On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:26:19 -0600, the infamous "Leon"
scrawled the following:


"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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Kids that age also totally believe that they are invincible. Suppose a
hurricane blows through.... or pirates, they would have a ball with
her....literally, that is my problem..

How is that different from a young couple, an old man, or a middle
aged woman on the high seas? Most people on the ocean believe that
and pirates take on all comers, regardless of age or gender.


The older people should have a better understanding of the risks.

The difference is maturity and over all knowledge. Regardless of experience
in a particular field, age gives the advantage of "life in general"
experiences. With age comes better decisions, typically a person does not
become less experienced with life in general.

All things being equal older more mature people have more life experiences
to help them make better decisions. They have more information from
repeated experiences to know what they are getting into.

Has anyone figured out what the differences in risks are between:
A) Walking home from work in a large/medium/small/rural city.
and
B) Circumnavigating the globe at age 16?

I don't have time for the search, but I hope someone does and gives us
the stats.

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The greatest fine art of the future will be the making
of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.
--Abraham Lincoln