[AG-TECH] Beer Symposium

Barbara A. Kucera bkucera at ncsa.uiuc.edu
Wed Jan 8 13:24:48 CST 2003


I think we have the topic for another "beerposium."  What is acceptable 
risk . . . after a few beers, this could become very interesting and 
perhaps downright raucous.

Barbara
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At 09:48 AM 1/8/2003 -0900, Guy Robinson wrote:


>What is acceptable/perceptable risk is an interesting point to debate.
>Lifestyle and science are two very different areas to debate. If you think the
>motorways/freeways are dangerous you should try the pavements/sidewalks.
>
>Guy
>
>
>On Jan 8, 11:30am, Don Morton wrote:
> > Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] Beer Symposium
> > On Wed, 08 Jan 2003 11:48:59 -0600, "Barbara A. Kucera"
> > <bkucera at ncsa.uiuc.edu> said:
> > > Yikes, you guys! . . . do you recall John Denver's fate?  I worry about
> > > you
> > > and I'm not even your mother!
> > >
> > > Although I do understand the attraction for roaming about Montana in the
> > > air as opposed to up and down mountains, Ivan.
> > >
> >
> > Barbara, I'm shocked!  Do you remember Sonny Bono's
> > fate, Ms. I-snowboard-with-the-best-of-them-till-
> > I-break-my-back-then-get-right-back-out-there-again??? :)
> >
> > Reasoning folks, reasoning - how many of you put yourselves
> > in harm's way on the dangerous freeways several times a day!!
> > Danger is everwhere - embrace it and enjoy!
> > --
> >
> >
> >  **************************************************************
> >    Don Morton                   http://MRoCCS.cs.umt.edu/~morton/
> >    Department of Computer Science       The University of Montana
> >    Missoula, MT 59812 | Voice (406) 243-4975 | Fax (406) 243-5139
> >-- End of excerpt from Don Morton
>
>
>
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