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Default Another stingray death - this time in the Keys

JimH wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
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JimH wrote:
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JimH wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:12:31 -0500, wrote:

This is not the same animal that killed the "Crikey" guy or that
pokes
snowbirds in the leg.
I knew a guy who died that way in the 80s. He was near Ft Myers,
the
ray hit him in the leg, it became badly infected and he died
several
days later.

Swimming in water filled with creatures that can kill or cause
serious injury to you is not my cup of tea.
Well that removes 95% of the earth's waters.

The fact that this made front page news, shows how rare it is.

I and hundreds of thousands of others, have been swimming with
sharks, rays and barracudas many times, without any problems. In
Mexico I hand feed Nurse sharks and moray eels. The dive guide I
was with, did this with any of his divers who were interested. No
one had died yet.


Why do you want to question *my* preference?
I am not questioning your preferences at all, I was just commenting
that the risk of swimming in the ocean is less than most of the other
activities you and most people do in there daily lives.
It was just another of your typical snarky posts here Reggie. You were
certainly quick to offer your latest to me.
I was talking about injures from Stingrays, it is not a big deal. In
the United States there are over 8000 snake bites each year, over 5000
poisonous spider bites each year, over 4,000 die from drowning each year
and there are over 800,000 dog bites that require stitches.

I have no problems if someone wants to have unfounded phobias, but I
would hate for someone reading this thread to think swimming in the
ocean or in the Keys is a high risk venture.

It just isn't.

You are a liar by trying to twist what I actually posted. Where did I
say it was a "high risk venture"?

All I said was that I prefer not to swim in areas with creatures that can
injure or kill you.

Try to get over this infatuation you have with me and my posts.

Do yourself a favor, ignore my posts, put me in your kill filter, you will
keep your blood pressure down.


As usual you have it ass backwards Reggie.

Stop your infatuation with me (and a couple of others here) and your Karma
will improve. Drop the snarky attitude and it will improve even more.

Got it?



I am not going to take your bait and get into a ****ing contest with a
little twit. My comment was virtually the same comment that Eisboch
made right after I made my comment. His was not "snarky" and neither
was mine. They were both accurate and if you didn't have this
infatuation with following me around with your chest all puffed up like
a preteen trying to impress all the girls watching him try to pick a
fight you would have realized that. My Karma is doing very well thank
you, my boat, my house, my family and my health and my life is doing
just fine, but I do appreciate you concern.

Got it?