Re: Fan trips before lawyers

Skip Wrote:
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> XXXXXX" This advertising by lawyers (and doctors)
> is a fairly recent thing,

IIRC, it came in about the same time as the Reagan adminsitration. IE, early 80's.

> Most of us can remember when doctors and lawyers
> could not advertise.

ISTR that it was "would not," not "could not." As in their various professional organizations considered it in poor taste and a reason to blackball somebody. they changed their ethics codes and made ambulance chasing a respectable part of the profession...

Altho with the whole liability thing I blame an attitude on the part of the younger generations that the world can be a safe place. I'm not sure where this dilusion comes from even tho I'm part of the age group (46, no generation-too young for a Boomer, too old for X). Everybody seems to want *somebody* (else) to blame for anything that happens. The truth is, IMNSHO, sometimes sh*t happens and it's not anybody's fault.

To make this somewhat related, back in the 70's the C&NW crews on the Des Moines Branch (built narrow gauge 1874 as part of the Des Moines & Minnesota) used to give me rides into town on the engine, even let me work the throttle a couple of times. I doubt that'd happen these days!
(of course it wouldn't, C&NW took up the track after they bought the CRI&P line from Nevada to Des Moines)

hank