We fix what we can fix. That which is outside our domain is simply beyond our locus of control. I help our local volunteer fire department in an administrative capacity. The general attitude is that if we save one life every few years, the cost and effort involved in training and preparation is justified. I feel blessed they let me help them. John Ferrell 6241 Phillippi Rd Julian NC 27283 Phone: (336)685-9606 johnferrell@earthlink.net Dixie Competition Products NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW "My Competition is Not My Enemy" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Singer" To: Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 1:24 AM Subject: Re: [OT:] SoCal looks like Canberra. > James Newton, webhost wrote: > > ... But worrying about 3,000 when 60,000 are lost each year > > just seems beyond stupid. ... > > Actually millions US residents are lost each year for > various reasons. If so, why not let "respected" terror people > kill freely some amount of Americans, say 10% of the above > number i.e. hundreds of thousands? Anyway millions are lost. > Do these hundreds of thousands folks deserve these > "beyond stupidity" worrying? > Who is to authorize the quantity of humans to be killed > without the stupid worrying. > > Mike. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body