Tourist next to St Martin runway killed by jet blast
it wasn't an accident
signs everywhere, the place has a history
how stupid do you have to be to do something that has such a history
no sympathy for her at all - she was the planner of her own demise
play stupid games and you win stupid prizes
she deserves what she got because its what she wanted
[B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC
July 14, 2017, 11:23 AM
Phantom229
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July 14, 2017, 11:31 AM
Balzé Halzé
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Originally posted by Spokane228:
Perhaps an expresso will help.
Expresso is actually the correct French spelling.
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July 14, 2017, 11:36 AM
2tonicP220
Despite the signs, I think folks can't imagine just how powerful jet blast is. Go to 2:18, if this link messes up:
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July 14, 2017, 11:37 AM
Scoutmaster
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Originally posted by nhtagmember: it wasn't an accident . . . signs everywhere . . . how stupid do you have to be . . . she was the planner of her own demise . . .
Makes sense to me. I wonder about a possible lawsuit, "you warned me, I ignored the warnings and died, but it is your fault and you owe money".
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July 14, 2017, 11:38 AM
nhtagmember
they should sue her family for careless and reckless behavior
fortunately she has been removed from the gene pool
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July 14, 2017, 11:42 AM
229DAK
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Originally posted by Phantom229:
quote:
Originally posted by BBMW:
This was bound to happen. I wonder if they'll change access to that part of the beach/road because of this. It would be difficult, because that's actually an important stretch of road for the island.
I wonder if they would put up a lighting system controlled by the controllers to stop drivers on the road. Essentially control the stop lights. Plane enters the runway, turn the lights red. Plane on short final, turn the lights red. Or at least something like that.
We have control of the PPRP/Taxiway Z lights at BFI. It makes it abundantly clear when there is an aircraft departing that pavement to any vehicles on the perimeter road.
Vehicles don't seem to be the issue. Back when PTZtv.com had a webcam at the Sunset Beach Bar, I could see vehicles stop short of the aircraft's ground track and watch the aircraft fly by. Same for aircraft taking off. It's the two-legged idiots that appear to be the problem, standing directly behind and in-line of the jet's engine exhaust.
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July 14, 2017, 11:45 AM
Veeper
This is obviously much closer than the fence; however, you get the idea.
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July 14, 2017, 11:46 AM
Sig Sauer Kraut
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Originally posted by nhtagmember: they should sue her family for careless and reckless behavior
fortunately she has been removed from the gene pool
She was upper-50s. Her genes weren't going to be further entering the gene pool from her either way.
July 14, 2017, 11:48 AM
comet24
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Originally posted by Scoutmaster:
quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember: it wasn't an accident . . . signs everywhere . . . how stupid do you have to be . . . she was the planner of her own demise . . .
Makes sense to me. I wonder about a possible lawsuit, "you warned me, I ignored the warnings and died, but it is your fault and you owe money".
No lawsuit. That stuff doesn't fly in the islands.
As others have said there is an abundance of warning signs.
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July 14, 2017, 11:51 AM
12131
quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember: it wasn't an accident
signs everywhere, the place has a history
how stupid do you have to be to do something that has such a history
no sympathy for her at all - she was the planner of her own demise
play stupid games and you win stupid prizes
she deserves what she got because its what she wanted
Yup. Darwin is Darwin, and age has nothing to do with it. I guess I missed the memo that there's an age limit to the award.
Q
July 14, 2017, 12:02 PM
flashguy
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Originally posted by airsoft guy: For all intensive purposes, your point is mute, and it's going to be a tough road to hoe getting people to stop.
I think you meant "For all intents and purposes, your point is moot, and it's going to be a tough row to hoe getting people to stop." (Or were you just putting us on?)
flashguy
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July 14, 2017, 12:04 PM
ZSMICHAEL
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I think you meant "For all intents and purposes, your point is moot, and it's going to be a tough row to hoe getting people to stop."
He will blame that on SIRI. {LOL}
July 14, 2017, 12:06 PM
12131
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Originally posted by flashguy:
quote:
Originally posted by airsoft guy: For all intensive purposes, your point is mute, and it's going to be a tough road to hoe getting people to stop.
I think you meant "For all intents and purposes, your point is moot, and it's going to be a tough row to hoe getting people to stop." (Or were you just putting us on?)
flashguy
Maybe he meant to write, "For all intended purposes".
Q
July 14, 2017, 12:10 PM
6guns
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Originally posted by flashguy:
quote:
Originally posted by airsoft guy: For all intensive purposes, your point is mute, and it's going to be a tough road to hoe getting people to stop.
I think you meant "For all intents and purposes, your point is moot, and it's going to be a tough row to hoe getting people to stop." (Or were you just putting us on?)
flashguy
Yeah, AG is smarter than that.
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July 14, 2017, 12:16 PM
Rightwire
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Originally posted by Sig209: Very sad.
All you Darwin types... I hope nothing bad ever happens to a member of your family on vacation.
If a member of my family stands behind a turbofan engine at full throttle, plays chicken with a train on foot, or tries to stop a .50DE with a book and die, I'd say they had it coming.
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July 14, 2017, 12:52 PM
Grayguns
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Originally posted by Georgeair: Without reading anything but the subject line and having seen the area:
Good.
Really?
Somebody surely loved that woman and she'll be missed. She was a human being.
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July 14, 2017, 01:30 PM
airsoft guy
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Originally posted by 12131:
quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember: it wasn't an accident
signs everywhere, the place has a history
how stupid do you have to be to do something that has such a history
no sympathy for her at all - she was the planner of her own demise
play stupid games and you win stupid prizes
she deserves what she got because its what she wanted
Yup. Darwin is Darwin, and age has nothing to do with it. I guess I missed the memo that there's an age limit to the award.
The ability to pass on your genes is how a Darwin Award is given out. A woman in her 50s is a very unlikely candidate for a Darwin Award, she's probably already had kids, or at the very least hit menopause. If she was 19 and childless, this would be an excellent candidate for the award, but she's not, and so her death is just stupid, but not Darwin stupid.
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Originally posted by Will938: If you don't become a screen writer for comedy movies, then you're an asshole.
July 14, 2017, 01:38 PM
nhtagmember
my comment on the lawsuit was that the airport authority should sue her family
or whats left of it
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July 14, 2017, 01:48 PM
chellim1
Who can blame her? Those jets are so tiny and quiet they just sneak up on you.
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