WFAA-Channel 8 reporter Monika Diaz tonight reported a story about a man who had fallen and laid along the Trinity River since Thursday. In discussing today’s rescue of the man, Chief Joel Ducklworth said,
“An elderly male had fallen down the riverbank, possibly about 25 to 30 feet.”
The victim was 55 years old.
Whoa! That means Wick is way past due for a walker.
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No one said you have to be intelligent to be a TV reporter.
First of all, it’s Dallas County Fire Chief Joel “Dulworth,” not “Duckworth.” http://www.dcfr.org/info/contacts.htm
And depending on how old Dulworth is, he could be “elderly.” It’s all relative. I presume the guy who fell was probably a little worse for the wear and probably looked older than he is. One would not expect someone who’s especially able to slip down an embankment.
Oh, and if you’re taking a collection for Wick’s walker, I’ll chip in five bucks.
“Elderly” is a concept we have been blessed with by the eternal youth, sprung from a dewy cabbage patch knowing everything with typographic perfection, never younger and never to grow older than they are now, who occasionally alight from floating carriages of pure ionic freshness drawn by wood sprites to grace our blog pages with their opinions. Because they disdain the foolishness of transient possessions, their approach is often heralded by their echoing mockery of those with lawns. But without them we would almost certainly need more imported immigrant labor.
@B.L.: You’re absolutely right about Fire Chief Joel. He’s Dul, not Duck.
I could be wrong, but I think Joel just turned 50 this year. He should start getting circulars from AARP any day.
“Lay,” not “laid.”
Elderly is a state of mind — like when you first wake in the morning and realize that none of your ankle or knee joints is working with the fluidity of youth exhibited the night before…That’s why you can wind up sliding down an embankment into a ditch. You stumble out of bed to hit the head and then, too late, realize you forgot that your wife threw you out years ago and you’re living under a bridge next to the Trinity River…
For some reason I found myself watching the same story, and it reminded me why I can’t stand News 8 any more. Like all their ‘news’ there were no details.
But I’m sure they had 15 minutes of some family crap leading the newscast.
Neverwatchtv should change his username to neverreaddetails.
The reporter didn’t say elderly. The fire chief did.
75.
55 is very old. 54 is not.
I am not old until people start talking about how old I am. Or I read something about the elderly and name names of people who were in high school where I was on the staff.
Have you guys seen Mary Tate lately? Let’s just say she ain’t no spring chicken anymore!
Oops ..er .. hi, Mary …
After 50, ‘elderly’ becomes a term like ‘pronography’; You know it when you see it.
It’s simple. ‘Elderly’ is whatever age I am, plus five years.