I've spent all evening trying to get to my stats and at last I've cracked it. I'm sure there is a conspiracy out there to stop us oldies coping with the internet. They will keep improving things which were perfectly alright in the first place. When I say "I've cracked it," I mean I have fumbled my way into the system, but I'm not sure I will be able to do it again tomorrow. However, don't think you've seen the back of me as I have already found the way to make a post. I suppose it is silly really that I find looking at my stats so necessary, but I don't want to be writing to a totally disinterested world. It is bad enough that you are all so silent and no one makes a comment. One friend explained that the process of making a comment entails giving all sorts of details about yourself, so I don't blame you.
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
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