Posted on 02/09/2005 2:24:01 PM PST by NormsRevenge
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) - A Princeton economics professor and former presidential adviser lay in critical condition after being burned while carrying a blazing Christmas tree from his home.
David Bradford, who served as a top economic adviser to former President Bush, suffered third-degree burns over half his body early Tuesday, police said. He was being treated at a hospital in Philadelphia.
The fire was caused by one of about 10 lit candles on the tree, which had been in the house since December, police said.
Bradford was a member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 1991 to 1993.
yikes
There is something seriously wrong with the Princeton Economics department.
Sounds like a scene from "War of the Roses."
Get well soon.
"The fire was caused by one of about 10 lit candles on the tree, which had been in the house since December"
Certainly sorry about the injury but this was clearly preventable with some common sense.
Damn near a Darwin nominee!!
I'm sorry to hear that, but there's a reason people don't put real candles on their Christmas Trees anymore: fires, burns, and deaths.
A Presidential Adviser? ..Houston? We have a problem!
Sorry for him because of the fire.
"Common sense" is an elective and not a required class in the econ dept.
The Christmas tree had been in the house since December, and he put LIT CANDLES on it? Oh, my. That goes beyond a lack of common sense. The poor man has 3rd degree burns on more than 50% of his body? That's quite a price to pay for his lack of judgement.
This professor may be well educated but does show a lack of common sense.
Darwin award nominee?
Geeez, when the heck did he celebrate Christmas? On Groundhog's Day???
Oh, and don't put lit candles on a tree!
Number-of-lit-candles-on-tree X Number-of-days-after-Christmas = Severity-of-burn
He must've been practicing "Voodoo Economics"
I have to wonder if I was too hard on him. Maybe he made an entirely rational economic judgement that the cost of treatment for his burns was less than the cost of burning his house down with his stupidity. I wonder how or if he accounted for physical pain in his calculation.
Kinda late to be carrying out a Christmas tree.
MarineBrat Tip #2: If your Christmas tree catches on fire, knock it over and PULL it out of the house. DO NOT pick it up and carry! PULL!!!
MarineBrat's Dad's Tip #1: If you leave your Christmas tree or outdoor lights up past the second full weekend after New Years, you are a slacker and your siblings will shun you! Addendum: You may only bypass the first full weekend after New Years with a goooood reason, such as being out of town or dead.
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