Archive for the 'Safety' Category
Saw on TV yesterday that dealers who sell some small motorcycles and ATV’s were ordered to not sell them and if they do they will be heavily fined.
It seems that some lead has been found in the paint on the fenders.
My answer: ” Anyone who goes around licking motorcycle fenders deserves to remove themselves from [...]
April 9th, 2009 | Posted in Humor, Safety, society | 2 Comments
This supports my commentary regarding traces of lead in paint on toys coming in from China.
(Please see my previous post, “Toys and Lead”)
I have just read an article that appeared January 22nd, on NEWSMAX HEALTH.
I feel that it is important to spread this information because many home remedies from Latin American countries and India use [...]
January 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Child Care, Education, Environment, Health, Parenting, Poverty, Safety, junk science, responsibility, society, survival | 4 Comments
I am reading a very interesting book edited by Robert Cowley, “What if?: The World’s Foremost Military Historians Imagine What Might Have Been“.
It is an anthology of essays that look into historic events which would have had drastic consequences for the way we live today if some small event had not happened.
Ignoring the entire point [...]
January 16th, 2008 | Posted in Finance, History, Politics, Safety, War, money, security, society, survival | 7 Comments
This is a prime example of why I started ‘Blogging’.
A near-miss of two airplanes last week has started a frenzy of fear.
A pilot acknowledged his ATC transmission to ‘hold short’ but didn’t.
So, Mary Peters, the US Transportation Secretary, at 10:45am January 14th 2008 during an interview on FOX news, said that the plans are to update [...]
January 14th, 2008 | Posted in Aviation, Blogging, Fear, Safety, law, responsibility, society, survival | 4 Comments
I had always thought that the reason laws are so severe regarding drunk driving was that it was a public safety issue. After considering some other laws, I conclude that it is a moral issue. There are still people out there who are opposed to drinking.
If drunk driving is truly a public safety issue it [...]
January 5th, 2008 | Posted in Attorney, Safety, law, responsibility | 8 Comments