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Re: Tony Hsieh has died

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Post by tyingq »

xoxoy wrote: post #210
tyingq wrote: post #209

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What about that article ties it to Hsieh? Other than being a recent house fire in Connecticut? It's certainly not the only one.

Because it matches the timeline and confirmed by multiple sources as him? https://twitter.com/vitalvegas/status/1332560969747238912?s=...

Multiple un-named sources according to "VitalVegas.com". The vitalvegas.com about page says "One of the most baffling things about us is we’re just one person, Scott Roeben".

There's speculation elsewhere about a different house fire in Stratford. And I suspect many other house fires match the timeline.

Re: Tony Hsieh has died

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Post by ksmith123 »

Something is fishy about his death.Was anyone else injured? Was the house destroyed? Are there photos of the burned property? If he was surrounded by family it seems he was the only one injured. Sometimes suspicious deaths are coveted up to avoid attention. I had a neighbor who was CEO of a large company. When he shot him self I heard the gun shot. I saw the clean up crew the next morning. The media reported his death as stroke as to not tarnish his reputation.

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Post by rtx »

xwdv wrote: post #198
wyldfire wrote: post #195

Seems short on details, so I was curious. These articles [1,2,3] may be referring to the fire in question. And this [4] seems to be the property. [1] https://www.theday.com/article/20201118/NWS04/201119437 [2] https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/new-london-house-fi... [3] https://www.wfsb.com/news/crews-rescue-person-from-burning-n... [4] https://www.compass.com/listing/500-pequot-avenue-new-london...

I've never been in a raging fire, but the property seems to be very open and spacious with no obvious choke points, how does one end up so trapped, and without realizing a fire is breaking out? My guess is he passed out from the smoke inhalation first while asleep and was burned.

Yes smoke, it's also very disorienting. It can even trap you in a 10 by 10 room.

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Post by Reedx »

crazydoggers wrote: post #208
xwdv wrote: post #198

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've never been in a raging fire, but the property seems to be very open and spacious with no obvious choke points, how does one end up so trapped, and without realizing a fire is breaking out? My guess is he passed out from the smoke inhalation first while asleep and was burned.

I can tell you from having been in a building that had a major fire, the speed with which smoke and fire spreads is hard to imagine. Within 30 seconds of the alarm, halls where filled with choking smoke. I managed to exit without too much difficulty, but even with covering my face with my shirt, I was still coughing and black gunk coming out my nose for the rest of the day. Others needed oxygen support even after bei…

A demonstration of how much can happen with a fire in 30 seconds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsaLCdC3iWw

Re: Tony Hsieh has died

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Post by xoxoy »

tyingq wrote: post #211
xoxoy wrote: post #210

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because it matches the timeline and confirmed by multiple sources as him? https://twitter.com/vitalvegas/status/1332560969747238912?s=...

Multiple un-named sources according to "VitalVegas.com". The vitalvegas.com about page says "One of the most baffling things about us is we’re just one person, Scott Roeben" . There's speculation elsewhere about a different house fire in Stratford. And I suspect many other house fires match the timeline.

There’s other sources on Twitter that have linked the article.

I looked at the Stratford case too. Doesn’t match. It was a 42 year old adult with 2 other adults and 2 teens. Hsieh is 46. https://patch.com/connecticut/stratford/man-severely-burned-...

And if you look at original TheDay house it’s a waterfront mansion...clearly owned by someone wealthy along with matching the timeline.

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Post by bernulli »

KineticLensman wrote: post #119
nostromo wrote: post #58

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“Live each day like it’s your last.” “Live like you’ll never die.” The more I think about these two sentiments, the more I think the more popular one is bad advice, and the less popular one is good advice.

"Live like you’ll never die" can be a reason to put things off because you'll do them in the future. And then the world changes and possible paths are suddenly closed to you. Anecdata: my father died relatively young in his 50s after a decade of ill health that had forced him to give up some of the things that he loved, like sailing. This made a very big impression on me (I was in my mid-20s), specifically that you o…

One of the last things my mother told me before dying in her fifties was “but there’s still so much I wanted to do”. I drew a “life calendar”, crossed out all the years I had already spent, marked her age when she died and more statistically relevant life expectancies and hung it over my desk. I quit my job and started something new not long after.

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Post by vlod »

xwdv wrote: post #198
wyldfire wrote: post #195

Seems short on details, so I was curious. These articles [1,2,3] may be referring to the fire in question. And this [4] seems to be the property. [1] https://www.theday.com/article/20201118/NWS04/201119437 [2] https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/new-london-house-fi... [3] https://www.wfsb.com/news/crews-rescue-person-from-burning-n... [4] https://www.compass.com/listing/500-pequot-avenue-new-london...

I've never been in a raging fire, but the property seems to be very open and spacious with no obvious choke points, how does one end up so trapped, and without realizing a fire is breaking out? My guess is he passed out from the smoke inhalation first while asleep and was burned.

My fire alarm goes off when I make toast. How can this happen?

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Post by [deleted] »

inopinatus wrote: post #166
blub wrote: post #164

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Being born somewhere and being a citizen gives you certain rights but also responsibilities. Not being loyal to your country means that you're not taking care of your responsibilities, so it would be fair that you should not enjoy the rights of citizenship. Those that dislike patriotism so much should provide the ultimate proof of their beliefs and renounce their citizenship. They shall surely be celebrated by all co…

Ugh. That “renounce your citizenship then” jibe speaks volumes about the revulsion felt by authoritarians for nonconformists. It is bigotry 101, and repeating it labels you personally. Fortunately, I’m perfectly capable of discharging my civic responsibilities without having to believe in some animistic delusion, any more than I need a church to supply a moral compass. My loyalty belongs to people, not places, and to…

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Re: Tony Hsieh has died

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Post by simias »

xoxoy wrote: post #207
siliconmountain wrote: post #183

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No. Better to let law enforcement & the family consider that then speculate on an internet forum without any substantial or additional information.

there’s information from this article at the time of the fire: https://www.theday.com/article/20201118/NWS04/201119437 the thing that stood out to me was that it happened at 3:30 in the morning. unless he was sleeping, which it doesn’t say he was, then the time of day is certainly unusual. it also says he was trapped in the home and they had to use force to get to him, which would imply he was locked somewhere in the…

I'm not sure what's unusual about this. Fires at night are dangerous because people sleep so they're more likely to be caught by surprise when the fire is already completely out of control.

All it takes is an electrical spark, a candle they forgot to put out, a heater too close to some fabric and you got yourself a fire.

Frankly this internet sleuthing is rather pointless and, in my opinion, in rather bad taste.

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