Wonder which involves more risk? Taking your kids on a sailboat or sending them to a public school in the US where they can get stabbed or shot? Sorry to be crude but the media's take on risk is usually skewed.
Risk perception is an interesting subject. Here's a good read on the topic: http://www.psandman.com/articles/covello.htm Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Hoyt, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > Most of us used to be Duffers and have graduated to Codgers > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Marek > Dziedzic > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:51 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List re.modern women magazine > > > > a great line > > > > (apparently, most of us here are not duffers) > > > > Marek > > > > *From:* Andrew Burton <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 09, 2014 12:47 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List re.modern women magazine > > > > Favourite line in one of my favourite books growing up...and now: Swallows > and Amazons, by Arthur Ransom > > In reply to a telegram from their mother asking whether she should let the > kids go sailing on the lake comes the reply from their father: > > BETTER DROWNED THAN DUFFERS STOP IF NOT DUFFERS WONT DROWN. Shouts the > youngest, that means yes! > > > > Andy > > C&C 40 > > Peregrine > > > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Jimmy Kelly <[email protected]> > wrote: > > this must be one of those magazines at check out counters...like old > national enquirer only more full of crap...these sailors trying to fulfill > a dream...didnt work this time but hope they get it together and try > again...any magazine that would print this misinformed nonsence is junk..as > for the author needs to be mentally examined..her comparisons and views > are nuts...this is example of what is what is wrong with a lot of north > americans myely mouthed uninformed know it alls...some of main line tv > press hardly any better in regard to their reports,however she takes the > cake ..i started sailing at nine years old mostly on my own, but boat > supplied by grandfather was like a rainbow class sloop,old ,cotton > sails,was wooden hull,some serious leaks at first of season..but sailing by > myself in adirondacs in nystate to me was a great offshore adventure...my > children had some advantage as 5&.8 yr olds we had modern knarr class 31ft > sloop that spent most summers aboard cruising &racing lower great > lakes...they handled it themselves &as far as i know,few real > problems...things seem to work out for kids...are today well balanced > sucessful adults ...60 plus years later i have survived.... > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > > > > -- > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett Ave > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > phone +401 965 5260 > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > >
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