Enough with the bullshit already – for pities sake.
There are times in this life, as you all well know, when it is prudent not to speak up; particularly when speaking up will achieve nothing positive – except reaction rather than action. This is especially the case when you are ’uncertain’ that you have it right.
Such was the situation I found myself in – after the ‘Pel-Air’ shemozzle. It appeared, despite my misgivings that the Senate Committee had ‘understood’ what was happening and were moving to prevent it ever happening again. Then they presented their ‘recommendations’.
Lets pause a minute and consider what a ‘recommendation’ really is. The dictionary defines it thus:-
As you can see – it’s a fairly soft sort of word – just because Fred recommends Gowen’s lotion for spots on your bum; don’t mean he’s right. He simply recommends the stuff. Some recommendations carry weight – E.g. My vet recommends a certain drug and a dietary regime – he is the ‘expert’ and, all being well, it should work. I once had a highway patrol officer pull me over, he recommended that as I had broken ‘black letter’ law by not completely ‘stopping ‘ at a stop sign, for the prescribed number of seconds, technically, I was in breach and next time I’d get fined. Thank you to that man; we had an interesting discussion about ‘safety’ and parted on good terms. You see, some ‘recommendations’ are actually of value.
I cannot imagine, nor did I even envisage a situation, where; after a long, detailed ‘inquiry’ costing gods know what, into the Pel-Air incident that a committees ‘recommendations’ would be treated, as was the Forsyth report, simply as ‘opinion’. There are almost six dozen serious, far reaching, deep and meaningful ‘reforms’ contained within the very expensive pages of those two ‘inquiry’s’. All ignored - fact.
Yet the RRAT committee, after all the evidence presented simply presented their ‘recommendations, folded their tents and ambled off into the sunset. Did absolutely SDA to ensure ‘change’ – failed to begin serious investigation into the glaring anomalies they identified – failed to carry through their investigation; in short just like Herod, simply washed their hands of the blood and went on to enjoy the ample remuneration – provided by the tax payer – and did sweet Fanny Adams about the mess they had revealed.
Now then; Fawcett knows and ‘Old Bill’ knew – categorically and absolutely - that the committee was into the ‘guts’ of most of the aviation industry problems - where CASA is concerned. The committee knew and witnessed the beast at its best. Yet they sat back – duty done – fees (significant) for appearance paid – and allowed the ATSB and CASA to walk away from not only the stark, clear evidence but from their ‘recommendations’ - without even a ‘chirrup’ of WTF is going on.
A charade “K” calls it, a pantomime. To me it is a bloody disgrace. We aught to be able to have faith in these highly paid, heavy weight individuals - alas. They control the money and have enormous 'influence' and connections out the ying-yang; why not use 'em? Shame on the RRAT committee, those who were so promising, yet became just another banjo player in the orchestra pit. Humiliated, disgraced and proven, by word, fact and law to be just another bunch of self serving, Lilly livered snake oil salesmen, feeding off the system. DO NOT get me started on O'Sullivan - just don't; there's a good chap......
Waited a long time to say all that – but; when you have invested time, money and effort in these parasites, there comes a time to speak out. Of all the world of words to define it – pitiful seems to fit best. The hall of shame is too good for ‘em I reckon; but there are some hearts a little more tender and forgiving than mine – and I’ve seen it all before. Disgraceful, deceitful and dishonest - I can live with – but gutless, that just leaves me cold, devoid of pity, charity and goodwill.
There now, I feel better with that off my chest – ‘Yup same again Sweetheart’ – the boy will pay – he owes me (Big time) Oh ye of too much faith.
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There are times in this life, as you all well know, when it is prudent not to speak up; particularly when speaking up will achieve nothing positive – except reaction rather than action. This is especially the case when you are ’uncertain’ that you have it right.
Such was the situation I found myself in – after the ‘Pel-Air’ shemozzle. It appeared, despite my misgivings that the Senate Committee had ‘understood’ what was happening and were moving to prevent it ever happening again. Then they presented their ‘recommendations’.
Lets pause a minute and consider what a ‘recommendation’ really is. The dictionary defines it thus:-
As you can see – it’s a fairly soft sort of word – just because Fred recommends Gowen’s lotion for spots on your bum; don’t mean he’s right. He simply recommends the stuff. Some recommendations carry weight – E.g. My vet recommends a certain drug and a dietary regime – he is the ‘expert’ and, all being well, it should work. I once had a highway patrol officer pull me over, he recommended that as I had broken ‘black letter’ law by not completely ‘stopping ‘ at a stop sign, for the prescribed number of seconds, technically, I was in breach and next time I’d get fined. Thank you to that man; we had an interesting discussion about ‘safety’ and parted on good terms. You see, some ‘recommendations’ are actually of value.
I cannot imagine, nor did I even envisage a situation, where; after a long, detailed ‘inquiry’ costing gods know what, into the Pel-Air incident that a committees ‘recommendations’ would be treated, as was the Forsyth report, simply as ‘opinion’. There are almost six dozen serious, far reaching, deep and meaningful ‘reforms’ contained within the very expensive pages of those two ‘inquiry’s’. All ignored - fact.
Yet the RRAT committee, after all the evidence presented simply presented their ‘recommendations, folded their tents and ambled off into the sunset. Did absolutely SDA to ensure ‘change’ – failed to begin serious investigation into the glaring anomalies they identified – failed to carry through their investigation; in short just like Herod, simply washed their hands of the blood and went on to enjoy the ample remuneration – provided by the tax payer – and did sweet Fanny Adams about the mess they had revealed.
Now then; Fawcett knows and ‘Old Bill’ knew – categorically and absolutely - that the committee was into the ‘guts’ of most of the aviation industry problems - where CASA is concerned. The committee knew and witnessed the beast at its best. Yet they sat back – duty done – fees (significant) for appearance paid – and allowed the ATSB and CASA to walk away from not only the stark, clear evidence but from their ‘recommendations’ - without even a ‘chirrup’ of WTF is going on.
A charade “K” calls it, a pantomime. To me it is a bloody disgrace. We aught to be able to have faith in these highly paid, heavy weight individuals - alas. They control the money and have enormous 'influence' and connections out the ying-yang; why not use 'em? Shame on the RRAT committee, those who were so promising, yet became just another banjo player in the orchestra pit. Humiliated, disgraced and proven, by word, fact and law to be just another bunch of self serving, Lilly livered snake oil salesmen, feeding off the system. DO NOT get me started on O'Sullivan - just don't; there's a good chap......
Waited a long time to say all that – but; when you have invested time, money and effort in these parasites, there comes a time to speak out. Of all the world of words to define it – pitiful seems to fit best. The hall of shame is too good for ‘em I reckon; but there are some hearts a little more tender and forgiving than mine – and I’ve seen it all before. Disgraceful, deceitful and dishonest - I can live with – but gutless, that just leaves me cold, devoid of pity, charity and goodwill.
There now, I feel better with that off my chest – ‘Yup same again Sweetheart’ – the boy will pay – he owes me (Big time) Oh ye of too much faith.