Somebody’s about to jump off the building

[MaryPoppins]

No really, he's dead.

That's awful.

[Zippy]

Great. This thread has really cheered me up.

Poor sod.

[Board Game Geek]

Not nice, but one of billions of unhappy people on this planet.

He may have been someone's Brother
He may have been someone's Father
He may have been someone's Son

SuperZ noted that it was not nice, but he was one of billions of unhappy people on this planet, so does he really matter ?

I think he does.

This is why.

One early morning as I was walking along the beach
I discovered a figure at a distance moving like a dancer.
As I got closer I noticed that the figure was a young girl
Maybe 9-10 years old and she wasn't dancing.

She was reaching down to the shoreline
Picking up small objects and throwing them into the ocean…
As I came even closer, I said 'Good morning, what are you doing?'

She paused, a little out of breath, looked up and said,
'Throwing starfish into the sea',
'Why are you throwing them back there?' I asked,

She said, 'The sun is getting hot and the tide is going out,
If I don't throw them in, they'll die'.

I couldn't help saying, 'But there are miles of beach
And hundreds of starfish, d'you think it makes a difference?'

She gave me a very serious look and bent down picking up another starfish
And threw it into the sea,
As it splashed into the water she said,

'It makes a difference to that one…'.

[suityou01]

when I posted my "goodness look at all the bicycles" comment it was the typical one from a British poster of invoking some sort of humour to cope with a difficult to comprehend situation.

I suspect this was the similar sort of reaction that was evoked when the OP became aware of the situation first hand which provoked him to make the first post. This is a tragic waste of human life, at least when you consider the effort and chance that went into creating this person. Then you also consider the days that this person lived and the culmination of those days that convinced him or her to conclude on suicide as the only option, and or the untreated health issues that may have contributed.

I can appreciate this is unpalatable for some, but please, in your prayers - to whom they may be - include this person.

This has deeply affected me, before you post.

Thanks

SY01

[NotAllThere]

No, close to Centraal Station.

If he jumps he'll fall just outside a pizza restaurant, which might be convenient.

Urgh. Oh, I see, so the police don't have to go back to the copshop for dinner.

No really, he's dead.

Selfish b.stard. There are far less messy ways to top yourself, that don't involve your remains being collected using a fish-slice.

[MarillionFan]

[QUOTE=NotAllThere;1113389]Urgh. Oh, I see, so the police don't have to go back to the copshop for dinner.

Selfish b.stard. There are far less messy ways to top yourself, that don't involve your remains being collected using a fish-slice.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. Even in death, some people are selfish.

[Churchill]

Urgh. Oh, I see, so the police don't have to go back to the copshop for dinner.

Selfish b.stard. There are far less messy ways to top yourself, that don't involve your remains being collected using a fish-slice.

Human skin is quite good at keeping the bits in. Like a big leather bag.

[stingman123]

So what happened to the firemen with the trampoline jobbie? Did he miss it?
Did they move it at the last minute?
Did they miss him?
Did he bounce off?

What happened to them?

[DaveB]

[QUOTE=zeitghost;1113425]

Especially the ones who jump under trains.

They never think of the poor bastard driving the fliping thing, or the inconvenience caused to customers.

My grandad worked on the railways for years, he was deputy station master at Paddington in the late 60's.

One of his jobs, along with kicking in the doors of toilet cubicles and dragging out the junkies who'd od'd in there, was helping recover the bodies after a "one under". By the time the trains had finished with them they came out in chunks, not entirely dissimilar to the large vacuum packed joints you get in a supermarket.

[Mich the Tester]

when I posted my "goodness look at all the bicycles" comment it was the typical one from a British poster of invoking some sort of humour to cope with a difficult to comprehend situation.

I suspect this was the similar sort of reaction that was evoked when the OP became aware of the situation first hand which provoked him to make the first post. This is a tragic waste of human life, at least when you consider the effort and chance that went into creating this person. Then you also consider the days that this person lived and the culmination of those days that convinced him or her to conclude on suicide as the only option, and or the untreated health issues that may have contributed.

I can appreciate this is unpalatable for some, but please, in your prayers - to whom they may be - include this person.

This has deeply affected me, before you post.

Thanks

SY01

whs

A little black humour is always there, but this wasn't pleasant. I know precisely the spot where the guy fell, walked past it this morning and you wouldn't notice anything untoward. Still, it sent a shiver up my spine.