Mannydog
Well-known member
A landscaper, nanny and baby walk into a bar... Ok, I'm a bit late to this what-if conflagration postulation party, so I suppose I'm a bit confused.
Initial disclaimer: I've never used the app to remotely turn on my RT-590, and always thought it was a bit risky, but admittedly also convenient for some users.
Second disclaimer: I've worked for the federal government for almost 34 years trying to help the public, so we're not all bad. But even I'm not a fan of everything they do.
Anyway, in Ray Carnes' post he made the leap from the well-meaning landscaper to suddenly starting a housefire and becoming an involuntary baby-killer. Yet don't most/all outdoor cooking apparatus manufacturers include explicit instructions NOT to store (mostly propane) or use the cooking appliances within a certain supposedly-safe distance of flammable structures such as a house? For example, I think RT advises at least 5 feet. Even if one stored the smoker in a shed as I do (under lock and key, to keep out my landscaper & nanny...), for those that have occasionally planned ahead & used the remote start, they very likely had that set up at a government (or at least corporate) mandated safe distance from their house, shed, nanny's quarters, etc. My long-winded self-amusing point is, if we're all already obeying that safe-distance regulation (ahem), why do they feel it necessary to go further and actually control citizen behavior by shutting down that app function?
I'm not looking to get into a debate about tort reform (ugh, please). And frankly, after 3 pages of comments/post in this thread, I'm a bit disappointed our dear friend C. Keeper hasn't been more humorously vocal on this subject. I guess it just all seems a bit much, and goes to show you can provide perfectly clear safety guidelines to the masses (that few actually follow), but if you want to get rid of a problem nanny while having an airtight "I was at work" alabi while conveniently blaming the landscaper, big brother's gonna force you to find a different weapon than your pellet grill.
Initial disclaimer: I've never used the app to remotely turn on my RT-590, and always thought it was a bit risky, but admittedly also convenient for some users.
Second disclaimer: I've worked for the federal government for almost 34 years trying to help the public, so we're not all bad. But even I'm not a fan of everything they do.
Anyway, in Ray Carnes' post he made the leap from the well-meaning landscaper to suddenly starting a housefire and becoming an involuntary baby-killer. Yet don't most/all outdoor cooking apparatus manufacturers include explicit instructions NOT to store (mostly propane) or use the cooking appliances within a certain supposedly-safe distance of flammable structures such as a house? For example, I think RT advises at least 5 feet. Even if one stored the smoker in a shed as I do (under lock and key, to keep out my landscaper & nanny...), for those that have occasionally planned ahead & used the remote start, they very likely had that set up at a government (or at least corporate) mandated safe distance from their house, shed, nanny's quarters, etc. My long-winded self-amusing point is, if we're all already obeying that safe-distance regulation (ahem), why do they feel it necessary to go further and actually control citizen behavior by shutting down that app function?
I'm not looking to get into a debate about tort reform (ugh, please). And frankly, after 3 pages of comments/post in this thread, I'm a bit disappointed our dear friend C. Keeper hasn't been more humorously vocal on this subject. I guess it just all seems a bit much, and goes to show you can provide perfectly clear safety guidelines to the masses (that few actually follow), but if you want to get rid of a problem nanny while having an airtight "I was at work" alabi while conveniently blaming the landscaper, big brother's gonna force you to find a different weapon than your pellet grill.
