Comments on: The saddest story of the week http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/06/08/the-saddest-story-of-the-week/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:37:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jetfire http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/06/08/the-saddest-story-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1183393 Jetfire Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:05:19 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=18353#comment-1183393 I remember this was a problem with salt water. Didn't know it was caused by pool water too. If I remember correctly if you got salt water in you lungs, you body would try to get rid of it by adding more water. I remember this was a problem with salt water. Didn’t know it was caused by pool water too. If I remember correctly if you got salt water in you lungs, you body would try to get rid of it by adding more water.

]]> By: Eric http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/06/08/the-saddest-story-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1182955 Eric Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:22:00 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=18353#comment-1182955 While I completely sympathize with the family of this child, I can't help but remember, there's a reason why we have all been shocked by this story. It doesn't happen very often, thank God. However, the hysteria surrounding this story this week has been astronomical. The actual chances of this happening to ANYONE you know is very, very minute. But will that stop parents across this nation from freaking out about this and over coddling their child, some to the point that they won't even allow their children to swim in the first place? Of course. On a scale of 1 to 10 of things to be worried about in life, dry-drowning has to rank in the low 1's. While I completely sympathize with the family of this child, I can’t help but remember, there’s a reason why we have all been shocked by this story. It doesn’t happen very often, thank God.

However, the hysteria surrounding this story this week has been astronomical. The actual chances of this happening to ANYONE you know is very, very minute. But will that stop parents across this nation from freaking out about this and over coddling their child, some to the point that they won’t even allow their children to swim in the first place? Of course.

On a scale of 1 to 10 of things to be worried about in life, dry-drowning has to rank in the low 1′s.

]]> By: Zybch http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/06/08/the-saddest-story-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1182756 Zybch Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:06:10 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=18353#comment-1182756 Sorry, but this is NOT the saddest story of the week. This one is, and happened only a short distance from where I live. http://tinyurl.com/5e97lc Sorry, but this is NOT the saddest story of the week.
This one is, and happened only a short distance from where I live.

http://tinyurl.com/5e97lc

]]> By: James Hill http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/06/08/the-saddest-story-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1182649 James Hill Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:26:56 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=18353#comment-1182649 Cough. Cough.

]]> By: Stu Mulne http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/06/08/the-saddest-story-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1182512 Stu Mulne Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:45:40 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=18353#comment-1182512 Seems like "you were in the water, so you have to go to the hospital" was a common line on Baywatch. OTOH, who listened? :) Regards. Seems like “you were in the water, so you have to go to the hospital” was a common line on Baywatch.

OTOH, who listened? :)

Regards.

]]> By: LtJackboot http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/06/08/the-saddest-story-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1182504 LtJackboot Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:39:35 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=18353#comment-1182504 #1- I remember that episode and was thinking about it as I read this story-good memory buddy. #1- I remember that episode and was thinking about it as I read this story-good memory buddy.

]]> By: Ron Larson http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/06/08/the-saddest-story-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1182439 Ron Larson Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:29:34 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=18353#comment-1182439 Wow.. sad. I've never heard of this before. I hope it doesn't scare parents from preventing their children from learning to swim, and enjoying themselves outside. Wow.. sad. I’ve never heard of this before. I hope it doesn’t scare parents from preventing their children from learning to swim, and enjoying themselves outside.

]]> By: Jägermeister http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/06/08/the-saddest-story-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1182347 Jägermeister Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:36:51 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=18353#comment-1182347 That sure is a very sad story. That sure is a very sad story.

]]> By: Miguel http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/06/08/the-saddest-story-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1182160 Miguel Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:16:15 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=18353#comment-1182160 Nobody will believe this, but I remember an episode of Baywatch - yup, that Baywatch - where the team rescued someone from near drowning and with the person conscious and apparently well, they still took him/her - don't remember - to the hospital as he/she could still have water in the lungs and die subsequently! There, I learned something useful on Baywatch, and I'm not kidding! Nobody will believe this, but I remember an episode of Baywatch – yup, that Baywatch – where the team rescued someone from near drowning and with the person conscious and apparently well, they still took him/her – don’t remember – to the hospital as he/she could still have water in the lungs and die subsequently!

There, I learned something useful on Baywatch, and I’m not kidding!

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