[Mishmash] Steve Irwin Tragically Dies

[David Brown]

Hi Ingrid and Robyn,

I have been around but have been very busy.  My wife's Dad in Poland is 88
and has required a lot of intervention and this has been a bit distracting.
I have been keeping an eye on proceedings though.

I have never been a Steve Irwin fan.  I acknowledge that he has done a lot
for conservation and was used extensively by our quarantine service but he
did lots of very silly things.  The incident with Bob and the crocodile
immediately comes to mind but there were others such as when he went too
close to protected animals in the Antarctic.  IMHO he was an accident
waiting to happen.  Of course I feel sympathy for his family and their loss
but little for him.

Sorry for being hard hearted.

Cheers

David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net 
> [mailto:mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net] On Behalf Of Ingrid & 
> Eric Holzman
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 September 2006 11:55 AM
> To: Mishmash
> Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Steve Irwin Tragically Dies
> 
> Hey David,
> 
> It's wonderful to see your e-mail in my inbox.  It's 
> incredibly sad what happened, particularly when I think about 
> his two young children, but one has to realize that with the 
> type of job he had, there were risks involved. 
> Granted, this was a freak accident.  For me, knowing that his 
> death seemed to be quick was somewhat consoling.  I can only 
> hope the family can take solace in that knowledge as well.
> 
> Ingrid
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Brown" <djbrown at tpg.com.au>
> To: "'Mishmash'" <mishmash at mishmash.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Steve Irwin Tragically Dies
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been quiet but I thought I might give you some local detail.
> >
> > Irwin was snorkling on the reef in a break from a doco he 
> was making.  He
> > was relaxing by filming some stuff for another project.  He 
> snorkeled over 
> > a
> > bull ray.  The ray struck him with its tail in the chest.  
> He pulled the
> > barb out died within a minute.
> >
> > There is an article and video at this url.
> > http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=232744&GT1=7703
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > David
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net
> >> [mailto:mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net] On Behalf Of Ingrid &
> >> Eric Holzman
> >> Sent: Tuesday, 5 September 2006 11:52 PM
> >> To: Mishmash
> >> Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Steve Irwin Tragically Dies
> >>
> >> We watched quite a bit on Animal Planet last night.  My son
> >> liked him a lot.
> >> He did a lot for animal conservation and was very
> >> knowledgable.  It's sad that one freak accident is leaving
> >> two beautiful young children without a father.
> >>
> >> Ingrid
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Fred Atkinson" <fatkinson at mishmash.com>
> >> To: "Mishmash" <Mishmash at mishmash.net>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:50 AM
> >> Subject: [Mishmash] Steve Irwin Tragically Dies
> >>
> >>
> >> > Folks,
> >> >
> >> >     Steve Irwn died in a tragic incident while filming.
> >> For those of you
> >> > who might not know, he's the fellow on The Discovery
> >> Channel known as 'The
> >> > Crocodile Hunter'.  Here's a link to the story:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> http://articles.news.aol.com/entertainment/_a/crocodile-hunter
> >> -steve-irwins-death/20060904005509990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >                                                          
>       Fred
> >> >
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