Come to think of it consider what the reaction to a dead on number would have been!
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On Feb 22, 2011, at 19:18, newnethboy <kef413@gmail.com> wrote:
> Exactly right, Louis. Yes, Kathy, I agree. We know this from even "little"
> incidents like, say, a major brush fire.
>
> I was noting the issue, but without meaning to imply judgment. Just that
> from 65 to 32 was a radical jump in the opposite-of-expected direction.
>
> Why, Kathy, are people anxious for numbers? A couple of reasons, I think.
> The valid (IMO) reasons include:
>
> 1. A desire to get some kind of comprehension of the situation. ("20 dead is
> twice as bad an incident as 10 dead," even though that's seldom strictly
> true.)
>
> 2. A feeling of empathy/grief/helplessness. "I can't DO anything, but if I
> at least have some information."
>
> And yes, Louis, the place is indeed a mess. When you see cars settled into
> liquefaction, or crushed flat by collapsed buildings, streets with cracks
> running everywhere, every few feet, buildings like the PGG which Tuesday
> morning (their time) looked like fine, modern buildings, it's not reasonable
> to expect the news reports (or the officials) to get everything right the
> first time.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <lnmolino@aol.com>
> To: <californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 4:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [californiadisasters] Re: Deaths confirmed as huge quake
> hits...
>
>
>> Ya think? Why does everyone get so bent over this issue? It happens in
>> nearly every disaster large and small. Confusion is the norm sorting it
> out
>> takes time yet every time it seems as folks want to know why was this
>> information given out as if the vast left, right or center winged
> conspiracy types
>> known as "them" or "they" did it as an intentional act!
>>
>> The ground shook and the area is right now FUBARed maybe it takes some
>> prioritization to get organized?
>>
>> Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET
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>> In a message dated 2/22/2011 5:15:57 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>> grams46@aol.com writes:
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>> kef413@gmail.com writes:
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>> Looks like there's some communications issues.>
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>> i would think that is a common thing in every disaster. i don't know
>> why people are so eager for death totals anyway. we need to give them
>> time to regroup for goodness sake.
>> peace from kathy
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