The ministerial decree also permits exceptions from mandatory mask wearing of 'test-positive' individuals 'in case of an emergency, but only if the situation renders it necessary'
Not Covid-related but surely indicative of the sad fact that this madness in office is not confined to one nation but to all of Europe, Sweden's state agency for preparedness and information pertaining disasters, war and so on (Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency) yesterday released instructions for how to handle high heating costs and power outages.
Build a pillow-fort under your kitchen table. Hang drapes, curtains, sheets, carpets over the table to creat a tent and put your mattresses underneath it to sit on. Heat the enclosed space with tea candles.
But probably not for the same reasons: it's illegal here in Norway to connect your living room lamp to the power supply yourself, and that power supply must be installed by a certified electrician. That is, unless the electrician places a socket on the ceiling. For you, as a 'person', must be kept 'safe' at all times.
In the same vein, since 2017/18, all new electric ovens (as in: in the kitchen, for cooking) must have something called 'komfyrvakt', which is a radio transceiver-capable socket/power outlet for the oven that is connected to a small 'smart' contraption that one must install between 45-70cm above the oven. This will beep while cooking (e.g., making coffee), and if you puny human don't press a button, it will cut the oven's power supply.
I (viscerally) hate this crap, for it typically goes off while making coffee (with an Italian-style espresso machine), frying eggs, or, my 'favourite', when you're done cooking, switching off the oven and move the pan or pot elsewhere.
It's, sadly, impossible to remove that piece of junk, because 'safety'.
The reason given by the electrician was: 'safety', as in a law was passed in 2017 because some people, according to him, 'cooked, left the oven switched on and forgot about it, and burned down the house'. Upon me asking: 'how does one do that?', he shrugged and said something, 'you know, some people are like that…'
I shall soon learn how to hack into these things, I suppose …
Now, varieties of these 'safety concerns' permeate the Nordic societies, hence my 'insider' comment...
The law here regarding electical installation stipulates two things, basically:
The house owner is allowed to do any and all work they feel they are competent to perform, and that a certified electrician be called in to check it or do it, again on the houseowners responsibility.
For rental and share-owned apartments it is of course different, as the owners' association will have rules specifying what work you yourself may perform.
Switiching out a socket f.e. doesn't require an electrician, and if I wanted to I'm allowed to move the fuse box - but in case of accident my insurance would be voided since I'm not an electrician.
That's the balance with many rules here regarding houses/apartments: insurance is void unless the job is performed or at least inspected and cleared by a certified professional.
"Komfyrvakt" sounds like a good idea for some - if it was voluntary! Someone living with a parent or partner suffering from senile dementia might find it useful f.e. same as with the kind of glass-top stove which switches off after 1 minute without any weight on it. But for everyone? I smell collusion between state agnecy and business association as well as a union.
On the other hand, my old iron kitchen stove switches off automatically too if you don't put any firewood in. Funny that, that centuries old manual technology consistently beat computer and electronic devices.
Yeah, but the key word here is "thinking" - which MSB doesn't.
Their boss is a legend in swedish civil service. A true parteigenossen and politruk, he does exactly what he's told and has so far wrecked three agencies during his tenure at them.
During Sweden's Covid-lockdown for travle, however brief, he basically said "F*ck it, it doesn't apply to me!" (as head of Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency/MSB) and went to Mallorca to hang around with boys in their late teens at various gay bars.
Was he fired? No. Was there media outrage? No. The popular theory is, that he came across information during his time at SÄPO (Swedish Secret Police) and that is what keeps getting him jobs he is superlatively unfit for.
When he was head for the nation Krankenkasse, he ordered several Tb of inforamtion erased when investigators and journalists started sniffing around - this was in violation of several laws, his guilt was not in disoute as he crowed about the act...
...and no prosecutor would touch any of the complaints made to the police. "Not enough info to conduct an investigation". And the regime loyal press dropped it, all at once.
This man is head of Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency.
Dear gods... Honestly, you'd be better off just making sure you have one of those fancy sleeping bags for winter camping, and then just crawling into it if you truly have no heat.
Not Covid-related but surely indicative of the sad fact that this madness in office is not confined to one nation but to all of Europe, Sweden's state agency for preparedness and information pertaining disasters, war and so on (Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency) yesterday released instructions for how to handle high heating costs and power outages.
Build a pillow-fort under your kitchen table. Hang drapes, curtains, sheets, carpets over the table to creat a tent and put your mattresses underneath it to sit on. Heat the enclosed space with tea candles.
This is not me joking. This is for real.
Ha, why would it be restricted to any one place?
Is there any reasoning in these instructions, as in, e.g., how much heat would be used?
Also, isn't it 'unsafe' with candles underneath blankets?
"Also, isn't it 'unsafe' with candles underneath blankets?"
That's what I was thinking!!!
But probably not for the same reasons: it's illegal here in Norway to connect your living room lamp to the power supply yourself, and that power supply must be installed by a certified electrician. That is, unless the electrician places a socket on the ceiling. For you, as a 'person', must be kept 'safe' at all times.
In the same vein, since 2017/18, all new electric ovens (as in: in the kitchen, for cooking) must have something called 'komfyrvakt', which is a radio transceiver-capable socket/power outlet for the oven that is connected to a small 'smart' contraption that one must install between 45-70cm above the oven. This will beep while cooking (e.g., making coffee), and if you puny human don't press a button, it will cut the oven's power supply.
I (viscerally) hate this crap, for it typically goes off while making coffee (with an Italian-style espresso machine), frying eggs, or, my 'favourite', when you're done cooking, switching off the oven and move the pan or pot elsewhere.
It's, sadly, impossible to remove that piece of junk, because 'safety'.
The reason given by the electrician was: 'safety', as in a law was passed in 2017 because some people, according to him, 'cooked, left the oven switched on and forgot about it, and burned down the house'. Upon me asking: 'how does one do that?', he shrugged and said something, 'you know, some people are like that…'
I shall soon learn how to hack into these things, I suppose …
Now, varieties of these 'safety concerns' permeate the Nordic societies, hence my 'insider' comment...
The law here regarding electical installation stipulates two things, basically:
The house owner is allowed to do any and all work they feel they are competent to perform, and that a certified electrician be called in to check it or do it, again on the houseowners responsibility.
For rental and share-owned apartments it is of course different, as the owners' association will have rules specifying what work you yourself may perform.
Switiching out a socket f.e. doesn't require an electrician, and if I wanted to I'm allowed to move the fuse box - but in case of accident my insurance would be voided since I'm not an electrician.
That's the balance with many rules here regarding houses/apartments: insurance is void unless the job is performed or at least inspected and cleared by a certified professional.
"Komfyrvakt" sounds like a good idea for some - if it was voluntary! Someone living with a parent or partner suffering from senile dementia might find it useful f.e. same as with the kind of glass-top stove which switches off after 1 minute without any weight on it. But for everyone? I smell collusion between state agnecy and business association as well as a union.
On the other hand, my old iron kitchen stove switches off automatically too if you don't put any firewood in. Funny that, that centuries old manual technology consistently beat computer and electronic devices.
Yeah, but the key word here is "thinking" - which MSB doesn't.
Their boss is a legend in swedish civil service. A true parteigenossen and politruk, he does exactly what he's told and has so far wrecked three agencies during his tenure at them.
During Sweden's Covid-lockdown for travle, however brief, he basically said "F*ck it, it doesn't apply to me!" (as head of Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency/MSB) and went to Mallorca to hang around with boys in their late teens at various gay bars.
Was he fired? No. Was there media outrage? No. The popular theory is, that he came across information during his time at SÄPO (Swedish Secret Police) and that is what keeps getting him jobs he is superlatively unfit for.
When he was head for the nation Krankenkasse, he ordered several Tb of inforamtion erased when investigators and journalists started sniffing around - this was in violation of several laws, his guilt was not in disoute as he crowed about the act...
...and no prosecutor would touch any of the complaints made to the police. "Not enough info to conduct an investigation". And the regime loyal press dropped it, all at once.
This man is head of Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency.
Dear gods... Honestly, you'd be better off just making sure you have one of those fancy sleeping bags for winter camping, and then just crawling into it if you truly have no heat.
That is a much better idea, of course it is.
Let's see what the Norwegian are telling people…I'll get back to you on this one.
."... must 'keep arsol exhaust as small as possible'