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vraiblonde

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Over the 4th of July weekend 200 people had to be rescued from the Gulf.


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Over the 4th weekend there was sketchy weather and red flags almost every day. (1 red flag means you can go in up to your knees; 2 red flags means stay out of the water.) And yet people still go in and swim out.

Why? Why do they do this? They can clearly see the waves, there are signs all over warning of riptides, and big ass red flags that you can't miss. So why would someone see that red flag and decide to go in anyway? Or even worse, why would they let their kids go in?

I do not understand this.

When Bann was here she got to see a rescue. We watched from her condo window while some dumbass got fished out of the Gulf, slapped on a gurney, and hooked up to the thumper to try and bring him back. Apparently he regained consciousness once they got him in the ambulance.

Stupid.
 
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Sneakers

Just sneakin' around....
A month or so ago. If you walk the beach you'll see little kids playing in the surf during a red flag all the time while their parents do things other than supervise them.
Lifeguards are babysitters. Can't tell you how many times I made kids sit on the side until their parents came back to claim them.
 

Sneakers

Just sneakin' around....
I know that section of the Belt. It's dangerous as hell in a vehicle and almost no shoulder.

 

Tech

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Could have been di-methyl ether (if they were huffing paint cans or similar) or possibly pure oxygen.
I'm leaning hair gel, the way their hair lit off. :p Oxygen is also non-flammable but will support burning to the point where things that you don't think burn will burn like a mother.
 

RareBreed

Throwing the deuces
People don't look both ways. Now its dare someone to hit you and win the lawyer's lottery.
Years ago, there was a volunteer at my work who got hit by a car because he looked the wrong way crossing a one way street. This guy also got his tie caught in a paper shredder so he has a long track record of stupidity.
 
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