Originally Posted by
mpetry912
this discussion brought to mind an old (apocryphal) story - attributed to the early days of the space program, Astronaut Alan Shepard who went on to walk on the moon
as he was getting strapped into the Mercury capsule, a reporter stuck a microphone in his face and asked him "Well, how do you feel ?"
to which CMDR Shepard replied "Buddy how would you feel if you were about to risk your life to this rocket with a million parts, all supplied by the lowest bidder?"
he had the reputation of being a smart a$$
/markp
Back when the "greater good" trumped common sense every time, aside from that orders were orders.
