Not Getting It

 Here at K,NN, we're trying to catch on.  Some of the stuff that irks us is just plain hard to understand (much less fix) with things the way they are.  Write back if you can explain...

Frm the San Jose Mercury News:  PG&E fine over pipeline safety records comes under increased scrutiny.  So they cut the fine for this utility company (which blew up 38 homes and killed 8 people in San Bruno, CA) to pony up their records on natural gas pipeline safety.  The original fine was to be $1 million for each day the records had not been turned in.  We get that, and that would really sting, so we approve.  But the California Public Utilities Commission changed that sufficient amount to a one time fee of $3 million.  We get that, too; not happy, but at least they'll be paying something.  Here's the part K,NN doesn't get:  are any other pipeline sections unsafe?  How will anyone know if PG&E can't tell us?  Isn't that a problem worth $1 million a day to find out?

Frm the Ogden, UT Standard-Examiner:  OUR VIEW:  A hospital-protection bill.  We here at K,NN completely understand the urge to reject responsibility.  Putting empty ice cube trays back in the freezer...empty toilet paper rolls...even blaming the dog for the most recent paint-peeling odor in the living room.  But when you get caught, you acknowledge your transgression to those you have offended, make it right if you can, and move on.  You don't petition the governor for a stay of responsibility.  Here's what K,NN doesn't get:  if this bill gets passed, why would anyone set foot in Utah for any length of time?  Wouldn't not utilizing the medical community there (or anything else for that matter) be more harmful than the relatively few lawsuits they get?


Frm the Associated Press:  Welsh 'Hitler House' Causes Stir.  Nope.  Looking again.  Nope.  Don't see it.  Ah, well.  K,NN is not concerned.  That magic eye stuff doesn't work on us, either.  Unfocus your eye indeed.  We paid good money for these glasses.


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