tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777134868706323481.post7243729978611139302..comments2023-07-08T06:53:14.251-07:00Comments on Camping-Tips, ideas and notions for RV and Tent Campers: Forget the Swine - Go Camping!videocamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500827020330627noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777134868706323481.post-75248950976989462532009-05-04T12:33:00.000-07:002009-05-04T12:33:00.000-07:00Amen brother Ben shot a goose and killed a hen! My...Amen brother Ben shot a goose and killed a hen! My mother did not recognize this as an acceptable grace at meals.I wrote this last week to my brother Sam:In the last 8 years I've become a student of how fear is used to manipulate people and sell media. The constant message "Be very afraid" has made me seek some rules of thumb to assess the risk of touted dangers. I find statistics help put things in perspective. Yes I know they can lie too but I think the World Health Organization etc. have a less sinister agenda than the previous administration or Channel 5 News that gives greater weight to stories about Brittany Spears than genocide in Darfur [ Since February 2003 , about 450,000 people have been killed, and 3,000,000 people have been displaced. ].<br /> While the potential for a global plague that will decimate the worlds population is real is is perhaps not as likely as the media would have us think. I predict pitbulls will kill more people this year than swine flu. Here's some figures: <br /> In 2002, malaria was the fourth cause of death in children.Each year 350–500 million cases of malaria occur worldwide, and over one million people die. 2007 total motor vehicle deaths in US 41,059. Statistics prove prescription drugs are 16,400% more deadly than terrorists- 4,825 deaths and 21,000 injuries occurred in the first three months of 2008.Pet dogs account for 31 deaths per year in US. <br /> If they don't close the border We'll be headed down to Mexico on May 11th for 9 days.<br />cheers,<br />TonyTony Norrishttp://www.tonynorris.comnoreply@blogger.com