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Originally Posted by JamesCH95
I meant that you didn't seem to understand the point I was trying to make, not that you don't understand team safety. I'm sorry if it seemed that way.
Do you understand how the risk of being stranded compounds the inherent risk of working in a shop? They know there is severe weather coming in. Why chance it at all? That is what I'm trying to get at.
If they are planning on carrying all that stuff around with them proactively, that's great, but it didn't sound that way from the OP. The hypothetical situation OP was addressing is 'if school is cancelled' (i.e. there is bad weather) and 'the district lets us work'. Why not cancel robotics when school is cancelled?
You are trivializing the nature of my example, using your own hyperbole. Using shop equipment is NOT equivalent to slicing a bagel. My example is an unlikely occurrence, but it is possible. I'm sure a number of teams can provide examples of similar injuries during build season: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=35877 and all that is required for my example to become fact is timing.
Again, I'm sorry if it seemed like I was insulting you, that was not my intent. I was trying to get you to appreciate that the consequences of not being able to seek professional medical attention can be devastating. I don't think any team should be using shop equipment when they know that getting to a hospital will be very difficult, if not impossible. We all take risks, but we can choose to be intelligent about how we mitigate those risks. I strongly believe that keeping everyone on a team at home under the threat of severe weather is something we should all do. |
Thank you for your clarification. The internet is not a place where tone and mood are easy to interpret. I, too, should apologize for my reaction
. I'll blame the stress of build season. I am perhaps hypersensitive to the "missing days" dilema, as we've missed 8 so far this build season, and it's possible that we'll miss more in the next 2 weeks due to forecasted weather. The school district we are in has cancelled all extracurricular activities on certain days because of the cold, which in my opinion is bogus where we're concerned since we meet indoors and it wasn't unsafe to travel (no precipitation, roads clear). After all, they still had school...
Regardless, teams should stay safe. I agree, avoid unnecessary risks. If the words "Travel Warning" and "Snow Emergency" come into play, you shouldn't meet. Health/Safety >> Robots. Be Proactive. Don't be stupid.