Sometimes fear is rational
Tony’s in Atlanta, GA for the FBLA national competition. (He made top 10 in his programming event - tomorrow he will find out final placement.) He harasses me mercilessly about my urge to overprotect, which drives him nuts. So on Tuesday, when the WA group went to Six Flags, he text messaged to say he was riding rollercoasters and not holding on. He had a good laugh at my panic.
Today, though, it’s not so funny. A 17-year-old boy from South Carolina was decapitated at the Atlanta Six Flags by the Batman ride, a rollercoaster that had been Tony’s favorite earlier this week.
I’m going to have nightmares tonight.
June 29th, 2008 at 7:20 am
Except that the kid wasn’t _riding_ the coaster when he was decapitated. He’d jumped two security fences, ignored warning signs, and was struck _by_ the coaster…
I’d say you have nothing to worry about.
June 30th, 2008 at 7:28 am
You’re right, Stephen. I was just so shocked and horrified when Tony called to tell me about it. Those things terrify me.