On Sep 10, 2004, at 11:09 AM, Dan Minette wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Land" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 12:36 PM Subject: Re: tragic coincidence or commupance?
On Sep 10, 2004, at 10:07 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
I was thinking more in terms of, there's a greater percentage of
destruction of property at trailer parks than in upscale neighborhoods,
generally, and it's the people in the upscale neighborhoods who hold
greater economic and political power, hence arguably are more
responsible for the general failings.
My wife noticed this last night when the announcer on the news said that 80-90% of houses in Grenada had been damaged or destroyed, *even the house of the Prime Minister*.
It was that last bit that set her off -- as if his house was somehow more important than any of the other 80-90% of houses in Grenada.
Mayhaps it was just better built than those other houses. I'd rate the
chances of the Prime Minister's house standing as much higher than average.
Which is exactly the conclusion we came to, but would it have been all that
much more difficult for the reporter to say "even the house of Prime
Minister Keith Mitchell, which, unlike most houses in Granada, is made of
steel-reinforced concrete."
Dave
It's Got a Brightness Knob, But It Doesn't Work Maru
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