Steve Irwin - RIP

[peaceseeker]

Oh Laura & Bruce, lighten up!

Just a wee bit of light hearted fun. OK the bloke was a good guy and did some good things. Hopefully if you re-read the post you'll see it's more of a comment on the point of a Diana sized outpouring of grief on the KINTYRE Community website. Something Gizmo seems to appreciate.

... and Bruce - I see from your earlier posts you've been saying something similar but in a slightly different way. My emphasis was on Kintyre

Before you get on your high horses - it's not a dig at Steve Irwin per se.

No. It's a dig that seems to be saying "Why should WE give a toss about someone who disnae even come from Kintyre?".

Which is as ludicrous as it is ridiculous.

[gizmo]

Come on people.... I think the Sheik explained himself quite clearly, what happened to this chap was a bit of a bummer (although I would not have bet against it), but the gnashing of teeth and beating of breasts is getting over the top.... Not exactly the stiff upper lip that Britain was once famous for... If we carry on like this over every minor celeb that pops his clogs, pretty soon we will end up with councelling studios in every second shop in the Longrow.... I know it is now being reported that Steve Irwin was an all round good egg and friend of the environment and endangered species, but having such a big heart was obviously a disadvantage (makes a bigger target).

Dont want to be pedantic or indeed a nit-picker, but isnt ridiculous and ludicrous the same thing.

DONT TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY OR YOU WONT GET OUT OF IT ALIVE..

[Sheik Yir Erse]

Peaceseeker - you're demonstrating an uncanny ability to miss the point entirely. Let me make it slightly less subtle ......

At no point did I say because he's not from Kintyre we shouldn't give a toss, I was merely questioning why we should be filling up the only forum on the planet that is dedicated to Kintyre with the kind of drivel that you can quite happily get on 3,500,000 other forums around the world!

My point is - if people want to have the OTT wailing and gnashing of teeth for a TV presenter then I'm not convinced this forum is the best place for it. Maybe I'm being a bit old fashioned and parochial in thinking this should be for Kintyre related interests and discussions. This was the reason behind my poor attempt at humour, as to what would have happened to Steve if he'd been from Kintyre!

Gizmo seems to have cottoned on to this quite early.

Hope this clears things up, but no doubt this'll be misinterpreted as well

[Bobbie En Tejas]

The forum is what it is. This part of the forum is General Chat. Seems that means whatever anyone feels like talking about?

[Laura]

Well he done more good work than that Tony Blair ever did but hey theres a post about him...wonder how many other thousands of forums contain that header!!! Is he related to Alasdair or something????
Ye so much goes on to talk about in Kintyre theres been no weekly events for a month - and at what point anyway was this forum only for kintyre!! better make that rule and delete anything else outwith the peninsula

[peaceseeker]

Peaceseeker - you're demonstrating an uncanny ability to miss the point entirely. Let me make it slightly less subtle ......

At no point did I say because he's not from Kintyre we shouldn't give a toss, I was merely questioning why we should be filling up the only forum on the planet that is dedicated to Kintyre with the kind of drivel that you can quite happily get on 3,500,000 other forums around the world!

My point is - if people want to have the OTT wailing and gnashing of teeth for a TV presenter then I'm not convinced this forum is the best place for it. Maybe I'm being a bit old fashioned and parochial in thinking this should be for Kintyre related interests and discussions. This was the reason behind my poor attempt at humour, as to what would have happened to Steve if he'd been from Kintyre!

Gizmo seems to have cottoned on to this quite early.

Hope this clears things up, but no doubt this'll be misinterpreted as well

Now if this thread was in the 'Local news and issues' section, I could see your point. As it lies, well, MY point is that you just don't HAVE a point.

[general jack o'niell]

[Sweltered]

This is all rather getting away from the fact that to get this close to a stingray without any apparent good reason - takes an eejit to do it, does it not?

By all means film the stingray underwater with a remote camera or from within a double gap cage - but wasn't this just an unnecessary waste of life?

People swim with stingrays all the time. From an internet brochure for the Cayman Islands:

Take a Glass-Bottom boat to Stingray City
This is definitely a must-see for children and families visiting these islands. World famous for its stingrays, children are able to hold and feed these puppy-like creatures with safety all while in waist height water a half-mile from shore-line. This is the only place in the world where you can do this.

If families and children can swim with the stingrays, why should the expert be in a cage?

I happened to be on Grand Cayman the day after Steve Irwin died. The news was all over CNN on the boat. Did it stop anyone going to the aforementoned stingray city? Nope all tours fully boooked. Did I go? $75 a skull to dance with a skate, you must be joking!

[Sweltered]

[Bobbie En Tejas]

Some of us shouldn't travel. I was in Scotland on 911 (landed this day as a matter of fact) and in the air flying to Scotland during the tsunami. Some of us must have powerful influences on the world

That must have been surreal getting the news on the boat. I doubt I would have paid $75 either.. and I doubt I would have gone in with them even if it was free. Now I know why I don't dive any more. To swim with the little colorful fishes is one thing. But fish bait? No. Its not the thought of being eaten by a fish that bothers me so much.. its the thought that it would chew me up and spit me out. I'll save myself the humiliation and go to the aquarium.

[general jack o'niell]

[The Bairn]

AAAhhha but I know everything! After reading all the posts about Steve Irwin I'm going to have my say. I thought the man was very passionate about his work and did a lot of good for conservation and being an expert in his field of work must have known what he was doing. BUT at the end of the day he sometimes tormented these animals for entertainment and whilst we learned things we may not have known about crocs, snakes etc. I doubt these animals appreciated it. Stingrays are not dangerous, my family and I were feeding them in Seaworld by hand. They only attack when fear strikes them. I shall say no more.

[badfish]

I shall say no more.

thank god

[Sweltered]

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[general jack o'niell]