Doug Pensinger wrote: > > Ronn! wrote: > > > What does the rest of the list think? Should we avoid environmental > > topics entirely from now on, or what? I sure don't to offend anyone or > > cause anyone to leave the list. > > > > With all due respect, if we stopped talking about everything that makes > someone upset, we may as well shut down the list because we wouldn't even > be able to discuss the weather.
You're right. In severe cases, weather can be upsetting, especially to people affected, and people who are close to some of the people affected. Now, if we could limit it to a purely technical discussion of the weather systems, it *might* be OK, but sooner or later, someone's going to throw a sociopolitical statement into the discussion, and then all hell will break loose. That, or a thunderstorm.... Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l