Comments on: Snatched from our grasp…

By: Aled

Aled — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:20:02 +0000

Thank you guys for your comments. I have to say that everything I did was calculated and thought through (although the thoughts were *really* quick) – my problem was underestimating the force of the water. I think I’ll chalk that one down to experience. If I hadn’t have had rope, helmet and harness, I wouldn’t have gone in. And I didn’t go over the edge.

I *was* pissed off with myself afterwards for trying it. But I knew that in my own head I’d evaluated the risk, mitigated against it and tried my best before having to come back. In the end the decision to give up wasn’t really a decision I made – it was made for me by the sea.

By: Mark M

Mark M — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:43:35 +0000

glad you are ok

now for the bollocking – you ficking idiot. All those years training and you let the red mist come down and take control. consider yourself having had a slap around the back of the head.

However………I’d hope I’d have had the same reaction as you

By: Ingvar

Ingvar — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:06:48 +0000

Now, that is something I (unfortunately) can relate to. In my case, I’m not prone to randomly run into the sea to snatch someone from certain DOOOM but I do find myself interposing my body to tsop two or more parties inflicting bodily harm to each other (see LJ entries passim). I usually don’t think about it as much in advance as I could do (and by that I mean “the few moments that passes from spotting trouble” to “find self interposed to minimise bodily harm”, not cogitation that happens safely removed in time and space).

I still don’t know why, apart from a distinct “no, you are doing bad, stop, NOW!” gut feeling. I suppose you are feeling something similar (“no, this is harmful, I can make a difference, ACT!”, perhaps) on a deep, visceral level.

By: James

James — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:03:58 +0000

Wow… had read about this in the news this morning but had no idea that you’d been involved. Am glad you’re okay.