Comment on Water Boil Advisory

• TheOubliette@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Naw, I think “but we have cars” was silly, not clever (funny how you dropped that pretty quickly).

  Hmm I never said that. You’d rather make stuff up than acknowledge an everyday thing is actually entirely feasible?

  I think “but you can get people and a plan immediately while also fixing the problem” is silly, not clevet (admittedly places that require certain notices will also have a plan to implement it as required by law, not I’m thinking about wherever OP is which I’m assuming doesn’t have that).

  Thanks for explaining how your idea that this can only be done ad hoc is actually dumb, refuting your own point!

  I think comparing with organizations that need large coverage for their daily operations (not necessarily 100% of homes in a day, mind you) is silly, not clever.

  What are you even talking about? Use your words.

  Feel free to move on.

  But your bad faith obstinance is funny. You can go ahead and ignore my advice and embarrass yourself as much as you’d like.

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  • spongebue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Hmm I never said that.

    This you?

    You drive door to door leaving flyers. […] Why do you think municipal or county staff can’t drive

    Anyway…

    What are you even talking about? Use your words.

    You’re talking about what Amazon and USPS can do. They can do it (Amazon not every home in a given area) because they’re equipped to. Saying that the water company should be able to cover a town with flyers because USPS goes door to door is about as logical as saying USPS should fix a water main because the water company does it.

    Now, if the law requires something that will always change the calculus but that doesn’t seem to be the case here

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    • TheOubliette@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Hmm I never said that.

      This you?

      You drive door to door leaving flyers. […] Why do you think municipal or county staff can’t drive

      Anyway…

      Hey there champ, those are different words meaning different things. Love this strategy of yours known as, “pretend to be less literate than a gradeschooler”, though.

      You’re talking about what Amazon and USPS can do. They can do it (Amazon not every home in a given area) because they’re equipped to. Saying that the water company should be able to cover a town with flyers because USPS goes door to door is about as logical as saying USPS should fix a water main because the water company does it.

      Okay so there’s this thing called paying for goods and services. I know, difficult concept, but stick with me. Companies and agencies with liabolities write things called “contracts” or “budgets” where they pay others to handle needs for goods and services. Such as paying USPS to knock on doors like they often will for packages, leaving behind a flyer. Crazy, I know. There are already municipalities that use Amazon delivery drivers for services due to neoliberal austerity, but that is an actual thing that happens.

      These are just some competent, simple options. They could also use a slew of government workers, contractors, hell they could be lazy asses and supplement with day laborers. The sky’s the limit.

      Now, if the law requires something that will always change the calculus but that doesn’t seem to be the case here

      Oh? How does it change the calculus?

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      • spongebue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        This is silly.

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