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Called it: Abby Sunderland’s Family Wants U.S. to Pay for Rescue: Reality Show in Works

Published on June 14, 2010 in Baby Boomer. 7 Comments Tags: , , , .

Abby Sunderland’s family got a bill from the Australians for $300,000 to rescue her.

Mommy Sunderland says they won’t pay because they are not rich.

But she sure would like you and I to pay the Australians.

“The full cost of chartering an Airbus would be so high, you’d think they (Australian rescue authorities) would have to work with the US government for that,” she tells a newspaper.

The practically destitute Sunderlands have forgotten about the deal they signed months ago for a reality Tee Vee deal.

Adventures in Sunderland will feature daddy Laurence, mommy Maryanne, and their seven wild and crazy kids.

The large family has long been a curiosity in the community, neighbors said. All seven children are home-schooled.

“They rarely leave their house, and they rarely talk to neighbors,”

local resident Brian Gonzales said.

Abby will be home soon to start her new adventure tour of all the talkers, and then will set out around the world again in her tiny boat.

I truly wish this was a joke.
It isn’t.

Adventurers Like Abby Sunderland Should Foot the Bill for Rescue

Published on June 10, 2010 in Baby Boomer. 5 Comments Tags: .

This is getting ridiculous.
An adventurer gets a boatload of money from some corporation to do a feat of daring-do to “raise awareness” for something or other, and then when they get in trouble, like Abby Sunderland, nations throw money away saving the foolhardy from themselves.

Abby Sunderland is just the latest. She’s a 16-year-old girl who wanted to sail around the world solo. I don’t know what her motivation is – or whether she is doing this for a cause or not.

I’m just sick and tired of tax money being spent to rescue people who are making high-risk decisions. I don’t want her to die. I don’t want anybody on an adventure to die. Just know the risks and be willing to accept the consequences for your actions.

We are working closely with American, French and Australian Search & Rescue authorities to coordinate several ships in the area to divert to her location. There are several ships in her area, the earliest possible contact is 40 hours. We are actively seeking out some sort of air rescue but this is difficult due to the remoteness of her location. Australian Search & Rescue have arranged to have a Quantas Airbus fly over her location at first light (she is 11 hours later).

Several ships? A friggin’ Airbus?

If I take my kayak and head down the Niagara River, I don’t expect to be pulled to safety before I tumble over the falls.
But I’m not a blond, blue-eyed California girl either. Pulling a geezer from the river would be filed under “looney-tunes old fart loses his way.”