Friday, September 10, 2010

Nobody Is Ever Responsible

And no one will be held accountable.

According to residents, the tragic disaster may have been preventable.

San Mateo Assemblyman Jerry Hill said he was "outraged" to learn that some residents had complained to PG&E about gas leaks in the neighborhood "for up to three weeks" before the explosion.

Hill said the pipe that ruptured was installed in 1948.


Aside from the accountability/responsibility issue, it's also a wee reminder that our infrastructure is old and crumbling, and the impacts of that can range from troubling to catastrophic...