disco2000

Sorry for double post but it has been 6 days lol. Guess who is on FUNtv @VortexBFForever

Unfortunately in today's society, owning up to one's own mistake is a lost trait these days. How many people have had their fingers nipped on The Beast tunnels and were like "my bad". How many people lose their phone on a ride because they had it out and were like "my bad". How many incidents have we seen where a mask is a requirement to enter a business and someone doesn't and an employee politely informs them of the policy and the person is like "my bad". Many instances the employee is assaulted. How many times have you been second in line at a stop light and the person in front of you is clearly texting and the light turns green and after 10 seconds you give a courtesy quick horn tap instead of laying down on it and they wave "my bad". I usually get flipped off LOL, but sometimes people road rage with worse results. My friend did a light horn tap once in that situation and the guy flipped him off and took off and turned down a street ahead. A little later my friend is sitting at a light and gets sucker punched and got his jaw broken - by that guy that was road raging.

Nope, once you are in the park, you are good to go. In years past, after Haunt starts (or maybe after 7pm), you cannot leave and gain re-entry, but you can come and go up until that point. Stay tuned if that policy is still in effect for this year....

So is it Camp Cedar for your birthday or your alternative plans? Unless there are reservations and a cap, can you imagine how crowded KI will be during Haunt this year? Wonder how many times the grassy area south of the paved parking lot will be used on Haunt Saturdays...

Yeah, IIRC near where the sketch portrait booth by Delirium is used to be an Encyclopedia Britannica booth where you could peruse and purchase encyclopedias LOL. I remember walking past that thinking why would someone feel the need to buy encyclopedias while at an amusement park LOL. But I am sure they sold some or put in orders or however they dealt with it then.

Or it is apparent that an outside influence caused the problem and they are not elaborating on it at this time for a variety of reasons? At the speed TTD travels, one would be surprised how little or lightweight of an object can cause serious damage. Heck, I had my drivers side headlights/turn signals, and quarter panel ripped off my car from simply being hit by a small weightless piece of Styrofoam insulation that blew off a truck in front of me and was bouncing around I-71 in a non-linear fashion (and thus couldn't avoid it) because it had no mass to it. And of course many of us will remember the Space Shuttle Challenger that was damaged due to what people thought was a nothing piece of insulation that ended up busting a hole in the wing and caused the shuttle to disintegrate upon re-entry. Many of us may recall back in 2014 that the Ninja (Six Flags Magic Mountain) roller coaster, an Arrow suspended coaster like our Top Gun/Flight Deck/The Bat experienced a partial derail when a tree branch broke and landed on the track, and it did not result in the temporary closure of similar rides. Now one may argue that a tree branch landing on the track is a result of poor maintenance, but that is another story. This could very well be the case why similar coasters did not close after the TTD incident. It is all speculation at this point, but to quickly jump on maintenance and being an internet jury without knowing all the facts is speculation. Personally, I thought when Tony Clark came out hours after the accident and said it was due to a part that came off the train and squarely put the blame (intentional or not) on CP, it was either an error of judgement due to shock or it was obvious that something caused that to happen beyond the control of CP. Either way, I am sure the CP attorneys are working overtime trying to deal with the ramifications of his wording and have probably already wrote an SOP for marketing in the next accident to say something like "An accident occurred and a guest was injured. We are still investigating the cause at this time and thus have nothing further to say about the incident until the investigation is wrapped up." For all the heat that CP has been getting for "lack of transparency", one could argue that Tony's initial statement was very transparent and not the kind of statement most would make that quickly after an accident. I am sure his statement is probably what caused the even tighter lips from CP based on the advice of their attorneys. The cause will come out in due time and probably sooner than later.

Wow on a Tuesday. I guess kids are not back in school yet there?

In addition to not sitting properly. It sounds stupid and dumb to say that, but if you are leaning forward and or left/right over the restraint, you could have 1-2 feet of separation between your back and the seatback, so hitting that in under 2 seconds over 100mph can cause some damage, and most people do not think of that sitting on a coaster like that. They will probably have to end up putting OTSR on it....

The Do-Dodonpa roller coaster in Japan's Fuji-Q Highland, the fastest-accelerating roller coaster in the world, going from zero to 112 miles per hour in 1.56 seconds has been shut down due to people breaking their back or neck on this ride. Early speculation is that the injuries are due to passengers leaning forward in the seat at launch and thus are being slammed into the seat at acceleration. I would assume that the TTD "Keep arms down, head back, and hold on" spiel is appropriate for this ride as well given it launches even faster than TTD! https://www.newsweek.com/worlds-fastest-accelerating-roller-coaster-closes-after-breaking-riders-bones-1622266

I don't think we are patting ourselves on the back over this business decision...quite the opposite, we are saying despite them not opening these attractions, they are making money and more than their peers. some of which went ahead with planned improvements. That comes down to consumers not caring about being "squeezed more and more" that new rides were not opened more than the business decision.... If consumers cared, they wouldn't haven't visited the park and let lackluster attendance force their hand to open it this year...instead folks and spending came out in almost record form, so the execs are simply rolling with what the market is telling them - that do not need to open these attractions this year and instead market them in 2022... As long as people talk with their wallets, said actions will continue....and some chain may use this data point as justifications to not spend money on new attractions...

I read on the internet that they were going to RMC The Beast

Or it now makes it a HIPAA violation as it now allows that report to be tied to a particular person, but you have adamantly posted that you clearly disagree with that opinion, which is shared by many medical professionals here and elsewhere that have commented on her report...I guess time will tell if she loses her license. And if she does, we know you will not agree with it... Remember, with a professional license, one can violate a condition of that license and lose said license, even if the violation isn't a HIPAA violation. From the Ohio Board of Nursing: Merely removing someone’s name (or face, in the instance of images) from a communication does not necessarily protect that person’s identity. Under federal law (HIPAA), protected “individually identifiable information” includes health information that identifies the individual or can reasonably be used to identify the individual, in any form (oral, written, or otherwise) that relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health of an individual. "A nurse licensed in Ohio who is determined by the OBN to have failed to comply with any of these rules based on the improper use of social media, texting, emailing, or any other form of communication is subject to disciplinary action by the OBN. The use of social media carries with it much responsibility. Please be aware of your responsibilities and professional obligations and how its use may impact you.” In addition to it being a condition of the license, it is in the Ohio Administrative Code - Rule 4723-4-06 | Standards of nursing practice promoting patient safety: (Q) For purposes of paragraphs (I), (J), (K), (L), and (M) of this rule, a nurse shall not use social media, texting, emailing, or other forms of communication with, or about a patient, for non-health care purposes or for purposes other than fulfilling the nurse's assigned job responsibilities. Given the national headlines this accident made, I think most will agree that her report can be reasonably used to identify the individual and tie it back to her now that her name is made public...in addition to being a violation of the social media policy for a nursing license. But let's move forward and let the Licensing Board debate and act on this one.

^This article also says her name... Now the nurses report can be tied back to a person...

Meanwhile Sea World is making money compared to other chains...

You mean a car should be designed to avoid exploding in the event it is rear-ended

I guess Steel Vengeance gets to keep the "world record" a little longer LOL.

Probably amounts to nothing we do not already know, but it is behind a paywall. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2021/08/22/kings-island-amusement-park-still-safe-numbers-say-yes/8209226002/

For all those saying they were waiting for FDA approval of the vaccine before getting the shot, the time has come....but I am sure most will now come up with another excuse... https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/08/23/pfizer-covid-vaccine-fda-full-approval/5543473001/

Camp Cedar again?

And that is what makes it even more interesting that CP quickly said within hours of the accident that a part came off the train. And there is internet speculation that CP doesn't even have the part in their possession doesn't help either. Things can come off trains due to the stupidity of guests and it appears nobody knows for sure what hit her. I am sure CP wishes they could take back that initial statement...

Most people do what they need to do and disappear without calling attention to their good act. She has not and went to social media to talk about how great she is. The fact that she was a nurse and has gone to about every social media outlet to brag about what she did and posted details of the extent of the injuries crossed the line, as many medical professionals believe: https://www.midlevel.wtf/obnoxious-fnp-tells-ems-that-she-has-a-medical-degree-in-emergency-medicine-interferes-with-scene/?fbclid=IwAR2oYJHeXlXliSkWeyWMaBVMtVu3uwsH79ETxKwHFtM5jolWK1VaUAEw2ZE

So are typing this from school LOL. And you would be like one of the many students that we see on the news that tell their school board to quit listening to the parents bicker about masks as they aren't the ones sitting in school. From what I have seen, a large number of students would rather wear masks than have to go through all the quarantine, remote learning nonsense. Kids learned to deal with the masks last year and a large number of students say it isn't that big of a deal, especially if it keeps the school open. If the endgame is to not have to close schools, then masks should be mandatory in school. Even last year with mandatory masks, schools around the country were still forced to close and go remote. But now with the vaccine, hopefully the amount of closures with mandatory masks wouldn't be as great. Instead, unvaccinated kids are now in school without masks and the vaccinated are not wearing masks either and studies are showing the viral load in the vaccinated is just as high as the unvaccinated, so the kids are put into a worse petri dish than last year and we will see more closures this year than last year....

To add on to one of my earlier posts where I mentioned that there are lots of articles over the years addressing how the lack of federal oversight of amusement rides means that there is no reporting mechanism for the parks themselves or the ride manufacturers to report injuries or mechanical failures to any organization, so most keep quiet about the number of injuries that happen every year or provide any more details than necessary for any incident. They are in the business of attracting guests, not scaring them away, so of course they are going to downplay any incident. The official police report obtained by the media through an open records request to the city did not have the victims name on it, nor was it redacted, it was simply blank. Further, the phone number provided was called by the media and the person that answered said they were not at the park that day, has no connection to the victim, and knows nothing about the situation. I am not suggesting a cover-up; I am simply pointing out that this is the norm for amusement park accidents. Parks are tight-lipped and most information ends up coming out from the victim, their family, and eyewitness accounts in the media. So at this point, any information about the victim will likely have to come from the victim or the family. I would be shocked if CF attorneys haven't been working overtime to reach a settlement with a gag order.

As Arsenio Hall would say, "Strive to be Number 1"

Again, just because it doesn't violate HIPAA (maybe it does maybe it doesn't), doesn't mean it doesn't violate her nursing license requirements regarding social media posts... She could be disciplined and possibly lose her license over it for violating social media rules, even if HIPAA wasn't violated. So if you posted "The governor's wife came in today for therapy for an injury obtained while......and I performed......prognosis is good" Is that ok? You didn't post her name, ss, address, age, picture, etc. But circumstantially there is enough information there to identify who you treated. Or do you make that argument that it could have been any one of the many state's governors that have a wife LOL. Same with a freak accident on TTD. If this were an everyday occurrence, she probably wouldn't be scrutinized. But once a name enters the public domain, this report is easily connected to her. In case it got lost, I will repost what I mentioned earlier: From the Ohio Board of Nursing - These rules prohibit nurses licensed in Ohio from using social media, texting, emailing or any other form of communication to disseminate patient information for purposes other than patient care, or for otherwise fulfilling the nurse’s assigned job responsibilities: Principles for Social Networking 1. Nurses must not transmit or place online individually identifiable patient information. Nurses must know their legal and ethical responsibilities, as well as their own organization’s policies, regarding their responsibility to protect patient privacy, whether online or offline. Merely removing someone’s name (or face, in the instance of images) from a communication does not necessarily protect that person’s identity. Under federal law (HIPAA), protected “individually identifiable information” includes health information that identifies the individual or can reasonably be used to identify the individual, in any form (oral, written, or otherwise) that relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health of an individual. "A nurse licensed in Ohio who is determined by the OBN to have failed to comply with any of these rules based on the improper use of social media, texting, emailing, or any other form of communication is subject to disciplinary action by the OBN. The use of social media carries with it much responsibility. Please be aware of your responsibilities and professional obligations and how its use may impact you.” In addition to it being a condition of the license, it is in the Ohio Administrative Code - Rule 4723-4-06 | Standards of nursing practice promoting patient safety: (Q) For purposes of paragraphs (I), (J), (K), (L), and (M) of this rule, a nurse shall not use social media, texting, emailing, or other forms of communication with, or about a patient, for non-health care purposes or for purposes other than fulfilling the nurse's assigned job responsibilities. Given the national headlines this accident made, I think most will argue that her report she posted to social media can be reasonably used to identify the individual and tie it back to her once the victim's name is made public...