There’s also those who won’t abandon their home territory, because they are afraid of looting or being stuck in the never ending exit line out of at risk areas. What is an exit line?
An “exit line” is a queue of cars that don’t move, because there is only one way out or because going in the opposite direction is equally futile. They’d rather be in a place they feel comfortable.
Besides, they’ve never been burned by the ever-present wildfire situation or slid off their foundation due to the ever-present mudslide problem. Or they are elevated and don’t believe that a tsunami can topple their homes, reach up to them, etc.
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From: californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com [mailto:californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lin Kerns
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 4:24 PM
To: californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [californiadisasters] falling into the ocean
In summation and channeling Rick, you can't fix stupid.
Lin
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 3:10 PM, newnethboy <kef413@gmail.com> wrote:
At risk of taking this farther, since religion is a topic banned from this
group:
People believe what they want to believe. Occasionally, they are influenced
by actual evidence.
(I'm actually not making a statement about religion here, but about human
nature. Notwithstanding, this particular characteristic of humans applies
also to religion, which gets us into "differing views", which is why we
avoid that and politics here, so we can focus on California Disasters.)
We see a similar phenomenon in behavior. The post right after Dean's reports
on the person swept away to his death by the tsunami. He went to the beach
to look; that was his response to the warning to GET AWAY from the beach!
The fact that it was dangerous seems to have eluded him (we have to assume
that at some point he possibly realized his error, however). The fact that
five people who ignored the warnings were swept out to sea gives us
objective support for the concept of getting away, and of the issuance of
warnings to that effect.
However, there is no lack of documentation from prior tsunamis that there is
a real danger to life, so we really didn't need to see these five swept away
to have proof (nor did they need to find out first-hand).
Nevertheless, the next time a tsunami hits, there will be people going to
the beach to watch even though being warned to get away.
People do what they want to do. Occasionally, they are influenced by actual
evidence.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Young" <mdeanm@gmail.com>
To: <californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 10:17 AM
Subject: [californiadisasters] falling into the ocean
I'm a day late and a dollar short..... AMEN BROTHER Vodor.
People are so funny about prophesize the end of the world and have forgotten
to read their Bible. Or maybe they read it but skipped that part.
Re: Will
Posted by: "Vodor" vodor1@yahoo.com vodor1
Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:27 pm (PDT)
It´s not May 21st yet, now is it. However the very man they claim will be
back on May 21st told us that ¨of that day and hour no man knows, only the
Father in Heaven.¨
Vodor... vodor1@yahoo.com; dennisthielen@yahoo.com; thielensan@aim.com;
thielensan2@gmail.com. http://360.yahoo.com/vodor1
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Dean
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