Comments on: Witnesses say men jumped from Ballard Bridge http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/ News, events and restaurant guide for Seattle's Ballard neighborhood Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:13:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: novelty cufflink http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-2/#comment-43470 novelty cufflink Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:59:00 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-43470 We naturally would like to look special for special occasions. Especially when you're wearing shirts and suits, never miss considering cufflinks. We naturally would like to look special for special occasions. Especially when you’re wearing shirts and suits, never miss considering cufflinks.

]]> By: sam4u http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-2/#comment-10585 sam4u Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:04:11 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10585 Totally appropriate response. I think if your family were hurt you'd want SWAT team to be on scene!!! :) Totally appropriate response. I think if your family were hurt you'd want SWAT team to be on scene!!! :)

]]> By: Jules2 http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-2/#comment-10584 Jules2 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:48:27 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10584 I hope that these jerks are CHARGED for the $$ that it took for all the emergency crews to go out. I hope that these jerks are CHARGED for the $$ that it took for all the emergency crews to go out.

]]> By: Ballardmom http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10583 Ballardmom Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:31:42 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10583 Nice! I wonder how much hate mail these guys are going to get for stopping traffic for so long?<br><br>I figured it was a stunt. I remember when we were teens we would jump off the ledge over the Montlake Cut by the Montlake Bridge, and some of our more crazy friends would jump off the Montlake bridge. There's also an abandoned overpass that was never finished being built that kids jump off of and it's probably not that much lower than the Ballard Bridge. Nice! I wonder how much hate mail these guys are going to get for stopping traffic for so long?

I figured it was a stunt. I remember when we were teens we would jump off the ledge over the Montlake Cut by the Montlake Bridge, and some of our more crazy friends would jump off the Montlake bridge. There's also an abandoned overpass that was never finished being built that kids jump off of and it's probably not that much lower than the Ballard Bridge.

]]> By: Ballardmom http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10571 Ballardmom Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:24:45 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10571 I can't hear the expression "snap" without thinking of the Hollywood pigeons in Bolt: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRNKnCJXmBc" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRNKnCJXmBc</a> I can't hear the expression “snap” without thinking of the Hollywood pigeons in Bolt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRNKnCJXmBc

]]> By: Silver http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10582 Silver Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:09:17 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10582 You found it!! You rock!<br><br>Was it you? ;-) You found it!! You rock!

Was it you? ;-)

]]> By: BallardBob http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10581 BallardBob Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:30:04 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10581 Here is the video:<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29LDmAL-ce8" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=29LDmAL-ce8</a> Here is the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29LDmAL-ce8

]]> By: gumba http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10580 gumba Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:53:04 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10580 I wonder if these are the same yahoos that have been tearing down the steep back at Salmon Bay Natural Area (just downstream of the Locks), trampling the newly planted native plants and swimming out to the Locks' finger pier. I wonder if these are the same yahoos that have been tearing down the steep back at Salmon Bay Natural Area (just downstream of the Locks), trampling the newly planted native plants and swimming out to the Locks' finger pier.

]]> By: Perdita http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10567 Perdita Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:46:09 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10567 ha! excellent response! i'll be your GF anyday (i'm an introvert, i *prefer* to be neglected. heh heh) ha! excellent response! i'll be your GF anyday (i'm an introvert, i *prefer* to be neglected. heh heh)

]]> By: NoraBell http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10563 NoraBell Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:43:14 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10563 Best response to a troll ever! :-) Best response to a troll ever! :-)

]]> By: James http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10553 James Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:28:19 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10553 shut up already. shut up already.

]]> By: seattlemedic7 http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10570 seattlemedic7 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:33:22 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10570 ohhhhhhhhhh SNAP!!!!!! ohhhhhhhhhh SNAP!!!!!!

]]> By: Silver http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10579 Silver Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:18:42 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10579 Ha! Awesome!<br><br>Does the name Capra ring a bell? Ha! Awesome!

Does the name Capra ring a bell?

]]> By: Ballard_Dad http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10569 Ballard_Dad Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:15:43 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10569 . .

]]> By: Silver http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10577 Silver Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:15:36 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10577 And videotaping it. Look for it on YouTube. ;-) And videotaping it. Look for it on YouTube. ;-)

]]> By: Ballard_Dad http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10568 Ballard_Dad Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:15:29 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10568 I just spit coffee all over my keyboard at work. Best comment ever! So funny! I just spit coffee all over my keyboard at work. Best comment ever! So funny!

]]> By: Silver http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10566 Silver Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:14:30 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10566 Probably something like "You can't keep it. You'll end up neglecting it and *I'll* have to take care of it." Probably something like “You can't keep it. You'll end up neglecting it and *I'll* have to take care of it.”

]]> By: singermomma http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10578 singermomma Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:12:04 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10578 Don't anyone worry about them, they'll be fine. One is showing the other what life would be like if he had never been born, and they'll both be back by dinner. Don't anyone worry about them, they'll be fine. One is showing the other what life would be like if he had never been born, and they'll both be back by dinner.

]]> By: wongman http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10576 wongman Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:06:05 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10576 From the eyewitness quote, it is very probable they were "bridge jumping". Kids do it all the time, especially at the Arboretum. The ballard bridge is not that high and it would be hard to get hurt enough to cause a drowning. I agree with the interviewed fireman's theory. The jumpers probably had friends in a boat below waiting for them after the jump. That is why they were not found. From the eyewitness quote, it is very probable they were “bridge jumping”. Kids do it all the time, especially at the Arboretum. The ballard bridge is not that high and it would be hard to get hurt enough to cause a drowning. I agree with the interviewed fireman's theory. The jumpers probably had friends in a boat below waiting for them after the jump. That is why they were not found.

]]> By: LYx http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10565 LYx Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:49:01 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10565 I wonder what her boyfriend (Silver's) will say about the girlfriend? I wonder what her boyfriend (Silver's) will say about the girlfriend?

]]> By: Silver http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10564 Silver Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:06:14 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10564 Has it been five minutes yet?<br><br>Okay how about now?<br><br><br>Now? Has it been five minutes yet?

Okay how about now?

Now?

]]> By: Silver http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10562 Silver Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:05:12 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10562 Dear Geeky Swedes,<br><br>PLEASE don't delete the above troll. It's just too awesome.<br><br>Thanks!<br><br> - The Totally Flaming Pirate Dude Dear Geeky Swedes,

PLEASE don't delete the above troll. It's just too awesome.

Thanks!

– The Totally Flaming Pirate Dude

]]> By: cufflinks http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10575 cufflinks Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:40:44 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10575 Wow!<br><br>That must have been a sight! Wow!

That must have been a sight!

]]> By: SPG http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10561 SPG Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:14:01 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10561 Get some manners. Get a clue. Get a diploma. Get a job. Get an ice cream cone....mmmm ice cream. Get some manners. Get a clue. Get a diploma. Get a job. Get an ice cream cone….mmmm ice cream.

]]> By: pukohe http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10560 pukohe Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:00:33 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10560 Silver....<br><br>Dude....<br><br>Give it up. <br><br>You post on this site about once every 5 minutes.<br><br>Lose the totally flamer pirate gear and get a girlfriend. <br><br>Sh*t you're boring. Get a F*cking life. <br><br>(Don't bother replying. It will be proof that you're lame.) Silver….

Dude….

Give it up.

You post on this site about once every 5 minutes.

Lose the totally flamer pirate gear and get a girlfriend.

Sh*t you're boring. Get a F*cking life.

(Don't bother replying. It will be proof that you're lame.)

]]> By: ballardman http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10574 ballardman Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:46:43 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10574 back in the day (as has been alluded to by many folks in this thread and otherwise), folks used to jump off this bridge for fun, not as a suicide attempt ... back in the day (as has been alluded to by many folks in this thread and otherwise), folks used to jump off this bridge for fun, not as a suicide attempt …

]]> By: Silver http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10549 Silver Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:16:06 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10549 Pushing each other off of a bridge might presents challenges. Pushing each other off of a bridge might presents challenges.

]]> By: Jules2 http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10548 Jules2 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:52:08 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10548 I didn't say firefighters should be dispatched to take care of the cougar! I said that they may have better things to do.<br><br>You have to wonder if this is some sort of stunt. After all, people don't usually jump off bridges in tandem to commit suicide, do they? I didn't say firefighters should be dispatched to take care of the cougar! I said that they may have better things to do.

You have to wonder if this is some sort of stunt. After all, people don't usually jump off bridges in tandem to commit suicide, do they?

]]> By: NoraBell http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10573 NoraBell Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:51:55 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10573 Yeah, I think I've read that one. ;-) Yeah, I think I've read that one. ;-)

]]> By: Jules2 http://www.myballard.com/2009/09/03/water-rescue-at-ballard-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-10572 Jules2 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:36:42 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=10585#comment-10572 This scenario is an exact Carl Hiaasen plot. This scenario is an exact Carl Hiaasen plot.

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