Journal #6183 by Tito

Tito

Posted 15 years ago2009-11-05 18:26:38 UTC

Tito

About 5 years ago, I used to work at this huge furniture warehouse in Pennsylvania. At times, I operated a forklift moving around heavy stuff. In the 2 years working there, I only had one minor accident with the forklift, I accidentally punctured a box I was trying to grab, but the item inside never got damaged, so I lucked out on that one.

Now, after watching this news video of a major forklift/warehouse accident, I count my blessings thanking it was not me: http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=011008&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=11326218&referralPlaylistId=playlist

Soup Miner

Commented 15 years ago2009-11-05 23:02:04 UTC Comment #59669

Well, jesus, I hope you aren't that stupid.

Anyway:
I used to work at a convinience store a few years ago. I just heard a story that a clerk got shot and killed. Ihat could have been me.

I use to drive a car. I just heard about a bad accident on the news where 4 people died. That could have been me.

I used to cross the street when it was my turn to go. I just heard that someone crossing the street was hit by a drunk driver. That could have been me.

etc.
It could always "be me", but the probability is virtually nill, and it wasn't me. And it wouldn't be rational to ever count on it "being me", or I wouldn't ever do anything.

Strider

Commented 15 years ago2009-11-06 05:38:59 UTC Comment #59670

On-topic: Video made me laugh.

Slightly off-topic: I hate Fox News.

Luke

Commented 15 years ago2009-11-06 12:12:15 UTC Comment #59672

I thought the same thing when I read the words "Fox News", Strider.

Tito

Commented 15 years ago2009-11-06 13:12:24 UTC Comment #59674

Ah, I see the hate FoxNews (FNC) bandwagon is alive and well on TWHL. Too bad it's going nowhere fast:

http://tvbythenumbers.com/category/ratings/top-news/cable-news

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/q2_cable_ratings_fnc_dominance_up_across_the_board_10_top_shows_120423.asp

Luke

Commented 15 years ago2009-11-06 18:13:48 UTC Comment #59673

Ratings can be through the roof, but we all know the channel feeds Right-wingers what they want to hear, while giving as little information as possible. Fact.

Tito

Commented 15 years ago2009-11-06 19:36:36 UTC Comment #59675

You can say the same thing for the left wing feed of CNN, MSNBC, HLN and a few others that cater to liberals. Oh, and as for "while giving as little information as possible", that comes down to "depends who you ask". No, I'm afraid your analysis is too vague, Luke. You going to need to do better than that.

Strider

Commented 15 years ago2009-11-06 22:17:48 UTC Comment #59671

Geeze, Tito. If you let ratings dominate your opinions you're going to be left with a horrible taste in your mouth.

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