Man has Gambling Problem, jumps off bridge

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-02-04 08:13pm

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02032004/ne ... /17202.htm

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2004-02-04 08:23pm

I'll bet you twenty bucks he tries again.

yes, I know that's wrong.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2004-02-04 08:41pm

If you're going to commit suicide, do it right. It's less painful.

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2004-02-04 09:40pm

If only he had been that lucky a few days earlier...

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2004-02-04 10:09pm

Alex Moon wrote:I'll bet you twenty bucks he tries again.

yes, I know that's wrong.

I'll take you up on that bet, if you loose, will you jump off a bridge?
Is that wrong too?

beyond hope · Post by **beyond hope** » 2004-02-05 04:53am

Anyone else suspect he was trying to save his bookie the trouble?

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2004-02-05 03:30pm

Alright, that was just wrong. And on an unrelated note, I hate people I don't like reading over my shoulder.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-02-05 03:43pm

Dorsk 81 wrote:
Alex Moon wrote:I'll bet you twenty bucks he tries again.

yes, I know that's wrong.
I'll take you up on that bet, if you loose, will you jump off a bridge?
Is that wrong too?

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2004-02-05 03:49pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote: *snip image*

Thank goodness for that, I see 'loose' so often at the minute, I was seriously starting to doubt whether I'd been spelling it right all these years...

Korvan · Post by **Korvan** » 2004-02-05 05:44pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:If you're going to commit suicide, do it right. It's less painful.

That's one advantage to living in Vancouver. We got a bridge (The Lion's Gate), that will treat you to a 500 ft plunge if you take the time to walk over to the middle of it. I've haven't heard of anyone ever surviving.

Even with such a bridge, we still get inconsiderate assholes who decide instead to jump in front of a skytrain (Vancouver's mostly above ground metro system) which is a little less certain, a lot more messier and really screws up the commute for hundreds of people.

If your a more outdoors type and don't mind driving a bit to Squamish, the Chieften features a cliff face that is pretty much 100% lethal to fall off of. Of course the drive up to Squamish might kill you as well as it is one of Canada's most lethal stretches of road.

If you want to end it all, Vancouver's one the best places to do it.

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2004-02-05 08:19pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:<snippers>

LMMFAO!
Thank you for that helpful hint!

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2004-02-06 11:11pm

Korvan wrote:
Darth Yoshi wrote:If you're going to commit suicide, do it right. It's less painful.
That's one advantage to living in Vancouver. We got a bridge (The Lion's Gate), that will treat you to a 500 ft plunge if you take the time to walk over to the middle of it. I've haven't heard of anyone ever surviving.

Even with such a bridge, we still get inconsiderate assholes who decide instead to jump in front of a skytrain (Vancouver's mostly above ground metro system) which is a little less certain, a lot more messier and really screws up the commute for hundreds of people.

If your a more outdoors type and don't mind driving a bit to Squamish, the Chieften features a cliff face that is pretty much 100% lethal to fall off of. Of course the drive up to Squamish might kill you as well as it is one of Canada's most lethal stretches of road.

If you want to end it all, Vancouver's one the best places to do it.

Or, you could be like the Pennsylvania man who drove to West Virginia simply to jump off the New River Gorge Bridge.... and not on Bridge Day, or with a parachute.

Yes, 860ft to the river is a very nasty fall, and chances are you're dead or dying before you hit.... if you're lucky you might hit the water. If you're unlucky the CSI squad is wiping you off the rocks with a sponge.

Total suicides off the Bridge so far? 27.

Bob McDob · Post by **Bob McDob** » 2004-02-06 11:28pm

LadyTevar wrote: Or, you could be like the Pennsylvania man who drove to West Virginia simply to jump off the New River Gorge Bridge.... and not on Bridge Day, or with a parachute.

Wow, you have a Bridge Day there? I'm not sure what to make of that ...

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2004-02-06 11:33pm

Bob McDob wrote:
LadyTevar wrote: Or, you could be like the Pennsylvania man who drove to West Virginia simply to jump off the New River Gorge Bridge.... and not on Bridge Day, or with a parachute.
Wow, you have a Bridge Day there? I'm not sure what to make of that ...

It's West Virginia, any surprise? *shakes his head... then runs like hell as Tevar chases after him with a mallet*

I was kidding dear lord I was kidding!!

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2004-02-06 11:44pm

Captain_Cyran wrote:
Bob McDob wrote:
LadyTevar wrote: Or, you could be like the Pennsylvania man who drove to West Virginia simply to jump off the New River Gorge Bridge.... and not on Bridge Day, or with a parachute.
Wow, you have a Bridge Day there? I'm not sure what to make of that ...
It's West Virginia, any surprise? *shakes his head... then runs like hell as Tevar chases after him with a mallet*

I was kidding dear lord I was kidding!!

**WHAM!!!!!**

Now, onto other matters...

A BASE Jumper's history of Bridge Day
Good page, with a unofficial TimeLine.

Bridge Day 2004 Website

Metatwaddle · Post by **Metatwaddle** » 2004-02-07 06:05pm

If I wanted to kill myself by jumping off a bridge, I'd do it in Sydney. They have this cool Bridge climb thingy there where you can go to the very top of the bridge and see the entire city. They try their best to make it absolutely safe, of course, but if I got on a climb with a big group and kind of lingered at the back, then took off my security gear... it wouldn't be easy, but it would be flashy.