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Hurricanes kill people.
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They seem to kill more idiots than they do sensible people. A few years ago during Charley, a moron went outside to smoke a cigarette in the middle of the storm and was killed by a tree.
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Youtube bounced your video, was it the one of the wind surfer dude getting launched across the parking lot?
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No, people kill people.
wait…
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Originally Posted by Sherman Homan
Youtube bounced your video, was it the one of the wind surfer dude getting launched across the parking lot?
Yeah, it was that video.
What amazes me is the first Youtube comment on it:
Is that guy hooked onto the kite or did he just didn’t want to let go?
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Unbelievable. People take hurricanes to lightly at times.
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If it wasn't for the hard surface parking lot, metal cars, concrete buildings and stuff, that might be fun.
Darwin's natural selection at work again.
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Originally Posted by moep
Yeah, it was that video.
What amazes me is the first Youtube comment on it:
Well, it does look like he's just holding on. If you're not familiar with kitesurfing, it would be easy to wonder. Also, YouTube commenters are morons. That guy is probably a supergenius among his people.
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Originally Posted by moep
The guy isn't dead and this wasn't a hurricane. This happened two blocks from my work too.
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
Well, it does look like he's just holding on. If you're not familiar with kitesurfing, it would be easy to wonder. Also, YouTube commenters are morons. That guy is probably a supergenius among his people.
Sorry but there’s absolutely no way that a person would still hold on the bar without letting go after such an impact without wearing a harness.
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yeah, it's pretty pathetic to get injured like that during hurricane fay. I hope the guys at the hospital gave him sh*t.
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Oh balls, that'll leave a mark.
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Well what do you know, this video made him FAYmous. LOL.
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Originally Posted by design219
Darwin's natural selection at work again.
You might be surprised.
He probably will sue the kite manufacturer for failing to put huge warning labels on the kite.
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I lived in Southern Mississippi for a total of about 10 years. EVERY year we'd hear about Camille. Yep, hurricanes kill people a lot.
I was just talking to someone who was in Biloxi after Katrina. It's amazing what 8 feet of STANDING water AFTER the surge will do to buildings. Fortunately, there weren't a lot of people where he was that didn't heed warnings.
Sorry about being all serious, but I HATE those M-F, nasty evil wind things.
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I have a lake in my yard, a leak in my roof, and limbs everywhere and we were a hundred miles away form TROP. STORM Fay. No,Savannah can't handle a hurricane, if and when one comes. That's for sure.
Oh, and I'm hearing this from TS Fay- the deaths have been due to driving in flood waters and those going in the ocean for a swim. Sad.
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Originally Posted by KeriVit
those going in the ocean for a swim.
I've done that. If it goes by far enough off the coast and the surf is about 6-8 feet, then I'll go. If it's any closer, I won't do it.
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