

Other people in the STUPID PEOPLE category are the four people who have drowned in the last four days in the river. There are no less than a dozen signs within 20 miles in both English and Spanish that say things like "Stay Out, Stay Alive" and "Mantante con vivo, rio peligroso". Some are flashy digital signs. Some are just posted signs. But the signs are there. The stupid part is this: people are going into a river with the name "Killer" in it, a river where the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics held their kayaking events, a river where the rafting companies go on G-4 rapids (Okay, I probably just messed up that rating system, but out of 5, there are parts of the river rated a 4 for fierceness.) On Saturday a guy was in an inner tube floaty, it popped, and he didn't know how to swim... today driving home I had to stop and wait a few minutes to pass dozens of rescue personnel, several news cameras, and they even had the helicopter out. All I saw was dollar signs. How much money goes to retrieve the people who can't swim in the deadliest river in California... I feel badly for their families on the side of the road hoping to find the bodies. It would be a horrific event to see a loved on go under and emerge from the water. BUT IT CAN BE PREVENTED 100%.
I hope you are all safe from the fires.
ReplyDeleteThe river is really dangerous. I can't believe my parents let us tube in even if it was only Riverside Park! Rafting I have to say ROCKS! You should try it sometime.
I agree, I can't stand stupid people and it seems like there are more here than most other places.
ReplyDeleteI'm just saying, if you can't swim, what 'cha doin in the water?! That's all I'm saying. I totally agree.
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