Tumbleweed Posted May 19, 2008 Share just heard on 702. cyclist knocked down on christiaan de wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alida Posted May 19, 2008 Share This is not good. Any more detail - is he/she ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted May 19, 2008 Share nope. i got one of reporters to check, but our morning staff are pretty useless. will post when i know more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with no name Posted May 19, 2008 Share scary.... cycled there this morning.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted May 19, 2008 Share then thank goodness it wasn't you, no-named one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canaris Posted May 19, 2008 Share HR, are you on the morning shift today?How is the copy, readable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Andreou Posted May 19, 2008 Share This year has been bad so far wrt cyclists down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted May 19, 2008 Share i am indeed. the copy has required me to development a keen understanding of swahili, jabberwocky and klingon. no, it's shocking. requires tons of panelbeating, cutting, rewriting?oh, the woeful tale of a copytaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canaris Posted May 19, 2008 Share the youth just cannot write today, and no sense of history or world events Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delgado Posted May 19, 2008 Share According to 702 traffic it was a fatality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Andreou Posted May 19, 2008 Share According to 702 traffic it was a fatality. d@mn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted May 19, 2008 Share the youth just cannot write today' date=' and no sense of history or world events[/quote'] too true. i remember a couple years back when sapa flashed an urgent advisory that wally hayward had died. i went to brief a reporter (no name, but he's faily prolific) - in the absence of a newsdesk. i said: "wally hayward has died?""who?"came the reply.i explained who the popular runner was and said: "anyway, we need you to get some quotes from prominent runners. here's bruce fordyce's cell number?""who?"came the reply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewep Posted May 19, 2008 Share the youth just cannot write today' date=' and no sense of history or world events[/quote'] too true. i remember a couple years back when sapa flashed an urgent advisory that wally hayward had died. i went to brief a reporter (no name, but he's faily prolific) - in the absence of a newsdesk. i said: "wally hayward has died?""who?"came the reply.i explained who the popular runner was and said: "anyway, we need you to get some quotes from prominent runners. here's bruce fordyce's cell number?""who?"came the reply? EINA!!!!! One of 2 things, plain stupid or EXTREMELY ignorant!ewep2008-05-19 23:41:03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted May 19, 2008 Share According to 702 traffic it was a fatality. d@mn[/quote] second that. condolences. sorry to put a bummer of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbie Posted May 20, 2008 Share my sincere condolences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunh Posted May 20, 2008 Share Can anyone confirm this? I have browsed all the local websites and can only find the death of a motorcyclist in Bloem. Condolences to his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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