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avitar35 t1_iuf8ige wrote

I’ve watched people fall over waterfalls. It’s not a pretty sight. These people are next level stupid to carry their kid that close. Respect nature or it WILL kill you, and sometimes even when you respect it it’ll get ya. This is a hugely unnecessary risk.

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lurker-1969 t1_iufa1k9 wrote

My friend lost his son to a waterfall accident . He had just completed Maritime school in San Fransisco and they were on their sea trials cruise in Viet Nam. The last hike he ever went on

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avitar35 t1_iugp1g8 wrote

Very sorry to hear that. I hope people can learn from that and be safer. I know I don’t want to do that to my parents.

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lurker-1969 t1_iuj01rj wrote

My mom and dad raised 3 boys on a cattle ranch. Ranching is dangerous business and I was the victim of a bad farming accident but recovered. Off the ranch we were pretty wild. My mom , I can't imagine the worry she had. As a parent of 2 adult girls who participate in hazardous sports I look back and wonder how she survive.

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Rotary_Wing t1_iug0df5 wrote

>He had just completed Maritime school in San Fransisco

They don't call it the Carquinez Mental Asylum for nothing.

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lurker-1969 t1_iug9pyf wrote

Explain please

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Rotary_Wing t1_iuis8z6 wrote

A lot of the students/alumni like to take risks, and quite a few have died young because of it. It's a weird place, and it produces or attracts weird people.

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lurker-1969 t1_iuiy8ri wrote

Yup, he was a young guy doing young guy stuff. Can't say I wasn't there myself at that age. At any rate he was a very nice kid with adventure in his eyes. It just totally wrecked his dad and I'm sure the mom too.

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KittyBizkit t1_iug4tpk wrote

My favorite saying is:

Respect Mother Nature for thou art small and biodegradable.

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extracheezplz69 t1_iugubmf wrote

ALWAYS STAY BEHIND THE FENCE, it’s not there just for aesthetics!!

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avitar35 t1_iugov9c wrote

Everyone thinks they’re not close enough til they slip. I’ve been hiking waterfalls specifically for 10 years and have witnessed multiple people go over multiple different falls. When you get complacent is when shit happens. Like I said unnecessary risk getting that close, kid or not.

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avitar35 t1_iuj9pqt wrote

Someone thats experienced in a specific subset of an activity. Just like backcountry skiers.

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derrickito4 t1_iujpt97 wrote

man you ran off and deleted your "Dude you’re a cunt. LMAO." message. tsk tsk. see you out chasing waterfalls buddy!

-confirmed cunt.

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derrickito162 t1_iujwjxm wrote

"I don't know how I always get to these fires so quick, Mr Fireman. "

Sounds like we found the guy pushing people off of waterfalls o'er here. Book em boys

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