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First things first: according to witnesses, the driver of the vehicle survived. Now, please gaze in horror at the speed at which the flood waters rise in this video captured this week in Texas (there's a bit of strong language from the terrified onlooker filming, so turn the volume down if you have delicate ears). I'm not sure what the circumstances surrounding this video were, but I think it's safe to assume that this wasn't intentional, and it's a good lesson in understanding where the "flash" in "flash flood" comes from.
I used to read stories about near-drownings (or worse) every summer and think, "I'm so glad that didn't happen to me." Then it did.
I always watched my kids, so I thought I was safe. Then, last summer, I found my toddler unconscious at the bottom of a hot tub, and I realized just how quickly a child can drown.
I wanted to share this so other parents can learn from what happened to us.
This is our story.
This is my favorite story ever! 91-year-old Walter Thomas of Woodstock, Illinois has always had a dream: to back out of a closed garage door. Thomas himself explained, "Every time I back out of the garage, I think about backing through the door." Imagine the satisfaction! As someone who loves popping bubble wrap and has conducted what we'll call "therapy sessions" that consisted of smashing plates on a sidewalk, I totally get it.
Well, this is disappointing. The folks at Lifehacker have put together a list of traffic myths, many of which I firmly believed in, and completely debunked them. Apparently "going with the flow" is not actually good driving advice, no matter what my poorly informed driver's ed instructor told me.
When a good portion of your day is spent reading about accidents all over the country, you start think it's a terrible idea to ever let your child do, well, anything. (You are also REALLY ANNOYING about seat belts, but that's a subject for another day). I have a 17-month-old daughter, and my sincere hope is to be able to let her feel the sun on her face occasionally, as opposed to my preference, which would be never allowing her to leave a padded enclosure. Reporting on drowning accidents is obviously very discouraging in this regard, but I'm trying to be pro-active.
In a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health, researchers with the University of Washington’s school of pharmacy found that taking the sleeping pills, such as Ambien and Restoril, can double a person’s risk of being in a car crash.
I guess you could say that these parents got it half-right when they drank too much on a Saturday night–designating a sober driver is definitely the responsible thing to do. But the half they got wrong they got REALLY REALLY WRONG: they had their 13-year-old daughter drive them home. On the interstate. With their 7-year-old son also in the car.
This story is becoming all-too-familiar: a person dies in a car crash, and they weren't drinking, doing drugs, or even speeding—they were on their phone. Last April in High Point, North Carolina, 32-year-old Courtney Ann Sanford crossed the median on Business 85 and crashed head-on into a truck. Sanford, of Clemmons, died at the scene.
Raise for Rowyn - Non-profit foundation providing financial assistance to families in the Tenino area who have lost a child
This extraordinary foundation was created in memory of Rowyn Leea Johnson who died tragically after being hit by a car. The mission of the foundation is to provide financial assistance to families who are struggling with the loss of a child within the communities surrounding Tenino, Washington. Raise for Rowyn has been selected as the recipient of all proceeds raised by the Olympia Pub Crawl 2015 which occurs on August 1, 2015. To register for this worthy event, or to donate, please go to this link.