The following story appears as it was sent to me by long-time ‘Planet Brendan’ citizen Rick Sosnowski, Boston Bar, BC Canada:
“Your troubleshooting approach has saved two lives!
Years ago in one of your letters you said ‘check the simple things first and you may find the cause of the problem quickly.’ In my case my life depended on … Read more
Last night I watched part of a documentary about over servicing in healthcare. The ordering of unnecessary and sometimes invasive tests. Performance of surgeries and other procedures which aren’t required or which are not scientifically proven to be helpful. And this issue is more or less universal across healthcare in developed countries. It’s a very costly one too. Not just … Read more
Many years ago during my relatively short career moonlighting as an oilfield diver, I was on a salvage job off the North West coast of Western Australia. While operating in shallow water, a 2,500 ton support vessel managed to strike an abandoned oil well. The well head pierced the hull of the ship and opened it up like a sardine … Read more