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Offline VirginiaJim

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Re: In the 'no good can happen from this' category....
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2016, 10:26:45 AM »
"Speed and alcohol were not factors in the incident, Probus said. The van’s driver is a 41-year-old Culpeper woman. Charges are pending."

Charges for what?  Allowing someone else to be incredibly stupid in/on your vehicle?  I guess a suitable charge would be endangering OTHER DRIVERS on the road.
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Re: In the 'no good can happen from this' category....
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2016, 10:33:50 AM »
Remains to be seen....pun intended.
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Re: In the 'no good can happen from this' category....
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2016, 10:46:53 AM »
Hi,
        I knew a beautiful young woman, that died the same way, trying to hold down an inflated raft, going to a spring runoff, here in Florida!

The driver was her boyfriend, wind got under the raft and took her off with it.

Unfortunately, her head hit the curb.

Not good!

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Re: In the 'no good can happen from this' category....
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2016, 11:37:21 AM »
I knew a beautiful young woman, that died the same way, trying to hold down an inflated raft, going to a spring runoff, here in Florida!

The driver was her boyfriend, wind got under the raft and took her off with it.

Unfortunately, her head hit the curb.  Not good!

Although there is no substitute for THINKING (what is inside the head), it does illustrate the importance of a good helmet to protect the head.
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Re: In the 'no good can happen from this' category....
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2016, 12:55:51 PM »
Hard to believe no alcohol was involved in that event....
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Re: In the 'no good can happen from this' category....
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2016, 06:52:41 AM »
"Speed and alcohol were not factors in the incident, Probus said. The van’s driver is a 41-year-old Culpeper woman. Charges are pending."

Charges for what?  Allowing someone else to be incredibly stupid in/on your vehicle?  I guess a suitable charge would be endangering OTHER DRIVERS on the road.

Speed was most certainly a factor! Without sufficient speed there wouldn't be enough air getting under the mattress for it to go airborne.
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Re: In the 'no good can happen from this' category....
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2016, 08:51:02 PM »
Speed was most certainly a factor! Without sufficient speed there wouldn't be enough air getting under the mattress for it to go airborne.

That sound suspiciously like physics, which an awful lot of people just don't understand nor believe in.
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Re: In the 'no good can happen from this' category....
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2016, 04:38:12 AM »
That sound suspiciously like physics, which an awful lot of people just don't understand nor believe in.

I'll bet that the driver has a new understanding...
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Re: In the 'no good can happen from this' category....
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2016, 05:03:15 AM »
I really doubt it.  :doh:

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Re: In the 'no good can happen from this' category....
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2016, 08:11:35 AM »
Gravity is too much for many to understand.
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