"It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage, than the creation of a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institutions and merely lukewarm defenders in those who would gain by the new ones." Machiavelli
TU prints National Grid's PR for themBy Lame Man, Section Diaries
Damn generous of them. An eight paragraph item, and the Nat Grid spokesweasel appears in seven of them.
"As the sun is rapidly setting, customer demand and ambient temperatures drop," Brady said. "So as quickly as those problems can build up, they go away." "Rapidly" setting? Did this happen faster last night than it normally does? Customer demand decreases at night? Are we all lighting up candles in our homes now? Powering our TV's with hamsters on treadmills? And "problems ... go away"? Awesome. I will try that line out on my boss some time. Not getting my work done? Don't worry, boss, those problems will go away.
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