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christopher1magelli
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 Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:41 am Post subject: Manholes! (Warning) |
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In what appears to be an electrocution accident, a high school student identified by her family name Lee was killed in Incheon on Sunday night when she stepped on top of a manhole on a street as the rain poured down. There were electricity wires laid underneath the manhole.
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2005/06/28/200506280006.asp |
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tzechuk
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:52 am Post subject: |
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O M Effing GOSH!
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Grotto
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 4:21 am Post subject: |
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| Tragic but it doesnt surprise me. The shoddy electrical wiring that they do around here is an invitation to disaster. |
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Squid
Joined: 25 Jul 2003
Location: Sunny Anyang
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 7:40 am Post subject: |
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Extremely sad 
Then extremely mad |
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Bulsajo
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:18 am Post subject: |
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| Unless that's an old news article (and it isn't) I'm 99.9% sure that's not the first time this has happened in Korea. |
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PolyChronic Time Girl
Joined: 15 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:22 am Post subject: |
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| That is extremely sad and frightening. I step on those things all the time, and must have stepped on about half a dozen of them walking in the rain last night! This is an important warning to all, I think. I'm definitely gonna be more careful. |
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gang ah jee
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: city of paper
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:45 am Post subject: Re: Manholes! (Warning) |
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| christopher1magelli wrote: |
| When in doubt seek a professionals advise. |
How do I spoke English? Advice me, professionals!
This is the new fan death. You're much more likely to be crushed on the sidewalk by an SUV than die in that manner. Welcome to Korea.
Imagine being crushed by an SUV during a flood whilst being electrocuted! Pretty terrifying! |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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gang ah jee wrote:
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You're much more likely to be crushed on the sidewalk by an SUV than die in that manner. Welcome to Korea.
Imagine being crushed by an SUV during a flood whilst being electrocuted! Pretty terrifying! |
Yes but just the fact that there is a chance of that happening to you in Korea should make the Korean government hang its head in shame.
The fact that it actually does happen should make any Korean electrician hang his head with shame too. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Grotto wrote: |
| Tragic but it doesnt surprise me. The shoddy electrical wiring that they do around here is an invitation to disaster. |
this post is trite but it doesn't suprise me. everytime there's an accident in korea somebody makes a post like that. can't dave make some kind of program to generate them automatically? here's the formula.
That's [sad/tragic/a shame] but it [doesn't suprise me/was bound to happen/was only a matter of time/won't be the last time] because korean [wiring/driving/roads/building standards] are [an invitation to disaster/a ticking time bomb/total crap] |
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christopher1magelli
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: Manholes! (Warning) |
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[quote="gang ah jee"]
| christopher1magelli wrote: |
| When in doubt seek a professionals advise. |
How do I spoke English? Advice me, professionals!
That's why I wrote: Uhh... does ya get it?
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gypsyfish
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Bulsajo wrote: |
| Unless that's an old news article (and it isn't) I'm 99.9% sure that's not the first time this has happened in Korea. |
It's not. About four years ago, during a flood, several people were electricuted when they walked by poorly grounded light poles on the street. Later the Seoul city government said they drowned after being knocked unconcious by the jolt of electricity. |
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