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Grand Canyon tourist falls 1,000 feet to his death while taking photos
On Apr 11, 2019, RichA wrote
(in ): Now watch; do-gooders in love with control will want to keep people 20ft from the edge from now on. The installation of a railing was suggested after the double dive at Taft Point in Yosemite NP. The park service decline stating that their job was to protect the wilderness, not to turn it into a safe playground for those who chose to ignore the many warning signs. That pair of honeymooners proved to have drunk a bit more than was smart when shooting selfies that close to the edge. https://petapixel.com/2018/10/31/cou...elfie-at-same- yosemite-spot-as-viral-photo/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...died-yosemite- fall-intoxicated-report/2631870002/ -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Grand Canyon tourist falls 1,000 feet to his death while takingphotos
On 12/04/2019 05:48, Savageduck wrote:
On Apr 11, 2019, RichA wrote (in ): Now watch; do-gooders in love with control will want to keep people 20ft from the edge from now on. The installation of a railing was suggested after the double dive at Taft Point in Yosemite NP. The park service decline stating that their job was to protect the wilderness, not to turn it into a safe playground for those who chose to ignore the many warning signs. A rare bit of sanity in these days of the precautionary principle and political correctness. |
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Grand Canyon tourist falls 1,000 feet to his death while takingphotos
On 4/12/2019 11:48 AM, newshound wrote:
On 12/04/2019 05:48, Savageduck wrote: On Apr 11, 2019, RichA wrote (in ): Now watch; do-gooders in love with control will want to keep people 20ft from the edge from now on. The installation of a railing was suggested after the double dive at Taft Point in Yosemite NP. The park service decline stating that their job was to protect the wilderness, not to turn it into a safe playground for those who chose to ignore the many warning signs. A rare bit of sanity in these days of the precautionary principle and political correctness. Yup! I say this from almost being a victim of my own carelessness, while climbing down a mountain to catch a sunrise. I was so engrossed in trying to capture the image, that I did not look where I was walking. Had I been seriously injured, I would not blame anyone but myself. On more than one occasion while shooting surfers I have been soaked by incoming water. Again, all consequences from those incidents were my fault. Without getting into a long list, there are circumstances where I would be entitled to a warning. -- PeterN |
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Grand Canyon tourist falls 1,000 feet to his death while taking photos
On Apr 12, 2019, PeterN wrote
(in article ): On 4/12/2019 11:48 AM, newshound wrote: On 12/04/2019 05:48, Savageduck wrote: On Apr 11, 2019, RichA wrote (in ): Now watch; do-gooders in love with control will want to keep people 20ft from the edge from now on. The installation of a railing was suggested after the double dive at Taft Point in Yosemite NP. The park service decline stating that their job was to protect the wilderness, not to turn it into a safe playground for those who chose to ignore the many warning signs. A rare bit of sanity in these days of the precautionary principle and political correctness. Yup! I say this from almost being a victim of my own carelessness, while climbing down a mountain to catch a sunrise. I was so engrossed in trying to capture the image, that I did not look where I was walking. Had I been seriously injured, I would not blame anyone but myself. Silly, silly, silly... On more than one occasion while shooting surfers I have been soaked by incoming water. Again, all consequences from those incidents were my fault. I don’t know about your beaches on the East Coast, but out here on the West Coast from Santa Barbara all the way up through Oregon and Washington we have folks washed off rocks and drowned by rogue waves. Especially when we have dramatic Pacific storms. So far in 2019 we have had 7 surf zone deaths. https://www.theepochtimes.com/woman-...log-caught-in- sneaker-wave_2852146.html https://www.redding.com/story/news/2...near-trinidad- sweeps-man-his-death-birthday/3290903002/ https://www.apnews.com/29840e657bad418b8463e2a82fc3eaee https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/12/...eadly-sneaker- waves-expected-this-weekend/ Without getting into a long list, there are circumstances where I would be entitled to a warning. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Grand Canyon tourist falls 1,000 feet to his death while takingphotos
On 4/12/2019 6:32 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On Apr 12, 2019, PeterN wrote (in article ): On 4/12/2019 11:48 AM, newshound wrote: On 12/04/2019 05:48, Savageduck wrote: On Apr 11, 2019, RichA wrote (in ): Now watch; do-gooders in love with control will want to keep people 20ft from the edge from now on. The installation of a railing was suggested after the double dive at Taft Point in Yosemite NP. The park service decline stating that their job was to protect the wilderness, not to turn it into a safe playground for those who chose to ignore the many warning signs. A rare bit of sanity in these days of the precautionary principle and political correctness. Yup! I say this from almost being a victim of my own carelessness, while climbing down a mountain to catch a sunrise. I was so engrossed in trying to capture the image, that I did not look where I was walking. Had I been seriously injured, I would not blame anyone but myself. Silly, silly, silly... On more than one occasion while shooting surfers I have been soaked by incoming water. Again, all consequences from those incidents were my fault. I don’t know about your beaches on the East Coast, but out here on the West Coast from Santa Barbara all the way up through Oregon and Washington we have folks washed off rocks and drowned by rogue waves. Especially when we have dramatic Pacific storms. So far in 2019 we have had 7 surf zone deaths. https://www.theepochtimes.com/woman-...log-caught-in- sneaker-wave_2852146.html https://www.redding.com/story/news/2...near-trinidad- sweeps-man-his-death-birthday/3290903002/ https://www.apnews.com/29840e657bad418b8463e2a82fc3eaee https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/12/...eadly-sneaker- waves-expected-this-weekend/ Without getting into a long list, there are circumstances where I would be entitled to a warning. West coast waves are quite different from east coast waves. Rogue waves are more likely on the west coast for a number of reasons. Then too, unexpected waves can happen in any large body of water. [YMMV] -- == Later... Ron C -- |
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Grand Canyon tourist falls 1,000 feet to his death while takingphotos
On 13/04/2019 00:54, Ron C wrote:
On 4/12/2019 6:32 PM, Savageduck wrote: West coast waves are quite different from east coast waves. Rogue waves are more likely on the west coast for a number of reasons. Then too, unexpected waves can happen in any large body of water. [YMMV] Basically because the weather comes from the west, in the Northern hemisphere. We occasionally get people washed off rocks during storms on the south and west coast of England. |
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Grand Canyon tourist falls 1,000 feet to his death while taking photos
On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 20:52:56 +0100, newshound
wrote: On 13/04/2019 00:54, Ron C wrote: On 4/12/2019 6:32 PM, Savageduck wrote: West coast waves are quite different from east coast waves. Rogue waves are more likely on the west coast for a number of reasons. Then too, unexpected waves can happen in any large body of water. [YMMV] Basically because the weather comes from the west, in the Northern hemisphere. We occasionally get people washed off rocks during storms on the south and west coast of England. It comes from the west in the Southern hemisphere too. We also get people washed off the rocks when fishing. A high proprtion of these are of Pacific island descent. You would think these people would be familiar with the sea but most of them have grown up on islands surrounded by sheltering coral reefs. -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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Grand Canyon tourist falls 1,000 feet to his death while takingphotos
On 4/12/2019 6:32 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On Apr 12, 2019, PeterN wrote (in article ): On 4/12/2019 11:48 AM, newshound wrote: On 12/04/2019 05:48, Savageduck wrote: On Apr 11, 2019, RichA wrote (in ): Now watch; do-gooders in love with control will want to keep people 20ft from the edge from now on. The installation of a railing was suggested after the double dive at Taft Point in Yosemite NP. The park service decline stating that their job was to protect the wilderness, not to turn it into a safe playground for those who chose to ignore the many warning signs. A rare bit of sanity in these days of the precautionary principle and political correctness. Yup! I say this from almost being a victim of my own carelessness, while climbing down a mountain to catch a sunrise. I was so engrossed in trying to capture the image, that I did not look where I was walking. Had I been seriously injured, I would not blame anyone but myself. Silly, silly, silly... If you mean "silly" as used in the UK, I agree. On more than one occasion while shooting surfers I have been soaked by incoming water. Again, all consequences from those incidents were my fault. I don’t know about your beaches on the East Coast, but out here on the West Coast from Santa Barbara all the way up through Oregon and Washington we have folks washed off rocks and drowned by rogue waves. Especially when we have dramatic Pacific storms. So far in 2019 we have had 7 surf zone deaths. https://www.theepochtimes.com/woman-...log-caught-in- sneaker-wave_2852146.html https://www.redding.com/story/news/2...near-trinidad- sweeps-man-his-death-birthday/3290903002/ https://www.apnews.com/29840e657bad418b8463e2a82fc3eaee https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/12/...eadly-sneaker- waves-expected-this-weekend/ We have some individual beaches like that in Maine. I am not familiar with any further South. I was actually just referring to sandy beaches, where I was concentrating on taking pictures of the surfers, and paid no attention to the probability of getting wet. In warmer weather that's only mildly annoying. On a cool damp day where I have to walk a few blocks to the car, and ruin plans for the rest of the day, it's a real PITA. If I have plans for the rest of the day, I put a dry set of clothes in the car. -- PeterN |
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