[alistairSH]

We overpaid for equipment not fit for purpose... Not sure I'd call that "funny". Depressing or maddening, maybe.

[soneil]

Possibly. We'd need to know whether the Siberian equipment could survive Nevada to make that call.

[alistairSH]

I don't follow - the problem stated was the purchase of desert-spec sensors for use in the cold. Unless there's more context, we didn't buy Siberian-spec items for use on the Mexico border.