Comments on: Department of Definitions http://andrewnorton.info/2008/07/department-of-definitions/ Observations from Carlton's Lone Classical Liberal Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:19:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tom N. http://andrewnorton.info/2008/07/department-of-definitions/#comment-17442 Tom N. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:08:21 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/?p=500#comment-17442 I have no problem with the first quote from the City Rail guy. He was differentiating between degrees or risk or harm, and it was a fair differentiation. There could no doubt have been many more than one person taken to hospital had there been a fire - in the conventional sense of the term - on said train. What disappoints me is that these often important distinctions get discounted or dismissed in much modern media commentary. I have no problem with the first quote from the City Rail guy. He was differentiating between degrees or risk or harm, and it was a fair differentiation. There could no doubt have been many more than one person taken to hospital had there been a fire - in the conventional sense of the term - on said train.

What disappoints me is that these often important distinctions get discounted or dismissed in much modern media commentary.

]]> By: STT http://andrewnorton.info/2008/07/department-of-definitions/#comment-17400 STT Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:01:48 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/?p=500#comment-17400 What the hell kind of name is CieJai? Even without misrepresenting basic scientific principles, anyone with that name can have no credibility. What the hell kind of name is CieJai? Even without misrepresenting basic scientific principles, anyone with that name can have no credibility.

]]> By: Sacha http://andrewnorton.info/2008/07/department-of-definitions/#comment-17396 Sacha Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:38:33 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/?p=500#comment-17396 Anecdote - about 2 years ago I was on a cityrail train which appeared to be smoking. Told staff on the train and subsequently heard that that line was shut down for a couple of hours due to a (potential ?) fire on a train. This was underground. Fires in tunnels can be very dangerous! Anecdote - about 2 years ago I was on a cityrail train which appeared to be smoking. Told staff on the train and subsequently heard that that line was shut down for a couple of hours due to a (potential ?) fire on a train. This was underground.

Fires in tunnels can be very dangerous!

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