Stay Safe
How does one go about staying safe in the world today?
Now keep in mind that this is an American writing about life in America. I realize that there are places in other parts of the world, and I have been to a couple of the nearer ones, where security is less taken for granted and personal safety and rights are not assumed the way they are here. But even in this country, as technologically advanced and militarily powerful as it is, how does one stay safe? Let me see if I understand this...
You can't fly on a plane to go anywhere, because we've all seen the devastation caused by mistakes or malicious persons on airplanes.
You can't drive anywhere, because a bridge may suddenly disappear beneath you. How does that happen in a country like ours? We're not talking about Indiana Jones style rope bridges here, were talking about concrete and metal monstrosities. How does it suddenly collapse?
If you can't fly and you can't drive, what else is left? Staying at home? Wrong again. You can't stay home because huge chunks of ice might randomly fall from the sky on your house. Seriously, that happened in Iowa about a month ago. Here's a link to the news story.
Even if you could stay home without random pieces of ice smashing your house to bits, what would you do? You can't eat green beans, we have been told just this morning, because they might contain botulism. You can't eat canned chili or brush your teeth for the same reason. You can't let your children play with Fisher-Price toys, because a million of them have just been recalled for lead-based paint from China. Come to think of it, your house is probably full of chemicals that we don't yet know how they could kill you, but later we will find out.
Even if you could leave and go anywhere, where would you go? The beach is full of E.Coli, the amusement parks are injuring people, and much of Montana and California are currently on fire.
Now you stay safe and have a nice day:)
Now keep in mind that this is an American writing about life in America. I realize that there are places in other parts of the world, and I have been to a couple of the nearer ones, where security is less taken for granted and personal safety and rights are not assumed the way they are here. But even in this country, as technologically advanced and militarily powerful as it is, how does one stay safe? Let me see if I understand this...
You can't fly on a plane to go anywhere, because we've all seen the devastation caused by mistakes or malicious persons on airplanes.
You can't drive anywhere, because a bridge may suddenly disappear beneath you. How does that happen in a country like ours? We're not talking about Indiana Jones style rope bridges here, were talking about concrete and metal monstrosities. How does it suddenly collapse?
If you can't fly and you can't drive, what else is left? Staying at home? Wrong again. You can't stay home because huge chunks of ice might randomly fall from the sky on your house. Seriously, that happened in Iowa about a month ago. Here's a link to the news story.
Even if you could stay home without random pieces of ice smashing your house to bits, what would you do? You can't eat green beans, we have been told just this morning, because they might contain botulism. You can't eat canned chili or brush your teeth for the same reason. You can't let your children play with Fisher-Price toys, because a million of them have just been recalled for lead-based paint from China. Come to think of it, your house is probably full of chemicals that we don't yet know how they could kill you, but later we will find out.
Even if you could leave and go anywhere, where would you go? The beach is full of E.Coli, the amusement parks are injuring people, and much of Montana and California are currently on fire.
Now you stay safe and have a nice day:)
posted by Jeff at 2:27 PM
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