Originally Posted by
212man
Now for an insensitive remark (for some I guess) but I fail to understand why we expose large numbers of people to such dangers in order to recover worm/fish food. Rescuing live people is a different story. Believe me, If I'm dead I don't want a group of people dying trying to recover my remains.
A pertinent question that relates to balance..
Post traumatic stress of not recovering a body is debilitating to remaining family and friends.
Versus..
A member of the armed services dying in a heroic rescue mission is politically acceptable.
The outside world was told the odds of a second eruption were 50/50. Presumably there is more to the story than a roll of the dice at those odds?
mjb