Re: [gremlintime] Re: Gremlin "phobia"...sorry, Bob, didn't know it was a legal disease!

["Dan" <dtjalma@xxxx>]

yeah what he said....
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From: <Gremlingts@xxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 2:13 PM
Subject: [gremlintime] Re: Gremlin "phobia"...sorry, Bob, didn't know it was
a legal disease!


> True, there are things people are irrationally afraid of ( even
> rationally! ), and I wouldn't poke fun at anyone who has a legit
> problem....but I can't say that being afraid of a particular car model is
a
> basis for a legitmate disease! Does Freddie feel that way about EVERY car?
If
> so, why did he have five Gremlins to begin with??? It's legitimate to
believe
> he's afraid of dying in a car fire...but if it's just because he saw ONE
case
> litigated of a Gremlin, then it's entirely irrational, and bogus. I don't
see
> any mass sell-off of Ford Explorers due to tires blowing or roll-overs, or
> those Audis with "sudden acceleration" problems. Do you avoid those
vehicles
> on the road by pulling over when you see one pull along side you on the
> Interstate? THAT is PHOBIA! Obviously some people prefer to walk the safe
> route in ANY situation, and avoid all potential risk....more power to
them.
> Others, like myself, will assess the risks, take what necessary
precautions
> we feel are necessary, and proceed on. If Freddie has given up ALL
motorized
> transportation, then I apologize for not realizing he's as sick as he is,
and
> will retract my statements, as I won't make fun of a sick man, Bob. I do
have
> a ( former ) friend who is afraid of Interstates, she gets frozen at the
> wheel ( NOT a good thing around the Wash. DC metro area! ), so she always
> drives on the secondary roads. Trying to get her to go someplace was a
very
> hard task, if she had to drive. If I drove, no problem. I didn't laugh at
> her, either. But if she had a fear of a particular intersection, or one
> section of road, then I'd probably make a joke about it. Some areas are
> dangerous, I'll admit, and some cars are dangerous, too ( mostly it's the
> drivers, NOT the vehicle ), so there can be some basis for seriousness.
But I
> refuse to believe that the Gremlin is a death-trap. Several people on this
> list have been in accidents, and not only survived, but had their Gremlins
> come out in better shape than the (modern) car that struck them! Just
about
> any car can be struck from behind, at speed, and become a fireball. But if
> you are that worried, go ride a bus or a train ( derailments and tires
> blowing out notwithstanding....). Life is a risk, those who worry about it
> will never be happy. I feel sorry for you who have that problem. I'm not
one
> of them. If it is a mental illness, then again, I apologize for making fun
of
> a serious debilitating condition, if that's the case. A man walking with a
> cane is one thing, he HAS a legit condition. Worrying about what MIGHT
happen
> is far and away a different thing, some are truly medical conditions,
others
> are induced by neurotic upbringing by sick parents, or whatever, and
aren't
> necessarily a "true" medical condition. THOSE are the circumstances in
which
> I'll ridicule and make fun of those who insist we all jump from the frying
> pan into the fire, Bob. Much like I'll ridicule the Liberal Left who
thinks
> we humans are solely responsible for "global warming", the sorry condition
of
> all other poor countries, etc. Blaming something instead of fixing it is
just
> a plain cop-out. Plenty of blame to go around, but who's fixing the
problems?
> I'll fix my Gremlins, and Freddie can go bike riding. We'll both be better
> off, I guess. :)
>
> Jerry in Virginia ( continueing my efforts to "Save the Gremlins...squash
a
> (VW) Bug!"...)
>
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