Summer is here.
1 posted on
06/27/2005 8:39:14 AM PDT by
ppaul
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2 posted on
06/27/2005 8:39:58 AM PDT by
ppaul
To: ppaul
Good for that guy.
Since this is America . . . when is his book coming out?
3 posted on
06/27/2005 8:44:23 AM PDT by
TheOtherOne
(I often sacrifice my spelling on the alter of speed™)
To: ppaul
Summer is here.
So here is a little box with a red X in it?
To: ppaul
We've been on the beach when the lifeguards tell people to get out because there's a shark, and some people just ignore them. Not me!!!
This is such a sad story. I realize the odds are very small of getting bitten much less killed by a shark, but what an awful way to go.
I pray for her family.
susie
5 posted on
06/27/2005 8:45:06 AM PDT by
brytlea
(Yes, there are Republican teachers...)
To: ppaul
He had a lot of courage to hit the shark, especially from a surfboard.
To: ppaul
Brave guy. Too bad the girl had lost too much blood to be saved.
To: ppaul
Something in the water bigger than me??? Time to get out.
8 posted on
06/27/2005 8:47:02 AM PDT by
SMARTY
To: ppaul
You here the word "hero" thrown around all too often these days - and often inappropriately. But in my book the guy who tried to rescue her rightfully deserves that title.
To: ppaul
Tim Dicus Exactly how does one pronounce that?
11 posted on
06/27/2005 8:48:34 AM PDT by
Lost Highway
(I don't know what the world may need but a V8 engines a good start for me)
To: ppaul
Mr. Dicus is a hero in my book. God bless him for his efforts.
13 posted on
06/27/2005 8:49:18 AM PDT by
Millee
(So you're a feminist......isn't that cute??)
To: ppaul
''This was not a normal Florida attack,'' Burgess said.They say this every time, don't they?
15 posted on
06/27/2005 8:49:28 AM PDT by
beachn4fun
(“Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.” - - Malayan proverb)
To: ppaul
I saw the surfer guy on TV, he said he never hit the shark, never was bumped by the shark. In one instance the shark swam towards him -- He said he then slapped the water with his hands and the shark swam away -- that's about par for bull shark. They are not very big, eight feet is max size, but most are much smaller. They are not overly aggressive, generally not attacking humans, but YMMV.
He also said he planned to go back surfing as soon as the beach opened as he knew the shark have been there all along and didn't worry him.
These shark are all along the beaches of the gulf every summer. I remember 35 years ago flying out of Tampa and seeing hundreds of these bull shark just out of sight of the swimmers -- probably 100-200 yards from the beach.
Media hype not withstanding, if you swim with sharks you need to know a little about them. A divers knife strapped to your leg is much more effective than is punching them in the nose. Fortunately I have had to do neither. I surf fish and a sure way to have a shark bite you is to tie caught fish to your belt. Best to take any caught fish to the shore.
16 posted on
06/27/2005 8:51:01 AM PDT by
Tarpon
To: ppaul
It was the third unprovoked fatality this year, he said. How many provoked fatalities were there?
17 posted on
06/27/2005 8:52:35 AM PDT by
jtminton
(Help stop second hand rap!)
To: ppaul
A 54 year old surfer? I can just picture that guy, still in the "dude" phase of life.. but ya know what? He is a HERO in my eyes, and deserves alot of credit.
18 posted on
06/27/2005 8:54:11 AM PDT by
Paradox
(Oft)
To: ppaul
Very sad story. Mr. Dicas is a hero.
To: ppaul
250 yards is a pretty long way out there, isn't it?
20 posted on
06/27/2005 8:57:15 AM PDT by
ruiner
To: ppaul
[...longtime surfer Tim Dicus...]
His older brother, Biggus was in the Monty Python movie "The Life of Brian".
:^)
23 posted on
06/27/2005 9:03:29 AM PDT by
spinestein
(The facts fairly and honestly presented, truth will take care of itself.)
To: ppaul
I guess it is time for the annual freak out about sharks media event.
25 posted on
06/27/2005 9:20:24 AM PDT by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along.)
To: ppaul
ANOTHER shark attack in Florida, on Fox news NOW.
27 posted on
06/27/2005 9:33:02 AM PDT by
stopem
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29 posted on
06/27/2005 9:51:32 AM PDT by
don-o
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