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Actually a pretty sad story when you read past the headline. Poor git.

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[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

due to the river being in, operations had to be slowed down

I'm not British. Can someone explain what this means? When is a river "in"?

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's related to tides. The river being in would suggest the tide was in / high. So a lot more water to slow down operations.

[–] noride@lemm.ee 13 points 3 months ago

I guess the lesson is, if you're gonna steal a canoe and don't know how to swim, steal a life vest, too.

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago

It is sad that someone died, of course, but I don't think 'poor git'. I think ' don't steal shit that isn't yours, particularly canoes if you intend to use them and can't swim'.

Moron.