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6 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2015 Airlines asked to crash planes to reduce passenger stress Though I never suffered Ned anything as severe as post- Hickson traumatic stress from my own Recently, a federal jury in Billings, Mont., awarded $1 million to a woman who said she suffers from post-traumat- ic stress after her Delta Airlines jet made an emer- gency landing in November of 2011. The case gained attention because it opens the floodgate for other post-traumatic stress lawsuits, which includes any- one who has ever ridden in a taxi in downtown New York. NYC taxi experience, it was many weeks before I could free my mind from the terri- fying image of my driver giv- ing other drivers the bird with both hands as he navigated through Madison Avenue traf- fic using only his knees. Even today, I’m sure that his back seat still has a per- fect impression of my hands – in the form of a death grip – which he can use as a nice conversation piece. If you think about it, most of us deal with potential post- traumatic situations on a daily basis without giving much thought to lawsuits. Just this morning, for example, I filled the gas tank. It’s a situation rife with post-traumatic stress poten- tial, especially when you con- sider I’ll be reminded of that horrific experience in three weeks when my statement arrives. Ever find yourself in a hurry opening a can of soup, then a can of dog food, spoon both of them out, heat the soup, then realize as you’re eating that you don’t remem- ber which of the two cans you Florence police, National Child Safety Council seek donations Florence Police Department (FPD) and the National Child Safety Council (NCSC) are asking for donations to create safety education materials for children. The deadline for donations is Friday, Aug. 7. The NCSC is a nonprofit organization that gathers com- munity donations to fund pro- fessional educational resources on child safety and police appreciation. “I worked with NCSC a couple times before,” said Florence Police Chief Tom Turner about his experiences as Lane County Sheriff. “I’ve been really impressed with the program and with the materials,” he added. According to 2014 statis- tics, NCSC produces more than 300 pieces of educational material. Each city or service working with NCSC can tailor the materials to fit certain age groups and topics. The materials range from bicycle safety and bullying awareness to drug prevention, Internet safety and other important issues. The NCSC also provides materials that can help prevent seniors from being victimized, with topics on driver safety, drug trends, domestic violence and identity theft. The NCSC also provides crafts, coloring pages and activities to make the learning more accessible. On average, NCSC materi- als cost $1.90 per child. Commonly donated amounts benefit groups from 30 to 200 students, with donations from $57 to $380. The NCSC can send safety materials for 30 to 5,000 chil- dren at a time. Turner said, “We get to use the materials wherever we want. In our schools, commu- nity, events ... It winds up being a very cost-effective activity for us in the police department.” For more information, go to w w w. n a t i o n a l c h i l d s a f e t y council.org. If you would like to donate, contact the Florence Police Department at 900 Greenwood St. or call 541-997-3515. measured the water with? Though it’s the kind of thing that lingers on your mind, I have no plans to appear on the witness stand in the case of Ned vs Alpo. It’s not that I’m trying to belittle how frightening the experience of an emergency landing must have been for the woman who sued Delta Airlines. I just happen to think the alternative — actu- ally plummeting to the ground at 800 mph — would be much more stressful. In fact, polls show that four out of five travelers actually prefer landing safely during an emergency than to crash landing in a nonemergency situation (It’s important to note that the fifth traveler who was asked happened to be a retired Kamikaze pilot.) The truth is, depending on your frame of mind, there are lots of things that we face every day that could be the catalyst for post-traumatic stress: the ingredients label on a package of hot dogs; that funny sound your car only makes on long trips; your teenagers; a carton full of eggs with rippled shells; your teenagers; beer caps that look like the twist-off kind but aren't; your teenagers; having a surgeon whose last name is Thrasher, Flatline or Firstpatient — all of these are legitimate stress inducers. If you have found any of this to be traumatic, I apolo- gize. If you’re still thinking about it tomorrow, that would be post-traumatic — and lawyers in Billings, Mont., would like to hear from you. Ned is a syndicated columnist with News Media Corporation. His book, “Humor at the Speed of Life,” is available online at Port Hole Publications, Amazon Books and Barnes & Noble. Write to him at nedhickson@icloud.com 2SHQ+RXVH/XDX 2SHQ+RXVH/XDX ƵŐƵƐƚϭϰͲϭϱϭϬͲϮƉ ŵ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉƌŝnjĞĚƌĂǁŝŶŐ ĞĂĐŚĚĂLJ͕'ƌĂŶĚƉƌŝnjĞϮϰ͟ds͘ &ƌĞĞ>ƵŶĐŚƵīĞƚ 6XQGD\%UXQFK 6XQGD\%UXQFK ǀĞƌLJ^ƵŶĚĂLJĂƚdŚĞ^ŚŽƌĞǁŽŽĚ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ^ƵŶĚĂLJƌƵŶĐŚ &ƌŽŵϭϭͲϭ͗ϯϬƉŵĨŽƌΨϲ͘ϬϬ /ŶĐůƵĚĞƐĨƌĞƐŚďĂŬĞĚƉŝĞ ϭϰϱϭ^ƉƌƵĐĞ^ƚ͘ΕϱϰϭͲϵϵϳͲϴϮϬϮ ƐŚŽƌĞǁŽŽĚ͘ƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ HIT THAT LIKE BUTTON! F ACEBOOK . COM /S IUSLAW N EWS IRUPHUO\3UXGHQWLDO3DFL¿F3URSHUWLHV Same great brokers... same excellent service. What’s happening where you live? Watch our new online 60-second videos produced from the latest MLS data. 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