HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - A 38-year-old father of two was jogging and listening to his iPod when he was hit from behind and killed by a small plane making an emergency landing on the beach, officials said Tuesday
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 16th, 2010, 5:13 pm
by adam42381
Freak accident. You have to feel bad for all involved.
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 16th, 2010, 5:39 pm
by RubberMallet
reason #26159 running is stupid.
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 16th, 2010, 10:04 pm
by flamesbball84
did he have the volume turned up as high as possibly can be? thats the only reason i can think of for how he could not hear a freaking plane coming down.
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 6:18 am
by flamehunter
flamesbball84 wrote:did he have the volume turned up as high as possibly can be? thats the only reason i can think of for how he could not hear a freaking plane coming down.
Jones apparently did not see or hear the plane, which was "basically gliding," the coroner said.
The propeller had come off - maybe the engine wasn't even running at that point. Probably not as loud as a normal plane. Plus the ocean waves and wind tend to be fairly loud too. Pretty reasonable to not hear it under all those circumstances.
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 8:21 am
by Cider Jim
RubberMallet wrote:reason #26159 running WITH AN IPOD is stupid.
FIFY
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 5:36 pm
by RubberMallet
Cider Jim wrote:
RubberMallet wrote:reason #26159 running WITH AN IPOD is stupid.
FIFY
no you didnt...the original statement is the correct one.
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 8:46 pm
by BJWilliams
Look it was a freak accident. Does it mean that people should stop running? I think 01LUGrad would take umbrage to that thought. The guy was out getting some exercise and Im pretty sure he wasnt thinking "Gee, Im going to go running and let myself get hit by a plane falling out of the sky because running is stupid!"
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 9:04 pm
by Hold My Own
BJ...I dont even know what to say....stop taking everything so literal
Anyone remember the plane that almost hit our baseball team? None of them heard it coming until it was 20 feet from their heads.
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 9:40 pm
by SuperJon
Hold My Own wrote:BJ...I dont even know what to say....stop taking everything so literal
I had something typed and was ready to hit submit but then I figured what's the point and closed the window.
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 9:52 pm
by El Scorcho
Wow, BJ. I feel like that one was special, even for you.
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 10:00 pm
by SuperJon
Also, for the rest of you that don't have a word of the day calendar:
um·brage [uhm-brij]
–noun
1. offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone's rudeness.
2. the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like.
3. leaves that afford shade, as the foliage of trees.
4. shade or shadows, as cast by trees.
5. a shadowy appearance or semblance of something.
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 10:05 pm
by Hold My Own
It's as if he has a buzzer that goes off once a day telling him he has to rant about something within the next 30 seconds or he'll get an electrical jolt or something.
And I was thinking the same thing SJ....seems like he's had that one in his pocket all day waiting to use it, couldnt pull it out in a social situation, so forced it here.
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 18th, 2010, 8:34 am
by blwall1416
The block feature can help some keep their blood pressure down......I'm just saying.
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 18th, 2010, 10:25 am
by BJWilliams
It's as if he has a buzzer that goes off once a day telling him he has to rant about something within the next 30 seconds or he'll get an electrical jolt or something.
Then Id be this guy:
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Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 18th, 2010, 10:27 am
by jcmanson
BJWilliams - One Name. One Legend.
Re: What are the odds?
Posted: March 18th, 2010, 10:41 am
by LUconn
I hear he's a cow and an apple pie recipe away from beating facebook.
