Re: [californiadisasters] Re: Deaths confirmed as huge quake hits...

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!
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> The ground shook and the area is right now FUBARed maybe it takes some
> prioritization to get organized?
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> Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET
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> In a message dated 2/22/2011 5:15:57 P.M. Central Standard Time,
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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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