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On 15 Jul 1998 20:59:45 GMT, Rahul Dhesi <c.c.eiftj@06.usenet.us.com> wrote:
>In <6oj173$nnb$1@eskinews.eskimo.com> cmd@eskimo.com (Craig Dowell) writes:
>
>>I will agree, however, that most accidents are preventable.  I just 
>>have a problem with this "I can _always_ do X, therefore Y will _never_
>>happen" attitude.  Murphy is alive and well, and can be found everywhere.
>
>It's precisely because the actions of others are not predictable that
>you must take full responsibilty for preventing accidents.  If you rely
>on others to prevent accidents, you are taking a huge risk.

Rahul, sometimes you can be so right!  I have the same problem as Craig.
I've seen enough low-probability events in complex situations that 
absolutist statements really bother me.

jg
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>     takes skill to avoid accidents that are the *other* person's fault."


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