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fambily out dat side, and taking the HWYs, unno be safe.
as how we like to drive pon "E", a beg unno keep unno fuel tank topped up cause u never know when u may be stranded in a snow storm and have to keep car running all night..
Emperah u good outta Lundun deh?
<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 14pt">Snow claims life</span>
<span style="font-style: italic">Storm victim: A security guard froze to death on Monday, lost in the drifts near Ridgetown</span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">His car stuck in a snowdrift, Neeland Rumble walked through blinding snow Monday to a nearby home to let his parents know he was OK.
Rumble was safe at the moment. Outside the rural home near Ridgetown, a storm raged, stranding hundreds of drivers in their vehicles on Hwy. 402.
After phoning his parents, Rumble ventured out into the frigid cold and blustery winds, determined to walk the rest of the way to his security-guard job at a solar farm. He never made it.
Rumble’s father found his frozen body the next day in a snowy field off Golf Course Line. His vehicle was 50 metres away.
“It’s a tragic situation,” Chatham-Kent Insp. George Flikweert said Thursday.
“He was able to attend a residence that was right nearby . . . he was able to make a telephone call home to his parents and indicated that he was going to walk the rest of the way to work, which wasn’t a very long distance.”
While storms continued to dump snow over the region Tuesday and Wednesday, police decided not to release news about the weather-related death until their investigation was complete.
Rumble was the only person to die in the storm that forced more than 200 people to wait up to 30 hours in their stranded vehicles on Hwy. 402 before they were whisked to safety by helicopters and snowmobiles.
An international crisis management consultant criticized the police silence on his death.
“There was a communication breakdown there somehow,” said Jonathan Bernstein, president of the southern California-based Bernstein Crisis Management.
“They had nothing to lose by coming out and saying ‘We have found somebody frozen to death. We believe he got out of his car,’ and they could say they were still waiting for the post mortem.
“It would have given them an opportunity to demonstrate how potentially deadly the situation was in that area.”
Throughout the week, police agencies led by the OPP made continuous public service announcements urging motorists to avoid snowy areas if possible and travel with emergency supplies.
Flikweert defended the decision to release the news of Rumble’s death Thursday.
A post-mortem examination was conducted in Chatham to determine if there was an underlying health issue, he said.
“There was no anatomical cause of death. It was determined it was the cold.”
Originally from Blenheim, Rumble, 41, lived in Sarnia and worked as a security guard for Securitas.
His younger brother Warren said Neeland was a dedicated worker who always helped people when needed.
Neeland especially loved his niece and nephew and would often spoil them, Warren Rumble said.
“Anything he can, he would do it,” he said. “If we needed him to be at a sporting event for them, he was there, or for a schooling event, he was there.”
Warren, who was into sports growing up, said he and his brother were opposites in many ways, as Neeland had a love of math and statistics.
“He was more the mathematician and the reader,” he said. “He was always there if I needed him for help with homework.”
A memorial Facebook page was set up, with friends and family describing Neeland as a caring man with an infectious smile and positive outlook on life.
Warren said everyone is still coming to grips with the news, in particular his parents Fred and Sondra of Blenheim.
“It’s tough. They’re taking it hard,” he said, noting that their two grandchildren will pull help them through.
By Thursday, friends and family were flocking to a memorial Facebook page for Neeland. Many described him as a caring man who was always there for so many people.
He was remembered also for his infectious smile and positive outlook on life.
A visitation will take place Friday at the Blenheim Community Funeral Home from 2 -4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
The funeral will be held on Saturday 2 p.m.</span>
as how we like to drive pon "E", a beg unno keep unno fuel tank topped up cause u never know when u may be stranded in a snow storm and have to keep car running all night..
Emperah u good outta Lundun deh?
<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 14pt">Snow claims life</span>
<span style="font-style: italic">Storm victim: A security guard froze to death on Monday, lost in the drifts near Ridgetown</span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">His car stuck in a snowdrift, Neeland Rumble walked through blinding snow Monday to a nearby home to let his parents know he was OK.
Rumble was safe at the moment. Outside the rural home near Ridgetown, a storm raged, stranding hundreds of drivers in their vehicles on Hwy. 402.
After phoning his parents, Rumble ventured out into the frigid cold and blustery winds, determined to walk the rest of the way to his security-guard job at a solar farm. He never made it.
Rumble’s father found his frozen body the next day in a snowy field off Golf Course Line. His vehicle was 50 metres away.
“It’s a tragic situation,” Chatham-Kent Insp. George Flikweert said Thursday.
“He was able to attend a residence that was right nearby . . . he was able to make a telephone call home to his parents and indicated that he was going to walk the rest of the way to work, which wasn’t a very long distance.”
While storms continued to dump snow over the region Tuesday and Wednesday, police decided not to release news about the weather-related death until their investigation was complete.
Rumble was the only person to die in the storm that forced more than 200 people to wait up to 30 hours in their stranded vehicles on Hwy. 402 before they were whisked to safety by helicopters and snowmobiles.
An international crisis management consultant criticized the police silence on his death.
“There was a communication breakdown there somehow,” said Jonathan Bernstein, president of the southern California-based Bernstein Crisis Management.
“They had nothing to lose by coming out and saying ‘We have found somebody frozen to death. We believe he got out of his car,’ and they could say they were still waiting for the post mortem.
“It would have given them an opportunity to demonstrate how potentially deadly the situation was in that area.”
Throughout the week, police agencies led by the OPP made continuous public service announcements urging motorists to avoid snowy areas if possible and travel with emergency supplies.
Flikweert defended the decision to release the news of Rumble’s death Thursday.
A post-mortem examination was conducted in Chatham to determine if there was an underlying health issue, he said.
“There was no anatomical cause of death. It was determined it was the cold.”
Originally from Blenheim, Rumble, 41, lived in Sarnia and worked as a security guard for Securitas.
His younger brother Warren said Neeland was a dedicated worker who always helped people when needed.
Neeland especially loved his niece and nephew and would often spoil them, Warren Rumble said.
“Anything he can, he would do it,” he said. “If we needed him to be at a sporting event for them, he was there, or for a schooling event, he was there.”
Warren, who was into sports growing up, said he and his brother were opposites in many ways, as Neeland had a love of math and statistics.
“He was more the mathematician and the reader,” he said. “He was always there if I needed him for help with homework.”
A memorial Facebook page was set up, with friends and family describing Neeland as a caring man with an infectious smile and positive outlook on life.
Warren said everyone is still coming to grips with the news, in particular his parents Fred and Sondra of Blenheim.
“It’s tough. They’re taking it hard,” he said, noting that their two grandchildren will pull help them through.
By Thursday, friends and family were flocking to a memorial Facebook page for Neeland. Many described him as a caring man who was always there for so many people.
He was remembered also for his infectious smile and positive outlook on life.
A visitation will take place Friday at the Blenheim Community Funeral Home from 2 -4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
The funeral will be held on Saturday 2 p.m.</span>
di ress a di peeps alright
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