"Nothing propinks like propinquity," (And; knitting).
Wiki refers you back to an 'interesting' character - one George Wildman Ball. Any way, essentially the phrase infers that "the more direct access one has to the president, the greater one's power regardless of title". Seems a reasonable POV, however, it relies on one major factor; that before 'the power' afforded by a 'presidential' personage may be utilised; one must, in primus, know 'who' is actually the man/woman/ or whatever 'with the shoes'. You do see the problem; look at it from the other end; you want XYZ so you tug the front door bell of XYZ; get a meeting with 'the man' and discuss ways, and means and expected results; then toddle off happy, thinking that you had actually been talking with a qualified, authorised decision maker. Maybe, maybe not and that children, is where the 'bogey men' live. Take a simple 'no brainer' as an exercise in 'understanding' - your Doc says, Yep, no problem, good to go and signs away his licence in full belief that 'medically' a standard has been met; his insurance and his reputation is carried in that signature. It should be enough; a qualified, accredited, fully trained an approved medical examiner says 'good to go'; and so it should be. Enter the Dragon; suddenly, despite first class medical treatment and all that entails; you wind up in the AAT, spend a small fortune, only to discover that "nothing propinks, like propinquity". The Jumblies hold the propinking championship - and have buggered off for a while.
And when the Sieve turned round and round,
And every one cried, ‘You’ll all be drowned!’
They called aloud, ‘Our Sieve ain’t big,
But we don’t care a button! we don’t care a fig!
In a Sieve we’ll go to sea!’ (Lear)...
I've used this bit of 'poetic licence' (with sincere apologies to the real ones) as a guide to an alternative route to perdition. For that is where we are currently headed and we must find an exit. Tug at the end of one of the many, many 'loose ends' in the aviation safety net knitting - any one will do: try to follow it all the way to 'the knitter' and you will run up against enough snarls, tangles and co-joined knots as to make the Angels weep. It is virtually impossible to define a clear line, through neither law, nor operational logic without even coming close to ICAO compliance or even basic logic. The State Safety Program (SSP) is basically a piece of nifty legerdemain consigned to the basement; dusted off as and when it suits those who "propink". Three recent 'case studies' - the Broome disgrace; the Croc Hecs fiasco and the Gold Coast mid air; all fatal. Tug at anyone of the multiple loose ends in any of those events and try to unravel the knots; I'll save you the time - you cannot. So well organised is the ministerial arse covering, so distanced from any responsibility; so good is the smoke screen of 'deniable credibility' it is almost an impossibility to sheet home any sort of responsibility to the 'approving' agency, or the failure of the investigating agency to provide a sensible, logical, beneficial report toward prevention of repeat.
From any logical, safety based, operational or even 'legitimate' compliance with the 'spirit and intent' of the SSP; or jurisprudence; or rule of law; or even common or garden decency and integrity of purpose. We are looking into the void.
“If you look long enough into the void, the void begins to look back through you.”
You may, patience and time permitting, peruse any one of a number of first class posts provided by P2; across this forum relating to 'current' matters aeronautical; those which have, unnecessarily, claimed multiple lives. Not in 'clearly defined' circumstances; but shrouded in a Teflon coated bubble of 'pass the parcel of responsibility' through a system designed, manipulated and bastardised to protect those earning well above the national average; those who have, publicly, failed in their duty of care and responsibility to the public which pays them. None; not one of the three accidents mentioned were 'accidental'; all could have been prevented; they need not have happened. Well, not if those responsible had been doing what is both 'requested and required' by the public - (by the by) who pay for the 'safety' service alleged to be provided. Three completely preventable events; multiple fatalities; and yet:-
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
The purblind, ineffectual, incompetent, ignorant (probably incontinent) minister, protected,- aided and abetted by the over weaning DoIT 'ProPinker' need to shape up or ship out. Oh, Australians will just accept all as just 'the way things are'. BUT; for how long will the 'international, professional, independent' community tolerate more: more of that which they already know as fact?
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
Should you be remotely interested in discovering, just how "Nothing propinks like propinquity" simply take a coffee and read though P2's research, draw a conclusion and consider what must be done to unravel this tangled, expensive web of half truth, blatant deception and the 'machine' which keeps Australia from regaining the lost credibility of decades now long passed.
“To talk in public, to think in solitude, to read and to hear, to enquire and answer enquiries, is the business of a scholar. He wanders about the world without pomp or terror, and is neither known nor valued but by men like himself.”
That's it. The cat is literally 'in-my-face' one dog is hopping about on three legs, the other has fetched my boots; the 'pup' sits by the door, plaintively but quietly complaining. Time we were away; long, long quiet walk required to soothe and repair: P7 along for quiet companionship - lovely. Right then; boots, smokes -- Away then. And off we go at a canter; cat in the lead.
Selah...E&OE.
Wiki refers you back to an 'interesting' character - one George Wildman Ball. Any way, essentially the phrase infers that "the more direct access one has to the president, the greater one's power regardless of title". Seems a reasonable POV, however, it relies on one major factor; that before 'the power' afforded by a 'presidential' personage may be utilised; one must, in primus, know 'who' is actually the man/woman/ or whatever 'with the shoes'. You do see the problem; look at it from the other end; you want XYZ so you tug the front door bell of XYZ; get a meeting with 'the man' and discuss ways, and means and expected results; then toddle off happy, thinking that you had actually been talking with a qualified, authorised decision maker. Maybe, maybe not and that children, is where the 'bogey men' live. Take a simple 'no brainer' as an exercise in 'understanding' - your Doc says, Yep, no problem, good to go and signs away his licence in full belief that 'medically' a standard has been met; his insurance and his reputation is carried in that signature. It should be enough; a qualified, accredited, fully trained an approved medical examiner says 'good to go'; and so it should be. Enter the Dragon; suddenly, despite first class medical treatment and all that entails; you wind up in the AAT, spend a small fortune, only to discover that "nothing propinks, like propinquity". The Jumblies hold the propinking championship - and have buggered off for a while.
And when the Sieve turned round and round,
And every one cried, ‘You’ll all be drowned!’
They called aloud, ‘Our Sieve ain’t big,
But we don’t care a button! we don’t care a fig!
In a Sieve we’ll go to sea!’ (Lear)...
I've used this bit of 'poetic licence' (with sincere apologies to the real ones) as a guide to an alternative route to perdition. For that is where we are currently headed and we must find an exit. Tug at the end of one of the many, many 'loose ends' in the aviation safety net knitting - any one will do: try to follow it all the way to 'the knitter' and you will run up against enough snarls, tangles and co-joined knots as to make the Angels weep. It is virtually impossible to define a clear line, through neither law, nor operational logic without even coming close to ICAO compliance or even basic logic. The State Safety Program (SSP) is basically a piece of nifty legerdemain consigned to the basement; dusted off as and when it suits those who "propink". Three recent 'case studies' - the Broome disgrace; the Croc Hecs fiasco and the Gold Coast mid air; all fatal. Tug at anyone of the multiple loose ends in any of those events and try to unravel the knots; I'll save you the time - you cannot. So well organised is the ministerial arse covering, so distanced from any responsibility; so good is the smoke screen of 'deniable credibility' it is almost an impossibility to sheet home any sort of responsibility to the 'approving' agency, or the failure of the investigating agency to provide a sensible, logical, beneficial report toward prevention of repeat.
From any logical, safety based, operational or even 'legitimate' compliance with the 'spirit and intent' of the SSP; or jurisprudence; or rule of law; or even common or garden decency and integrity of purpose. We are looking into the void.
“If you look long enough into the void, the void begins to look back through you.”
You may, patience and time permitting, peruse any one of a number of first class posts provided by P2; across this forum relating to 'current' matters aeronautical; those which have, unnecessarily, claimed multiple lives. Not in 'clearly defined' circumstances; but shrouded in a Teflon coated bubble of 'pass the parcel of responsibility' through a system designed, manipulated and bastardised to protect those earning well above the national average; those who have, publicly, failed in their duty of care and responsibility to the public which pays them. None; not one of the three accidents mentioned were 'accidental'; all could have been prevented; they need not have happened. Well, not if those responsible had been doing what is both 'requested and required' by the public - (by the by) who pay for the 'safety' service alleged to be provided. Three completely preventable events; multiple fatalities; and yet:-
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
The purblind, ineffectual, incompetent, ignorant (probably incontinent) minister, protected,- aided and abetted by the over weaning DoIT 'ProPinker' need to shape up or ship out. Oh, Australians will just accept all as just 'the way things are'. BUT; for how long will the 'international, professional, independent' community tolerate more: more of that which they already know as fact?
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
Should you be remotely interested in discovering, just how "Nothing propinks like propinquity" simply take a coffee and read though P2's research, draw a conclusion and consider what must be done to unravel this tangled, expensive web of half truth, blatant deception and the 'machine' which keeps Australia from regaining the lost credibility of decades now long passed.
“To talk in public, to think in solitude, to read and to hear, to enquire and answer enquiries, is the business of a scholar. He wanders about the world without pomp or terror, and is neither known nor valued but by men like himself.”
That's it. The cat is literally 'in-my-face' one dog is hopping about on three legs, the other has fetched my boots; the 'pup' sits by the door, plaintively but quietly complaining. Time we were away; long, long quiet walk required to soothe and repair: P7 along for quiet companionship - lovely. Right then; boots, smokes -- Away then. And off we go at a canter; cat in the lead.
Selah...E&OE.