Interesting knowledge from your profession

[Zealander]

Saw this on another forum and it was a great thread: What sort of knowledge do you have that may not be commonly known to the general populace due to work duties?

I am a forester so there isn't a lot of really shocking news to the public, but I can say I have seen first hand how one spotted owl bird has cost the public a few hundred thousand dollars to attempt to preserve. These guys get expensive fast when you start throwing out timber sales that are already marked up for removal.

Eco activists try to "preserve" a lot of US forests... when successful they aim to designate habitat for endangered species to go sort of un-managed. Well, when the wood demand is not met with our (USA) own timber supply, we import from other countries without such strong government regulation... this often results in the removal of exotic rain forests and sensitive habitat over seas. Forestry should be left to the professionals and practiced as a crop. Think of production trees as a very large tomatoes to a farmer.

Currently the Fish and Wildlife service are testing treatments to preserve the spotted owl's habitat by removing another competing species of owl via shotgun treatment. Read up on it here: http://earthfix.kcts9.org/flora-and-...d-owl-habitat/

Really interesting stuff...

[Flatlander Fan]

Approximately 22% of the children in the US live in poverty.

Just over 20% of households with children reported food insecurity compared to just under 12% of households without children.

[BroncosDivision]

I truly know what pressing the red button will do.

[Frenchy180]

milk can be at room temperature for 7 hours before it expires.

[CoryWinget81]

It snows in warehouse freezers.

[InElwayWeTrust]

People return a crapload of stuff to Wal-Mart.

[Oilersfan34]

women never ever look as good in person as they do on TV or in Magazines. Make-Up, Spanx and Photoshop make a world of difference.

[SecondsAway131]

Illegal income is taxable, and is required to be reported on a tax return.

[shawinkerpoppin]

This aint no secret but people live in forclosed homes months after they have been forclosed on. Actually kinda sad to see all the kids toys in the yard when they are technically homeless.

[// / yardo]

sudo apt-get install (a ton of free fun, and productivity software)

[Jay3]

The PaperPro stapler is the best.

[BroncosDivision]

sudo apt-get install (a ton of free fun, and productivity software)

I sudo a whole lot in my spare time.

[FLBroncFan]

Medicare will not cover the cost of cataract surgery unless you are unable to read the top line of this eye chart...... WITH CORRECTIVE LENSES.

[EddieMac]

Most old people that die in their homes do it on the toilet....

True story

[getlynched47]

JHA is not a fool-proof system created by OSHA.

Furthermore, a JHA analysis is a pain in the ass!!!