CuriousByNature

Yes, I did. 174. Remember? Uh oh... maybe that isn't a good sign

In cases like this it is best to add your parent's ages - you should easily hit 174.

Possibly

Mr. Cameron is but one voice, and if I was a family member of the missing people I would HOPE that the authorities would not gear their efforts based on his advice. It is of no consequence or help to the families that he weighed in AFTER the wreckage was located anyway. This tragedy was an opportunity for him to grab some of the spotlight and and come off looking like he knows more than those who actually undertook the search.

No idea, but I would be willing to bet that if he is Bosnian, his last name probably ends in "ic/ich". 😂

I wonder how many escorts he had onboard? Maybe they helped pull people to safety - oh, but billionaires don't hire providers - oops, I'm conflating two threads.... 😜

Anyone else thing it is darkly ironic that the story refers to the individual as a 'ground' worker.... sorry, I'll show myself out.

Perhaps have her play tennis with @Unicorn's 103-year old friend, and if she doesn't do too well she might figure out for herself that it's time to run with the Pugs But seriously, I don't envy your situation - wanting to protect someone who hasn't accepted their decline, and not wanting to inadvertently insult them or cause them to isolate themselves from the things that have always made them happy and alive - not an easy balance to strike.

I haven't met with anyone, but I would suggest that making any assumptions related to health is doing so at your own risk - and potentially a very large and life-altering risk.

If any insurance companies were willing to cover something that was not certified as being seaworthy, I imagine the premiums would have been extremely expensive. Given that the company used a modified $30 joystick to maneuver the craft, I would be surprised if they were willing to spend additional money on something like insurance. Without certification in place, I think every passenger who ever descended in that thing was little more than a guinea pig with deep pockets to the company leadership.

I was put off by James Cameron weighing in on this - in my opinion he didn't add any value to the conversation for anyone but himself. Yes, he has been down to the Titanic more than 30 times and probably knows more than many people about deep dives. I have flown at 30,000 feet more than 30 times and I understand quite a bit about flight, but I would never presume to be an expert on aviation or expect people to take my words any more seriously than any other airplane passenger. It's his ego that is truly titanic.

In times of crisis, I think there is a responsibility for those in charge to retain at least a semblance of hope, even if they personally believe that all hope is gone. Nobody wants to write anyone off completely as long as there is the slightest possibility of a rescue. Some people have been rescued from disasters long after they have been presumed dead, but as soon as there was proof of a debris field the searchers indicated there was no hope for survival.

I doubt it would have been accepted by the public if the search had not gone on at least until the 96 hours were up - for the sake of the families, in any case. As long as there was a chance that the bang and loss of communications and tracking was not a catastrophic implosion, I think it was necessary to proceed as was done and not write off the passengers entirely. From the outset everyone knew that an implosion was a possibility, but it was important to make the effort to know more definitively if that was the case. Yes, it seems drawn out, but 4 days of hoping is a lot better than a lifetime wondering if the search had been given up too soon. As for there being a political reason, I don't think so. The search was only 4 days long, and that is not enough time for the public and media to forget about HB and that whole situation.

I would estimate I have known a dozen or slightly more, and several others who almost made it - dying at 99+. Most of the centenarians I have known passed away before the age of 105, but two went beyond that - one made it to 108, and that one was a male, which is especially rare.

How does an autoimmune issue factor in? This is new info to me... very interesting.

So much math! LOL

With that tattoo, every encounter becomes a threesome

And some are evidently covered in hundreds of eyes... not my idea of attractive - LOL

Thanks - now that jingle keeps playing in my head... LOL

Even though I am a Christian, perhaps surprisingly to you and others, I agree with much of what you are saying. However, I don't think 'Christendom' has existed for at least several hundred years, anywhere. And it never should have in the first place. It is not about creating an earthly kingdom of 'believers'. One of the worst things that happened to Christianity was making it a state religion in the late Roman and Byzantine Empires because faith no longer had a personal cost. People could benefit greatly in this life, and in worldly ways of power and wealth, from simply adhering to the identity of being 'Christian'. I don't believe that is what the Church was ever supposed to be, nor do I think it reflected the character of Christ. Rather, I think the Church should have remained an outlier of people (even in the majority) who lived their lives in a way that set them apart from the rest of the world - not becoming the rest of the world. The accumulation of power, wealth and influence is what led directly, I believe, to the many atrocities the Church has been responsible for. As for Islam, it has not yet experienced a Reformation or Counter-Reformation, as the Church did. It would be very interesting if that were to happen, and what the effects could be. Again, apologies if this response crosses any lines. I do wish the politics and religion forum could be brought back with strict guidelines that insults and bad behaviour would result in a ban.... but I'm not a Moderator, which many are probably thankful for!

Perhaps even more than this, I do not think there is any such thing as a 'Christian' country - except perhaps the Vatican. There are countries with a majority Christian population, but most of these are very secular and humanistic when it comes to both domestic public policy and international affairs. That said, many churches have changed their views over time with respect to scriptural passages about sexuality and how these should be applied today versus how they were applied in the Middle East two or three thousand years ago. Sorry if this response has crossed the line and ventured into religion and politics! Moderators please delete if so desired

Me too. I come back to the reality that humans evolved to basically live on land, which I guess means I should never board an airplane again or go on a cruise LOL

Newfoundland got to be on the news, so that is repayment enough for Canada.

Some doctors are more deDICKated than others...