Why the metal cans / There aught to be a law

[Del Rykert]

I also agree with you John. Some rules are reasonable and prudent. I have felt airlines should be mandating weighing passengers should be done all the time. Keeping the aircraft within its operational CG is not only nice it is required to insure safe flight. I often got funny looks when I would ask for people honest weight when taking them up flying to decide who could fly up front and who needed to fly in back if weight was to become and issue. Helmets for riders of motorcycles makes sense to me as I often work with and see the expense that taxpayers pickup because some want to make take measures to protect themselves. What does get me going is the convoluted way some rules/laws come to be. Reminds me of saying ammo and guns kill. So do knives and bow and arrows, cars etc. People and the anger they have kill. The tools they choose to use can't be legislated out of existence to stop people from killing. 
 
    off my little soapbox.
 
            Del

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Ferrell 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 7:13 AM
  Subject: Re: Why the metal cans / There aught to be a law


  I would like to agree with you, but I remember the same cry about seat belts. Without legislation I would still be one of the quirky few to have them in my vehicles.
  In the 1960's I was actively competing in Sports car rallies with Corvairs. I wanted to install a roll bar but the wording on the insurance policy would not allow it!

  Without mandated inspections, our food supply and our water supplies would not be safe.

  In fact, only careful security prevents some idiot from putting that gel cell and a can of fuel in the overhead storage on an airliner. Not only are people getting smarter, some are getting dumber!

  If there is no specific law against it, some damned fool will do it!

  John Ferrell 
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    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Anthony Abdullah 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org 
    Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 9:55 AM
    Subject: Why the metal cans / There aught to be a law


    Del, I'm with you 100%. I get concerned anytime legislators try to protect otherwise intelligent people with stupid, cumbersome, and often unenforceable laws. It helps me cope with it to realize that it is partly our (the masses) fault that they make these laws. People are just too litigious! Anytime you need a warning on drain cleaner that says do not use as a party mixer, things are out of hand. But the first alcoholic that mixes it with rubbing alcahol to get a buzz will be filing a lawsuit saying there should have been a warning on the label.

    Del Rykert <drykert at rochester.rr.com> wrote: I inferred similar after reading the group of posts with reference to have to change to metal cans by one distributor due to a fire. Instead of addressing who and why the fire was allowed to start in first place they also go after what helped contribute to a bigger fire. Next the will legislate no fire allowed when the wind is blowing as that causes bigger fires. Just Kidding about legislating wind but the officials looking out for the masses also get my dander up.

      Course having been down a NASTY road with them might have something to do with my opinion.

           Del K. Rykert
           AMA - 8928 
           NSRCA - 473
           Kb2joi - General 


        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Keith Black 
        To: discussion at nsrca.org 
        Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 1:10 PM
        Subject: Re: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?


        Personally I really appreciate Earl's pointing this out. It's something that I hadn't considered and I do carry a loose gel cell battery that I use with my starter. The terminals on top could easily touch a fuel can. If I ever use metal fuel cans I'll keep this in mind.

        I'm also against too much governmental interference, but I didn't read that into Earl's message at all.

        Keith Black
          ----- Original Message ----- 
          From: Ron Van Putte 
          To: discussion at nsrca.org 
          Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 10:51 AM
          Subject: Re: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?




          EHaury at aol.com wrote:

            A consideration for modelers using metal fuel cans is their conductivity. Shorting a gel cell, or large starter NiCads, with a metal fuel can has been disastrous for a few, a lesson we should not repeat.



          You can't legislate against ignorance/stupidity/et al, but state and federal officials keep trying to protect us from ourselves.  Just wait until they decide that model airplane fuel is even more dangerous than gasoline (it isn't).  Then we will they will ban it for our own good.  Sorry for the tirade, but Earl's response triggered my %$#@ button regarding government control of our lives. 

          Ron Van Putte 

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