Shark Attack

People pee in pools?!

(Tounge was firmly planted in cheek for the record) ;-)

Shark attack #3.

msnbc.com

Shark attack #3.

msnbc.com

This is becoming rather alarming.

Maybe the sharks saw all the heat coming in the Pan Handle and moved to Ft Myers.

This is becoming rather alarming.

This was hundreds of miles from SoWal, and there have been fewer incidents in FLA this year than last year. Don't let the media carry you away.

This was hundreds of miles from SoWal, and there have been fewer incidents in FLA this year than last year. Don't let the media carry you away.

I was just thinking the same thing. Does anyone know how many people were killed in FL by other people over the last week? (This would include people driving automobiles into other people.)I would guess more people killed people than sharks killed people.

I also bet that fireworks will kill more people on July 4, 2005 than the number of sharks attacking(kill or not kill) people for the entire year.

How about Day Cares leaving children to die in hot vans? Now there is something to focus on.

Chill out and put things into perspective. Use a bit of common sense and don't get your hands blown off or your eyes poked out on July 4.

I think this attracts so much attention because being "eaten" is a primal fear.

I think this attracts so much attention because being "eaten" is a primal fear.

interesting -- I think you found the link and are dead-on with your theory.

Number of fatalities n FL 1990 through 2003:

Shark Attacks 12

Lightning 123

Drownings 4,698

Why do the sharks hate us so much? Is it because of our freedoms??? :laughing1

Why do the sharks hate us so much? Is it because of our freedoms??? :laughing1

More importantly, why does lightning hate us so much?

More importantly, why does lightning hate us so much?

On that note, why does water hate us so much?

(Kurt, why don't we have a smiley with a life preserver? I am in need of a Safety Smiley. )

Haha... that'll do!

interesting -- I think you found the link and are dead-on with your theory.

Ahem
Please check out post #124.

Ahem
Please check out post #124.

Oops... Sorry

River<---hasn't been following the whole thread--->Otter

:shock: We will be arriving at Seacrest Beach on Sunday July 10 and will be bring snacks (5 dogs)!

Feed them well between now and then

I've seen an article that there have been more deaths by vending machines (tipping over) than by sharks in the US. There are warnings on vending machines that they they can tip over and kill people (take a look). That said, my kids still aren't going more than 10 feet into the water this year with parents watching them carefully. They'll swim in the pool (as I've said earlier, we had the same routine before the shark attack so there has been no change in our behavior between last summer and this summer). We fully expect to enjoy our vacations the same way -- even more -- each year.