Infrastructure

[Kismet]

Biden to sell infrastructure law in visit to 'structurally deficient' New Hampshire bridge
The bridge has been on the state's "red list" since 2013, requiring inspections twice a year because of poor conditions.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white- ... e-n1283931

Sad when an old broken down bridge commands more of the news than Biden.

Did you prefer a POTUS who got all the attention, every day, and got no infrastructure?

Who was president before Drumpf? Who has been running the show in NH for the past decade? The bride has been derelict for 8 years now.

Actually the Republicans have been in the Governorship since 2017. Ditto for both houses of the state legislature.

[MDlaxfan76]

Biden to sell infrastructure law in visit to 'structurally deficient' New Hampshire bridge
The bridge has been on the state's "red list" since 2013, requiring inspections twice a year because of poor conditions.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white- ... e-n1283931

Sad when an old broken down bridge commands more of the news than Biden.

Did you prefer a POTUS who got all the attention, every day, and got no infrastructure?

Who was president before Drumpf? Who has been running the show in NH for the past decade? The bride has been derelict for 8 years now.

Actually the Republicans have been in the Governorship since 2017. Ditto for both houses of the state legislature.

Let's not let facts get in the way.

Kram,

I asked you specifically about the preference for a POTUS who got tons of personal attention, had many "infrastructure weeks", but never accomplished anything. Who do you prefer? Biden or Trump?

[youthathletics]

Biden to sell infrastructure law in visit to 'structurally deficient' New Hampshire bridge
The bridge has been on the state's "red list" since 2013, requiring inspections twice a year because of poor conditions.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white- ... e-n1283931

Sad when an old broken down bridge commands more of the news than Biden.

Did you prefer a POTUS who got all the attention, every day, and got no infrastructure?

Who was president before Drumpf? Who has been running the show in NH for the past decade? The bride has been derelict for 8 years now.

Actually the Republicans have been in the Governorship since 2017. Ditto for both houses of the state legislature.

Let's not let facts get in the way.

Kram,

I asked you specifically about the preference for a POTUS who got tons of personal attention, had many "infrastructure weeks", but never accomplished anything. Who do you prefer? Biden or Trump?

Tweet - Stay on topic, and stop the diversions... one more time and you re going to be reprimanded.

Sincerely,

Amdin

[Brooklyn]

Actually the Republicans have been in the Governorship since 2017. Ditto for both houses of the state legislature.

All over the internet, the news, the airwaves, we see right wingers condemning Biden for his infrastructure plans. They claim it is too expensive, that it is "socialist", and that it constitutes a form of welfare for the indulgent and unwashed masses. But you can bet that as soon as the monies thru his plan become available, many of those same right wingers will go hat in hand begging the President for large handouts in order to finance their agendas. Naturally, all talk of welfare handouts will go out the window.

[old salt]

Best explainer I've seen of the NOTAM system which caused the ground stop of all air traffic today.

It's just a low tech electronic bulletin board for "Notices to Airmen & Mariners" which was the origin of the term.
It has nothing to do with air traffic control or aircraft separation. It's more like an updated central listing of road hazard warnings.
Single point failure of a critical system. Who spilled their coffee on the NOTAM server ?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/a ... 031274002/

What is the NOTAM system? The FAA outage causing flight delays across the US, explained.

by Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY

An overnight computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration lead to widespread flight delays and disruptions Wednesday morning. The FAA said it was working to restore operations in the hours following.

The FAA said the outage was in the Notice to Air Missions system, which provides pilots and flight crews with essential safety information.

The FAA ordered all U.S. airlines to pause domestic departures shortly before 7:20 a.m. ET, Wednesday.
As of 8:50 a.m. ET, the "ground stop" had been lifted and normal air traffic was "resuming gradually across the United States," according to an agency update.
More than 7,800 flights within, into, or out of the United States were delayed, according to the tracking website FlightAware, and over 1,100 flights were canceled as of 1:30 p.m. ET.

"This is rare... The fact that they had to initiate a ground stop across the United States, that hasn't happened since September 11th, 2001. So you get an idea of the magnitude of this," Mike McCormick, assistant professor in applied aviation sciences at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, told reporters in a press call Wednesday morning.

While the exact cause of the outage remains unknown, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said there was "no evidence of a cyberattack" as of Wednesday morning. President Joe Biden directed the Department of Transportation to investigate.

Here's what you need to know about NOTAMs.

What is a NOTAM?
A Notice to Air Missions is a notice that provides pilots and other flight personnel with real-time, safety information concerning flight operations, conditions and airports.

NOTAMs alert of potential hazards and conditions that can impact flights – from runway construction or possible icing to a change in an aeronautical facility or flight service. Pilots are required to consult NOTAMs before starting every flight.

The FAA notes that a NOTAM “states the abnormal status of a component of the National Airspace System (NAS) – not the normal status.” The federal agency adds that NOTAMs are “not known far enough in advance to be publicized by other means.”

The NOTAM system was telephone-based in the past, with pilots calling flight service stations for the information, but it has now moved online.

McCormick told reporters that the NOTAM system has been "incrementally upgraded over the past several years" to transition from a manual system to an internet-based system. "There are redundancies built into it," he said.

When did the NOTAM system outage occur?
The NOTAM system failed at 8:28 p.m. ET on Tuesday, according to FAA advisories.

In efforts to keep departures flying overnight, the FAA used a telephone hotline. But the telephone system was overwhelmed as daytime traffic increased.

The stop order on Wednesday morning impacted nearly all commercial and shipping flights. Some medical flights were able to get clearance.

The outage did not impact military flights. Ann Stefanek, Air Force spokesperson, confirmed to the Associated Press that the military has its own NOTAMs system that is separate from the FAA's system.

Are NOTAM system outages common?
An outage of its kind appears to be very rare.

McCormick told reporters on Wednesday that the there hasn't been a nationwide ground stop since 9/11. Other experts underlined the significance of the event.

“Periodically there have been local issues here or there, but this is pretty significant historically,” Tim Campbell, a consultant in Minneapolis and former senior vice president of air operations at American Airlines, told The Associated Press.

Campbell added that there has been concern about the FAA’s technology for a long time, and not just the NOTAM system.

“So much of their systems are old mainframe systems that are generally reliable but they are out of date,” he said.

[Farfromgeneva]

Biden to sell infrastructure law in visit to 'structurally deficient' New Hampshire bridge
The bridge has been on the state's "red list" since 2013, requiring inspections twice a year because of poor conditions.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white- ... e-n1283931

Sad when an old broken down bridge commands more of the news than Biden.

Did you prefer a POTUS who got all the attention, every day, and got no infrastructure?

Who was president before Drumpf? Who has been running the show in NH for the past decade? The bride has been derelict for 8 years now.

Actually the Republicans have been in the Governorship since 2017. Ditto for both houses of the state legislature.

Let's not let facts get in the way.

Kram,

I asked you specifically about the preference for a POTUS who got tons of personal attention, had many "infrastructure weeks", but never accomplished anything. Who do you prefer? Biden or Trump?

Tweet - Stay on topic, and stop the diversions... one more time and you re going to be reprimanded.

Sincerely,

Amdin

Who the f is Amdin?

[CU88]

Biden to sell infrastructure law in visit to 'structurally deficient' New Hampshire bridge
The bridge has been on the state's "red list" since 2013, requiring inspections twice a year because of poor conditions.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white- ... e-n1283931

Sad when an old broken down bridge commands more of the news than Biden.

Did you prefer a POTUS who got all the attention, every day, and got no infrastructure?

Who was president before Drumpf? Who has been running the show in NH for the past decade? The bride has been derelict for 8 years now.

Actually the Republicans have been in the Governorship since 2017. Ditto for both houses of the state legislature.

Let's not let facts get in the way.

Kram,

I asked you specifically about the preference for a POTUS who got tons of personal attention, had many "infrastructure weeks", but never accomplished anything. Who do you prefer? Biden or Trump?

Tweet - Stay on topic, and stop the diversions... one more time and you re going to be reprimanded.

Sincerely,

Amdin

Who the f is Amdin?

LOL!

Be careful or "Amdin" will put you in his smalldickenergy@getalife penalty box!

[youthathletics]

Biden to sell infrastructure law in visit to 'structurally deficient' New Hampshire bridge
The bridge has been on the state's "red list" since 2013, requiring inspections twice a year because of poor conditions.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white- ... e-n1283931

Sad when an old broken down bridge commands more of the news than Biden.

Did you prefer a POTUS who got all the attention, every day, and got no infrastructure?

Who was president before Drumpf? Who has been running the show in NH for the past decade? The bride has been derelict for 8 years now.

Actually the Republicans have been in the Governorship since 2017. Ditto for both houses of the state legislature.

Let's not let facts get in the way.

Kram,

I asked you specifically about the preference for a POTUS who got tons of personal attention, had many "infrastructure weeks", but never accomplished anything. Who do you prefer? Biden or Trump?

Tweet - Stay on topic, and stop the diversions... one more time and you re going to be reprimanded.

Sincerely,

Amdin

Who the f is Amdin?

I can not be liable for representing someone named Admin; therefore Amdin. Now scurry along.

[Brooklyn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUBy5PwJbKQ



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Should have been done 30 years ago. Too bad the government has always been hellbent on solving (and creating) more problems overseas while ignoring our domestic needs.