SOME PRETTY AMAZING STATS!!!

By now everyone has been hearing the death toll rise and reports of
the destruction from the terrorist attacks on the US. These were
deplorable acts that we will never forget. But now is a time to look at the
other side of the numbers coming out of New York, Washington and
Pennsylvania.
The sad but somewhat uplifting side that the mainstream media has not
reported yet - the SURVIVAL rates and some positive news about the
attacks.

*** The Buildings ***


* The World Trade Center -

The twin towers of the World Trade Center were places of
employment for some 50,000 people. With the missing list of just over 5,000
people, that means 90% of the people targeted survived the attack. A 90% on a
test is an 'A'.

* The Pentagon -

Some 23,000 people were the target of a third plane aimed at the
Pentagon. The latest count shows that only 123 lost their lives.
That is an amazing 99.5% survival rate. in addition, the plane
seems to have come in too low, too early to affect a large
portion of the building. On top of that, the section that was hit was the
first of five sections to undergo renovations that would help
protect the Pentagon from terrorist attacks. It had recently completed
straightening and blastproofing, saving untold lives. This attack
was sad, but a statistical failure.

*** The Planes ***


* American Airlines Flight 77

This Boeing 757 that was flown into the outside of the Pentagon
could have carried up to 289 people, yet only 64 were aboard. Luckily
78% of the seats were empty.

* American Airlines Flight 11

This Boeing 767 could have had up to 351 people aboard, but only
carried 92. Thankfully 74% of the seats were unfilled.

* United Airlines Flight 175

Another Boeing 767 that could have sat 351 people only had 65
people
on
board. Fortunately it was 81% empty.

* United Airlines Flight 93

This Boeing 757 was one of the most uplifting stories yet. The
smallest flight to be hijacked with only 45 people aboard out of a
possible 289 had 84% of its capacity unused. Yet these people stood up to the attackers
and thwarted a fourth attempted destruction of a national
landmark, saving
untold numbers of lives in the process.

*** In Summary ***

Out of potentially 74,280 Americans directly targeted by these
inept cowards, 93% survived or avoided the attacks. That's a higher
survival rate than heart attacks, breast cancer, kidney transplants and
liver transplants - all common, survivable llnesses.

The Hijacked planes were mostly empty, the Pentagon was hit at
it's strongest point, the overwhelming majority of people in the World
Trade Center buildings escaped, and a handful of passengers gave the
ultimate sacrifice to save even more lives.

Pass this information on to those in fear and the media.
Don't fear these terrorists. The odds are against them.

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The MOST Conservative Grrl

1970 Mustang Coupe, the SheStang
1964 Fairlane Sedan, constant project
'94 Mustang GT Convertible, canary yellow, the Queen Bee

You just don't know how nervous I was getting on that plane in RDU last Friday. It was almost surreal.........but, it's something we gotta do! We can't let these cowards scare us. I think that's the main point of this message.....

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Stuart MCA #48902
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I have a story...

My son's best friend's Mother told me her sister was suppose to travel on flight 93 on that day. She had a "bad feeling" about the trip and reschedule it.