 safety. Now I know that I could kind of say okay time out and I could pick someone from every pay grade represented here in the in the theater today and say here's the bike come on up on the stage give us the holiday safety stand down sound bites and you could do it but that's not what I'm after. I don't want you to repeat the sound bites or go yeah yeah yeah I've heard it I want you to grab a hold of this thing and internalize it because it's important it's important because this is about you and this is about us our shipmates so let's jump for a minute off of that hey take time to say at a boy and girl well take time to interact with your shipmates over this holiday season it's no mystery we don't have to dance around it or be sensitive about it this is one of the hardest time for many people to navigate through for all sorts of personal emotional and psychological reasons and in this time unfortunately the disaster of suicide occurs more frequently than at other times of the year don't let that happen to us take personal interest in yourself and seek help if you need it there's no shame in that we've been talking about PTSD for a more than a decade doesn't matter what the cause it could be PTSD it could be marital problems it could be financial problems it could be that you didn't get the Rockham Sockham robot present that you wanted but take that time to pay attention your shipmates and stop and ask them about are you okay you don't seem as happy as you normally are there is no deadline and nothing that we were working on that is so important that we don't have the time to invest in each other and our needs and our well-being so please take that to heart there will be a lot of traffic during the holiday season as Europeans move to be with their families weather it is winter particularly if you're going to move north north of Rome required to have snow tires etc etc there's going to be weather impediments there's going to be the weird weather that we're having where it's sunny for a week and then we're going to have another week of torrential thunderstorms and hail and everything else you're gonna have snow showing up in places you don't expect like the top of Mount Vesuvius traffic weather and most importantly what do you think it is fatigue and it's not just your life is at stake it's your family's life if they're riding with you it's that pedestrian that you get on the road or that other car that you have a collision on this is your responsibility to do this right make a plan and stick to it and when you encounter those types of things like unexpected traffic or unexpected weather call home call your supervisor and say hey I'm sorry but I'm not going to make it home on time and that's okay we want you to plan well we want to execute with precision but there are some things that are out of our control and do not drive when you are fatigued fixture at this time of year that might not be so commonly used over the balance of the rest of the year Christmas trees okay so how many plugs of lights can you fit in that extension cord electrical safety we do it well on the ship do a well at home we don't need fires we don't need electrocution and by the way whatever you're plugging it into probably isn't very robust and good either so there's lots of potential for fires I'm talking about ladders climbing I I can get the angel on the top of the tree lots of people fall off ladders at this time of the year and you can die break your neck and die break your arm break your leg but it's bad hanging up Christmas lights outside so please think about ladders your plan probably involves driving and almost all social events in Europe involve the opportunity to drink I would be remiss if I didn't say make a plan make a plan which says I'm gonna have a designated driver make a plan that says well I'm not intended to drink but if I do I am courageous enough to call up a friend who I know is not drinking and say come and get me make a plan which says if I kind of blew my plan then I'm gonna call cab or I'm gonna stay overnight in that place where I am make a plan and stick to it this is about you and me about you and you this is about us this is about us as human beings coming back after a holiday season that should be a joyful opportunity a chance to rejoice and what we've accomplished in 2013 a chance to celebrate the camaraderie that we enjoy a chance to see family and friends but you matter not because you're professionals and we need you on the team yes we do but because you matter to us as human beings as friends and colleagues and so my plea to you is that as we go into the holiday season that you don't just go yep yep I heard the holiday season safety tips internalize them grab them use them because it has been my distinct pleasure and honor to work alongside you this year and I cherish the opportunity to work with you next year so take the time make a plan and I'll see you all after the holidays thanks everybody and Merry Christmas