Recent content by ballettmaus

I don't think you can use Shiffrin as a comparison. She has PTSD from her crash during the 2024/25 season (which she has been addressing) and the slope conditions seem to be leaving something to be desired for both men and women. Additionally, she's had three DNFs in Beijing and stated that she...

The whole thing could have been avoided if the responsible authorities had behaved responsibly and done the job they're there to do. 🤷‍♀️

I'm torn when it comes to this. I think it can be beneficial to share your experience because it shows others that they're not alone and it might encourage them to act when they would otherwise not because social norms/pressure suggests they shouldn't. On the other hand, sharing isn't...

So do the authorities who haven't inspected the bar in five years and who didn't have any complaints about the foam or narrower stairs and who likely knew about the fireworks if it was common practice and happened in other bars as well. It's been my experience that neglecting age-checks isn't...

I read that a number are still in critical condition and in an induced coma. As far as I know, that isn't good when it comes to burns. :( Such a heartbreaking tragedy.

And, I read that it was their daughter who found them. :( Is there some cosmic thing going on this weekend? It feels like everything's happening at once.

What are you trying to say? Solar flares are the reason for the Northern Lights. They're happening regularly. Activity has been unusually strong for about a year or so which, if memory serves, was predicted, and is the reason we've seen Northern Lights much further south than usual.

The death toll continues to climb :( According to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, more than 60 pets died as well. However, more than 200 were rescued! The article also mentions that tenants raised their concerns about a fire risk with the Labor Department in September of...

Death toll is at 151. The number of missing people varies. When I last checked BBC, it was 150, Reuters says "at least 40" and CNN says "at least 30". Officials have said that some bodies may have been reduced to ash and may never be found. They've also said that some apartments are too damaged...

Death toll has now risen to 148. BBC reports that officials have said they have been through four buildings in connection with their investigation and further fatalities aren't ruled out. What keeps getting to me is that everyone could potentially still be alive. :fragile:

According to the BBC, 150 people remain missing as of Saturday morning.

Aussie Willy mentioned upthread that she's working in the safety department. If your experience differs, maybe different companies have different objectives/strategies? I read about his death when the death count was still at 36 or so and was surprised to read about a firefighter's death this...

It seems to get worse and worse. :fragile: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8e5j20g27o

When they say they want to keep stairwells from getting blocked, it sounds like the building isn't designed to handle large-scale evacuation but I think a high rise should be designed so that every resident could potentially evacuate. This is the third high rise/large residential complex fire...

A couple of days ago, I stumbled over a video celebrating 50 years of a three-building high rise block in Köln, Germany. One of the residents who they interviewed mentioned a time when a fire broke out on floor 4. He and his partner were on the upper floors (20-something or maybe even higher)...