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#3471925 20-Mar-2026 09:19

MikeAqua:

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USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, was being moved to the region, but due to a fire stated in the laundry (taking out 600 beds), stacked on top of existing plumbing issues, it is going to port for repairs.

Someone didn't clear the lint trap on the dryer.

I'm also reading posts claiming that the vessel is on an increasingly long post-maintenance shakedown tour of duty and discontent among the crew over this may be resulting in sabotage actions (blocked sewer, laundry fire).

https://www.harmlesssolutions.co.nz/

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#3471926 20-Mar-2026 09:19

Hmmmm my elderly parents are supposed to be flying to the UK via Dubai in late May, for a month. Wonder if that will go ahead.

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#3471927 20-Mar-2026 09:20

MikeAqua:

Scott3:

USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, was being moved to the region, but due to a fire stated in the laundry (taking out 600 beds), stacked on top of existing plumbing issues, it is going to port for repairs.

Someone didn't clear the lint trap on the dryer.

Almost certainly not.
It's much more likely that someone stuffed the lint trap with extra stuff and started a small fire, and then things got somewhat more out of control than they expected.

The crew left home port for a six months deployment, which has been extended and extended again, so they look like being deployed for at least twelve months, at least half of it in high-tempo operations. A significant proportion of the crew just want to go home.
Morale must be so high that a snake couldn't crawl under it.

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#3471928 20-Mar-2026 09:22

Working from home directive could be on the cards, but not yet needed, Willis says

It is up to businesses whether their workers will have to work from home more, among rising fuel costs, says Nicola Willis.

The Finance Minister told Ryan Bridge TODAY she would not direct what decisions companies make.

"Employers around the country will decide what works for them and their workforces and employees will negotiate with their own bosses about what suits them."

Government employees can negotiate with their bosses, Willis said.

Under the national fuel plan, a government directive on working from home could be made, she said.

"But we're working through that because certainly at this stage it's not necessary for us to up that guidance or regulation."

So no mandate or instruction to do so. Some employers have already requested office-based staff WFH if possible (one trucking company I know has done this), most others seem to be operating with business as usual.

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#3471933 20-Mar-2026 10:11

PolicyGuy:

MikeAqua:

Someone didn't clear the lint trap on the dryer.

Almost certainly not.
It's much more likely that someone stuffed the lint trap with extra stuff and started a small fire, and then things got somewhat more out of control than they expected.

The crew left home port for a six months deployment, which has been extended and extended again, so they look like being deployed for at least twelve months, at least half of it in high-tempo operations. A significant proportion of the crew just want to go home.
Morale must be so high that a snake couldn't crawl under it.

I wasn't being serious.

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#3471934 20-Mar-2026 10:16

PolicyGuy:

MikeAqua:

Someone didn't clear the lint trap on the dryer.

Almost certainly not.
It's much more likely that someone stuffed the lint trap with extra stuff and started a small fire ...

Sounds like conspiracy theory stuff to suggest that servicemen would sabotage their own ship while on duty. Unless there's credible evidence, we shouldn't be spreading such gossip. Don't stoop that low.

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#3471939 20-Mar-2026 10:28

Seems discussion focusing on mandating.

Why not 'advise' companies to help their staff carpool, look at public transport ideas, and work from home. A collective community effort to make sure fuel especially diesel is available for industry.

Invest a bit of money in
Mass transport support, School Bus support.
It may be mostly a townie thing but that is where the large numbers of vehicles are to save large volumes of gas.
This benefits everyone including rural communities by delaying draconian measures that might never be needed.

Its not , 'those people are getting my tax money', it benefits them too if more fuel is available longer.
Some encouraging carrot to get things started, vs heavy handed stick starting earlier.

Iran looks like that bit in a movie where someone steps into quicksand and the more it goes on the worse it gets.

Iran attack wipes out 17% of Qatar’s LNG capacity for up to five years, QatarEnergy CEO says: Reuters
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/iran-attack-qatar-lng-capacity.html

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“I never in my wildest dreams would have thought that Qatar would be - Qatar and the region - in such an attack, especially from a brotherly Muslim country ‌in the month of Ramadan, attacking us in this way,” Kaabi said in an interview.
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#3471950 20-Mar-2026 11:41

My old age savings can wear high petrol prices for awhile if absolutely necessary, though of course I would rather not have to use it for that. My big concern is not being able to get petrol at all. I am utterly dependent on my very uneconomical car for shopping trips and appointments from my rural location. Expensive fuel I can live with for while. No fuel I cannot.

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#3471951 20-Mar-2026 11:50

ezbee:

Seems discussion focusing on mandating.

Why not 'advise' companies to help their staff carpool, look at public transport ideas, and work from home. A collective community effort to make sure fuel especially diesel is available for industry.

Because then it comes down to the personality and opinions of the individuals in senior management. Some are community-minded and will follow advice. Others do not give a ... about others and will do as they wish until forced to.

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#3471952 20-Mar-2026 11:52

HarmLessSolutions: I'm also reading posts claiming that the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is on an increasingly long post-maintenance shakedown tour of duty and discontent among the crew over this may be resulting in sabotage actions (blocked sewer, laundry fire).

Yeah, I don't think you accidently flush meter long ropes, unless you're getting way too much fiber in your diet.

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#3471954 20-Mar-2026 11:58

ezbee:

Why not 'advise' companies to help their staff carpool, look at public transport ideas, and work from home. A collective community effort to make sure fuel especially diesel is available for industry.

....

Iran looks like that bit in a movie where someone steps into quicksand and the more it goes on the worse it gets.

As person who has been a leader of several large teams of people ... Encourage and provide info .... sure. Help/organise ... absolutely not. You'd have to want drama in your life to take that on.

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#3471955 20-Mar-2026 11:59

This is a great presentation on how the current crisis will affect the UK and its economy. Considering we are even more exposed to fuel and other byproducts due to our isolation and other factors it should act as a timely warning for NZ. The LNG situation shown for the UK will be all the more serious for us if we're into LNG import boots and all within a decade. Is that really a strategy that still makes sense?

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#3471956 20-Mar-2026 12:00

kangaroo13: Sounds like conspiracy theory stuff to suggest that servicemen would sabotage their own ship while on duty. Unless there's credible evidence, we shouldn't be spreading such gossip. Don't stoop that low.

It is clearly speculation but it's far from conspiracy. The crew has been at sea for an exceptionally long period. That means missing births, funerals, more relationship breakups etc. The cumulative stress must be severe. In Vietnam there were literally hundreds of documented incidents where ordinary soldiers killed their officers to avoid risk taking:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragging#U.S._Forces_in_Vietnam

Dumping a few extra things in the sewage system seems very mild in comparison. It's something that every sailor has access to.

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#3471957 20-Mar-2026 12:02

HarmLessSolutions:

Is that really a strategy that still makes sense?

It never made sense. (Even less so now)

Better to invest in renewables (solar, wind, hydro, pumped hydro, batteries, ...) and energy security through moving towards independence, not interdependence.

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#3471959 20-Mar-2026 12:06

Yikes I was fooled into posting a response in the wrong topic.

Please keep the military and war related discussion in the dedicated topic

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=184&topicid=324109

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