Archive - July 24, 2007

A couple of posts ago I posted five facts about me thanks to a meme I was tagged to do. I’ve also recently been tagged by Brian Eberly to participate in the following deal.
Here are the rules:

1. Players start with 8 random facts about themselves.

2. Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts.

3. Players should tag 8 other people and notify them they have been tagged.

8 Random Facts About Me

1. I wasn’t a big curry fan until I went to India and now I can’t get enough.

2. I wasn’t a big fan of India until I went to India and now I can’t wait to get back there.

3. My middle name is James.

4, My mother’s parents were named James and Emily which is part of the reasoning for naming our children Emily and James.

5. I don’t like calling people by their nick names.

6. I experienced a miraculous healing in my knees on the first of my five cycle crossings of Australia.

7. George Harrison was my favourite Beatle.

8. I think that most so called ‘Reality TV’ is exploitative and mind numbing. I have absolutely no idea why so many people watch it.

I’m going to cheat again on the tagging bit.

Would you like to share eight facts about you? If so, either leave them in the comments section of this post or leave a link to a post on your blog.

Posted by Rodney Olsen

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PerthNorg continues to provide items of interest from Perth and around the world.

I spotted this story by Jordan Brock about finding the safest seat on an airplane while I was browsing this morning. Very handy information if you’re not only interested in flying but in continuing to breathe after the experience.

Jordan pointed me to a Popular Mechanics article citing research which tells us that sitting closer to the back of a plane is safer than being up the front in those big seats with the great service.

While the airlines and the safety authorities may want us to believe that each seat is as safe as every other seat, the evidence points to a higher likelihood of surviving in cattle class.

Passengers near the tail of a plane are about 40 percent more likely to survive a crash than those in the first few rows up front.

I’d have to admit that I’d prefer not to be in a plane crash at all but I now know that the airlines’ failure to upgrade me to first class on any of the flights I’ve been on is simply an expression of their respect for me and their desire to give me the greatest possible chance of surviving should one of the engines drop off somewhere between the serving of complimentary refreshments and the screening of the inflight movie.

The findings follow a study of every commercial jet crash in the United States, since 1971, that had both fatalities and survivors.

So would this information stop me from taking a first class or business class seat if I was offered one? Probably not, but if I was in one of the ‘good seats’ up the front and we started having problems on the flight, I might just slip back to economy and offer someone else the opportunity to enjoy a little luxury in their final moments.

Posted by Rodney Olsen

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Well, they may not be so fascinating but the alliteration was too good to pass up.

I was tagged by Brian at Industry Outsider. The meme requires me to post five facts about me and then tag five other bloggers.

1. My father worked as a chef until he retired. One of my brothers and I followed in his footsteps and trained as chefs too. Neither of us now work in the food industry.

2. I am the youngest of five children. I have three brothers and one sister.

3. I love most animals. I am very much a cat person. I’d love to have a kangaroo as a pet.

4. I am socially phobic. (I think I invented that term.) I love getting together with people but often feel very awkward around others, even people I know well. Some people mistake my shyness as arrogance.

5. I have never broken a bone in my body.

Now who will my victims be ….. er …. I mean who should I tag?

Maybe I should ask for people to put their hands up. I know it’s a wimps way out but I can live with that.

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Posted by Rodney Olsen

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