Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ptsfb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!hplabs!qantel!ptsfa!ptsfb!che From: che@ptsfb.UUCP (Mitch Che) Newsgroups: net.columbia,net.followup Subject: Re: Space Shuttle Children's Fund Message-ID: <322@ptsfb.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Feb-86 00:49:52 EST Article-I.D.: ptsfb.322 Posted: Fri Feb 28 00:49:52 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 1-Mar-86 22:41:24 EST References: <221@hadron.UUCP> <325@lifia.UUCP> <505@eneevax.UUCP> Reply-To: che@ptsfb.UUCP (Mitch Che) Organization: Pacific Bell, San Francisco Lines: 21 Xref: watmath net.columbia:2541 net.followup:5773 In article <558@mmm.UUCP> allen@mmm.UUCP (Kurt Allen) writes: > > All in all I really am getting very tired of the emotional attitude > that people on this net and in the press are taking. The people > in 51L were very aware of the dangers involved and took necessary > precautions. Isnt it time for the rest of us to take the same attitude > and quit being overly dramatic at a simple fact of life - people die ? > Oh? It is the nature of most of us to treat death rather "dramatically" with services, memorials, etc. I respect your opinion to ignore this, but my attitude is somewhat different. To paraphrase: "You see, Mr. Allen, I would insist on a decent burial even if it were your body lying back there." -- Mitch Che Pacific Bell --------------------------------------- disclaimer, disclaimer, disclaimer, too (415) 823-2438 uucp: {ihnp4,dual}!ptsfa!ptsfb!che