Wally
Nomad
Posts: 182
Registered: 3-15-2006
Member Is Offline
|
|
USC student dies in fall from Cabo
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/usc-student-dies-tr...
|
|
|
Cisco
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4196
Registered: 12-30-2010
Member Is Offline
|
|
Oh Jeeze. Horrible.
As a parent that nearly lost my 16 year old from a three-story fall to our cement driveway at the Coronado house I can only imagine the grief.
There has been nothing in my life that even approaches the feelings of losing, or near loss, of a child.
Nothing anyone can do or say. The awful helplessness.
|
|
|
motoged
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6481
Registered: 7-31-2006
Location: Kamloops, BC
Member Is Offline
Mood: Gettin' Better
|
|
There seems to be a frequency of people "falling" from their hotel balconies in Cabo....several weeks ago a deaf man was robbed and pushed from his
third-floor balconey....he survived.
Condolences to family and friends of this young man.
Don't believe everything you think....
|
|
|
BajaBlanca
Select Nomad
Posts: 13241
Registered: 10-28-2008
Location: La Bocana, BCS
Member Is Offline
|
|
very sad.
|
|
|
MrBillM
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 21656
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Out and About
Member Is Offline
Mood: It's a Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Day
|
|
A Downer
Not likely the kind of "Head" he thought of getting.
It seems to be a fairly common Spring-Break event.
I remember many "missed the pool" dives back when the Break was a big deal in Palm Springs.
A good rule-of-thumb might be "do your drinking at ground-level".
Wear a safety-harness ?
|
|
|
Howard
Super Nomad
Posts: 2353
Registered: 11-13-2007
Location: Loreto/Manhattan Beach/Kona
Member Is Offline
Mood: I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
|
|
Among all the posts I have ever read on this forum, the previous post has to be the most insensitive and
idiotic I have read.
My condolences to the family.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
|
|
|
vgabndo
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3461
Registered: 12-8-2003
Location: Mt. Shasta, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: Checking-off my bucket list.
|
|
When my body went on autopilot, and all the pain and fear suddenly disappeared, and I realized I was dying, the biggest surprise was that I had never
even thought about drowning. I was a late twenty-something and would have surely described myself as"together". The truth was I was partying with
friends, drunk without a life jacket on a whitewater river. I slipped back through a tiny hole. There but for fortune....I wont judge the young man.
I do judge that we are always going to lose a certain number of roadside Chipmonks and drinking adolescents. I'm sorry for the loss and the pain it
causes.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
|
|
|
motoged
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6481
Registered: 7-31-2006
Location: Kamloops, BC
Member Is Offline
Mood: Gettin' Better
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by Howard
Among all the posts I have ever read on this forum, the previous post has to be the most insensitive and
idiotic I have read.
My condolences to the family. |
I don't know who Mr Bill is, but he/she seems to only make those kind of comments 
Must be a miserable soul...
Don't believe everything you think....
|
|
|
MrBillM
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 21656
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Out and About
Member Is Offline
Mood: It's a Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Day
|
|
Not so Miserable
I'VE never taken a Drunken dive off a balcony.
Seriously, though, there's no point in getting worked up over people who suffer as a result of BAD decision-making.
It is what it is.
Too many people seem to think that they have to "Feel" (or profess to feel) everyone's pain regardless of how that pain was generated.
Is it unfortunate ?
Sure.
Is it a Tragedy ?
NO.
Except for the survivors.
A real tragedy is something like the infant that was shot the other day when a couple of thugs tried to rob its mother.
And so on.
|
|
|
sancho
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 2524
Registered: 10-6-2004
Location: OC So Cal
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by Howard
Among all the posts I have ever read on this forum, the previous post has to be the most insensitive and
idiotic I have read.
|
With you 100%, I was hoping someone wouldn't go that
way, there are some things that don't need to be said,
insensitive indeed
|
|
|
paranewbi
Senior Nomad
Posts: 913
Registered: 4-15-2011
Location: San diego
Member Is Offline
|
|
Amen
|
|
|
Mulegena
Super Nomad
Posts: 2412
Registered: 11-7-2006
Member Is Offline
|
|
It is a tragedy to lose such a promising person.
The loss of these gifts embodied in this young man will certainly have far-reaching consequences
of which the world will never know nor benefit. Society in general loses. We all play a part in life and are all inter-connected. This is why we
grieve a loss and celebrate another's success as if it were our own, for in effect, it is.
May you rest in peace, young man, and may your family and friends find peace and comfort with one another.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
|
|
|
gallesram
Nomad
Posts: 384
Registered: 7-6-2010
Location: Laguna Beach
Member Is Offline
|
|
This is one of those promising people; my nephew knew of him and they had many mutual friends. These are the "good apples" in our society and it is
tragic when a momentary lapse of judgment has such dire consequences. Any of us could have done something similar at that age. Add to that the
general air of invincibility that we have at 22 and the excitement of being in Cabo with friends and you can see how this can happen. That earlier
post doesn't even warrant a response let alone acknowledgement.
|
|
|
Terry28
Senior Nomad
Posts: 828
Registered: 8-25-2007
Location: S.Calif mtns.
Member Is Offline
Mood: Thirsty
|
|
Someone should do us, and Mr. Bile a favor, and put him out of his misery.....
Mexico!! Where two can live as cheaply as one.....but it costs twice as much.....
|
|
|
MrBillM
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 21656
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Out and About
Member Is Offline
Mood: It's a Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Day
|
|
It's Been TRIED .....................
More than once.
But, like they used to say, "I've taken a licking and still go on ticking".
While they haven't.
In any case, I'm not in any Misery. Mental, anyway. I have my own assortment of physical ailments related to achieving Geezerhood. Having lived a
lot longer than expected or forecast, every day is a blessing and a bonus.
And, each morning a surprise.
In any case, anyone desiring to put me OUT is welcome to try.
MEANWHILE, back on the subject of life's Unexpected termination:
Reading the news this a.m., there was a light note, or not, depending on your sense of humor, I guess.
In a story that "could" be titled WATCH where you STEP, a 72-year old Gardener was found Dead at the bottom of a swimming
pool in the backyard of a house where he was working.
A Leaf-Blower strapped to his back.
You "might" say that his job weighed on him too much.
|
|
|
motoged
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6481
Registered: 7-31-2006
Location: Kamloops, BC
Member Is Offline
Mood: Gettin' Better
|
|
So who is going to strap a leaf blower to Mr. Bill and lead his doddering burro towards the pool?
Don't believe everything you think....
|
|
|
MrBillM
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 21656
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Out and About
Member Is Offline
Mood: It's a Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Day
|
|
Taking the Plunge
The Pool at the Campground Club doesn't allow Leaf-Blower attire.
Or, any other Apparatus Attachments.
The only "accessories" allowed are those foam Noodles(?) that seem to be popular with young kids or geezers who (apparently) fear that
they'll go under without assistance.
BTW, I'm not totally lacking in Empathy.
As much as I Detest Leaf-Blowers and those who use them, I wouldn't wish such an end for the old gardener.
Unless (maybe) he was next door with the infernal thing.
But, they don't have a pool.
The worst I ever said to a Landscape Guy who blew crud all over my truck was (making as if I was using a phone) "Next time La
Migra".
|
|
|
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
