I suggest you not look for that thread. It was a truly tragic and heart-breaking story. The tragedy we have on hand to deal with here is stressful enough for the grievers on this thread to handle on a Sunday morning.
But remember that it is always darkest before the dawn. Things may seem hopeless and futile now but I know that each and every one of us have the power within us to pull through these dark and difficult times.
The sun is about to rise!
Instead of getting hung up on "what-ifs" such as "What if Doug wore a hair net" or "What if Doug got a haircut that day?", let's just focus on the positive attributes that Doug brought to our society and in particular, our carnival society. Doug brought unbridled joy into thousands of carnival goers and we can celebrate that this morning instead of dwelling on the what-ifs.
In every tragedy there is a silver lining. We can only hope that Doug is now giving angels in heaven the most kick-ass roller coaster ride of their afterlives up there in that great carnival-in-the-sky!
SamAdams76 - Your part-time grief counselor
BTW, I go off grief-counselor duty at 11AM. My replacement has called in sick claiming a "death in the family." The bastard! That's the fourth time he's had a "death in the family" this summer. Why is it that people in his family only die on beautiful Sunday afternoons? Huh? He never seems to have any sudden deaths to deal with on crappy, rainy Sundays. If he wants the afternoon off to sit in the yard and barbeque, why can't he be honest and upfront about it? Well I'm out of here at 11AM because I have a life too. If anybody here needs grief counseling after that time, well, I guess your out of luck. Sorry.