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Kicker774 · Post by **Kicker774** » 7/31/2008, 10:17 pm

On the subject of plane crashes it's kinda weird ..

When I lived back in Tiffin (Miles from a simple county airport) I would have recurring dreams of a cesna making a crash landing in the field out back.

Now I live across the street from a an airport that handles quite a bit of private jets. I've yet to see any close calls and I can't say I've had a dream about a plane crash in the 5 some years I've been here.

Actually I take that back there was 1 plane crash a year back or so ago that was about a mile or two away.

Sonya · Post by **Sonya** » 8/1/2008, 1:00 am

Soozy wrote:Man decapitated on Canadian bus:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7535840.stm

i sill can't believe this. :wtf:

i am seriously speechless. and it's been the only thing on the news here all day. and i still can't believe it.

... :wtf:

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crustine · Post by **crustine** » 8/1/2008, 7:14 am

what i dont really understand about this horrific act is the reaction to increase security not only on greyhounds but city busses alike. The reaction of society to a disturbing, once in a lifetime event is odd. Certainly if the man did not have the 'rambo' knife he could not have beheaded the guy, but I highly doubt that other means for expelling his anger/psychosis would not be found. What I am trying to say is that more security would not change the person who is going to perform cannibalistic behaviours.

Post by **saman** » 8/1/2008, 11:41 am

the thought of being randomly attacked and horribly mutilated all of a sudden and in a public place is terrifying. the reaction, i think, comes from people realizing that such a thing is actually possible, whereas it wasn't given conscious consideration before. people would've reacted the same way had this happened in a building elevator or a restaurant or something.

Soozy · Post by **Soozy** » 8/1/2008, 2:34 pm

I agree with you Christine. There were people on Matt's blog saying they'd never get on a Greyhound bus again, but I'm sure they'd be much safer on one that walking down the street. Yes, it was a horrible thing, but it just so happened to take place on a bus. I mean, people sometimes carry out attacks like that on busy streets - people wouldn't be saying they'd never walk down a street again because of it, would they?

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 8/1/2008, 7:36 pm

most murders take place in people's houses, whether it's their own or the murderer's. Are people to begin living only in tents!?

Tattooed Angels · Post by **Tattooed Angels** » 10/6/2008, 3:14 pm

not sure where I could put this. Raine is one of the artist involved with getting people out to vote through the APARTHY IS BORING CAMPAIGN>

Read all here..From the Calgary Herald

Celebrities Champion Cause Of Democracy

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/new ... 4148749401

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 10/6/2008, 3:35 pm

Apathy. Apathy is boring. APATHY.

Tattooed Angels · Post by **Tattooed Angels** » 10/8/2008, 3:01 pm

Random Name wrote:Apathy. Apathy is boring. APATHY.

It was a typo. I really do not look over things when I type them when press for time..

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 10/8/2008, 6:05 pm

EVIDENTLY.

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 10/8/2008, 10:09 pm

well the R and the T are right next to each other after all...

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 11/28/2008, 11:17 am

Wal-Mart shoppers are scary: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/545269

Hope you don't die today, Matt.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 11/29/2008, 1:24 am

I'll say this again for the gajillionth time today.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!?

Is it really worth someone's life to save some money? I don't understand how some people's minds work.

myownsatellite · Post by **myownsatellite** » 11/29/2008, 1:43 am

I hope they identify every single one of those people on security cameras and charge them with murder. I read about that earlier and I'm absolutely disgusted.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 11/29/2008, 4:27 am

I wish they would, but I'm sure they won't.

Post by **xjsb125** » 11/29/2008, 5:58 am

I did survive. This was the most intense Black Friday (Walmart term is "Blitz") that I have ever been through. Not that the crowd in my store was out of hand, but the sheer volume of people in the building was amazing. The crowd at my store was pretty well behaved, and most of our overnight stockers are vocal enough to tell people to back off and actually have them listen. I actually worked overnight to organize the event and insisted that we do some things in the interest of safety for our customers and associates. Our TV's were not located inside the store, rather in a trailer outside. We sat a table up with number sheets and handed them out to customers in a line. From there the customers went to pay, and then drove around the building where associates waited to load the TV's for them. My store is 204,000 sq. ft. in size with a huge parking lot. When I left at 7am the entire lot was full, and customers were parking behind the store and on the grass. We ended up with the highest volume day in the store's history.

As for the poor man who was killed in Long Island, we all felt extremely bad for him. We had no customer or associate accidents for the day, which was a huge blessing. The likelihood of being able to determine who killed that man is very low. I hope that someone is able to be held accountable for it.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 11/29/2008, 5:04 pm

Sounds like you did a great job, Matt! The TV thing was a really good idea.

Post by **xjsb125** » 11/29/2008, 9:53 pm

The numbered sheets was an idea that we have used many times, but abandoned last year at Walmart's direction. The result was my co-manager, who stands at an impressive 5'4", nearly being smushed amongst a crowd of shoppers dying to get their hands on TV's. This year she was safe and sound.

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 11/29/2008, 10:07 pm

I'm glad your store has things organized - it definitely seems like the best way to minimize risk of injury.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 11/29/2008, 11:41 pm

that is insane.

I don't think that even I would be able to stand up against that wall of humanity!