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- wjappe, on 04/11/2009, -0/+24Ironic isn't it.
- inactive, on 04/11/2009, -1/+18Will they fine themselves?
- mikemehak, on 04/11/2009, -1/+17You guys seem to have absolutely no idea of how the outside world works, do you?
This was an error on behalf of the builder/contractor.
Do you think the head of the agency hooked up the sewers himself? How would they even know this is happening?
You know these sewers go UNDERGROUND. It's not like they go in the basement and there is a big labeled valve to reroute sewage to storm and the evil maniacal CEO of the agency went down there and switched it over laughing to himself in order to save on sewage fees.
Now watch me get buried for going against the grain... - gbudavid, on 04/11/2009, -1/+15What a Crappy Deal... I wonder how much it cost to call out the Turd Herders/(plumbers)
- thelastcivilian, on 04/11/2009, -1/+13To be fair, it's not the fault of the building's occupants, but rather the building owner, who is paying for the repairs.
Either way, I'm glad they've found the problem and that steps are being taken to make things better. - alanocu, on 04/11/2009, -4/+15I'm sure they're embarrassed and sorry they got caught. Probably the same people who rail about the evils of the same corporations in which they own shares.
- Dustmuffins, on 04/11/2009, -0/+7Dugg for correct use of "ironic".
- dfweyer, on 04/11/2009, -1/+8Wheres the equal justice? FINE!
- blorc, on 04/11/2009, -3/+10Of course not, just like most cops go on paid leave for murdering people.
- PeachesTheCow, on 04/12/2009, -0/+5Look at it this way - the folks in this agency did their job. When the realized where the problem was coming from they admitted it and started working on a solution. If you want to get conspiratorial or talk about irony, ask yourself if any company or non-environmental agency would have done the same, or would they have tried to cover it up?
- wjappe, on 04/12/2009, -0/+4Actually I wasn't sure at first so I tried looking it up on answers.com and it seemed to fit.
- freehunter, on 04/12/2009, -1/+5It IS correct. The Environmental Protection Agency has not only failed to protect the environment, but they themselves were the ones to pollute it. If Futurama has taught me anything, it's that irony is the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention. Now that. Is. Irony.
- PeachesTheCow, on 04/12/2009, -0/+3Actually, owning shares in a corporation earns you the right to "rail" about anything the corporation does because you are part owner. That's good shareholder activism if you ask me.
- odigity, on 04/12/2009, -0/+3Hooray for research and the desire for truth!
- Kevin108, on 04/12/2009, -0/+3So this is your fault!
- m0llusk, on 04/12/2009, -1/+4Because of mistakes made by their construction contractors?
- PeachesTheCow, on 04/12/2009, -0/+2What liberals?
- dzneill, on 04/11/2009, -2/+4Washington state environmental regulators are in charge of fixing the economy?
Have you been watching fox "news" again? - dzneill, on 04/12/2009, -0/+2Hahaha...
Yes. - leva, on 04/12/2009, -0/+2I remember swimming in it, and the next week the lake being closed down because of E. coli levels.
- m0llusk, on 04/12/2009, -0/+2Hauling is not construction, and none of what you do is undergrounds. In most areas buildings and systems are inspected prior to a use permit being issued. Problems are the responsibility of inspectors or contractors or both.
- bovox, on 04/12/2009, -0/+2How are they the ones responsible for an office space that they lease? They don't even own the building, and they didn't know that the building was polluting the creek.
I rent an apartment. Is it my fault if the douchebag manager of my building is piping sewage down the storm drain? - gbudavid, on 04/12/2009, -0/+2Either way it is the Taxpayer who pays
- odigity, on 04/12/2009, -0/+1You're both right. The EPA is hypocritical and causes more harm than good, and shareholders should be responsible for ensuring their partially-owned corporations stay within the realm of ethical behavior.
- Kevin108, on 04/12/2009, -0/+1Reminds me of when I was a teenager and had an IT internship with a local city. Their inspections and code enforcement office was shut down for code violations.
- coloma21, on 04/12/2009, -0/+0That's pretty gross lol.. WTF PWNED
- randumbusername, on 04/12/2009, -1/+1let's play regulator.
they should have verified the work. no excuses.
i haul chemicals and have yet been given any slack even if it's not my fault. - mikemehak, on 04/12/2009, -0/+0So when they took lease of that building they should have had a company come in and see-snake all the sewers...
but to be safe, they should have probably just excavated the entire sewer system to double check!
Hauling chemicals has nothing to do with a sewer being hooked up right.
Unless it's a 3rd world country (which the USA isn't yet) there are building inspectors that inspect these things. It's part of the permit process and getting the go ahead to occupy.
When you moved into your house, did you have a company come in and cam all your sewers and pipes to make sure they go where they are supposed to? I'm sure you did...
more proof that most people on here have NO CLUE how the real world works... - SmartestDigger, on 04/12/2009, -1/+0The entire Socialist bloc was run by the left.
The only differences were the degree of saturation of their left-wing ideologies. The American left pursues many of the same policies and will head in the same general direction.
Having lived in both places (the USA and the Communist bloc), it becomes very obvious. - NorthMass, on 04/12/2009, -5/+3While intentions may be good, this is why big government fails.
- darkened, on 04/11/2009, -5/+2It's a generic government bureaucracy that just is always and will always be 100% FAIL.
- thewonster, on 04/11/2009, -3/+0@dzneill
He's talking about liberals asshat
Do you really think you're original bringing up fox news? Do you think you're innovative? Do you sincerely think you're bringing something to this discussion that has been repeated a million times before? - iancgi, on 04/11/2009, -13/+8These are the same people selling your global warming too. And you all think they arent lying to you, lololol.
Wake up already you all look like a bunch of frat boys at summer camp. - bovox, on 04/11/2009, -6/+1Actually, it is an incorrect use of ironic. Read more.
- darkened, on 04/11/2009, -9/+3And these are the people liberals want fixing our economy and expanding government bureaucracy to new super levels?
- SmartestDigger, on 04/11/2009, -7/+1Liberals!
The same was uncovered in the former Soviet block and post-Communist Eastern Europe. "Externalities" were ignored by an omnipotent state that ran the whole show.
When I first traveled across then Czechoslovakia and East Germany, you would come across a beautiful village in Bohemia or somewhere near Magdeburg... and in the middle of it, some filthy factory would be churning out bright yellow smoke or somesuch... something you would never see in the West.
Fortunately, that has long disappeared.
I was there last week and there is nothing of the sort any more.
Socialism was a horrible disease...
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