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Wife and I went to play darts at a place along the river. About a 1/2 hour later the bartender said a women needed help. I ran down to the river, and as I was headed out I told the wife to call 911.
Sure enough, there was a woman swimming in the river near a red buoy, but she was having a hard time going against the current. I told her to go with the current at an angle and I got her to the shore. She was with another person, a guy of the age of 42, he was no where to be seen.
The rescue showed a few minutes later but as of 2 hours in the guy hadn't been found. He is gone.
The woman was obviously 'self medicated' and apparently the two decided to take a swim.
Spent the next 1/2 hour talking with the Sheriff's dept and Fire Rescue.
Godspeed.
"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
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Messes your day up, for sure, to see that.
But, nature weeding out the unfit can be harsh to witness.
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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Perhaps I'm cynical, but so long as it ain't me or a friend/family member, I'm numb to it.
Still, I heard that he was 'slow' so I'm a little ambivalent towards the broad.
"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
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Corky drowned trying to get his first piece of ass.
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Corky drowned trying to get his first piece of ass. He may be better off drowned after reflecting on all the trouble that sort of thing has caused ME...
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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You only did good ... She may have been lost also.
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Damn.
My day wasn't so bad now.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward
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Lucky for the woman, the bartender sent someone down there who was smarter than she was.
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Good for you Scott, some people still care and will get involved. Like you!
George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
Old cat turd!
"Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison.
I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me
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Lucky for her a retired Coastie happened by. Hats off to you Mr. Steelhead. Too bad about her friend though.
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Darn Steel, they could have both been in Heaven.  Just kidding. She was blessed that you were there for sure. So much for avoiding bars. Here's hoping she takes advantage of the second chance you gave her.
Last edited by eyeball; 07/23/14.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time by the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If being stupid allows me to believe in Him, I'd wish to be a retard. Eisenhower and G Washington should be good company.
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Messes your day up, for sure, to see that.
But, nature weeding out the unfit can be harsh to witness. Oh really?
I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
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Scott;
It's been too long since I've sent greetings your way, so here they are along with kudos for doing the right thing.
I had to run to Vancouver and back today for work which is a five hour hop each way and I saw the aftermath of three separate MVA's.
While I don't know if there were fatalities, two of them looked bad.
Those MVA's like your incident show how slender a thread we hold onto life with some days, or at least that's what I take away from it Scott.
There but for the grace of God go I is about all I can say, you know?
Thanks again for helping out though Scott and again all the best to you folks.
Dwayne
The most important stuff in life isn't "stuff"
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Corky drowned trying to get his first piece of ass. He may be better off drowned after reflecting on all the trouble that sort of thing has caused ME... +1
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Well done, SH.
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Could have saved me a lot of trouble in the fire service if I had just listened to rockingbar.. "Fugg that Cap, it's just nature weeding out the weak.. And tell that to the mom for me, would ya?"
I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
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Current is way over rated. Good on you.
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Wife and I went to play darts at a place along the river. Playing '01 or Cricket?
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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Wife and I went to play darts at a place along the river. Playing '01 or Cricket? You guys struggle with football, so you'll never manage cricket!
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