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Subject:Re: Bad Media Coverage
From:sniffer
Date:Wed Apr 18 17:05:56 2001

"Stroller" wrote in message
news:MPG.1546f52a118d4b6498970b@192.168.1.1...
> In article <3ADCC003.5B900165@netscapeonline.co.uk> to rec.aviation.hang-
> gliding, jbaxby1@netscapeonline.co.uk says...
> > Oh Channel 5 (UK) I watched an episode of a series that follows the
> > Alpine mountain rescue. On Easter monday a portion of the programme was
> > about a paraglider pilot who had a major tuck & fell to the ground with
> > severe injuries.
> >
> > Words like "Plummet to the ground" & "his body was broken" were
> > obviously used to over dramatise the issue;
>
>
> Seem like reasonable descriptions to me. Of course paraglidings dead
> safe, as we all know, and only an idiot could think otherwise.
>
> Stroller.

Totally agree with you stroller. Paragliding is 100% safe in UK, this is
because our government is so caring to its citizens to close the
countryside therefore ensuring our safety (as if), but just be careful what
you eat coz its too easy to catch *mad-foot* disease just now if you eat
anything but chip-butties.




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