Posted by: Doug K
« on: March 25, 2020, 12:21:01 pm »Welcome Nathaniel, thanks for the chuckle, great point as well.
Two words here that matter most, but seem to have faded over time, Common Sense.
Sound thinking, and having a sense that truth & facts matter is not "common" any more. To put it differently it is very important that as we strive to "do things the right way" , we also have good sense to be actually doing the "right things". Doing something to follow a law, guideline, or requirement may offer improvement opportunities when someone points out where it failed. Like not fastening a safety walk to dirt & stone.
People are fighting against Canal Embankment Safety work in our area, which flies in the face of " common sense" to most, and when you try to point it out there's always resistance. In fact, many people seem to put emotion & opinion in place of truth & facts, and think that is common sense.
Mike was leaning in that common sense direction, like we do here in the ECNA, there's a time when people have to do the "right thing" not "do things right"... sometimes we need to point out to some in our society, what most other people understand to be commonly held truths. Its part of continuous improvement, it's meant as an opportunity to make change, and save some money perhaps.
Two words here that matter most, but seem to have faded over time, Common Sense.
Sound thinking, and having a sense that truth & facts matter is not "common" any more. To put it differently it is very important that as we strive to "do things the right way" , we also have good sense to be actually doing the "right things". Doing something to follow a law, guideline, or requirement may offer improvement opportunities when someone points out where it failed. Like not fastening a safety walk to dirt & stone.
People are fighting against Canal Embankment Safety work in our area, which flies in the face of " common sense" to most, and when you try to point it out there's always resistance. In fact, many people seem to put emotion & opinion in place of truth & facts, and think that is common sense.
Mike was leaning in that common sense direction, like we do here in the ECNA, there's a time when people have to do the "right thing" not "do things right"... sometimes we need to point out to some in our society, what most other people understand to be commonly held truths. Its part of continuous improvement, it's meant as an opportunity to make change, and save some money perhaps.