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Woman in wheelchair drowns in Sacramento River (ADA Advocate)
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| 6 Jul 2016
Posted on 07/06/2016 12:40:58 PM PDT by rey
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To: UCANSEE2
I get it. The chair cost more than she earns so save the chair first.
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posted on
07/06/2016 12:57:30 PM PDT
by
rey
To: UCANSEE2
Maybe he should have rescued her first, and just left the wheelchair in the water. You can always get a new wheelchair. My guess is she was probably strapped in. Sad story. RIP...
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posted on
07/06/2016 12:59:29 PM PDT
by
pgkdan
(The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
To: rey
She spent so long telling other people that the disabled can do anything if people just build them ramps she did not stop to think if they SHOULD do anything. Being strapped into a chair (if she was) anywhere near water is incredibly stupid.
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posted on
07/06/2016 1:02:54 PM PDT
by
TalonDJ
To: rey
Poor woman. What a terrible way to die.
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posted on
07/06/2016 1:05:10 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Ketill Frostbeard
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posted on
07/06/2016 1:05:56 PM PDT
by
MeganC
(The decline of civilization will be carried out by those who are just doing their jobs.)
To: Locomotive Breath
many of these ADA advocates are just privateer “expert witnesses” for ADA blackmail suits.
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posted on
07/06/2016 1:07:39 PM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: gigster
That would have been some PFD to keep a wheelchair up and it sounds like she was in some way strapped in.
To: rey
3 letters: P. F. D.
Every time.
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posted on
07/06/2016 1:13:03 PM PDT
by
bigbob
(The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
To: TalonDJ
Common sense says that if you are not able bodied, do not go on the water.
Timeless advice.
My friend has a fancy boat. It has pumps and it fills up with water and leans over to one side so as to create a wake/wave behind it that is surfable on a surfboard. In addition it has large aftermarket water bags in the cabin to increase the leaning over effect. It is not a safe environment.
He invited me and my 5 year old to go out with him.
I had to say no. It’s not safe for my kid.
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posted on
07/06/2016 1:15:06 PM PDT
by
T-Bone Texan
(Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
To: COBOL2Java
Spoken to a few people that have drowned and been brought back. In the continuim of ways to die it’s actually not bad.
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posted on
07/06/2016 1:15:59 PM PDT
by
Eagles6
( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
To: Eagles6
Spoken to a few people that have drowned and been brought back. In the continuim of ways to die its actually not bad. I guess. But then, why is waterboarding such torture?
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posted on
07/06/2016 1:18:09 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Donald Trump, warts and all, is not a public enemy. The Golems in the GOP are stasis and apathy)
To: 9YearLurker
They make PFDs for disabled people but the story doesn’t tell the extent of her disability and whether she could have released herself or not. A friend who is paraplegic does so all the time. Getting in and out is when accidents are likely to happen. Sad story in any case.
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posted on
07/06/2016 1:18:47 PM PDT
by
bigbob
(The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
To: COBOL2Java
It’s obviously very scary but it’s over pretty quickly and relatively painless.
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posted on
07/06/2016 1:21:09 PM PDT
by
Eagles6
( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
To: rey
Everyone has limits. Everyone should be aware of those limits.
To: Eagles6
“Its obviously very scary but its over pretty quickly and relatively painless.”
What about getting caught in the gears of a combine or a brush chipper? What about a threesome with Helen Thomas and Hillary Clinton? Would that kill you and would it be torturous?
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posted on
07/06/2016 1:24:14 PM PDT
by
rey
To: Travis T. OJustice
So those limits are you can’t swim with a wheel chair, you can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd and you can’t take a shower in a parakeet cage.
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posted on
07/06/2016 1:25:52 PM PDT
by
rey
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Most people doff their PFDs before leaving the boat. Not to be pedantic, but to doff means to remove the vest. I don't think the people she was with had the situational awareness to recognize the inherent danger of letting her disembark the craft without physical assistance. I live on Lake Charlevoix, in northern Michigan, and have hundreds of hours on both my lake and Lake Michigan, being a certified marine mechanic, and boater for close to forty years. It was a tragic circumstance, and she paid with her life, maybe due to negligence or inattentiveness of those close to her.
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posted on
07/06/2016 1:28:24 PM PDT
by
gigster
(Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
To: rey
Those seem like they would apply to most people.
To: gigster
Negligent and inattentive will get them off a FBI investigation. Not sure about civil court.
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posted on
07/06/2016 1:33:58 PM PDT
by
rey
To: UCANSEE2
Maybe she was probably strapped in.
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