Posted on 03/07/2005 2:16:06 AM PST by bd476
I did not construe airborne's comments in that way. He is simply pointing out the blind spot of human nature that tries to will away potential hazards until they have become actual hazards.
I guess it's just my nature. Not that I'm proud of it all the time, but that's the honest truth.
I understand your point. But this shrink did not and does not read it that way.
And, to his credit, airborne seems to have more candor about his psychology, than you do. See his post following yours.
airborne--thanks tons. I love personal candor. It's understandable. I just get weary of such attitudes on FR. There's a whole cadre of forces hereon who seem to get only excited, only energized, only focused, only intent on naysaying throwing rocks--often unfittingly, inappropriately and at things and people much more deserving of awards than rocks.
This seemed to be a classic case of that. The guy should get an award.
He went way out of his way out of great personal concern for other's welfare--VERY UNCOMMON PERSONAL CONCERN FOR OTHERS' WELFARE AS ATTESTED TO BY HIS COLLEAGUES.
And all others can do is throw rocks???
FINALLY, WE HAVE AN OFFICIAL who is a super honorable public servant who goes WAY OUT OF HIS WAY TO PROTECT OTHERS LIVES at personal expense and bother--out of a sincerely caring heart!!!
. . . a real contrast to most bureaucrats and politicians and even too many scientists . . .
AND INSTEAD OF ENCOURAGING SUCH SELFLESSNESS; SUCH ALERTNESS PEOPLE FEEL COMPELLED TO THROW ROCKS????
Maybe our society DESERVES to crash and burn.
Sheeeeeessh.
Maybe that helps explain my perspectivve.
Maybe. Maybe not. That isn't our call to make.
Thankfully so.
Given Washington's vision and those of many others, I don't expect our nation to be utterly destroyed. I do expect it to suffer great . . . even stern and harsh disciplines, judgments of The Lord for our rebellions . . .
Anyway--much enjoy the dialogue with you.
Have a blessed week.
Don't tell Greenpeace. Cutting into coral is a cardinal sin.
Thanks. My air rifle team is traveling to Ohio for 2 shoots. It should be an interesting week.
Be well!
Thus setting himself up for another pat on the back.
Great! Getting outdoors in this season should be wonderful.
Success to you and your team(s).
You are such a very, ver, very poor psychologist about this guy.
Sheesh.
I just really don't think it was all that difficult to predict a major earthquake in this region, or to associate a potential tsunami with such a prediction (all undersea quakes have some chance of generating a tsunami). I do think that it's quite admirable that he actually attempted to prepare the region, which should've taken measures after the Papua disaster. That received less press because it was more localized and hit much more isolated communities that weren't as densely populated. Actually, people did notice that but most didn't take the threat of tsunami in the Indian Ocean seriously (the Papua wave had been on the Pacific side). Astute people such as him realized that tsunami can hit any sizable body of water, and that the Indian Ocean was past due.
I predict I will take a shower. It will be monumental. I must warn the world.
All the hypotheticals are fine.
He cared.
He took action.
He was almost spot on in location and timing.
It's still cheeky throwing rocks at him. Cheeky and arrogant.
My annoyance is with the general idea that we need a Cassandra to tell us where earthquakes will strike. By and large, we don't. If you need forecasts, here ya go.
There will be regular earthquakes of note in Central America, California, Alaska, Japan, Taiwan, and Indonesia. Several of those each decade will be magnitude 7.5 or above. There will be slightly less frequent earthquakes of note along the Andean ridge, in the Pacific Northwest, across Central Asia, and the Mediterranean. At least a couple of those each decade will be magnitude 7.5 or above. There will also be frequent earthquakes of note along the mid-oceanic ridges. Notable arthquakes in the rest world will be far less common with approximately this decreasing order of frequency: mainland China, the Middle East, Eastern Africa, India, North/West Europe, Australia, Eastern North America, Western Africa, Eastern South America. Every few decades one of these will be magnitude 7.5 or above.
Any sizable undersea or coastal quake has the potential to cause devastating tsunami waves. Time elapsed since most recent prior local tsunami has no bearing on imminence of next prospective local tsunami.
Please plan accordingly. If the ocean abruptly recedes, it will be back. Run.
Crap like this from Caltech?
Welll, thanks to you and your sweetness.
Maybe your sweetness could stop by the 7/11 sometime and buy you a gallon of humility in case you run out.
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