Maybe someone has said this...maybe not...I didn't have time to read through it all. The currents are so strong there at Seabrook that if you are going through in a BOAT, you have to make adjustments with the throttle AND the steering wheel just to get through safely and "under control". There are eddys (whirlpools) that form from the current that are strong enough to pull things under water. I venture to say that even the strongest of swimmers would have trouble swimming there, even without a panic situation. Bottom line, it is easy for me to see how this happened. It is a shame, and a simple PFD would have saved his life. That area should be off limits to jet skiers anyway, IMHO. There is very heavy boat traffic...large vessels...which creates even more dangerous currents and wave action. Also, it is not exactly a wide open space...at least not in the Industrial Canal. I know some on here already know this, but for the benefit of those that don't...this area is where the Industrial Canal meets Lake Pontchartrain. That is why the currents are so strong...and unpredictable. There is a funnelling effect from the two bodies of water meeting, and also a confluence of differring currents, as they meet perpendicular to each other. It is also very deep there, and the current on top may be flowing the opposite direction from the current 6 feet down. It's a tricky situation there. The Coast Guard used to be there on standby every single day, but since Katrina, I guess their facilities are no longer in existance.:bncry:
I will go with okie here ( iknow you guys can't believe it) I have all of maybe 4 girl friends and Okie being one of them...90% of my guy friends are married and I am freinds with thier wives and they also trust me. Thier wives would also expect thier husbands to defend me and help me if I was in need! I think the fact that his financee was sitting on the dock with Gay shows she knew where he was and was worried about his safety and not his intentions, but just my opinion! A bit...????? Thank you from a rival persective! Nutria I didn't want to quote your whole passage so I took his and figured I would go off both!!! Find me a lot of other players in Pro sports that think about others and not themselves! For whatever mistakes he made he died giving somebody hope! I only hope that when I die I have even one person that can say that about me! So find the holes in the story and do what you want , but remember we are all only human and what we do in our life is what people will judge us on in death! If I can give one person hope on my death bed I will be thrilled!!! I have stayed out of this because of the way it affected me, so I am sorry for my rant and its length, but I was pushed! Wouldn't want to hear about one of you in the same situation and if I did I would be just as loyal!
i agree that the speculation about the woman is in poor taste, but this quote above shows that youre pretty oblivious to what happened. there is no doubt that his chance of survival would have been much higher had he worn a vest---that is not a small detail. and he was stupid for not wearing one and making the woman wear one---this doesnt mean that he couldnt get a 35 on the ACT but it was still stupid.
First of all, good luck on making me do anything I don't feel like doing, and I can pretty much get away with it after a good talking to. I wil agree it was stupid but I think Nutria's point wasn't that it was a good idea but that it isn't the point and it is not to take away from the person he was! Say what you want but I will say again I hope somebody has something that good to say about me publicly when I die! I know it is only an opinion and I know I am a woman so the emotional thing you guys will hit on but think about it and say I am wrong....this is one I will fight!
if you dont think that most of his family are now or soon will be pissed at him for not wearing a vest then youre crazy. what really gets me riled up about this is thinking about his kid--it may take 25 yrs but that kid will be pissed at him too.
pardon my french, mam, but i dont give a flying f about hill's public image. he leaves behind a kid that will not have a father----that's why its ok to say he was stupid. if you could ask him right now, id bet he'd say---"damn, i was stupid for not wearing a life jacket"
Yep, I will agree with what he must be thinking about himself right now not having a chance to bring up his kid, but heaven forbid we haven't made mistakes with our safety that for our luck have worked out and haven't ended in our death. We luckily haven't left our loved ones alone but not saying that it won't happen in the future! I hope if you ever end up in his situation people remember what you did and not the mistakes that you made! That is my only point! Please understand I am not saying I want this to happen to anybody, but just remember none of us are perfect!
I feel with this comment you have proved you are pretty bitter. I do not believe any child will be "pissed" at his father for making a mistake. Even if it leads to his death, especially when he wasn't drinking or doing anything illegal. He may learn from his father but pissed, come on! It could happen but I don't see that being the end result of this kids feelings about who his father was...he is going to remember his whole fathers life from him not wearing a life jacket? not so much...
