Sad News:Steve Irwin Was Killed

[GenuineRisk]

I'm really, really sad about this, but I figure, doing this kind of thing was his job-- it's what made him famous and what brought in their living. It sucks, but do you tell a firefighter to quit when he has kids? People get killed by car crashes every day-- you just never know when the bell tolls. And in this particular case, this seems like a freak accident-- much less risky than many of the stunts he did over the years. Irwin did a lot of good PR for the creepy crawly animals of the world-- he'll be sorely missed in the conservation movement. I lost a parent when I was young-- my heart also goes out to his kids and wife.

Here's an article on stingrays, for anyone who's interested:

http://salon.com/wire/ap/archive.htm...D8JU6KKG0.html

Oh, this just sucks. What a sad day.

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

It sucks, but do you tell a firefighter to quit when he has kids? People get killed by car crashes every day-- you just never know when the bell tolls.

GR. He put it on the line. It was a freak accident, the barb must have found its way between his ribs to hit his heart. But some reports say he had the ray cornered. They are dangerous just like the other animals he has fooled with. I have been around them all my life and they are by far the worst thing on our coast except maybe a school of man o war jellyfish.

As far as fireman and kids. File reports. Graduate to Arson investigator. If you have your choice the family has to come into play imo. But thats me. As soon as my girl is out of college, I plan on dying in the bay due to heart attack via a fight with a big ole redfish. Let the blue crabs have me after that. School teacher in me. I have seen too many kids come back to school complete wrecks after the passing of a parent.

[Downthestretch55]

Pgardn,
I've seen plenty of them wrecked when they had two parents.
KRIKIE!
You live, you take your chances, do what you are good at.
Some days you get a bull red, some days a bare hook.

Steve Irwin did what he did because he found meaning in what he was doing.
For sure, sting rays are defensive, and for sure his family will always miss him.
But if he had never put himself in the situation that he thought he could have handled, he wouldn't have lived. Tons of adrenelin. He touched many.
Think about that the next time you contemplate making a cast in the direction of a bull red.

FISH ON!!!

DTS

[Buffymommy]

RIP Steve. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

He gave us many many laughs and shocks, but anyone could tell you loved life to the fullest. Thank you.


pgardn,

My husband is now saying I can no longer ride after I took a flying leap off of Buck yesterday. Is that going to stop me? NO WAY! I will be back tomorrow weather permitting.

Honestly, Steve's friend said it best, "He died doing what he loved".

Originally Posted by Buffymommy

RIP Steve. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

He gave us many many laughs and shocks, but anyone could tell you loved life to the fullest. Thank you.


pgardn,

My husband is now saying I can no longer ride after I took a flying leap off of Buck yesterday. Is that going to stop me? NO WAY! I will be back tomorrow weather permitting.

Honestly, Steve's friend said it best, "He died doing what he loved".

Yes he did. And again I hate to judge. But once he took off that condom and his wife had a cookie in the oven... You have to think a little further than doing what YOU love when others rely on you.

Just me. I could be all wrong on this. But responsibilities change once you have little ones... again imo.
DTS. Of course kids have a hard time even with their parents sometimes. But... well I have seen the effects. The biggest fear of kids is the loss of a parent. By the time they get a little older... then you are allowed to die on them.

Watch me get killed tomorrow slipping on a wet floor.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Yes he did. And again I hate to judge. But once he took off that condom and his wife had a cookie in the oven... You have to think a little further than doing what YOU love when others rely on you.

Just me. I could be all wrong on this. But responsibilities change once you have little ones... again imo.
DTS. Of course kids have a hard time even with their parents sometimes. But... well I have seen the effects. The biggest fear of kids is the loss of a parent. By the time they get a little older... then you are allowed to die on them.

Watch me get killed tomorrow slipping on a wet floor.

I hope not! Stand on the bath mat!
You've been warned.

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

I hope not! Stand on the bath mat!
You've been warned.

You come down here and visit your son, go east to San Antonio, and I swear to God I will take you fishing in the flats. Then we both can die happy.

GR. DTS. There is an interesting tidbit of genetic information about finding a risk taking gene. They think they have located an area that make some people much more likely to take on stuff I would not... I guess Im lacking that gene. Or maybe I have it and it will switch on after my daughter is older.

Its not like I sit behind my desk and cower. Hell, I pulled (with pliers) the barb off a sting ray a fellow teacher caught just last week. And then we (the ray and I) played together, kind of wrestled around once I knew he was harmless.
We took him back iced down to show the kids in this teacher's aquatic biology class. He showed them all the different parts, the removed barb, the kids loved it. I can imagine the conversations tomorrow. All those kids in that class love animals and such and you just know they watched the show.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Yes he did. And again I hate to judge. But once he took off that condom and his wife had a cookie in the oven... You have to think a little further than doing what YOU love when others rely on you.

Just me. I could be all wrong on this. But responsibilities change once you have little ones... again imo.
DTS. Of course kids have a hard time even with their parents sometimes. But... well I have seen the effects. The biggest fear of kids is the loss of a parent. By the time they get a little older... then you are allowed to die on them.

Watch me get killed tomorrow slipping on a wet floor.

Bite your tongue, pgardn. The world would be a poorer place without you.

Having grown up without a mom after age 10, I can testify that yes, it sucks, but you get past it. But I don't think a parent can spend his or her life avoiding any sort of risk because of fear of dying on the kids. I would fear you'd wind up with grown-up children afraid of taking risks themselves. And this was his job and he made an awful lot of money doing it. And he loved doing it. It's more than a lot of people get in their entire lives.

My two cents, anyway.