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Jackeens
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:07 AM Original message |
' Construction worker saves woman trapped in swirling river' - amazing photos |
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Vickers
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. Holy crap, and he looks cool as a cucumber doing it, too! |
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cdsilv
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. river rats call that a 'hydraulic'....basically a horizontal vortex.... |
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uppityperson
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Wed Jul-01-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
53. She was very lucky, good job rescuer! As a child we were seriously scared |
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Captain Hilts
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
13. I think he gets to keep her if he wants to after that. nt |
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mahatmakanejeeves
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
2. Having the worker dangle from a crane is probably an OSHA violation, |
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eyepaddle
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Wed Jul-01-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
48. Actually it probably isn't; he was wearing a fall harness and his work float vest |
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TransitJohn
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Wed Jul-01-09 06:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
58. No he's tied off. |
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Beacool
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
4. These are some pics!!! |
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JerseygirlCT
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
5. Wow. nt |
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Jackeens
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
6. The video is worth looking at, he just plays down what he did, "part of a team". That's some man. |
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bertman
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
7. Thanks for posting this. Makes me feel good. Especially considering the humility of |
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lamp_shade
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
8. Lookit those arm muscles. Yikes. |
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sammytko
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. i was thinking the same thing - those arms are huge |
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Lisa0825
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. He's HOT! |
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sammytko
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. he can resue me any time.... |
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Beacool
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Wed Jul-01-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
43. I thought the same thing, but didn't want to seem superficial. |
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InvisibleTouch
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
9. Now THERE is a hero! n/t |
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unblock
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. wait, how can he be a "hero" if he didn't die in defense of corporate profits? |
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Iterate
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
10. ...and then he went back to work. |
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Captain Hilts
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
11. Now THAT's a hero. nt |
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lindisfarne
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
14. Link to www.desmoinesregister.com/ article/20090701/ NEWS/907010375 |
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Dappleganger
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #14 |
25. Thanks for posting this. |
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Arugula Latte
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Wed Jul-01-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #25 |
36. She looks much younger than 60. |
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Dappleganger
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Wed Jul-01-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. She certainly does! |
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Arugula Latte
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Wed Jul-01-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Yep. And get your calcium (with Vitamin D and magnesium for absorption) |
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KittyWampus
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Wed Jul-01-09 11:42 AM Response to Reply #14 |
32. Can someone with knowledge about river-boating explain why? I don't even understand how |
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lindisfarne
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Wed Jul-01-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Read the article. There were warning signs. There are basic water safety rules as well and if you |
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KittyWampus
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Wed Jul-01-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. 3rd edit- found your link to Des Moines Register. THANKS! But it doesn't discuss warning signs |
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lindisfarne
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Wed Jul-01-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Look at 2nd article I linked to. "A sign along the west bank of the river near the dam reads: "Dange |
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CoffeeCat
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Wed Jul-01-09 05:12 PM Response to Reply #32 |
54. I live in Des Moines... |
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KittyWampus
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Wed Jul-01-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Thank you. My gut says there was negligence on Iowa's part. DU'er above you made point |
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DoBotherMe
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Thu Jul-02-09 10:12 AM Response to Reply #54 |
67. The safety line would have been |
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LeftHander
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
17. That last pic is an amazing shot.... |
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shadowknows69
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Yeah, that photog has an incredible eye. I'd say nearly Pulitzer quality on a couple. |
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lpbk2713
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
19. He's a hell of a man. |
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riderinthestorm
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
20. Goosebumps reading this story. That guy is a hero. |
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hedgehog
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
21. There is something very important about this incident. I think it |
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myrna minx
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
22. K&R. Wow. n/t |
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dysfunctional press
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
23. when i wa in jr. high school, something like this happened at the dam in our town... |
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shadowknows69
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. We have had a few such rescues up this way too. |
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Arkansas Granny
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
24. Amazing pictures. I doubt she could have been rescued in time if the |
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RT Atlanta
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
28. What a selfless act! |
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me b zola
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Wed Jul-01-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
29. There is a short video at the link |
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Catherine Vincent
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Wed Jul-01-09 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
30. That guy was just awesome for what he did |
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Judi Lynn
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Wed Jul-01-09 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
31. Her husband's last words to her were to put on her lifejacket, even though he had none himself. |
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lindisfarne
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Wed Jul-01-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Read the desmoines register article. Witnesses saw his life jacket come off after he |
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Judi Lynn
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Wed Jul-01-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. I looked it up,it says, also, her husband was telling her to put on her lifejacket. |
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lindisfarne
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Wed Jul-01-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Article said "As the boat was swept over the dam Alan Neely's life preserver came off."n/t |
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Judi Lynn
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Wed Jul-01-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. What is the point of conflict, anyway? Please illuminate. |
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lindisfarne
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Wed Jul-01-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. No offense, just clarification. You said "even though he had none himself."n/t |
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Blue Gardener
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Wed Jul-01-09 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
37. A true Hero |
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Blue_Tires
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Wed Jul-01-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. +1 |
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eyepaddle
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Wed Jul-01-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
47. Amazingly good thinking on the part of the construction crew. |
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The River
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Wed Jul-01-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #47 |
64. And If You Do |
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4_TN_TITANS
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Wed Jul-01-09 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
49. Real American heros |
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RamboLiberal
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Wed Jul-01-09 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
50. Hope this guy and whomever else on the construction crew |
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malaise
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Wed Jul-01-09 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
51. Two men saved her life |
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lpbk2713
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Wed Jul-01-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Plus the crane operator. |
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proteus_lives
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Wed Jul-01-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
52. A true American Hero. |
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Stephanie
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Wed Jul-01-09 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
55. "It's no big deal, the whole crew did it." |
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TransitJohn
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Wed Jul-01-09 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
57. So I always have mixed emotions when I see these stories. |
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Cybergata
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Wed Jul-01-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
59. What a hero! n/t |
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IADEMO2004
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Wed Jul-01-09 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
61. k&r |
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Batgirl
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Wed Jul-01-09 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
62. I am in awe of that rescuer guy, for his courage, strength and professionalism |
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BlooInBloo
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Wed Jul-01-09 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
63. That guy's getting laid. |
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proteus_lives
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Thu Jul-02-09 12:04 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Handsome, humble and a hero? |
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opihimoimoi
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Thu Jul-02-09 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
66. He should run for Congress...prolly do better than that Plumber the GOP Got... |
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