STEVEN GRIFFITHS (British Backpacker) Drowns in Kampot River in Cambodia; Family Says He Can't Swim
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Re: STEVEN GRIFFITHS (British Backpacker) Drowns in Kampot River in Cambodia; Family Says He Can't Swim
jaynewcastle wrote: ↑Fri Jul 14, 2017 10:24 pm You just assume everybody can swim, just like everybody can ride a bike
Its something kids learn naturally as they grow up
Your right,,, and that's the problem . Some people never grow up, so they remain as kids the rest of their life.
Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
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Re: STEVEN GRIFFITHS (British Backpacker) Drowns in Kampot River in Cambodia; Family Says He Can't Swim
not all kids are lucky enough to have parents that take them to the sea when they are young.
Please consider the disadvantaged.
Please consider the disadvantaged.
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Re: STEVEN GRIFFITHS (British Backpacker) Drowns in Kampot River in Cambodia; Family Says He Can't Swim
^Ah fuck off.
There's no excuse for this lad not being able to swim. and at the age he died at it would be as much his fault as any parents.
R.I.P
There's no excuse for this lad not being able to swim. and at the age he died at it would be as much his fault as any parents.
R.I.P
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Re: STEVEN GRIFFITHS (British Backpacker) Drowns in Kampot River in Cambodia; Family Says He Can't Swim
now there is a gofund me to get his body back to his parents,
https://www.gofundme.com/support-our-be ... ves-family
£2,920 of £5,000 goal
Raised by 127 people in 1 day
i just dont get this, gofund me is being used for anything nowadays...
https://www.gofundme.com/support-our-be ... ves-family
£2,920 of £5,000 goal
Raised by 127 people in 1 day
i just dont get this, gofund me is being used for anything nowadays...
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
Re: STEVEN GRIFFITHS (British Backpacker) Drowns in Kampot River in Cambodia; Family Says He Can't Swim
Who let him travel without travel insurance!
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Re: STEVEN GRIFFITHS (British Backpacker) Drowns in Kampot River in Cambodia; Family Says He Can't Swim
Beg to differ, Richard.phuketrichard wrote:anyone that cant swim, has no reason to go into the open water. with or without a life-vest/water wings etc without adult supervision.
see how long u cant float on ur back, bet its not more than 10 minutes in open water
to get my dive master u need stay afloat 30 minutes in open water, ( staying in one place without swmining), it was NOT easy
Float, tread water, float, tread water.Rinse and repeat.
If you've trained for it, it's easy...unless the water is choppy/weather is windy, in which case, adios.
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Re: STEVEN GRIFFITHS (British Backpacker) Drowns in Kampot River in Cambodia; Family Says He Can't Swim
I tried to swim in the upper Mekong in Cambodia, the current was so strong, swimming against it, I could not progress forward, a none swimmer or child would have been swept away.
Always "hope" but never "expect".
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Re: STEVEN GRIFFITHS (British Backpacker) Drowns in Kampot River in Cambodia; Family Says He Can't Swim
Sorry, I agree with Richard here. You probably grew up in an era where the govt actually spent more on public facilities than funding/abetting Saudi-led genocides.Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2017 9:34 am ^Ah fuck off.
There's no excuse for this lad not being able to swim. and at the age he died at it would be as much his fault as any parents.
R.I.P
Pretty sure people nowadays have much more limited access to heated pools than Brits did in the 60s/70s.
Bit off to bring up topic of blame and lay it on his parents in a death thread, btw.
Sure you're on the right forum?
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Re: STEVEN GRIFFITHS (British Backpacker) Drowns in Kampot River in Cambodia; Family Says He Can't Swim
They just broke £3,000.phuketrichard wrote:now there is a gofund me to get his body back to his parents,
https://www.gofundme.com/support-our-be ... ves-family
£2,920 of £5,000 goal
Raised by 127 people in 1 day
i just dont get this, gofund me is being used for anything nowadays...
GoFundMe really is the new expat insurance.
"Our beloved Steve who lived and worked on Koh Rong unfortunately lost his life unexpected 13th July 2017. He was a pleasure to work with and an amazing young man. Fellow travels will understand how much of a shock this is and why we all need to put together to help his family as much as we can.
Any donation is very much appreciated, and we owe it to his family to help them out in such a tragic time. He would of done anything for anyone of us.
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Re: STEVEN GRIFFITHS (British Backpacker) Drowns in Kampot River in Cambodia; Family Says He Can't Swim
I don't understand why the don't just let them burn him here and Fedex the pot back. A couple of hundred quid and one jar of Maxwell House. The tropics is not the place where you want to be keeping a corpse lying around.
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