Everything posted by High Plains Drifter
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Bye bye CrossFit? Man dies during CrossFit games
I was a lifeguard at Barton Springs and at UT for years. Also trained lifeguards for COA. I probably pulled 15 or 20 people out of the water in my time. That guy was a textbook case of a distressed swimmer/active drowning. Absolutely no reason those "lifeguards" should not have been on that guy like surlyites on South Austin's mom. That video will be used in lifeguard training videos for years to come. And yeah, they probably weren't actual trained and certified lifeguards, or they would have had rescue equipment, as Smuggs pointed out. It takes a specially trained and strong swimmer, even with rescue equipment, to pull a 200 pound slab of beef with no buoyancy off the bottom when they are 10+ feet down. Add in the fact they guy was obviously conscious when he went under, (which means he's going to be grabbing onto you if you let him), and you are in a world of shit if you don't have a rescue can/tube. Which is why you save them BEFORE they go under. Not only should those paddleboarders have been lifeguards, they should have been the best of the best: trained and experienced and certified in open water guarding with competition level swimming abilities. I guarded a few private gigs in my day, (triathlons and open water swims and such), and if the person hiring me had told me I'd be on a paddle board in a fucking lake with no rescue can, I'd have laughed in his face and noped right the fuck out of there. I will say that paddleboards are not a bad idea in that sort of situation-- the guards can be close to the swimmers, and once the victim is saved, the guard can pull him back to the board instead of all the way back to shore. You can even load the victim onto the board if they are too weak to hold on or unconscious. edit to add: Two guys drowned at Balmorhea earlier this summer. Old dude went under, son in law jumped in to save him (I'm guessing no lifeguard training), and he drowned also.
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Sonic has fucking smashburgers now?
Depends on who is giving them.
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
That's so you can cauterize the stump of your finger after the door cuts it off.
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Vice President tells NASA to get to the Moon in 5 years.
Isn't Bezos/Blue Origin focused more on "space tourism" than actual space flight? "Space Tourism" meaning "lets take rich people up to a height of 62 miles, or whatever is considered the edge of space, and let them experience free fall for a few minutes and call that 'space flight'"?
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RFK Jr. off the chain and off his rocker
- Surly Dad Thread
Texas A&M Qatar then?- Surly Dad Thread
Daughter is starting High School in a week. Getting ready to head over to freshman orientation in an hour. She's trying out for volleyball. I've been driving her to 5am(!) practices all this week. Then driving her again to marching band practice at 10 am (she's already part of the drumline). Then back again for evening vb practice. She finds out Thursday if she made the team. The coach has been having her practice at middle hitter, if that's the right term. Stress levels (her and me) are intensifying. I'm too old for this shit. She is also going out for golf. No stress there, they'll be lucky to have five girls total playing. Plus, that is something we can do (and have done) together. Got her hooked on golf by letting her drive the golf cart when she was little. Finally, also track in the spring. In middle school, she ran the 400, 800, and high jump. We'll see if that lasts or not. She was playing softball in middle school and with a league. Made all stars playing first base, but gave that up.- [Harris+Walz] The 2024 DNC: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!
Ok, I wasn't being hostile, I was just curious. Thanks for responding. My male gaydar is pretty good, imo, not so much with the lesbians. That little clip above was the first time I've ever seen her or knew anything about her.- [Harris+Walz] The 2024 DNC: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!
just asking: would you care to elaborate exactly what you saw in that short clip that set off your gaydar? Was the the baggy jeans and hat?- [Harris+Walz] The 2024 DNC: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!
Also, make them pay for healthcare on the open market. Bolded is probably true. I would gladly pay congressmen more if that meant they weren't allowed to own stocks.- RFK Jr. off the chain and off his rocker
well, now we know how he got brain worms- ¡Snek!
I should try to remember that. We have a lot of snakes where I am.- HISD - State of Texas to Takeover School District
This has been the case in a lot of districts for many years.- HISD - State of Texas to Takeover School District
Bond propositions are always a mandate on the school board or superintendent.- [Harris+Walz] The 2024 DNC: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!
He's shitting his diapers even if he's not watching.- [Harris+Walz] The 2024 DNC: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!
Is it just me, or does she look fine af in that pic? fingered for the cycle. I owe you one.- Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
"Investigators said it was unclear why the driver lost control. The investigation is ongoing." uh huh. Driver was jerking off to anime porn or something and the autonomous driverless software ran them off a bridge. Hey genius- what is "free" in the free market? Freedom from gov regulation?- nope Freedom to do whatever the fuck you want? - nope Freedom to chose who you buy from and sell to based on your own self interest? Ding ding ding. Seems like all your advertisers have decided that buying ad space on your shit platform is not in their best interest. Oh well. ps- go fuck yourself. Ha ha.- Lame joke thread
In the spirit of the olympics: What is the only sport more boring than Track? Field.- Running Alt-Right Thread of Mockery and Hypocrisy
Saw the Dead Milkmen at Liberty Lunch back in the day.- Kamala Harris 2024 - If you've got something to say, say it to my face
Hopefully they'll nominate him again in 28- Carpetbagging weasel faced smarmy little bitch, Ted Cruz
who?- Fuck the Police!!!!!!!!!!!
delete- Republican Convention - "mill-e-wah-que"
man, look at all those homeless people- Kamala Harris 2024 - If you've got something to say, say it to my face
This is a terrible idea. We can still be friends though.- [Harris+Walz] The 2024 DNC: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!
6! - Surly Dad Thread
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