tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post9128249653167097293..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Saturday morning Sheba and/or Nina picture, without Sheba or Ninamr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-5786084868367535932011-07-03T14:33:23.426-07:002011-07-03T14:33:23.426-07:00I agree with Liza. Anytime there are downed power...I agree with Liza. Anytime there are downed power lines involved extreme caution is warranted.CelticRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386557639577698296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-50059471075448562582011-07-02T22:19:58.981-07:002011-07-02T22:19:58.981-07:00I think emergency crews are taught to move slowly ...I think emergency crews are taught to move slowly and cautiously whenever there are downed power lines. If they rushed over to the guy, only to find a live wire, then they would all end up dead, too. <br /><br />They were probably assessing the scene as they approached it. It may look like moseying to you but it easily could've been moving with caution and awareness.Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-195135236720691282011-07-02T15:20:19.070-07:002011-07-02T15:20:19.070-07:00Jenn:
Maybe, maybe not. Nobody at the scene could...Jenn:<br /><br />Maybe, maybe not. Nobody at the scene could tell. I figure at least he had a fighting chance at survival if he made it to the hospital quickly. <br /><br />Anonymous:<br /><br />I actually kind of wish I'd taken pictures too, but for a different reason (and I wouldn't have posted them to the blog in any case): after it was all over, I found it really hard to remember whatmr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-71075851182143606232011-07-02T15:02:50.646-07:002011-07-02T15:02:50.646-07:00Im kinda sad you didnt take pictures of this event...Im kinda sad you didnt take pictures of this event.<br />Nothing exciting ever happens...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-42695645755236983772011-07-02T14:26:54.378-07:002011-07-02T14:26:54.378-07:00That's some story.
I don't think first r...That's some story. <br /><br />I don't think first responders ever move like they do on TV. <br /><br />But it does sound that like guy wasn't likely to survive. <br /><br />Scary hit-by-lightening kind of incident.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54094999025279266882011-07-02T09:09:41.137-07:002011-07-02T09:09:41.137-07:00Pat:
If he dies as a result of this, it will pro...Pat: <br /><br />If he dies as a result of this, it will probably be in the newspaper; if he doesn't, it might or might not be. I don't know if calling the hospital to ask about him would work, since A) I don't know his name and B) I'm not family.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-18020332532901373572011-07-02T09:02:23.471-07:002011-07-02T09:02:23.471-07:00I don't mean they weren't fast when handli...I don't mean they weren't fast when handling him because there might have been a head injury; I mean when they first showed up to the scene, before they could have known for sure what was going on, they were walking slowly. <br /><br />The husband and I were going over the timeline last night in bed, and concluded that the ambulance was there within at least a half-hour (possibly as soon mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-35626055573911525902011-07-02T06:58:44.481-07:002011-07-02T06:58:44.481-07:00I would want to know. Would the local newspaper no...I would want to know. Would the local newspaper not be able to tell you? How cold of the police not to have a system to inform you. In the UK you would certainly know if he died as an inquest would be held and the police would question you until they were satisfied you knew no more. I had to give evidence at an inquest when I dragged a man out of a burning building. He died four hours later but Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-224923512184659122011-07-02T06:43:17.533-07:002011-07-02T06:43:17.533-07:00Yikes! I hope the guy made it.Yikes! I hope the guy made it.CelticRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386557639577698296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-82202398318926841702011-07-02T06:38:43.820-07:002011-07-02T06:38:43.820-07:00Jesus! What an unlucky fellow - who gets hit by a ...Jesus! What an unlucky fellow - who gets hit by a telephone pole?Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-1226298232621903532011-07-02T06:08:18.388-07:002011-07-02T06:08:18.388-07:00With a head injury you don't want to be fast. ...With a head injury you don't want to be fast. That leads to possibly jerking around, and possibly making the injury worse. Same goes for neck, and or back injury. They were probably being careful.archnemesis_goldenhairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292438131608853151noreply@blogger.com