Loren

That's the point.

As you say, it is specific, not general.

Raymond

On 10/10/07, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> RE: Would we email each other about the danger of travel in the U.S. or
> even a
> specific state or city after someone was robbed in a dangerous area?  I
> think we would not.
>
> In fact we do just that, or have in the past when there has been a defined
> threat in a defined place.  An example a couple of years ago was a serial
> rapist that had hit more than once at an I-5 rest stop used by many
> WetWesties members here in the NW.  But the info posted was specific, not a
> generality about all rest stops along I-5 and was based on specific, current
> incidents.  In the same vain we post to the list about stolen Vanagons, not
> saying anything about crime rate in a certain area but in attempt to recover
> stolen vehicles.  Specific and timely warnings about known conditions or
> circumstances seem to be appropriate as opposed glittering generalities.
>