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Divers find U.S. para-Olympian’s prosthetic leg in the ocean

Sunday, 2 August 2020, 17:00 MJA Uncategorized 33

Long Beach Fire Department in California has found a U.S. paralympian’s $26,000 prosthetic leg in the ocean, after three days of search.

33 Comments on Divers find U.S. para-Olympian’s prosthetic leg in the ocean

  5. First of all: props to the LBFD for going above and beyond, even though it wasn’t really necessary. It goes to show how first responders and real essential personnel respond!!

    Second: can you imagine any other government agency even considering this?

    Last, but not least: Congratulations to DeWalt Mix for not giving up because he only has one leg.

    Yes, I understand the money aspect and the questions about why spend this effort. Most of you have seen me post about government waste. I can make an exception when something like this comes along, though I might question the FD management for allowing it to continue. Hypocritical? Maybe, but willing to make the argument

    For points 1 and 3: you are inspirational in a time where we can use all of the inspiration available.

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  8. …should I tell the story about the paraplegic who had his leg seized as a weapon again?

    …naah, between THAT guy and THIS guy, I don’t have a leg to stand on…

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  13. …you know it’s easy to call this wasteful on the FD’s part, but all those guys need to train ANYWAY, they are being paid ANYWAY, they could have been pulled off if something more dire came up, and it’s GOOD training with SOME real-world stakes, as random a problem as you can GET, and WITHOUT a civilian life risk if they need to pull back for some reason…

    …before the EPA got all Nazi, we used to accept donated houses, strip the asbestos and other hazardous materials out of them, dedicate an engine, a squad, ana an air unit, then spend a day setting rooms on fire and putting them out, rotating the whole department through it over the course of the day, then burning it down into its own basement at the end of the day. It was good, controllable, real-world training without citizen life hazards that paid great dividends in training new members, refreshing veterans, trying new tactics, and in making attacks and searches practically muscle memory so when someone WAS trapped in a burning house, their chances that we could effectively rescue them and save their house were MUCH better than they would be WITHOUT the offline training.

    Was THAt wasteful? We put fire apparatus out of service, paid for people and fuel, shut down roads, and stunk up a neighborhood so we could burn down a house for a developer ENTIRELY at City expense.

    …but the folks whose children and houses we saved later would probably consider it money well spent…

    …just put this down as “Training”. They HAVE to do it ANYWAY.

    Might as well be payoff, and for a taxpayer-supported entity, the positive publicity is nice, too…

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  15. @SNS
    Take it one step further so to speak
    …what’s the name of the gal with the fake wooden leg?
    -Peg.

    …same gal with the leg removed?
    -Eileen

    … girl with no legs?
    Consuelo

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  17. Whatshisface
    AUGUST 2, 2020 AT 6:29 PM

    “… girl with no legs?
    Consuelo”

    …how very Spanish of you. Good one, “With (the) Floor”

    …But if you wanna keep going, as long as we’re being insensitive anyway…

    Guy with no arms and legs on the porch?
    -Matt.

    Same guy in a pile of leaves?
    -Russell.

    Same guy on the wall?
    -Art.

    Same guy in the pool?
    -Bob.

    …it only gets worse from there…

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  19. I take offense at the joke about the guy in the pile of leaves since my middle name is Russell. Actually, I’ve always thought it was funny even though it took a long while to like my middle name. My middle name could’ve been Clay or Dalton like 2 of my brothers.

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  21. “I teleported home last night with Ron and Sid and Meg
    Ron stole Meggy’s heart away and I got Sidney’s leg.”
    -Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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  23. geoff the aardvark
    AUGUST 2, 2020 AT 6:44 PM
    “I take offense at the joke about the guy in the pile of leaves since my middle name is Russell”

    …my wife has family with the last name of Russell, and I like jumping in HER leaves just fine, so it’s nothing to be ashamed of…

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  25. Rock Knutne
    AUGUST 2, 2020 AT 6:49 PM

    “Guy with no arms and no legs in a garden. – Peat”

    …sure, after he’s been dead and composted awhile…

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