Discussion
singlecoil said:
The worst media mis-use of the word 'hero' recently was the pilot who landed the plane on the river in New York. Sure, his skill saved the passengers but it also saved him. 'Hero', IMO, should be reserved for people who willingly put themselves at risk to help others.
So much wrong with this.I was on the beach with my two kids in WW when this happened. I didn’t know anyone had died until we left.
There was a strong rip tide (correct term for water moving along the beach, not just up and down?) and a very strong wind along the beach. I wouldn’t like to have been in a toy inflatable in those conditions. Saying that, I had to wade out 50 meters just to get waist deep.
Either way, a guy died doing the right thing. Really, he is a hero however you use the term.
There was a strong rip tide (correct term for water moving along the beach, not just up and down?) and a very strong wind along the beach. I wouldn’t like to have been in a toy inflatable in those conditions. Saying that, I had to wade out 50 meters just to get waist deep.
Either way, a guy died doing the right thing. Really, he is a hero however you use the term.
It is unfortunately surprising how quickly you can get into difficulty whilst swimming. I can swim but I am pretty crap and on holiday in Barbados I got caught in a rip just metres from where I could put my feet on the bottom.
Swimming as hard as I could and finding that I was getting further away from the shore was one of the most terrifying situations that I have ever been in. I quickly tired and tried waving but people that could see me only waved back. I really thought that was it, I'm going to drown and my wife was on the beach pregnant with our first child.
I passed a bunch of local kids on their body boards with swim fins on and it was they who threw a board at me so I could hold on. They saved my neck that day but it has made me much more wary when it comes to water.
A few years later I pulled one of my kids out of a big swimming pool when they had got into difficulty and with them panicing and thrashing about, I found that I was quickly getting tired and could feel my own panic rising.
Big kudos to the guy for rescuing those kids and how tragic that he should die doing it. There really isn't a God. Poor bloke and his family
Swimming as hard as I could and finding that I was getting further away from the shore was one of the most terrifying situations that I have ever been in. I quickly tired and tried waving but people that could see me only waved back. I really thought that was it, I'm going to drown and my wife was on the beach pregnant with our first child.
I passed a bunch of local kids on their body boards with swim fins on and it was they who threw a board at me so I could hold on. They saved my neck that day but it has made me much more wary when it comes to water.
A few years later I pulled one of my kids out of a big swimming pool when they had got into difficulty and with them panicing and thrashing about, I found that I was quickly getting tired and could feel my own panic rising.
Big kudos to the guy for rescuing those kids and how tragic that he should die doing it. There really isn't a God. Poor bloke and his family
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