Craig Jungers said: > Here is another to add to the list. An 18-year-old boy in Florida was > partying with his pals on the shores of Lake Okeechobee late at night........... > The inevitable question is, "what was he thinking?"............. > > Is this a result of video games where people don't relate to danger? > What > can be causing this apparent disconnect where people can't seem to > understand when a situation might be life-threatening?.......... > Craig, As the father of two boys who survived their teenaged years and are now 32 and 30, let me enlighten you about the apparent disconnect that you are seeing. To me it is perfectly normal. Operative words are: 18 year old boy Partying with friends Late night All of this indicates alcohol and/or drugs. No surprise for me that he decided to swim with the 'gators. The thought that 'gators were there probably never crossed his mind. Steve Holtzman __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3214 (20080624) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jun 25 2008 - 08:44:28 PDT
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