RE: my condolences
"Hibbs, Phil" <[email protected]> Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:28:54 +0100
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Yes, it was a mixed week=2E First the Euro parliament rejects software= patents (hooray!), then we get the Olympics (hooray!), and then London gets bombed= =2E Your concerns are appreciated, but personally I tend not to worry about individuals considering how vanishingly small the chance is that anyone I know would be involved=2E While any death is tragic, the number involved is statistically insignificant=2E It represents approximately 6 weeks worth of road traffic deaths in a populaton the size of London, and less than one week nationally= =2E The delays caused to the underground and rail network are similarly not unprecedented=2E I think it is important not to overstate the impact that= this terrorist attack has made - the lives of what appear now to have been suicide bombers were not well spent=2E __________________________________________________ Phil Hibbs | Capgemini | Rotherham Technical Consultant __________________________________________________ This message contains information that may be privileged or confidential= and is the property of the Capgemini Group=2E It is intended only for the= person to whom it is addressed=2E If you are not the intended recipient, = you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, = distribute, or use this message or any part thereof=2E If you receive this= message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all = copies of this message=2E