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LA Times writer witnessed Kobe copter crash

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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,554 Swaye's Wigwam
    Gladstone said:

    umm what

    teq there's no comparison even if we go with the whole HIV is a death sentence angle

    no comparison

    For real. A cancer diagnosis with a year to live isn’t even the same.
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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,554 Swaye's Wigwam
    YellowSnow said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    Houhusky said:

    "it was a foggy morning, with visibility at less than 60 feet."

    "Using binoculars, I was able to see the aircraft had been torn apart and was on fire."

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    My buddy is a pilot for Alaska and did a Sea-San Diego flight around the same time and he said he couldn’t see shit and was a little scared himself. When he landed he learned Kobe died in a very similar place to where he lost visibility.

    Should I call Alaska HR? Guys flying 737s aren’t allowed to get even a little scared.
    It could have been embellished. I don’t know dick about flying.
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  • Kaepsknee
    Kaepsknee Member Posts: 14,919
    edited January 2020
    Tequilla said:

    It doesn’t matter at this point

    What matters is families were ripped apart at their core

    And way down the pecking order the world of basketball lost an influencer that had the power to influence both men’s and women’s basketball going forward in a profound way

    For as great as Kobe was on the court ... he held the power to be a greater influence off of it

    It’s beyond a sad day ...

    And fuck anybody that wants to come out with a “I seen it” perspective

    It was. Kobe and his daughter lost what were beautiful lives. And 3 other families lost their’s too.

    He’s a top 3-5 all time guy. When the money was on the line, there has been no one more clutch than He.

    He’s done a ton of good after retirement, including impacting a ton of kid’s lives for the better. He had his hiccup a long time ago and has been a good man by all accounts since then.

    But I’m sorry, I never liked him. As I say above, He’s a great player, a 5 time Champ and lived a hugely contributive life.

    I have to admit, I never watched any of his vlogs or the espn thing, or really anything after He retired. Maybe my opinion would have changed if I did.

    There’s NO qualitative reason why I disliked Kobe and yesterday’s news stopped my watch like everyone else. It’s as sad a day as we’ve had, Be it sports related, or not in a long time. I feel worse for all of the people who lost their parents, kids, spouses, side pieces and siblings. And I’m sad that the world didn’t get to see all of things that Kobe would have done in a full life.
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  • HuskyJW
    HuskyJW Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 15,490 Founders Club
    MikeDamone said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    Houhusky said:

    "it was a foggy morning, with visibility at less than 60 feet."

    "Using binoculars, I was able to see the aircraft had been torn apart and was on fire."

    ok.gif

    My buddy is a pilot for Alaska and did a Sea-San Diego flight around the same time and he said he couldn’t see shit and was a little scared himself. When he landed he learned Kobe died in a very similar place to where he lost visibility.
    Sounds like you have quite the connection to it.
    Damone on fire today! I keep LOL’ing
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