Notable death

Jessica Falkholt (an actress on 'Home and Away', a series we have here in Australia). She, both of her parents and sister were killed in a fiery crash with a car, driven by someone driving under the influence of methadone apparently, which crossed on to the wrong side of the road. This has led to some Members of Parliament promising to try to get a bill passed to make methadone an illegal drug.

Of course methadone is currently used to wean opiate addicts off their drug of choice. Any comments???

Originally posted by @ptobler
Jessica Falkholt (an actress on 'Home and Away', a series we have here in Australia). She, both of her parents and sister were killed in a fiery crash with a car, driven by someone driving under the influence of methadone apparently, which crossed on to the wrong side of the road. This has led to some Members of Parliament promising to try to get a bill pas ...[text shortened]... rse methadone is currently used to wean opiate addicts off their drug of choice. Any comments???

In some cases, methadone can cause drowsiness and seriously impair reactions. New users are urged to avoid driving until they learn how the drug affects them.

Originally posted by @handyandy
In some cases, methadone can cause drowsiness and seriously impair reactions. New users are urged to avoid driving until they learn how the drug affects them.

I've been on some meds in the past where they didn't want me driving until it was established how the drugs would affect me.

Just think of all the celebrations there will be all over the world when I pass. 😉

-VR

Ursula Le Guin

One of the greatest writers of SciFi in the 20th century.

Hugh Masekela, South African jazz trumpeter.

Originally posted by @shallow-blue
Hugh Masekela, South African jazz trumpeter.

Did you know, Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong gave Hugh Masekela a trumpet as a gift, in the fifties...

Ingvar Kamprad - "Mr IKEA" aged 91

Hailed as "World's Greatest Entrepreneur"

Originally posted by @wolfgang59
Ingvar Kamprad - "Mr IKEA" aged 91

Hailed as "World's Greatest Entrepreneur"

He was a remarkable man. I believe there was a thread about IKEA some time ago, I love IKEA.

Henrik Prince Consort of Danmark died Tuesday...he himself would rather have been King Consort...

Originally posted by @ponderable
Henrik Prince Consort of Danmark died Tuesday...he himself would rather have been King Consort...

That's true, or at least some recognition other than what he had. I think though that his dementia might have affected his conduct during his last years - he was a great support to his wife, the Queen, for many years.

Nobody brought up

Billy Graham

a notable man, espceillay for the USA I should think.

Sridevi Kapoor

- Beautiful Bollywood actress.
- Drowned in bathtub. 🙁

Major Winchester from M*A*S*H (David Ogden Stiers)

Used to see her at the Multnomah County Library (Portland OR) where I worked in the early 80's. She was a celeb in Portland. Oops - this is for Ursula Le Guin's death.

Trevor Baylis.