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18th December 2021, 12:28 AM
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Xmas tragedy
Yesterday on a school break up party in Tasmania, 10 six year olds were on a Jumping Castle when it was lifted by a gust of wind thirty feet into the air and they all fell off, six of the children were killed and four badly injured, the sight of a copper on his knees crying was not something one wished to see at any time never mind a week from Xmas. I really feel for those parents at this time, it took me some time to see properly.
They are now checking to see if the Castle was tied down properly, God help them if that wasn't the case
Des
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Lest We Forget
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18th December 2021, 04:55 AM
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Re: Xmas tragedy
The company that supplied the castle have gone into hiding and closed their Fake book account.
A tradgedy of gigantic proportions for the community, a small town of about 30,000.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller
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18th December 2021, 01:22 PM
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Re: Xmas tragedy
Unfortunatly this is has happened before in China and the UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-59692552
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