Not really newsworthy

[darkxshade]

Originally posted by: skyking

Originally posted by: darkxshade
I'll be sure to uncover a manhole in a discreet location tonight, whip out my blackberry and retire at a ripe old age of 28.

Just don't pick the 20 foot deep one, or the one that does not have enough oxygen in it to sustain life, or..........:laugh:

But here's the thing, don't they keep track of any work scheduled at a specific location? And if so and they find that nothing was scheduled, couldn't the argument be made that the manhole was uncovered by an unidentified party and the city or whoever is not responsible for the lawsuit?

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: darkxshade

Originally posted by: skyking

Originally posted by: darkxshade
I'll be sure to uncover a manhole in a discreet location tonight, whip out my blackberry and retire at a ripe old age of 28.

Just don't pick the 20 foot deep one, or the one that does not have enough oxygen in it to sustain life, or..........:laugh:

But here's the thing, don't they keep track of any work scheduled at a specific location? And if so and they find that nothing was scheduled, couldn't the argument be made that the manhole was uncovered by an unidentified party and the city or whoever is not responsible for the lawsuit?

you get a and a :beer:

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: Spacehead

Originally posted by: NoCreativity
Morons need to move to moron friendly country.

The 6.6million accidents have caused injuries ranging from mild knocks and embarrassing cuts and bruises through to broken noses, cheekbones and even a fractured skull.

If they're going to go to the trouble of wrapping the post with padding, why not at least get it up to head level?

They could just require all pedestrians to wear a helmet.

 

[moshquerade]

some people can't walk and chew gum at the same time either....

 

[zinfamous]

Girl may be idiotic/unaware (and possibly hot--need better pic 🙁); but if the open hazard wasn't properly marked, then the city and crew are fucked. I'd say the family is probably in the right for this.

 

[eplebnista]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
some people can't walk and chew gum at the same time either....

or read. I walked into a ditch once because I was trying to read a book while walking home from high school. 😱

 

[shortylickens]

I think the fact that this was a fifteen year old female is the determining element in this case.
Didnt we have similar girls in the mid-west taking naps on rail road tracks recently?

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: darkxshade
The family said it intends to file a lawsuit.

Against who? The phone company?

 

[l0cke]

There is an app for the iphone that lets you see through the camera and text at the same time.

This girl could have used it 😀

 

[Eli]

:roll: at all the replies.

An open manhole cover without any cones or warnings is dangerous, period. It doesn't matter what you're doing. What if you're taking a drink of a soda, or a bite of a hamburger?

Freakin' use your brains people.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: NoCreativity
Morons need to move to moron friendly country.

One has to think that a better approach would be to put sharp spikes on the posts.

Yes, a funny reply. But I still have an overwhelming urge to cry after reading a bit of that article.

Originally posted by: darkxshade
I'll be sure to uncover a manhole in a discreet location tonight, whip out my....

Ok, that's it. I stopped reading right there.
Just......at least go there with enough lube, ok?

Originally posted by: Eli
:roll: at all the replies.

An open manhole cover without any cones or warnings is dangerous, period. It doesn't matter what you're doing. What if you're taking a drink of a soda, or a bite of a hamburger?

Freakin' use your brains people.

Also possible that some dickhead wanted to be a dickhead, and stole it for fun, like people who think it's some kind of status symbol to steal street signs.

Whatever the case, watch where you're walking.

 

[Bibble]

This pretty much fits the profile of every teenage girl I've met from Staten Island. If we're lucky, she is too traumatized to speak for the rest of her life.

 

[nerp]

Staten island girls look like shit with that fake tanner, so this probably didn't affect her appearance at all.

 

[se7en]

Originally posted by: eplebnista

Originally posted by: moshquerade
some people can't walk and chew gum at the same time either....

or read. I walked into a ditch once because I was trying to read a book while walking home from high school. 😱

You should have sued the church for allowing God to leave that ditch unmarked.

 

[arcenite]

I want to know who the idiot was that left a manhole uncovered on a sidewalk.

The girl was being a typical teenage girl, nothing more should be expected of her.

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[imported_Imp]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
I think the fact that this was a fifteen year old female is the determining element in this case.
Didnt we have similar girls in the mid-west taking naps on rail road tracks recently?

I believe they were tanning and fell asleep. For that error, they have no feet. A homeless person took a nap and got killed though.

Don't they usually put up a cage around manholes?

 

[seemingly random]

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The family said it intends to file a lawsuit.
...

I hope it's against the daughter for embarrassing them.