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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 11:33 am
What a sweet boy, and what a horrible loss 
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 11:44 am
Just so very sad. My heart breaks for them.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 11:59 am
That is just terrible.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 2:43 pm
We hate seeing these drownings in Las Vegas. Every year there are PSAs about covering up water, fencing pools, supervision, etc. This home is just a mile or so from ours.

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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 2:54 pm
We do not have enough PSA's about potential drownings here and it is a shame. Today was the first day of summer vacation in Toronto for school kids and two boys left alone (Not sure of their ages, but think they were around 7 or 8) all day decided to go swimming. Turns out they could not swim and they both drowned. They were both pulled from the pool and there were attempts to revive them. Both were taken to hospital and one is in critical condition. They did not say whether the other one was stable or not. It bugs me as a former swim instructor and life guard that people still do not get the message regarding pools and hot tubs etc.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 10:21 pm

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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 4:25 pm
2 more kids drowned in a hotel pool yesterday here. 1 dead and one still alive. They were visiting from the US for a soccer tournament. One of the 2 kids in the first drowning a few days ago also died.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, July 04, 2010 - 11:11 am
It is way too common here in OC. Kids in family pools or hot tubs but also kids visiting homes or hotels or at the beach with no idea of swimming and even adults who never learned to swim jumping into the ocean 
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 - 3:16 am
Yet another drowning in a pool, the same pool in a hotel where another 2 happened last week. I really think hotels ought to hire lifeguards! This summer has been bad and it is only July! The person is still alive so that is good.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 - 11:50 am
I saw those stories on the news and wondered what is going on! A father and son died on Lake Huron last week and another father dived off a boat near Orillia, he had his two kids in and never re-surfaced. His children sat there waiting for hours until someone came out to them to see what was going on. The poor man's body was recovered next day. Its been bad for death in the water so far this summer.
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 - 3:55 pm
Used to be all swimming lessons were free in Toronto and now they all cost money and also with so many people immigrating to Canada from other parts of the world where people do not take swimming lessons as often there are fewer people who have even the basic knowledge of swimming or even drown proofing knowledge and I think that is part of the problem. That coupled with the fact that many places did away with hiring trained lifeguards due to the costs and left that up to other adults, companions friends etc who accompany people swimming. I bet half the people watching their kids swim in our apartment pool could not actually save the life of the very person they are watching. Thank goodness they have a lifeguard on duty. I saved my Dad from drowning 3 yrs before he died and he was a good swimmer however, due to medical issues had a lot of weakness and the water was very choppy and there was a current he was trying to swim against. He could not make it to shore and luckily I was right there and knew right away what to do as I am a trained lifeguard and first aider. I am hoping that either hotels decide to rehire guards or that the Government decides to make it mandatory for public pools to have guards. I just hope they do not decide to close the hotel pools as they are trying to close many of the public pools to save money.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 5:22 am
Yes, its always about the money isnt it. Since we live in the middle of the Great Lakes, it should be mandatory to learn to swim and have lifeguards at pools. I am pretty sure all the public pools in Toronto must have lifeguards, but not hotel pools. Really, if a hotel goes to all the expense of putting in one--a huge expense--whats the problem with hiring a life guard? I am sure they could and would incorporae the cost into expense of booking a room. A recent news item about new rules in Ontario.http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/833489--ontario-to-beef-up-pool-safety-regulations?bn=1
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 3:01 pm
Tragic to hear of the children lost to drowning. I'm sorry to hear that the two children were left at home alone for the day; kids lack the maturity to make good decisions, and that's why they need adult supervision. Young people all too often make bad decisions. Two 17-yr-old boys from our school district died in a car accident this week; the driver was believed to have been drinking. The third teen in the car was wearing a seatbelt and was unhurt. The driver and front seat passenger, both unbelted, were ejected from the car and killed. Sad, unnecessary, and will forever cause grief and heartache for the kids' friends and families.
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 6:16 am
Heard on the Radio that George Steinbrenner passed away today - bad week for the Yankees
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 6:19 am
Associated Press NEW YORK – George Steinbrenner, who rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of bluster and big bucks that polarized fans all across America, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4. Steinbrenner had a heart attack, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Fla., and died at about 6:30 a.m, a person close to the owner told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not disclosed those details. For more than 30 years, Steinbrenner lived up to his billing as "the Boss," a nickname he earned and clearly enjoyed as he ruled with an iron fist. The Yankees won six World Series titles during his reign. He was known for feuds, clashing with Yankees great Yogi Berra and firing manager Billy Martin twice. But as his health declined, Steinbrenner let sons Hal and Hank run more of the family business. Steinbrenner was in fragile health for years, resulting in fewer public appearances and pronouncements. Yet dressed in his trademark navy blue blazer and white turtleneck, he was the model of success: The Yankees won seven World Series titles after his reign began in 1973 Till the end, he demanded championships. He barbed Joe Torre during the 2007 AL playoffs, then let the popular manager leave after another loss in the opening round. The team responded last year by winning another title. His death was the second in three days to rock the Yankees. Bob Sheppard, the team's revered public address announcer from 1951-07, died Sunday at 99
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, July 16, 2010 - 8:58 am
Maureen Jacobs Goodman from season one of Starting Over passed away last night unexpectedly. She was a great lady, and a dear friend to me via Email and Facebook. Those who are part of my joke list may remember that Maureen sometimes contributed jokes for the gang. My heart is very heavy with this sad news, and the fact that this is at least the 3rd death I've heard of in the past few days. Rest in Peace Mo. (She's the older lady, top row, on the left, wearing black.)
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Friday, July 16, 2010 - 11:30 am
Sorry to hear about Mo. 
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, July 16, 2010 - 3:13 pm
Oh I'm so sorry Mame!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, July 16, 2010 - 3:37 pm
Thanks Max & Twiggyish. I think anyone who watched the show, couldn't help but fall in love with her. I feel very blessed to have several of the extraordinary folks from that show (Starting Over) as my cyber-pals on FB. I shall miss Mo's chatty emails. She was one of a kind. I really miss the S.O. thread here... sigh. I really came out of lurkdom more for this show than BB in the beginning, if I remember rightly. Although I was a fan of both shows, I dove right in with the chatter in the S.O. thread, whereas I was more or a lurker in the BB threads.
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Dolphinschild
Member
06-22-2006
| Friday, July 16, 2010 - 4:34 pm
I never watched the show, but I do remember her emails she sent to the joke list. I am sorry for your loss Ms. Mame and even sadder to hear that there are 3 deaths in the last few days. They say things come in 3's. Hugs...
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 3:46 am
Hundreds attend NZ funeral for boisterous dolphin - yahoo WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Hundreds of mourners Friday marked the death of a teenage bottlenose dolphin who won hearts and sometimes annoyed New Zealand swimmers and surfers with his boisterous antics. Moko's body, placed in a blue coffin bedecked with flowers, was carried through a seaside town. After a ceremony that drew more than 400 admirers, his casket was loaded on a charter boat that toured his favorite bays. He was buried privately on Matakana Island, where his carcass was found one week ago. For three years, Moko was a familiar sight around the beaches of New Zealand's eastern coastal city of Gisborne, where he swam among beach-goers and stole balls and surf boards. He received worldwide fame in 2008, when he guided two stranded pygmy sperm whales back to deep waters. <snipped>
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 11:48 pm
R.I.P. Actor Maury Chaykin; (Nero Wolfe) I not only interviewed him a few times over the years... in our single days in the '80s, we went to see the film Caravaggio together. A Canadian treasure, he will be missed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Ys1IsOFeo
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 3:32 am
I didn't know his name, but I do recognize his work. I looked him up on IMDB. He sure was in a lot of popular shows. Rest in peace.
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 10:12 am
He will definitely be missed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 9:18 am
awwww...We lost Maureen! I loved her! I always think of her when hubby and I are walking side by side..."we look like the number 10." I loved her goofy sense of humor and her kindness.
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