JohnK:
I realize a bridge collapsed in Minn. Maybe that's what you meant by your comment about Behr----eg what he said about golf and architecture basically has nothing whatsoever to do with bridges that collapse.
By the way, John, in the context of this thread which you started before the bridge collapsed in Minn (that is pretty spooky), what do you feel about bridges like that collapsing and the resultant tragedy? From some of what I hear about what's going on in China these days it sounds like we may expect things like whole buildings to collapse in the not distance future.
Are you aware, by the way, about what's apparently being called the "total lie" about the safety of the structures of San Francisco following the early earthquake? How about LA? How about New Orleans? How about Man's general arrogance or just naivete when it comes to comprehensive safety from potential natural disasters?
Maybe I should say I hate to say this---but when it comes to some natural disasters such as tidal waves or volcanoes or perhaps even earthquakes and such (real natural disasters) I tend to look at them as basically just the way of the world over which we probably can have no real control. In a sense that kind of thing (massive tragic death) may just be what once was called Malthusian. To even begin to think that Man should have or can have all the answers to the things that happen in this universe just may be our final and ultimate arrogance and stupidity.
TEPaul,
I couldn't agree with you more on this topic. We live in a society that likes to have everything "fair" and "safe" and "guaranteed". Fact is, there is a lot of the false sense of security going around. And the media just feeds off of it.
Whats the over/under on how many news clips/shows/talking heads that will be discussing this for the next 2 months?
And if you ask your average joe on the street, whats the biggest problem in America right now, they will tell you the saftey of bridges....until the next big thing happens that the media will over-talk about, and it will replace it.
Do other countries around the world get this massive overdone crap from the media on a 24/7 basis? Or is it just us "lucky" Americans who are subject to this??