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Message 56 of 73 (849169)
02-27-2019 9:03 AM
Reply to: Message 54 by Tangle
02-15-2019 10:00 AM


Re: Shoplifters Are Getting Ridiculous
My little brother has been in retail lost prevention for over 25 years. Employee theft is much more of a problem than theft by customers. That is not to say that theft by customers should be ignored. But it's significance needs to be truly understood.
There are ways that retail companies can easily lower employee theft. The prime way is to show employees that they are valued and that they have a stake in the company's success.
That means doing things that retail corporations will never do until they are forced by the will of the people and employees.
Higher wages.
More vacation time.
Better retirement benefits.
Humane scheduling.
The gains corporations get in productivity and less employee theft(of product, time, intellectual property, and corporate intelligence) will help pay for a lot of the above.
As we all now this will never happen in the US until people get to the point that things get so bad and we take the demands to the streets.
Theft by Employees More Common than Theft by Customers

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.
If your viewpoint has merits and facts to back it up why would you have to lie?

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Theodoric
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Message 58 of 73 (849177)
02-27-2019 11:44 AM
Reply to: Message 57 by Phat
02-27-2019 10:10 AM


Re: Shoplifters Are Getting Ridiculous
You might want to have a talk with your corporate loss prevention. 25 years ago, when I ran a small chain of convenience stores, losses from employees outweighed customer theft. According to studies and info I have seen from a major home improvement retailer(my brother's employer)this is still true.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.
If your viewpoint has merits and facts to back it up why would you have to lie?

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Message 61 of 73 (849187)
02-27-2019 4:43 PM
Reply to: Message 59 by Taq
02-27-2019 4:24 PM


Re: Environmentalists Should Back Nuclear Power
The problem with nuclear is that it is cost prohibitive and there is no cost effective, viable or safe remedy for spent fuel. With the low cost of renewables nuclear is a non-starter.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.
If your viewpoint has merits and facts to back it up why would you have to lie?

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Theodoric
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Message 63 of 73 (849201)
02-28-2019 8:57 AM
Reply to: Message 62 by RAZD
02-28-2019 7:54 AM


Re: Environmentalists Should Back Nuclear Power ... or not ...
for example, my house runs 100% on roof-top solar power and it can be used when there is a blackout.
I have a grid tied solar system. My panels do not feed into my system if there is a black out. Code calls for the system to not produce electricity if there is not connection to the grid. This is to prevent power from feeding back into the grid and electrocuting power company workers. Do you have a battery system also that allows you to use your solar during power outages?
I am considering a battery system like Tesla Power wall or Fronius Solar Battery. As of right now cost prohibitive but batteries prices continue to drop.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.
If your viewpoint has merits and facts to back it up why would you have to lie?

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Theodoric
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Message 65 of 73 (849209)
02-28-2019 11:23 AM
Reply to: Message 64 by ringo
02-28-2019 11:12 AM


Re: Environmentalists Should Back Nuclear Power ... or not ...
Agreed.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.
If your viewpoint has merits and facts to back it up why would you have to lie?

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Theodoric
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Message 67 of 73 (849233)
02-28-2019 4:33 PM
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02-28-2019 3:56 PM


Re: Environmentalists Should Back Nuclear Power ... or not ...
There is an isolation switch. When isolation switch is thrown the system will not allow power to flow from panels into the house system. Code here does not allow the system to be running if there is no electricity coming from the grid. There is no legal way to do it. I need to find out if I can with a battery system.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.
If your viewpoint has merits and facts to back it up why would you have to lie?

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Theodoric
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Message 69 of 73 (849260)
03-02-2019 11:26 AM
Reply to: Message 68 by RAZD
03-02-2019 7:28 AM


Re: Environmentalists Should Back Nuclear Power ... or not ...
We cannot do that here. Code does not allow it. They treat solar system different than a home generator.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.
If your viewpoint has merits and facts to back it up why would you have to lie?

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Theodoric
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Message 71 of 73 (849280)
03-03-2019 11:41 AM
Reply to: Message 70 by RAZD
03-03-2019 11:30 AM


Re: Environmentalists Should Back Nuclear Power ... or not ...
Have you talked to your local building inspector?
Yup. I actually misspoke. It is not a code building code issue. It is a decision made by the local power company. It is a requirement in order to connect to their grid. They will not allow any production facility to connect to their grid unless it is isolated when power fails. Home generators are not power production facilities. My roof top solar is considered an electricity production facility.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.
If your viewpoint has merits and facts to back it up why would you have to lie?

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