James,

(tag and subject changed)

On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:07:57 -0700, James Newtons Massmind wrote:

> > >> what DO you do about hail?
> > 
> > > Live in southern California.
> > 
> > What DO you do about earthquakes :-) ?
> > 
> 
> Stand near a lady with large breasts. (*)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Earthquakes are very overrated as a danger.
> http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds_dying.jpg You have a better chance of
> being struck by lightning, getting the electric chair, fatal bee sting,
> dying of heat stroke, drinking yourself to death, being electrocuted, shot
> (accidentally), plane crash, bicycle, fire, motorcycle, drowning, being run
> over while walking, shot (on purpose), falling, suicide, car crash, stroke,
> cancer or heart disease. In fact, floods and fireworks are safer than
> earthquakes.

Looking through your list, a number of those items either don't happen at all (electric chair) or are so uncommon (both ways of getting shot, as well 
as earthquakes, and tornadoes and hurricanes that you didn't mention) as to be discountable, in Britain.  Which in theory means we should live longer, 
as there are less ways to die available to us.  But I suppose we'd have to add in things like falling off the back of a bus (although that's almost gone, 
as modern busses have doors), getting run over by a taxi (although I think New York must have the gold medal for this), train derailments (about 20 
fatalities in the past 10 years, I think) and dying of laughter while watching "The Goodies" (although only one person is known to have done this).

I still think it's strange that in the past 15 years I've spent at least one month in each year in SoCal, and never felt an earthquake!

> Truth is, out here in the west, the gun slingers are more likely to get you,
> ma'am. Or you might die from complications after plastic surgery... You DO
> know that all Californians are required to have plastic surgery right? 

Does this relate to (*) above?

> Food poisoning from the pink tofu is another possibility...

Doesn't that come under "Dying of embarassment" ?  :-)

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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