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Oops!  MiceAge is reporting about major problems with the new Disneyland monorail car.  Apparently the blueprints from the 1980s didn’t include changes made to the cars before they went into service.  The result?  A monorail that caused major damage to itself as it tried to navigate a gentle S-curve.

I can understand why people assumed that the blueprints were correct and didn’t check them against the actual cars.  I am surprised, however, that no one did any simulations of the cars as designed on a model of the track.  These days it would be a simple matter for the designers to check clearances this way.

• We liked the cruises so much we bought the company. We used our last commission free day to buy some Carnival stock. #

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• Missed out on another dog at the Humane Society. Not a good way to start the day. #
• Watching Avenue Q at the Fox Theatre. #

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• Taking vacation day since K gets today off from work as a holiday. Working on moving everything over to my new PC. #

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• Just came out of No Country for Old Men. Now we’ve been to all five Best Picture nominees. Very good, but There Will Be Blood will win. #

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