I'm sorry, I almost edited to be more specific. I should of.
I believe the initial topic (of sorts) was why would people go to a place known to be dangerous..... & I was stating that people are going there, even with the warnings & robberies, etc. & will continue to.... why? I haven't a clue, you wouldn't see me there (been overseas when it was not a good time for US citizens & base lock downs, woudln't do it again - jmo)... just as I mentioned the bass tournaments they have there & the fisherman have been "harrassed", but while the tourneys are there, the fishermen will keep coming to them...... yes, people all over the world work under dangerous conditions.... in dangerous places.... some jobs can't be done down the road or near your chosen home, i.e. deployed military, off shore fishing, mill rights, oil workers, overseas (lots of jobs-security, truck drivers, construction, etc. etc.) & yes in the dangerous places the money is better, but depending on your chosen profession sometimes you don't have a choice, but to go to the dangerous places &/or your job is just plain dangerous to begin with.... also, why do tourist go do dangerous places.... that was brought up.... for various reasons, but there are numerous warnings not to travel to certain places & yet annually tourist travel there regardless, be it religious reasons, volunteer, etc.,
Does that make more sense to you now? The post got broken up so you can't read it as a whole..... why did they go to this dangerous lake, supposedly to see this historical church..... how many people do just the same thing annually.... not just in that lake, but all over the world..... it's not just jobs & workers in dangerous places, tourists, missionaries, etc. too.
It just is what it is...... anymore you're not safe in your own home, but everyone has to live their lives..... you can't hide & be afraid of everything... that's simply not living. People have to be more cautious for their own safety, but there's no guarantee in safety even at that.
Sadly, that IS the world in which we live in today............
Make sense????
BBM:
I am not following you here....you asked why do people work in Kuwait, Afghanistan, Iraq...I took to mean as dangerous places, people putting themselves in dangerous places and someone said for big $$$. I don't get your answer...and I am not at all being rude or meaning to be. People do put themselves at high risk for those jobs...I have friends to prove it. 3 right now are in Afghanistan working. Had 1 in Venzuelo (sp?) but he is here now.
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Originally Posted by alwaysonmymind
Thanks Kaylynn. My thoughts are the same.
I believe her.
I do too.... I know for a fact I could not lift my husband out of the water - unresponsive..... & I am 8" taller than TH. I just don't have the upper body strength. If you want to get technical I couldn't pull him out of the water if he was responsive.... you need that upper body strength! I'd flip right over into the water with him!
Considering previously these pirates, bandits, drug lords, whatever..... attempted to stop US boaters in a boat with "Game Wardin" taped to the side of their boat.... luckily these USA-ers noticed the misspelling & sped off. Just one example.... bass fishermen accosted while fishing a tourney.... etc. etc...
Why do these people go to such a dangerous place????
If you know bass fisherman they are gonna go where the tourneys are!
Why do people still travel to south-east Asia with all the conflicts going on steadily???? There are regular government warnings... recently warnings were announced for Europe. Europe!!!
My husband works in So. America.... it's dangerous, but that's where he works & he goes back & forth every month. Why are people working in Kuwait, Saudi, Afganistan?????
Why do people travel to Iraq, Iran, Israel...etc...... ?????
Is it really such a surprize to imagine that drug lords/bandits/pirates would steal a jet ski??? I'd be more surprized if they did find the jet ski floating there.......
Just my opinion....
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