You might want to fact check that first sentence.
When I actually worked for a living, clean-up of old coal gasifier sites was a growth industry. In other words, it works but it is an exceptionally dirty process.
The technology just keeps changing. People have to adapt, and we do. Thirty years ago smart phones were not a thing. Drones? High speed computing? Scanners that can read cursive writing....Just think about the technology that goes into the spell checkers we all hate. That's why protocols change.
What was wrong with the air drive boats during flooding? And what is your boss's boss's name? I'm buddies with Mike Kehoe and somebody needs a promotion.
Tell us one thing you learned that will make a difference in @fishinwrench life. When that happens and he agrees, I'll buy you lunch at Dowd's. And your wife's too.