u/Reaper0221

So I was out trimming the trees that overhang the pool in my back yard. They have gotten pretty overgrown and need a good trim.

So I am out there surveying the work to be done I see them some of the branches that need to be cut are: (1) too large for the manual shears I have and (2) too high to reach without a ladder. I have available to me a ladder and a handsaw and chainsaw to assist with the task. There is now a decision point: do I tackle the job myself or hire someone to do so. This decision is predicated on two primary factors: (1) do I have the financial means to pay someone and (2) do I want to to accept the risk of getting up on a ladder and doing the job myself? There are other factors to consider like do I have gas and bar oil for the chainsaw, will the hand saw work, etc but I am keeping this simple.

The path forward turns out that I am going to do the work myself and I now realize that I cannot place the ladder where it is needed due to the rock feature on the pool. Now the ladder is out of play as are the chain and hand as options. However, a polesaw can be procured and utilized to get the job done which is what happens.

So now the question: were all the decisions, which were predicted upon the availability of tools and the potential risk of injury, predetermined? If so, then why has the universe aligned so that I have the tools and knowledge to do the work myself while my neighbor does not?

So I was out trimming the trees that overhang the pool in my back yard. They have gotten pretty overgrown and need a good trim.

So I am out there surveying the work to be done I see them some of the branches that need to be cut are: (1) too large for the manual shears I have and (2) too high to reach without a ladder. I have available to me a ladder and a handsaw and chainsaw to assist with the task. There is now a decision point: do I tackle the job myself or hire someone to do so. This decision is predicated on two primary factors: (1) do I have the financial means to pay someone and (2) do I want to to accept the risk of getting up on a ladder and doing the job myself? There are other factors to consider like do I have gas and bar oil for the chainsaw, will the hand saw work, etc but I am keeping this simple.

The path forward turns out that I am going to do the work myself and I now realize that I cannot place the ladder where it is needed due to the rock feature on the pool. Now the ladder is out of play as are the chain and hand as options. However, a polesaw can be procured and utilized to get the job done which is what happens.

So now the question: were all the decisions, which were predicted upon the availability of tools and the potential risk of injury, predetermined? If so, then why has the universe aligned so that I have the tools and knowledge to do the work myself while my neighbor does not?

Darn it … our models are not properly hindcasting so there has to be something wrong with the historical data!!!

Or our models are wrong.

Oh well, let’s just set policy anyway. The science is settled so who cares anyway (/s)

I guess it is cool to exploit the poor to fulfill the dreams of the developed world.