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elljay

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2. Those of us who grew up on the coast

Reply to dhill926 (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 11, 2016, 02:40 PM

Jun 2016

know better. You have to respect the sand and respect the water because hey may look peaceful and safe, but it only takes a second for that to change. I wonder if anyone bothered to warn him that what he was doing was dangerous.

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Oklahoma teen, 17, dies after his eight-foot- deep sand tunnel collapses on top of him at the beach [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jun 2016 OP

sad....what a waste.... dhill926 Jun 2016 #1

Those of us who grew up on the coast elljay Jun 2016 #2

I hear ya... dhill926 Jun 2016 #3

Probably not yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #5

I never would have thought that seriously. I thought they were in the middle of the country yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #8

Yep malaise Jun 2016 #9

Yeah, our next door neighbor was buried in sand once csziggy Jun 2016 #6

Grew up on Long Island elljay Jun 2016 #10

Me too. phylny Jun 2016 #11

Hey, me, too! elljay Jun 2016 #14

West Hempstead here. phylny Jun 2016 #16

My mom sold the house about 5 years agi elljay Jun 2016 #17

We were sort of feral kids, the whole pack of us csziggy Jun 2016 #12

Poor kid, that's not a tunnel it is a death trap and it worked. Rex Jun 2016 #13

Damn that reminds me of a similiar situation. Separation Jun 2016 #15