Nutshells and shoe tacks.
Alternatively; Nut-jobs and sledge hammers.
P2:-“What struck me, with the article and above quote is, realistically you could replace 'CAO 48.1' with your favourite bollocks, recently written, voluminous regulation and the article with few alterations would not lose context one iota...”
Nicely put P2; indeed replace 48.1 and insert your favourite regulation and the article stands the test. Mike Higgins has, as usual, summed up the whole sorry mess neatly and succinctly. Tim Tam quality job, which, along with the Hitch Choc frog article, certainly delivers ‘the message’.
The quote above, for me, frames one of two core issues very nicely. The first being that ‘industry’ will take their collective foot off the gas pedal simply because ‘someone’ else is dealing with the problems, relax and wait the good news. It is quite simply easier to believe the ‘problems’ will go away and all will be well, rather than look at the truly disgraceful, duplicitous track record of CASA past actions and disregard the weasel word rhetoric. The cynical, hypnotic stream of platitude and vague promises are designed to get the volume down and to divert any ministerial attention away from the reality. The preservation of the mystique and to support the legend that CASA is actually competent always takes precedence.
The second concern is neatly summed up, the game is still being played by the ancient rules, but Higgins is not confounded by the mirrors or confused by the smoke – he knows his history. Back in the day, when we had a minister who gave a toss and ‘rules’ were re-jigged to reflect common sense, things changed for the better: until there was a change and new rules, pre drafted, were slotted back in to ‘modify’ the good work done.
Higgins :- “The wonderfully feel-good written communications from CASA very recently talks about collaboration, consultation, being a fair regulator, just culture and so on. This is at complete odds with what is actually happening.”
And there is the truth of it: “[This] is at complete odds with what is actually happening.” Etc.
Hitch:-“The other thing we can look at closely is how well CASA and the industry worked together over the 10 months the task-force existed.”
Hitch very nearly makes a good point, but fails to see the irony. CASA and no one else has created this unholy stew of ‘bad law’. CASA have NFI how to fix it, nor IMO, the intention of doing so. But when ‘they’ are in the crap – who do they call on to sort it out – industry. The very same people their ignorance has affected – and industry does it for free; while the over payed, under worked geniuses who created the mess claim kudos and credit. It is a truly ludicrous situation – we pay them ‘expert’ wages and then have to divert time, energy and even more money to try to unscramble the CASA eggs. And industry tolerates this. Aye, everyone's strange ‘cept thee and me – but, I ain’t to sure about thee.
Higgins :- “I wish CASA would listen to the industry, accept reality and announce a moratorium on the starting date of CAO 48.1. That way we can all take a step back from the brink, stop the public stoushes and take a more professional and cool-headed approach.
If CASA were anywhere near as professional as industry, there would be no need for anything other than a gentlemanly discussion to review the ‘new’ work and perhaps, suggest the odd, mutually agreed modification. There is a vast gulf between this and reality. History proves it. It is an endless cycle of waste, CASA create the monstrosity; industry kicks up a mild mannered fuss, CASA take it away, make some minor cosmetic changes to make their ugly, bastard brain fart ‘look’ acceptable; industry gives in and the now tarted up monstrosity; unchanged in essentials, is allowed to survive.
Higgins :- “We need a truly independent risk analysis to determine if there is in fact an unmitigated problem in the first place. We believe it would be best conducted by an overseas expert as we doubt there are any independent reviewers available in Australia. They all have a vested interest in the prosecution of CAO 48.1 as they stand to make significant windfalls from drafting myriad FRMS systems.”
Mike, I can agree with every word in that statement, absolutely and completely. But, did we not have one of those a while back? I seem to remember a thing done by the good Rev. Forsyth which, independently, which made good sense and even had some lukewarm ministerial backing. Ah! Yes. But that was ‘only an opinion’ and therefore, failed, miserably to dent the CASA ego fed denial and defence system. Don't get me started on the last great FRMS scam, last time it was in vogue; blatant, wholesale, open scam. Approval only on application with the 'right' manual. Disgraceful, but I digress.
But I have said all of this before, just a couple of posts back even. –Gods alone know how many serviceable key boards have been hammered to an ignominious death in the cause; but nothing, absolutely nothing changes, not under the surface, nor in the deep, dark, secret places of Sleepy Hollow.
Enough, it is a beautiful morning; better find the dogs – how do the scruffy buggers always know when its ‘bath day’? Winter’s sloth and fleas washed away and a run in the fresh spring air. They may hate it; but, they always seem to feel much better after ‘the treatment’.
Toot – toot.
Alternatively; Nut-jobs and sledge hammers.
P2:-“What struck me, with the article and above quote is, realistically you could replace 'CAO 48.1' with your favourite bollocks, recently written, voluminous regulation and the article with few alterations would not lose context one iota...”
Nicely put P2; indeed replace 48.1 and insert your favourite regulation and the article stands the test. Mike Higgins has, as usual, summed up the whole sorry mess neatly and succinctly. Tim Tam quality job, which, along with the Hitch Choc frog article, certainly delivers ‘the message’.
The quote above, for me, frames one of two core issues very nicely. The first being that ‘industry’ will take their collective foot off the gas pedal simply because ‘someone’ else is dealing with the problems, relax and wait the good news. It is quite simply easier to believe the ‘problems’ will go away and all will be well, rather than look at the truly disgraceful, duplicitous track record of CASA past actions and disregard the weasel word rhetoric. The cynical, hypnotic stream of platitude and vague promises are designed to get the volume down and to divert any ministerial attention away from the reality. The preservation of the mystique and to support the legend that CASA is actually competent always takes precedence.
The second concern is neatly summed up, the game is still being played by the ancient rules, but Higgins is not confounded by the mirrors or confused by the smoke – he knows his history. Back in the day, when we had a minister who gave a toss and ‘rules’ were re-jigged to reflect common sense, things changed for the better: until there was a change and new rules, pre drafted, were slotted back in to ‘modify’ the good work done.
Higgins :- “The wonderfully feel-good written communications from CASA very recently talks about collaboration, consultation, being a fair regulator, just culture and so on. This is at complete odds with what is actually happening.”
And there is the truth of it: “[This] is at complete odds with what is actually happening.” Etc.
Hitch:-“The other thing we can look at closely is how well CASA and the industry worked together over the 10 months the task-force existed.”
Hitch very nearly makes a good point, but fails to see the irony. CASA and no one else has created this unholy stew of ‘bad law’. CASA have NFI how to fix it, nor IMO, the intention of doing so. But when ‘they’ are in the crap – who do they call on to sort it out – industry. The very same people their ignorance has affected – and industry does it for free; while the over payed, under worked geniuses who created the mess claim kudos and credit. It is a truly ludicrous situation – we pay them ‘expert’ wages and then have to divert time, energy and even more money to try to unscramble the CASA eggs. And industry tolerates this. Aye, everyone's strange ‘cept thee and me – but, I ain’t to sure about thee.
Higgins :- “I wish CASA would listen to the industry, accept reality and announce a moratorium on the starting date of CAO 48.1. That way we can all take a step back from the brink, stop the public stoushes and take a more professional and cool-headed approach.
If CASA were anywhere near as professional as industry, there would be no need for anything other than a gentlemanly discussion to review the ‘new’ work and perhaps, suggest the odd, mutually agreed modification. There is a vast gulf between this and reality. History proves it. It is an endless cycle of waste, CASA create the monstrosity; industry kicks up a mild mannered fuss, CASA take it away, make some minor cosmetic changes to make their ugly, bastard brain fart ‘look’ acceptable; industry gives in and the now tarted up monstrosity; unchanged in essentials, is allowed to survive.
Higgins :- “We need a truly independent risk analysis to determine if there is in fact an unmitigated problem in the first place. We believe it would be best conducted by an overseas expert as we doubt there are any independent reviewers available in Australia. They all have a vested interest in the prosecution of CAO 48.1 as they stand to make significant windfalls from drafting myriad FRMS systems.”
Mike, I can agree with every word in that statement, absolutely and completely. But, did we not have one of those a while back? I seem to remember a thing done by the good Rev. Forsyth which, independently, which made good sense and even had some lukewarm ministerial backing. Ah! Yes. But that was ‘only an opinion’ and therefore, failed, miserably to dent the CASA ego fed denial and defence system. Don't get me started on the last great FRMS scam, last time it was in vogue; blatant, wholesale, open scam. Approval only on application with the 'right' manual. Disgraceful, but I digress.
But I have said all of this before, just a couple of posts back even. –Gods alone know how many serviceable key boards have been hammered to an ignominious death in the cause; but nothing, absolutely nothing changes, not under the surface, nor in the deep, dark, secret places of Sleepy Hollow.
Enough, it is a beautiful morning; better find the dogs – how do the scruffy buggers always know when its ‘bath day’? Winter’s sloth and fleas washed away and a run in the fresh spring air. They may hate it; but, they always seem to feel much better after ‘the treatment’.
Toot – toot.