HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Robert Gary Jones was a pharmaceutical salesman on a business trip, looking forward to getting home to celebrate his daughter's third birthday. He was enjoying a moment to himself on this resort island, jogging on the beach and listening to his iPod. Officials say the Woodstock, Ga., man neither saw nor heard what struck him from behind Monday evening: A single-engine plane making an emergency landing.Suddenly it doesn't seem quite so paranoid that this is why I won't own an iPod.
H/T to Tam.
1 comment:
Anyone who practices the condition green/yellow/orange/red way of life would never be in public with music stuffing their ears.
It's a terrible accident and I'm not saying the poor man deserved his fate. But I've also seen reports of people walking in front of trains, and I've almost nailed clueless and deafened pedestrians who changed direction and stepped in front of a moving car without a glance.
It's a rough world, and giving up your ears is a huge loss. Keep the music for safe places, like your home.
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