http://www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage/x6...nce-County-Fair

WOW!

A Major Malfunction!

... that resulted in a small abrasion in which the victim refused treatment.

Lord, the state of news these days!

Really. I tripped getting out of Vortex earlier this year and hit my elbow on the train. Guess I should have prepared a press release. LOL.

Perhaps you should have instead had your kids look around for a competent attorney...

Terpy, who just had to...and is glad you didn't fall for it...

The sad thing is, there are attorneys out there who would claim that tripping over my own two feet was somehow the park's fault.

An abrasion on the foot is major?

I was expecting to see that the ride fell apart; i.e. another Chaos MA incident.

The kids was probably wearing flip-flops, ran to get on the ride, and fell down either running or climbing to get into the car.

The sad thing is, there are attorneys out there who would claim that tripping over my own two feet was somehow the park's fault.

Yup, in the sad state we are in - you would have had a valid claim for damages.

With no treatment you probably could have gotten a settlement of about $250.

Trip and fall "garbage" claims are filed against businesses every day.

And the second you as a claimant make and then settle a claim like that, you get put into a database....

For $250? No way, Hosea. As for me, if I ever have a valid and major complaint I can't settle, I'll sue. Otherwise, I'll suck it up and move on with life. Life is too short as it is...

The follow-up story:

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage/x8...nce-County-Fair

More details, including a video interview with the injured teen:

http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/24828529.html

^That kid got cheated, well I guess he can use the remaining 10min of fame on some thing else.

Yep, it was a loose bolt. Since it was at the Lawrence County Fair, he'd probably already encountered at least several nuts loose that night, so he knew what to do!

That picture looked kinda bad to me. I mean, as thrashing as that ride is anyway, I could just see the metal shearing off as it did, foot getting stuck, twisted, oh my.....I'd say he was lucky.

...as were both the fair and the rides company....

And the second you as a claimant make and then settle a claim like that, you get put into a database....

For $250? No way, Hosea. As for me, if I ever have a valid and major complaint I can't settle, I'll sue. Otherwise, I'll suck it up and move on with life. Life is too short as it is...

You're put into the ISO database any time you make any claim what so ever.

Afraid of your social security number getting out?

I can guarantee that any claim rep can find your social security number, birth date, average income and address going back years - all in just 5 minutes.

One more reasson I dont ride rides at fair, wait check that. Why I dont attend fairs.

Carnies scare me...

If the kid was not wearing a $hitsburgh Cheaters shirt, the accident probably would not have happened.

Joking aside, that picture of the car looked pretty bad. He is lucky that it was only a minor injury.

I guess all that privacy crap is government waste-like a patient told me when I handed him the Hipaa brochure-"what difference does this make? They're still in your business anyway." I agree.

Yep, it was a loose bolt. Since it was at the Lawrence County Fair, he'd probably already encountered at least several nuts loose that night, so he knew what to do!

i was gonna ask what you meant by that since that hits close to where i grew up, but after being away from there for 27 years, i know exactly what you meant.

actually, the southwestern corner of ohio has its share of loose nuts.

And the second you as a claimant make and then settle a claim like that, you get put into a database....

For $250? No way, Hosea. As for me, if I ever have a valid and major complaint I can't settle, I'll sue. Otherwise, I'll suck it up and move on with life. Life is too short as it is...

You're put into the ISO database any time you make any claim what so ever.

Afraid of your social security number getting out?

I can guarantee that any claim rep can find your social security number, birth date, average income and address going back years - all in just 5 minutes.

And any private investigator can do that as well for a rather nominal fee.

And the second you as a claimant make and then settle a claim like that, you get put into a database....

For $250? No way, Hosea. As for me, if I ever have a valid and major complaint I can't settle, I'll sue. Otherwise, I'll suck it up and move on with life. Life is too short as it is...

You're put into the ISO database any time you make any claim what so ever.

Afraid of your social security number getting out?

I can guarantee that any claim rep can find your social security number, birth date, average income and address going back years - all in just 5 minutes.

And any private investigator can do that as well for a rather nominal fee.

There are so many tracking data bases out there. Decision Net, ISO, etc.

You can find out where a person lives, what their home is worth, how many vehicles they have, just about anything you want.

Unless you want to drop off the grid and have no mail or phone; all this information is going to be available.

Scrambler Malfunction Meant Scary Moments:

http://www.huntingtonnews.net/local/080714...alfunction.html

Scrambler Shipped For Inspection At Next Fair:

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage_fe...on-at-next-fair