Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site looking.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!looking!jan From: jan@looking.UUCP (Jan Gray) Newsgroups: net.space,net.columbia Subject: Re: Why does everyone want to leave this planet? Message-ID: <503@looking.UUCP> Date: Thu, 6-Mar-86 12:19:11 EST Article-I.D.: looking.503 Posted: Thu Mar 6 12:19:11 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 8-Mar-86 18:38:14 EST References: <671@rti-sel.UUCP> <172@jc3b21.UUCP> Reply-To: jan@looking.UUCP (Jan Gray) Organization: Looking Glass Software Ltd. Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 12 Xref: watmath net.space:6255 net.columbia:2581 Summary: In article <172@jc3b21.UUCP> fgd3@jc3b21.UUCP (Fabbian G. Dufoe) writes: > > I am reminded of the story (probably apocryphal) of the man who, in >the 1930s, recognized the imminence of a global war. A peaceful man, he >wanted no part of it. After long and careful study he identified a place >of no strategic importance to anyone. He packed his bags and moved to >Guadalcanal. A few years back, a family from British Columbia, fearing nuclear war, moved to the Falkland Islands... Jan Gray Looking Glass Software, Waterloo, Ont. (519) 884-7473