> so there's no good reason for me to replace that worn
> steering mechanism or bother to wear my seatbelt? :)

Absolutely not - might as well drink, smoke , put fresh lippy
on, quick shave (choose one) and TXT while driving at twice
the speed limit (flip, everyone else does ;-))

Thing is, what if Yellowstone Park caldera went up tomorrow
(poor Yogi and BooBoo, forlornly and pointlessly seeking
shelter from falling red-hot boulders under a picanic basket).
We're all screwed and I tidied up for nothing ? It might not even
be volcanic. One decent landslip on Hawaii could swamp NZ
and Aus as it has done in the past. Oh, and large parts of SE
Asia too I spose

The whole nuclear issue is a very touchy subject in NZ, and
not just energy production. It goes a lot deeper, into politics
and trade

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0506/S00185.htm

Even if the ANZUS relationship was restored, from the present
A(who?)US, nuclear power plants would still not be accepted/
acceptable, especially when there are so many other untapped
(possibly because presently they're under-funded and under-
researched) "cleaner" alternatives

I say "cleaner" because they aren't impact-free but not exactly
polluting or potentially serious hazards if they go wrong. eg a
tower in a wind farm falls over ? BFD, don't have to reach for
the iodide or gather the kids up for one last Big Mac and hug

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