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No More Jumpers

Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 4:05 pm
by P5 Guy
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fdot- ... ailsignout

Really is that even a necessary thing? Which bridge will be next the Howard Franklin?
Gotta waste tax revenue someway.

Re: No More Jumpers

Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:52 pm
by Tenzing_Norgay
If someone wants to splat themselves, so be it. If they can't jump off the bridge, they'll find somewhere else.

Now if we could just get "suicide by gun" separated from the stats re: "Gun deaths", we'd be doing OK.

:roll:

Re: No More Jumpers

Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 11:29 pm
by flcracker
Jumpers fuk up the morning commute big time. Divert them somewhere that does not inconvenience the rest of us.

Re: No More Jumpers

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 8:54 am
by P5 Guy
If a person can't find a suitable bridge the nearby multistory building will have to do. Here's hoping the leaper doesn't hit your car.

Re: No More Jumpers

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 10:39 am
by Firemedic2000
Won't work....wire cutters or knife depending on material it's made of.

Plus it would be real easy to climb over it.

This is stupid

Re: No More Jumpers

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:44 am
by GunsandHoses
Where there’s a will, there’s a way!

Re: No More Jumpers

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 1:31 pm
by S&W collector
Whether you think you can or you think you can't you're right

Re: No More Jumpers

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 1:41 pm
by rentprop1
flcracker wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2020 11:29 pm Jumpers fuk up the morning commute big time. Divert them somewhere that does not inconvenience the rest of us.
I sat for over an hour for a jumper on the skyway one time, I would have pushed that mother F'er if I was closer

Re: No More Jumpers

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 1:57 pm
by Bmup
Maybe they should just make it illegal to jump off bridges. Seems to be working pretty well in keeping drugs & guns out of the hands of people who would abuse them... or well, maybe not...
Maybe we should just ban all bridges over 20 ft high. Nobody needs a bridge that high anyway, amiright? Then we should ban any bridge with more than 2 lanes because if someone was going to illegally jump, somebody really smart like us would see them & with no training or experience whatsoever, wrestle the poor bastard off the rail & bring him to Jesus... well, yeah, so High Capacity bridges have to go. I'm sure you all see how this is just good common sense and all. Besides, it's For The Children... and somehow - I haven't sorted it all out yet but I'm totally sure of it, somehow It's All Trump's Fault people are jumping off bridges in the first place!

If I ever see someone trying to jump off a bridge I'm going to just drive right by. If I stopped & somehow managed to talk them out of it, they'd probably just wait a week & do it with a rental pistol from one my local ranges. Or one of yours.

And that would Really suck.

/sarc

Re: No More Jumpers

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:26 pm
by lakelandman
rentprop1 wrote: Fri Jan 10, 2020 1:41 pm
flcracker wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2020 11:29 pm Jumpers fuk up the morning commute big time. Divert them somewhere that does not inconvenience the rest of us.
I sat for over an hour for a jumper on the skyway one time, I would have pushed that mother F'er if I was closer
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