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Matt Whiting wrote:
> Daniel J. Stern wrote: > >> On Wed, 3 Nov 2004, Dan Gates wrote: >> >> >>> Sometimes the cure hurts a few a little bit. But it saves most people >>> that have to use it. >> >> >> >> Christ, here we go again with another true-believer airbag freak who >> hasn't looked at the actual numbers, hasn't seen that statistically >> one is >> safer with a 3-point belt and NO airbag than one is with a 3-point belt >> AND an airbag, but nevertheless he's absolutely sure that airbatgs are >> the >> "cure". > > > And safer still with a five-point harness, a full-face helmet and Nomex > suit. The reality is that many people don't use their seat belts and > thus the air bag is what we get. > > > Matt Matt, i think what you are talking about is more in David's (deadbeat) area of concern.. might want to talk to him... lw > |
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Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
> It is extraordinary how many people don't want to put on seatbelts, > especially when they are in the back seat. They think they will be 'safe'. > > Especially if I carry visitors from certain places overseas or am driving > abroad myself and I ask people to buckle up (having waited a bit to give 'em > time) I get the question whether it's a legal requirement. > > And how children are treated, even in London. Bouncing about in the back > or, equally bad (or worse), being held by a woman (mother???) on the front > seat. Makes me want to scream or call the police or something.... > > DAS Dori, i have called the police... especially when i see mother holding her child while driving or a dad with his 5 of his under 6 years of age kids in the front seat of his pick up truck... linda |
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Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
> It is extraordinary how many people don't want to put on seatbelts, > especially when they are in the back seat. They think they will be 'safe'. > > Especially if I carry visitors from certain places overseas or am driving > abroad myself and I ask people to buckle up (having waited a bit to give 'em > time) I get the question whether it's a legal requirement. > > And how children are treated, even in London. Bouncing about in the back > or, equally bad (or worse), being held by a woman (mother???) on the front > seat. Makes me want to scream or call the police or something.... > > DAS Dori, i have called the police... especially when i see mother holding her child while driving or a dad with his 5 of his under 6 years of age kids in the front seat of his pick up truck... linda |
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Bill, this was kind of cruel... but i appreciate the humor and have
found it on line and will share it with my scientific friends and see if they fall for it "hook line and sinker" like i did.... but having worked in toxicology for 30 years, i found out that water (DHMO) is actually toxic, everything is toxic... EVERYTHING! it is just a matter of the amount... i have a friend who died from DMHO toxicity...... yep, she drowned... real sad.. good friend, hated to lose her... lw Bill Putney wrote: > linda wrote: > >> then what can be done? talking to senators, representatives? find >> lawyers who would litigate these matters? >> find people who are injured and have them go to a congressional >> hearing? i am thinking large now.. these other folks have >> me all worked up over their inability to research properly before they >> type. > > > Linda, > Have I got a cause for you! Take a look at http://www.dhmo.org. It's > all about an awful chemical called Dihydrogen Monoxide. Here's how bad > it is: If you inhale it, it will kill you - and it doesn't have to be a > large amount. Thousands of people die in the U.S. alone each year from > this chemical that it turns out is just about everywhere you look in our > society. Our lakes and streams are full of it. And guess what: It is > used in the manufacture of styrofaom cups that we drink out of, and the > styrofoam retains this chemical!! A city on California recently was > considering a ban of styrofaom cups at city-sponsored events. You might > check with your local officials to see if they could consider doing > something like that too. > > From that web site, here are just a few facts associated with the > problem chemical - this ought to whet your appetite: > Death due to accidental inhalation of DHMO, even in small quantities. > Prolonged exposure to solid DHMO causes severe tissue damage. > Excessive ingestion produces a number of unpleasant though not > typically life-threatening side-effects. > DHMO is a major component of acid rain. > Gaseous DHMO can cause severe burns. > Contributes to soil erosion. > Leads to corrosion and oxidation of many metals. > Contamination of electrical systems often causes short-circuits. > Exposure decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes. > Found in biopsies of pre-cancerous tumors and lesions. > Often associated with killer cyclones in the U.S. Midwest and elsewhere. > Thermal variations in DHMO are a suspected contributor to the El Nino > weather effect > > Bill Putney > (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my > adddress with the letter 'x') > > > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet > News==---- > http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 > Newsgroups > ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Bill, this was kind of cruel... but i appreciate the humor and have
found it on line and will share it with my scientific friends and see if they fall for it "hook line and sinker" like i did.... but having worked in toxicology for 30 years, i found out that water (DHMO) is actually toxic, everything is toxic... EVERYTHING! it is just a matter of the amount... i have a friend who died from DMHO toxicity...... yep, she drowned... real sad.. good friend, hated to lose her... lw Bill Putney wrote: > linda wrote: > >> then what can be done? talking to senators, representatives? find >> lawyers who would litigate these matters? >> find people who are injured and have them go to a congressional >> hearing? i am thinking large now.. these other folks have >> me all worked up over their inability to research properly before they >> type. > > > Linda, > Have I got a cause for you! Take a look at http://www.dhmo.org. It's > all about an awful chemical called Dihydrogen Monoxide. Here's how bad > it is: If you inhale it, it will kill you - and it doesn't have to be a > large amount. Thousands of people die in the U.S. alone each year from > this chemical that it turns out is just about everywhere you look in our > society. Our lakes and streams are full of it. And guess what: It is > used in the manufacture of styrofaom cups that we drink out of, and the > styrofoam retains this chemical!! A city on California recently was > considering a ban of styrofaom cups at city-sponsored events. You might > check with your local officials to see if they could consider doing > something like that too. > > From that web site, here are just a few facts associated with the > problem chemical - this ought to whet your appetite: > Death due to accidental inhalation of DHMO, even in small quantities. > Prolonged exposure to solid DHMO causes severe tissue damage. > Excessive ingestion produces a number of unpleasant though not > typically life-threatening side-effects. > DHMO is a major component of acid rain. > Gaseous DHMO can cause severe burns. > Contributes to soil erosion. > Leads to corrosion and oxidation of many metals. > Contamination of electrical systems often causes short-circuits. > Exposure decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes. > Found in biopsies of pre-cancerous tumors and lesions. > Often associated with killer cyclones in the U.S. Midwest and elsewhere. > Thermal variations in DHMO are a suspected contributor to the El Nino > weather effect > > Bill Putney > (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my > adddress with the letter 'x') > > > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet > News==---- > http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 > Newsgroups > ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> "Bill Putney" > wrote in message > ... > >>linda wrote: >> >> >>>then what can be done? talking to senators, representatives? find >>>lawyers who would litigate these matters? >>>find people who are injured and have them go to a congressional hearing? >>> i am thinking large now.. these other folks have >>>me all worked up over their inability to research properly before they >>>type. >> >>Linda, >>Have I got a cause for you! Take a look at http://www.dhmo.org. > > > Bill, you are a cruel, cruel *******. You know she's going to fall for this. > I loved the site though, particularly the MSDS! > > Ted > > this is definitely a men's club and women are not welcome, are they???? thanks for the joke... cruel as it was, after i got over the initial hurt, i found it funny and will send off to folks i know.. (i can be cruel too!!! :-) |
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Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> "Bill Putney" > wrote in message > ... > >>linda wrote: >> >> >>>then what can be done? talking to senators, representatives? find >>>lawyers who would litigate these matters? >>>find people who are injured and have them go to a congressional hearing? >>> i am thinking large now.. these other folks have >>>me all worked up over their inability to research properly before they >>>type. >> >>Linda, >>Have I got a cause for you! Take a look at http://www.dhmo.org. > > > Bill, you are a cruel, cruel *******. You know she's going to fall for this. > I loved the site though, particularly the MSDS! > > Ted > > this is definitely a men's club and women are not welcome, are they???? thanks for the joke... cruel as it was, after i got over the initial hurt, i found it funny and will send off to folks i know.. (i can be cruel too!!! :-) |
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Bob Shuman wrote:
> Linda, > > I'm glad you figured out that "DHMO" is what most people commonly call > "water". I agree that Bill directing you to the H2O web site was mean > spirited, but I believe that Bill succeeded in driving home the point that > you need to do your research first and be knowledgeable of the facts before > you post if you want others to support your views. > > Unfortunately the Internet in general and NewsGroup (NG) forums like this > one in particular, make it all too easy for anyone and everyone to post > anything they want (even blatantly erroneous information) and portray that > information as factual. (Note that I am not saying your original post was > not factual, just that I, like most of the other experienced NG readers took > it with "a grain of salt".) If you want to be taken seriously, then you > absolutely need to do the homework and post the facts along with > references/sources so that intelligent people can take a look and decide on > their own. > > By the way, part of the reason that you got the responses that you did is > because the purpose for the existence of this NG (rec.autos.makers.chrysler) > is to allow Chrysler car owners to share their experiences regarding > ownership and maintenance of their vehicles. As such, your message was > likely considered initially as "off topic" by most or in the worst case, a > "troll" sent simply to elicit as many replies as possible to "harvest" email > accounts for sale to "spammers", etc. > > After you have been around NGs for a while, you will come to learn that most > of the communications that occurs is polite and respectful, but there will > always be some who are disrespectful to others. There are many reasons why > people behave the way that they do and I won't begin to explain the actions > of others. Suffice it to say that you need to be thick skinned, open to > others ideas/input, and exercise good judgment before choosing to reply to > post, especially when it is in response to a personal attack. > > Welcome to UseNet. It really is a wonderful tool for finding out about just > about anything and learning from others if you have the patience to sort out > facts from fiction. Bob, thanks for the welcome! and thanks for the advice.. linda > > Bob > > > "linda" > wrote in message > ... > >>To Bill and Ted ONLY: >> >>i can do two things in regards to your being rude and mean.... >> >>1. tuck my tail and run .... >> >>2. remind my self that the world is filled with assholes and go on...i >>like option 2... >> >>Your posts are the world's greatest proof of reincarnation; no one could >>get that dumb in just one lifetime. >> > > > |
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Bob Shuman wrote:
> Linda, > > I'm glad you figured out that "DHMO" is what most people commonly call > "water". I agree that Bill directing you to the H2O web site was mean > spirited, but I believe that Bill succeeded in driving home the point that > you need to do your research first and be knowledgeable of the facts before > you post if you want others to support your views. > > Unfortunately the Internet in general and NewsGroup (NG) forums like this > one in particular, make it all too easy for anyone and everyone to post > anything they want (even blatantly erroneous information) and portray that > information as factual. (Note that I am not saying your original post was > not factual, just that I, like most of the other experienced NG readers took > it with "a grain of salt".) If you want to be taken seriously, then you > absolutely need to do the homework and post the facts along with > references/sources so that intelligent people can take a look and decide on > their own. > > By the way, part of the reason that you got the responses that you did is > because the purpose for the existence of this NG (rec.autos.makers.chrysler) > is to allow Chrysler car owners to share their experiences regarding > ownership and maintenance of their vehicles. As such, your message was > likely considered initially as "off topic" by most or in the worst case, a > "troll" sent simply to elicit as many replies as possible to "harvest" email > accounts for sale to "spammers", etc. > > After you have been around NGs for a while, you will come to learn that most > of the communications that occurs is polite and respectful, but there will > always be some who are disrespectful to others. There are many reasons why > people behave the way that they do and I won't begin to explain the actions > of others. Suffice it to say that you need to be thick skinned, open to > others ideas/input, and exercise good judgment before choosing to reply to > post, especially when it is in response to a personal attack. > > Welcome to UseNet. It really is a wonderful tool for finding out about just > about anything and learning from others if you have the patience to sort out > facts from fiction. Bob, thanks for the welcome! and thanks for the advice.. linda > > Bob > > > "linda" > wrote in message > ... > >>To Bill and Ted ONLY: >> >>i can do two things in regards to your being rude and mean.... >> >>1. tuck my tail and run .... >> >>2. remind my self that the world is filled with assholes and go on...i >>like option 2... >> >>Your posts are the world's greatest proof of reincarnation; no one could >>get that dumb in just one lifetime. >> > > > |
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yes, Dori, there are at least two male posting police, but they are just
going to have to get used to the fact that i am going to do whatever i feel like at the time..sometimes i obey, sometimes i don't.... typical of us females, huh???? and men too...:-) Dori A Schmetterling wrote: > So do I, and the Posting Police has been after me, too... > > There are one or two male ranters here, too, don't you think? > > DAS |
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