I've echoed these exact same sentiments in the response I just sent to S-Net
________________________________ From: ANNETTE D'SOUZA <[email protected]> To: Saligaon Foxy news <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, June 23, 2011 6:00:53 AM Subject: RE: [SALIGAONET] Re: Roads, footpaths, pavements, gaddas Well! this has been an ongoing problem for several years...started with the Chowg-M road coming into being..though was not so bad as now. Some on this forum were probably not born then or just born...... hmm! So who listened/listens to a few anyway? People in high places, medium places, & low places.... have come & gone!!! Been there, done, did, objected......no joy! Retired since long from the stagnant scene. All the best! ........resurrecting, reviving, regurgitating, rehandling........ Sad about the Saliganvkars & others being injured....... Sanjeev, - "greetings and condolences" within frame & if relevant to Saligao & Saliganvkars are ok I guess! Your para caught my attention for a second since it was my pet "grouch" & that of my dad for a long time - no feedback, no support, no unity.......now of course my email is self-explanatory. But I wish you & everybody else - All the best in your every endeavour! Prayers only. Annette ________________________________ From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] Re: Fwd: Help needed for prayers Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:49:11 +0530 To: [email protected] Well said , Keith. Sadly, Saligaonet is reduced to a 'greetings and condolences' bulletin board. I hope the points in your message hit home, and meaningful discussions and actions emanate from it. Unlike my posting several months ago, where I had listed several points that could be worked upon to generally uplift Saligao and its people. I barely got one or two acknowledgements , let alone discussions. I suggest we physically mobilize a discussion and movement on this issue. Sanjeev On 23-Jun-2011, at 2:11 PM, keith dsouza wrote: What has happened is such a shame. Last year, when a few of us objected to the many gadda's that were coming up with the consent of the the Panchayat and Communidade no one supported us. > > >A lot of people chose to sit on the fence. Its about time, we realized that we >need to wake up and make some noise. More and more gadda's and encroachments >are >being allowed to come up and more and more people are going to be knocked down >and even killed. By shying away from the reality we are only going to lose and >hurt more and more people that walk on those roads every day. > > >We should consider ourselves, as responsible as that bus driver for what has >happened. By choice we shy away from confronting our elected members and this >is >the problem. They take all of us for granted and do what ever it takes to >create >an opportunity for making money and creating a vote bank. The state of affairs >are so poor that for elected members, lives of people are not even worth >considering. How can we just sit around and do nothing? > > >Keith D'Souza. > > > > > > > > > > >On 22 June 2011 06:24, dilip dacruz <[email protected]> wrote: > >It's worthwhile reflecting on the complete lack of pavements/sidewalks in the >village (India as a whole). A study from North Carolina is the one commonly >referred to. Here's a Wiki excerpt on the study that excluded people knocked >over crossing the road: >> >>Sidewalk presence had a risk ratio of 0.118, which means that the likelihood >>of >>a crash on a road with a paved sidewalk was 88.2 percent lower than one >>without >>a sidewalk. “This should not be interpreted to mean that installing sidewalks >>would necessarily reduce the likelihood of pedestrian/motor vehicle crashes >>by >>88.2 percent in all situations. However, the presence of a sidewalk clearly >>has >>a strong beneficial effect of reducing the risk of a ‘walking along roadway’ >>pedestrian/motor vehicle crash.” >> >> >>Mervyn mentions a list of pedestrians killed or maimed - what a tragedy, each >>of >>them. All for the need of a couple of hundred unobstructed paving slabs. >> >>[email protected] >> >> >> ________________________________ Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:33:06 -0700 >>From: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] Re: Fwd: Help needed for prayers >>To: [email protected] >> >> >> >>Gregory, >> >> >>I can't place you actually but we will offer special prayers at our church >>here >>for your sister-in-law's speedy recovery. Our parish priest has healing >>powers >>and I'm sure his prayers will help. >>These accidents are a repeat fixture in Goa. My Dad was knocked down, my >>cousin >>etc etc..Its really a matter of concern. >>Where I live its the same story. Roadhogs everywhere. >> >> >>Merwyn Sequeira >>Philippines >> >> >> ________________________________ From: saugoncho kolo <[email protected]> >>To: Saligao-Net <[email protected]> >>Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 1:22 AM >>Subject: [SALIGAONET] Re: Fwd: Help needed for prayers >> >>Thank You all for your get well wishesand prayers..She's better today >>and showing signs of progress. She has started gettting sensation in >>her feet now and can feel someone touching her at her toes. thats good >>progress and the docs too are happy about the progress, nevertheless >>keep praying for her speeddy recovery as it is only prayers and the >>divine intervention which can bring her back to normal self >>Take care and God bless >> >>On Jun 18, 10:41 pm, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك >>نورونيا <[email protected]> wrote: >>> A note from Gregory. Please pass on ... FN >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: GREGORY GODINHO <[email protected]> >>> Date: 18 June 2011 23:01 >>> Subject: Help needed for prayers >>> To: [email protected] >>> >>> Hi Rico, >>> I needed a little help from you to pass on the message to all those >>> who do not know!!! >>> On the 16th of June my sister in law Connie ( Mario's wife) was going >>> to attend the 7.00 am mass at our church as it was her b'day , was >>> knocked down by a speeding bus as she was walking on the side road >>> near the market(just before the speed breaker), and the driver sped >>> away. >>> She was admitted in hospital where she is still in ICUwith a severe back >>>injury. >>> All we need is please pray for her speedy recovery and that she may be >>> back on her feet. >>> Thank you and >>> God bless you all >>> >>> Gregory Godinho >>> Donvaddo, Saligao >>> Bardez Goa--403511, >>> Mob: +91 9049539726- Hide quoted text - >>> >>> - Show quoted text - >> >>-- >>Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>To unsubscribe email [email protected] >> >> >> >>-- >>Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>To unsubscribe email [email protected] >> >> >>-- >>Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>To unsubscribe email [email protected] >> > > >-- >Keith D'Souza >Goa, India. ># 91 982 384 7474 > > >-- >Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net >To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe email [email protected] > -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected]
