That's practically begging to be stolen.

Let’s get real, this solar picnic table isn't just a purchase, it's an investment that'll end up paying for itself in energy savings.

Chain them to the table.

It's an investment that will never pay for itself in energy savings.  Hell, the damn things will break down and have to be replaced with new ones.

While it may not pay for itself in energy savings, you now have to buy a picnic table, weatherization for the picnic table, umbrella, power supply, housing for the power supply (to prevent theft), energy for the power supply, labor for the installation and assembly, labor for the creation of the housing for the power supply, labor for bringing the power supply into the building every night and back out in the morning and any replacements for parts that are stolen or damaged during attempted theft attempts.

Am I forgetting anything?

Bottom line: Does the CDC even need "powered" picnic tables to begin with - just so they can charge their devices while they eat lunch?

Like I said earlier, why can't those employees charge their devices at their desks? That's where they sit for most of the day anyway.

During COVID, some people were working outside to enable better social distancing without resorting to work from home.

Then wear a mask and have your own $60 power station. But, now that Covid is over, do they still need those $8000 picnic tables?

Weren't you just complaining about how masks do nothing a few days ago? Are you finally admitting that you were wrong after repeatedly ignoring my posts?

This is what I find funny about the “fiscal responsibility” people, the federal government had about $6.8 trillion in outlays for fiscal year 2024 and their solution is to nickel and dime on a handful of projects that combined make up less than a percent of the budget.

Sure, you can find examples of overspending on specific things or spending on dumb things but about 65% of federal outlays come from defense, healthcare, social security & interest. Add in things like infrastructure, education, housing, environment, disaster relief, nutrition assistance, etc. and you’re now close to the entire budget with none of those categories being a popular thing to make cuts to.

You can nickel and dime all these small projects but the end result is outlays go from something like $6.8t to $6.75t, mission accomplished!

The N95 masks work best, the others (cloth, surgical) are pretty much useless, in my opinion.

But, were talking about the CDC here. Why can't they follow their own advice?

Lol, buzz off. You stated earlier that the CDC admitted that non N95 masks were useless, now you are saying it's just your opinion. Do you admit that you were wrong and the CDC did not state these masks are useless?