Doesn't seem to be a hoax.
Saffron: I'll die. Mal: Well, as a courtesy, you might start getting busy on that, 'cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.
'Trash'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Aug 11, 2014 2:15:03 pm PDT #3954 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Pix - Aug 11, 2014 2:25:16 pm PDT #3955 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
It's not a hoax. Just a terrible tragedy. I'm so sad. My friend C worked with Robin Williams on Bengal Tiger on Broadway (she was the sound designer) and she says he was one of the kindest, silliest and nicest people she's ever known. So sad.
Please, anyone out there struggling, don't give up. Suicide isn't the answer.
§ ita § - Aug 11, 2014 2:26:51 pm PDT #3956 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
How forceful was the 'chute opening? ISTR ita has neck/vertebrae/disk issues.
Ugh. Did not even occur to me. Good thing I have you guys.
Robin Williams. Huh.
§ ita § - Aug 11, 2014 2:28:58 pm PDT #3957 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Suicide isn't the answer.
I know suicide has more victims than just the one, but I don't think it's a call you can make for someone else's life and someone else's pain.
Jesse - Aug 11, 2014 2:31:56 pm PDT #3958 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh man, that is sad.
dcp - Aug 11, 2014 2:33:23 pm PDT #3959 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
ita, consider this instead for the free-fall part, and paragliding for the under-'chute experience.
Theodosia - Aug 11, 2014 2:33:35 pm PDT #3960 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I'd say it's a final option, not one that you carry out in haste. But then I know somebody who planned ahead by at least four months, including buying a gun and taking firearms lessons, so that she could shoot herself.
Pix - Aug 11, 2014 2:35:59 pm PDT #3961 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
I'm not up for a debate about it. I'm terribly sad and struggling. Of course everyone has their opinion, but I can't talk about when suicide might be a good option. I just can't.
-t - Aug 11, 2014 2:44:37 pm PDT #3962 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, that's so sad about Robin Williams.
OTOH, the Judi Dench answering machine bit at the end of Vicious was perfect.
meara - Aug 11, 2014 2:48:11 pm PDT #3963 of 30000
How forceful was the 'chute opening? ISTR ita has neck/vertebrae/disk issues.
Ugh. Did not even occur to me. Good thing I have you guys.
For me it was not a thing, but my coworker's chute snapped a bit more, they said it happens 1/300 or 1/500 chutes. Not a safety problem per se, just meant they got jerked around a bit more and she had bruises where the harness was. So if that happened it would def be bad for ita.