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Originally Posted by BostonCelt
I never get lost...just temporarily disoriented. And I think I'm there again. Please help. We're comparing the risk of dying from heart attacks to the value of smoke alarms.....because....um..... What??  |
You made me laugh because I figured that might be a problem. Is it too much of a stretch? How about if we were to look at all causes of death. I'm not sure how the rankings would go because I haven't researched this. I just started this thread on impulse. You might say I was being spontaneous.
There would be a long list of various causes of death. Let's say heart attacks and strokes would be on top of the list. Then perhaps cancer etc..
How far down the list would we find deaths due to house fires? I suspect it would be way way way down near the bottom. Yet the reminders we get, to take precautions, often have a sense of urgency that you rarely find applied to anything else, like heart attacks and strokes.
Keep in mind that we are talking about lifestyle choices. Putting oneself at high risk for a heart attack or stroke is a lifestyle choice. And not putting fresh batteries in your smoke detector is also a lifestyle choice.
Do you get my drift?