----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Ozer" <rozer@pacbell.net>
> It's like saying "since we can't afford to monitor air pollution on
> weekends; there will be no breathing on Saturday and Sunday."
>
> RO
>
the standard knee-jerk reaction in California is "ban-it"
In fact that seems to be the S.O.P. in the more "sophisticated and liberal"
states, ie the so-called "Blue States"
It all is about politics and the ideas people have as to how much authority
to cede to the bureaucracy.
Personally I like keeping self-determination for myself.
for hikers that are too stupid to prepare properly: have you ever heard of
the "Darwin Awards"?
Received on Fri Oct 29 11:57:21 2004