Major bummer!! I can't wear headbands for the same reason. And don't get me started on swimming caps. Remember when any woman who went to a public pool had to wear a swimming cap? I was a child and I wore the largest adult size, and still got headaches. Barbara Dream Master
"We've got two lives, one we're given, the other one we make." Mary Chapin Carpenter
Life is too short. I hate the fact that my friends are already starting to die off. But green? That was always a bugaboo when I rode. Green motorcycles were considered "bad luck", and it seemed that everyone who defied that concept ended up in an accident........ Barbara Dream Master
"We've got two lives, one we're given, the other one we make." Mary Chapin Carpenter
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Deirdre S. :
]exercising those rights makes them responsible ]for staying aware of the outward ripples of consequence. That is all I ]hope people who want to be able to choose their risks will do.
well, i guess he meets your requirements: his son is over 18. he's not married, he has no dependents of any kind, his insurance is paid, etc.
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Barbara Otterson :
] But green? That was always a bugaboo when I rode. ]Green motorcycles were considered "bad luck", and ]it seemed that everyone who defied that concept ended ]up in an accident........
**smile** he must never have heard that one.----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
I didn't know this. Wow...
In a way, this is spooky, because I got a lot healthier by all the 'objective measures', like bloodwork, etc. when I stopped following the 'official' dietary guidelines, and did my own research.
Deirdre
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Deirdre S. :
]Then may he love the wind in his hair for as long as he can hold the ]bike up...
**grin** yeah.thanks!
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
We've gotten so caught up in "safetifying" things that now people feel entitled to sue someone for not protecting them if they hurt themselves.
I agree, and I think our current trend toward legislating common sense is leading people to assume that if something was dangerous, it would have a warning label... the "I did it because no one told me not to, therefore it's someone else's fault" syndrome.
This is another thing I have a problem with. It seem legislation (and parts of society) encourage this sort of not taking responsibility.
Tina
"Kalera Stratton" wrote
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Kalera Stratton :
]I think our current trend toward legislating common sense ]is leading people to assume that if something was dangerous, it would ]have a warning label... the "I did it because no one told me not to, ]therefore it's someone else's fault" syndrome.
bingo! plus the fact that you just plain CAN'T legislate common sense or brains!
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
Or the wind across his bald pate...
Deirdre (who h>vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Deirdre S.
One of my big concerns about our culture is how much we concentrate on shifting blame rather than on problem-solving.
Deirdre
Lots of common sense that can't be legislated can be learned, under the right conditions. Usually by making the link between an action and its consequence very clear, rather than by forbidding the action.
I am in favor of creating those learning-conditions rather than counting on laws to *force* responsive and responsible behavior on people. It just doesn't work.
Deirdre
It's like with "wellfare reforms". Being on Welfare teaches people to do as they're told and be self-effacing, and not go out of bounds or take initiative. Then they wonder why these same people don't know how to go out and promote themselves.
Tina
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Deirdre S. :
]Or the wind across his bald pate...
you peeked! all my brothers are bald! **grin**
]Deirdre (who honestly hopes he never, ever gets hurt doing something ]he loves...)
thank you, dear!
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
And the programs are structured so that people who are beginning to move toward greater self-sufficiency are *discouraged* from doing so because the moment they show any signs of initiative, the support they still depend on -to some degree- is totally withdrawn.
There is no provision for -gradual development-. Just total dependence, or total lack of support.
It is really, really stupid. IMO.
Deirdre
I have a sneaking suspicion that their food regulations are for healthier stuff than that average American eats. But remember, it's not what you eat, it's speaking English that kills you. Barbara Dream Master
"We've got two lives, one we're given, the other one we make." Mary Chapin Carpenter
FWIW, highway patrol officers rarely, if ever, pull dead bodies out of vehicles, whether they are buckled up or not. They let the paramedics do that. It makes a good bumper sticker though. BTW, I always wear my seat belt although I highly resent any government person telling me I have to.
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Louis Cage" :
]I highly resent any government person telling me I have to.
bingo!
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
Frankly, I don't see what the big deal is. If you have any brains at all, you wear it. If you don't, then hopefully you remove yourself from the gene pool before reproducing. And if you *do* have enough brains to wear it, what the hell difference does it make whether there's a law about it or not?
Celine
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