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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
Don't trust the government to make sure the place is safe. Trust your own gut feeling.
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I trust the government to have made sure a bridge has been constructed safely, when I drive over it in my car, with my family inside. I trust the government that the bridge won't collapse, and therefore I don't have to consult my "gut feeling" every time I cross an overpass. That's what I meant. I trust the government that there won't be poisons in my food, so I don't have to investigate every item I put in my mouth, or the mouth of my family. We blindly trust that the government is doing a good job on countless things, every day.
That being said, I would not "trust the government" 100% in this matter, and I will absolutely consult my "gut feeling" in this case.
But, the point of regulations, certifications, and defined procedures is that there aren't
good days and
bad days and I don't happen to see a
good day as a fluke, and base my perception on that.
I deal with government regulations in my job, and they don't guarantee that I do a good job, but they do guarantee that it becomes more difficult to ignore best practices than it is to just go ahead and comply. That's the whole point, they make it difficult
not to do a good job.
When somebody says they are "so-and-so certified" or "so-and-so compliant" it communicates at least a minimum amount of information about them.
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Originally Posted by Bullitt
Also I would make sure to ask if their caretakers are Red Cross CPR certified.
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This is a perfect example. Thanks again, Bullitt.