So throw caution to the wind because other things kill people? 100% of people die from something. So we shouldn't try to keep from killing bystanders because they are going to die anyway? Sounds a bit sociopathic to me.
Doc Sent from mobile > On Nov 26, 2013, at 7:34 AM, "J. Forster" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Far more people are killed and injured every year by car crashes and > smoking than by all civilian incidents, or even atomic warfare, in > history. > > -John > > ======================= > >> This quartz crystal accident is a canary in the coal mine that >> demonstrates how poor safety and regulations often work in the real world. >> What I feel is a bigger concern is the similar risks we have with our >> aging Nuclear reactors. Many are over twenty-five years past their >> intended life. >> The problem is today they are paid for, and the government insures them, >> so they are very profitable. The question is do any of the safety >> officials and inspectors really have the authority to close them when they >> become inherently unsafe? I don't think so. I think they will run until >> one catastrophically fails. I think government oversight is far to often >> an illusion. >> >> Thomas Knox >> >> >> >>> Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 00:51:49 -0500 >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Man killed in quartz crystal accident >>> >>> I oncecancelled my purchase of a home when I found a sign nearby >>> indicating an >>> underground high pressure gas transmission line. These days they're >>> probably >>> removing the signs. >>> >>> Let's hope the government doesn't decide that precise timekeeping is of >>> strategic value and not permitted amongst ordinary people. >>> >>> >>>> On 11/25/2013 11:49 PM, Joe Leikhim wrote: >>>> If you really want to lose sleep, think about those old rusty 24 inch >>> gas >>>> mains running under your neighborhood like in San Bruno California. >>> The >>>> warning signs were present there as well. >>>> >>>> Now thanks to Homeland Security you can't find accurate gas >>> transmission maps >>>> on-line unless you are cleared. So if you are buying a house in a >>> particular >>>> neighborhood, do some walking around looking for signs of buried >>> facilities. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, go to >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
