Re: DON'T DO STUPID THINGS!

["Alex Eckelberry" <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>]

OTH, if we remove all danger from society, there's not much life left in
that society.  

(Not disagreeing about stupid people, just pointing out the other side,
such as the UK's obsession with safety which has resulted in nonsense
like children not being able to play on playground equipment in some
areas.) 

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 5:40 PM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: [funsec] DON'T DO STUPID THINGS!

I live near a deep canyon with a river.  Every summer we wonder, every
time we hear the sirens, whether it is yet another kid who decided to
jump off the cliffs into the river.  There are big signs warning of the
danger, and a number of memorial plaques to those who have died.  (Maybe
it would be more effective if all the plaques were replaced and
reworded, to say "Sacred to the memory of X, WHO WAS REALLY STUPID!!")

So, we have a hurricane winding down, and what do people do?  Decide to
run out to the rocks and look at the big waves.  Sometimes from
underneath.

"A 7-year-old girl died in Maine after she, her father, and a
12-year-old girl were swept into the water on August 23 off Acadia
National Park's Thunder Hole, where tourists often gather to watch waves
crash into a crevasse and make a thundering sound while splashing high
in the air. Park officials at Acadia National Park, about 110 miles
northeast of Portland, said an estimated 10,000 people, lured by the
wild ocean, converged on the park's loop road trying to get a good view
of waves more than 15 feet high crashing against the rocky shore. "The
problem was there were thousands and thousands of people to try to keep
an eye on," said the chief ranger. The U.S. Coast Guard reported that
the waves swept over 20 people. The chief ranger said 11 people were
taken to the hospital, mainly for broken bones after being slammed onto
the rocks. A Thunder Hole viewing platform was closed, and they were
among hundreds of people watching the waves from nearby rocks. Many
people did not even move when the waves splashed them and instead seemed
to laugh it off, the chief ranger said."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVWjsPEiqe1tEu2mhBIRax
xGi8owD9A93BK02 

Also:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2009/08/25/ns-boaters-hurrica
ne-
bill.html

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