From: "Adam Flinton" 


"Geo."  wrote in message
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adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com> wrote in message
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>
> > No not next to... go live **under** the sea. The North Sea Oil wells are
> not
> > next to the sea they are way down under it.
> >
> > What is more you'd be living under a cold rough sea.
>
> I still maintain that it's totally different. As just one example, bring
up
> a drillbit from the ocean floor and nobody is worried about getting
> contaminated by touching it.
>

&? No equipment ever leaves a diamond mine either. No Diggers, drills,
trucks etc. If it can't be fixed it's dumped.


> > OK but relative to the real economy it was  2 buildings coming down & a
> > small number of firms stopping trading (most only temporarily)
>
> If you have a well cared for lawn, and right in the middle of a drought
you
> stop watering it for a couple weeks or a month, what happens? Forget the
> buildings, they are easily replaced, it's the people lost that made the
> difference.
>

Again not that many people. Sorry but 3K people isn't all that many when
stacked up against death rates for car crashes, putting on socks etc.etc.
It's certainly not enough to cause a recession. The shock of it + various
mini effects (inc Enron, WoldCom et al)  may have woken people up to the
economic facts of life but you can't blame 9-11 for the massively inflated
share prices & a slump in corporate demand.

Adam

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