On Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:31:06 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:41:40 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

Retired NASA astronaut Alan Poindexter died Sunday afternoon following a
personal watercraft crash in Little Sabine Bay at Pensacola Beach.


http://tinyurl.com/86dbted

As this is a family tragedy, I won't comment, although I will note
that since a jet ski was involved, I feel no surprise.

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In my opinion a lot of fault lies with the PWC industry, particularly
with the way PWCs are advertised and promoted. Whenever you see a PWC
being operated in the media there is always some sort of half brained
stunt being performed or some mindless running in circles. People
watch this stuff and assume that is the way PWCs are supposed to be
operated. If I were Poindexter's widow I'd look for a sharp lawyer
and sue the pants off theentire industry.