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Re: "emergency becomes a *disaster.*"
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Mon, 5 Nov 2001 08:47:23 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher Tracey writes:
> > Scott A wrote:
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> > > 2. Why is the LP's bank not willing to help them through this? If all the
> > > cheques are simply delayed, what is the big deal?
> >
> > scare mongering perhaps? maybe LP greed?
That thought did cross my mind...
> How about "banks don't loan money to political parties"?? If the LP folds
> up, it *will* be a disaster. To the LP. Maybe not to anyone else of course,
> but the use of the word disaster is justified, in context.
I do not agree. If the LP were to fold it would be regrettable - nothing
else. In the context on Sept 11 this is not a disaster.
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> If I lost my job, it would be a disaster. To me. If I posted saying
> "Disaster has befallen me, we declared bankruptcy and had to auction
> everything off and I'm cannot participate in the LEGO community as I have no
> credibility with my suppliers any more, since I broke contract with them and
> can't ask them to contract with me any more.", would you deride me as saying
> disaster wasn't the right word to use?
If you loosing your job leads to that sequence of events, I think some
personal mismanaged would also be to blame. ?
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> You might cheer that a voice you didn't agree with was silenced, but you'd
> be pretty confused to say that it *wasn't a disaster* from *my perspective*.
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> > <quote>
> > "And the Post Office is digging that hole deeper."
> > </quote>
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> > I wonder what the LP parties response would be if they got tainted
> > mail?
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> Doubtful. I suspect they'd be flattered by the attention as it would
> validate the LP as being important and influential enough to terrorise.
> Presunably they're safe for the forseeable future.
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> > Would they still blame the post office?
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> But I think you need to read more carefully, there isn't any *blame* being
> dished out, just a statement that mail is being delayed and the delay is
> increasing in duration, and reply mail is hit hardest.
The text is certainly not PO friendly. No word of concern relating to the
risks the postal workers were enduring.
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> Turning it around a bit, if the post office at some future date says "we're
> putting a dollar surcharge on all mail so we can keep it safe" and after
> THAT something slips through, I WOULD consider the post office culpable.
Only if it guaranteed nothing would slip through.
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> Oh wait. that's what the goverment just DID, they are charging more fees for
> security as implemented under their scheme.
Do you think the mail should have just been delivered untreated?
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> PS... from now on any charge that posting LP press releases is SPAM can be
> discounted completely, right? Unless of course it's OK for one to post stuff
> one is attacking but not stuff that one agrees with? That can't be right.
> Both uses are in support of the arguments one makes.
Most people recognise Spam as being promotional in nature.
Scott A
> ++Lar
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| (...) If we are to use that logic, there haven't been very many disasters in the past few years. All those hurricanes and typoons and whatnot? How many have caused thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in damage? (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) How about "banks don't loan money to political parties"?? If the LP folds up, it *will* be a disaster. To the LP. Maybe not to anyone else of course, but the use of the word disaster is justified, in context. If I lost my job, it would be a (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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