Drowning or not??

[hartcjhart]

I have searched the forum but could not find this

http://mariovittone.com/2010/05/154/

It is a very important read for all boaties

 

[superheat6k]

Can you post also on Scuttlebutt and the Mobo forum. Everyone should read this.

 

[hartcjhart]

certainly,I didnt want to be seen as cluttering up the forum

 

[superheat6k]

certainly,I didnt want to be seen as cluttering up the forum

Hope you don't mind, but I've put it on the Sealine Forum.

 

[hartcjhart]

Hope you don't mind, but I've put it on the Sealine Forum.

dont mind at all, the more that read it the better

 

[Paddingtonbear]

I can't open it, any clues?

 

[hartcjhart]

I can't open it, any clues?

try copy and paste into your browser

 

[Paddingtonbear]

Just tried, went to a Super Mario site, don't worry I am a year away fro being afloat.

 

[Seatrout]

Due thanks to the OP

 

[nigelmercier]

http://mariovittone.com/2010/05/154/

Direct link to the video, for those who can't open it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1mVcSUttX4

I once trained to be a lifeguard, so was aware of this reflex. I remember thinking at the time that it should be made more public.

 

[richardsnowstar]

Due thanks to the OP

+1

 

[winsbury]

Many many thanks for posting.

When I was young I very nearly drowned in a public swimming pool surrounded by people having a good time and taking no notice as I slipped out of my depth and was breathing in water looking up at other peoples feet. Their splashing made it all the more difficult for any potential rescuer to see anything was wrong too, even the life guards hadnt seen me. Luckily in my case the rescuer was my dad who was nearby and realised I was in trouble and fished me out. Learning to swim became a real priority for me and I made sure both my kids swam from an early age.

 

[Salty John]

I post a version of this every spring, but it makes sense to reiterate now for people heading off for some fun in the sun:
http://saltyjohn.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/drowning-deadly-calmness.html

 

[hartcjhart]

unashamed bump

 

[JumbleDuck]

I have searched the forum but could not find this

http://mariovittone.com/2010/05/154/

It is a very important read for all boaties

I'm going to guess, without having read it ...

It's that sanctimonious little piece, written in the style of the One Minute Manager, in which "a captain" purportedly ploughs past a happy, smiling couple to rescue their daughter who is quietly drowning just ten feet away, isn't it?

(pauses to follow link)

Yup. Thought so.

 

[hartcjhart]

I'm going to guess, without having read it ...

It's that sanctimonious little piece, written in the style of the One Minute Manager, in which "a captain" purportedly ploughs past a happy, smiling couple to rescue their daughter who is quietly drowning just ten feet away, isn't it?

(pauses to follow link)


Yup. Thought so.

not the sanctimonious little piece BUT you are a little sanctimonous ****.............................

 

[richardsnowstar]

I'm going to guess, without having read it ...

It's that sanctimonious little piece, written in the style of the One Minute Manager, in which "a captain" purportedly ploughs past a happy, smiling couple to rescue their daughter who is quietly drowning just ten feet away, isn't it?

(pauses to follow link)

Yup. Thought so.

Does your post have a point?

 

[JumbleDuck]

Does your post have a point?

Yes. It should be possible to write an interesting piece on the causes and symptoms of drowning without making up examples - does anyone actually believe that the "a captain" incident happened? - and without sounding like an airport bookstall book on management.

 

[JumbleDuck]

not the sanctimonious little piece BUT you are a little sanctimonous ****.............................

I love you too, darling.

 

[VO5]

not the sanctimonious little piece BUT you are a little sanctimonous ****.............................

Seconded absolutely.

I was taught lifesaving drills but never this.

I have passed it on to all the lifeguards on our beaches.

You never know...

One day it could be your own child.

And while we are at it, why are some people so deliberately nasty on these boards ?