There must be some ground between "crying wolf" and being complacent. Those who sell the events of the day do not seem to have developed that ability - much to their shame. Philip
On Sat, 2010-09-04 at 09:28 -0700, Hugh Barrass (hbarrass) wrote: > > Before you complain too loudly about "government employees" crying > wolf, > think about the consequences. > > I think it is hundreds of times more damaging if a hurricane hits > without sufficient warning or preparation than it is when warning is > given but the event is less serious than predicted. In all cases > meteorology deals with probabilities. "Government employees" must > determine how much preparation to make based on the probability of the > impending event. If the probability is only 25%, you might think that > they should all chill and let the dice roll - but would you bet your > family's life on a dice roll? -- S/V ORYOKI Currently lying in Beaufort NC "There's no point in making a plan if you're going to pretend to follow it!" _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
