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Pompeii: Second Photo

Body cast in stone at the ruins in Pompeii

Tom's caption from yesterday, repeated below, was supposed to go with the photo above. Now we see what he means.

[T.T.D./Things To Do: Run like hell when the volcano pops ... a lesson from my recent visit to Pompeii.—TP]

Cathy Mosca posted this on 05/03/07.

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and if in New Zealand, you should run even harder:

Auckland has come up with a novel plan for getting rid of hundreds of thousands of tons of human waste - use it to fill one of its many extinct volcanos, then turn it into a regional park
...
"I think it is pretty safe."

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4024360a4560.html

Posted by james hathaway at May 3, 2007 3:05 PM

I visited Pompeii about ten years ago - it's a place that moved me and has always stuck in my mind. I have a long standing interest in history but seeing the figures from the Pompeii digs (like the one on the table in the picture - actually created by pouring plaster into the void created by the body that as long since vanished) really brings the human aspect to life. There is one cast of a woman clutching a baby which is especially moving.

Along side the tragedy are the little things that show that some things donâ€™t change that much â€“ â€œCAVE CANEMâ€ signs at the entrance of houses (translated - beware of the dog!)

A remarkable place.

Posted by PaulH at May 4, 2007 2:05 AM

â€œCAVE CANEMâ€!!!!!!

Posted by tom peters at May 4, 2007 6:00 AM