Comments on: Unbelievable http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/ Korea... in Blog Format Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:02:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: R. Elgin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131966 R. Elgin Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:59:42 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131966 I wonder if I could plant mines in my neighborhood, here in Seoul. It might be the only way to keep the sneaky people from posting banners, stickers and all kinds of junk, all over the place. My local Gu office filed a suit against Korea Telecom for their illegal banners but that will bog down in the over-loaded legal system and, if KT loses, they would never pay enough of a fine to matter. Perhaps the land mine is the new Korean tiger that everyone would fear. I wonder if I could plant mines in my neighborhood, here in Seoul. It might be the only way to keep the sneaky people from posting banners, stickers and all kinds of junk, all over the place. My local Gu office filed a suit against Korea Telecom for their illegal banners but that will bog down in the over-loaded legal system and, if KT loses, they would never pay enough of a fine to matter.

Perhaps the land mine is the new Korean tiger that everyone would fear.

]]> By: madne0 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131957 madne0 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:07:57 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131957 #3 That was awesome. #3

That was awesome.

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131952 SomeguyinKorea Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:08:31 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131952 Interesting read. http://www.icbl.org/lm/2000/south_korea http://www.icbl.org/lm/2007/south_korea Interesting read.

http://www.icbl.org/lm/2000/south_korea

http://www.icbl.org/lm/2007/south_korea

]]> By: Zonath http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131951 Zonath Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:03:18 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131951 #8 They'll all be removed for phase 4 of LMB's canal plan, coming soon in 2012. ;) #8

They’ll all be removed for phase 4 of LMB’s canal plan, coming soon in 2012. ;)

]]> By: Mr Kim http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131945 Mr Kim Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:09:41 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131945 <blockquote>In September and October 2000, landmines in Hari Ferry and Seokmo Island, Ganghwa County <b>cost two men a foot.</b> [emphasis mine]</blockquote> Does this mean they lost a foot each? One of them lost a foot? They were sharing a foot between them, and they lost it? God damn it, 조선일보.

In September and October 2000, landmines in Hari Ferry and Seokmo Island, Ganghwa County cost two men a foot. [emphasis mine]

Does this mean they lost a foot each? One of them lost a foot? They were sharing a foot between them, and they lost it? God damn it, 조선일보.

]]> By: tomcoyner http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131944 tomcoyner Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:04:41 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131944 The scary fact is that land mines over time can migrate thanks to flooding and other natural and sometimes man-made changes in a topography. Several farmers in northern Gyeonggi-do over the years have suffered -- and often these people have been living on marginal incomes, so when they lose a foot they effectively lose their means to make a living. It is unusual for this to happen to a tourist, probably from an urban center being injured. In that sense, the incident is more newsworthy, but stepping on a land mine tends to be worse in the long run for a farmer than an urbanite. The scary fact is that land mines over time can migrate thanks to flooding and other natural and sometimes man-made changes in a topography.

Several farmers in northern Gyeonggi-do over the years have suffered — and often these people have been living on marginal incomes, so when they lose a foot they effectively lose their means to make a living.

It is unusual for this to happen to a tourist, probably from an urban center being injured. In that sense, the incident is more newsworthy, but stepping on a land mine tends to be worse in the long run for a farmer than an urbanite.

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131939 SomeguyinKorea Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:19:41 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131939 #5, Yes, but they probably can't keep them there forever. They'll remove them after reunification (if it ever occurs) and destroy the environment in the process. #5,

Yes, but they probably can’t keep them there forever. They’ll remove them after reunification (if it ever occurs) and destroy the environment in the process.

]]> By: G.B. Curley http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131937 G.B. Curley Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:17:26 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131937 Noted. And to be quite honest, the angle I took was not at all poking fun at the victim. It was rather at the blatant disregard for however the mine got there in the first place. Either way, apologies to those that did found it distasteful. The reality that it could have happened to anyone venturing off in that part of the peninsula is what I find more frightening than anything. Noted. And to be quite honest, the angle I took was not at all poking fun at the victim. It was rather at the blatant disregard for however the mine got there in the first place. Either way, apologies to those that did found it distasteful. The reality that it could have happened to anyone venturing off in that part of the peninsula is what I find more frightening than anything.

]]> By: globalvillageidiot http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131932 globalvillageidiot Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:30:42 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131932 A few unfortunate people in Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces will probably be getting maimed or possibly killed by these things for decades to come. I think it is safe to assume that the mapping/laying of mines is not an exact science, and as the article mentions, flooding plays a role in displacing them to locations they might harm innocent civilians. A few unfortunate people in Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces will probably be getting maimed or possibly killed by these things for decades to come. I think it is safe to assume that the mapping/laying of mines is not an exact science, and as the article mentions, flooding plays a role in displacing them to locations they might harm innocent civilians.

]]> By: R. Elgin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131931 R. Elgin Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:24:37 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/29/shut-up-and-help-me-come-find-my-foot/#comment-131931 I love mines because they are the only thing that keeps people from ruining the nature preserve that the DMZ has turned into after all these years. Pride in one's country and a desire to preserve one's natural resources has a price tag here but a mine is a non-negotiable entity. I love mines because they are the only thing that keeps people from ruining the nature preserve that the DMZ has turned into after all these years. Pride in one’s country and a desire to preserve one’s natural resources has a price tag here but a mine is a non-negotiable entity.

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