: NEVER FORGET

PRODUCTION NOTE: I did this joke last year, but that was on the old blog, and most of you weren’t around for that, so I thought I’d wheel it out again. And yes, I am plagiarizing Warren Ellis.

But I'm a fan. Space: 1999 kicked 31 flavors of ass. Sue me.

They moved the moon,

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WE DON’T NEED NO HOSES, LET THE MOTHERF***ER BURN

ITEM [via Schneier]: A man in North Texas lost his house in a fire. He lost it because the closest fire hydrant was switched off. Clay Hodges, general manager of the private water utility that switched off all of its hydrants, explains  why:

“These hydrants need to be cut off in a way to prevent vandalism or any kind of terrorist activity, including something in the water lines.”

But Hodges says fire departments know, or should have known, the water valves can be turned back on with a tool.

"All our fire departments, at least the local ones, I know were notified of that."

But, when firefighters came to the Aderholt's home, no one had that tool. By the time someone brought it, it was too late.

Let’s summarize:

Cash Water decided the best way to prevent a terror attack on its water supply was to turn off all the fire hydrants – all of which could be turned back on with a tool. Which means that the entire anti-terror plan hinged on terrorists being unable to find a tool.

FAIL.

Conclusion: fear makes you stoopid.

I was in the house when the house burned down,

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