Claim culture.
10 February 2011, 05:31 PM
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Claim culture.
It seems there is no end to people's idiocy in trying to claim for things...
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/ne...l/article.html
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/ne...l/article.html
10 February 2011, 06:00 PM
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I think there should be an option for the court to conclude that such a claim was frivolous and award costs against the claimant. The claimant to be warned first that if the claim was pursued then it could be liable to this charge if it went ahead. This might stop a lot of this nonsense.
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10 February 2011, 06:02 PM
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and what happens, the playground will become out of bounds for the kids as deemed too much of a risk to the children all because some pos thinks they are entitled to easy money.
10 February 2011, 08:03 PM
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It seems there is no end to people's idiocy in trying to claim for things...
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/ne...l/article.html
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/ne...l/article.html
I like the imagery of this one:
"Some of the more outrageous claims include one from a man who jumped over a foot-high wall late at night only to discover that there was a six-foot drop on the other side."
10 February 2011, 08:04 PM
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I think there should be an option for the court to conclude that such a claim was frivolous and award costs against the claimant. The claimant to be warned first that if the claim was pursued then it could be liable to this charge if it went ahead. This might stop a lot of this nonsense.
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10 February 2011, 08:19 PM
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I've actually seen that happen........only it was a MUCH longer drop!
It was in the Isle of Man (Broadway, for anyone who knows it). A bloke and his mate had come out of the pizza take-away, and he decided he wanted a wee. He jumped over the railings of the Villa Marina Gardens, into what he thought was a bush, but was actually the top of a tree! His trainers came off in the fall! Must have been a 20' drop..........
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10 February 2011, 08:26 PM
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I've actually seen that happen........only it was a MUCH longer drop!
It was in the Isle of Man (Broadway, for anyone who knows it). A bloke and his mate had come out of the pizza take-away, and he decided he wanted a wee. He jumped over the railings of the Villa Marina Gardens, into what he thought was a bush, but was actually the top of a tree! His trainers came off in the fall! Must have been a 20' drop..........
It was in the Isle of Man (Broadway, for anyone who knows it). A bloke and his mate had come out of the pizza take-away, and he decided he wanted a wee. He jumped over the railings of the Villa Marina Gardens, into what he thought was a bush, but was actually the top of a tree! His trainers came off in the fall! Must have been a 20' drop..........
Twisted my ankle but still did think it was the wall owner's fault, lol!
10 February 2011, 10:42 PM
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10 February 2011, 11:10 PM
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I was once dying for a **** for about half an hour when playing a gig. We played the last song but it was apparent there was going to be an encore and there was no possibility that I was going to get to the bog because of the crowd. I opted for the side door and fire escape. I reached the bottom of the fire escape with my bladder bursting, swung myself around the side of it so as to have my **** out of view, (although it was actually pitch dark) and plummeted unexpectedly about ten feet down an access ramp to the beer cellar. Knocked myself out with a blow to the head and came round wondering what the hell had happened! Fortunately I hadn't soiled myself, and had my wee. 
As I walked back to the concert room and the light, I became aware of a throbbing sensation in my left hand. I had a look and was nauseated to discover that my middle finger was the same shape as Harry Potter's scar. 
Really badly dislocated - it was obvious that for me, the war vos over. Spent the next four hours in Huddersfield Casualty. 
My point is that, at the time, I turned over in my head all the factors of blame to the esatablishment that I could think of; lack of dressing-room toilet; lack of outside light on the fire escape; no fence to prevent anyone falling down the tunnel; the fact of venue leaving the fire doors wide open for people to congregate on the fire escape, chatting and smoking. In the end, I concluded that it was my own ******* stupid fault and thought no more about it.
It's a shame that more people don't think the same way.
As I walked back to the concert room and the light, I became aware of a throbbing sensation in my left hand. I had a look and was nauseated to discover that my middle finger was the same shape as Harry Potter's scar. Really badly dislocated - it was obvious that for me, the war vos over. Spent the next four hours in Huddersfield Casualty. My point is that, at the time, I turned over in my head all the factors of blame to the esatablishment that I could think of; lack of dressing-room toilet; lack of outside light on the fire escape; no fence to prevent anyone falling down the tunnel; the fact of venue leaving the fire doors wide open for people to congregate on the fire escape, chatting and smoking. In the end, I concluded that it was my own ******* stupid fault and thought no more about it.
It's a shame that more people don't think the same way.
10 February 2011, 11:18 PM
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I was once dying for a **** for about half an hour when playing a gig. We played the last song but it was apparent there was going to be an encore and there was no possibility that I was going to get to the bog because of the crowd. I opted for the side door and fire escape. I reached the bottom of the fire escape with my bladder bursting, swung myself around the side of it so as to have my **** out of view, (although it was actually pitch dark) and plummeted unexpectedly about ten feet down an access ramp to the beer cellar. Knocked myself out with a blow to the head and came round wondering what the hell had happened! Fortunately I hadn't soiled myself, and had my wee. As I walked back to the concert room and the light, I became aware of a throbbing sensation in my left hand. I had a look and was nauseated to discover that my middle finger was the same shape as Harry Potter's scar. Really badly dislocated - it was obvious that for me, the war vos over. Spent the next four hours in Huddersfield Casualty.
My point is that, at the time, I turned over in my head all the factors of blame to the esatablishment that I could think of; lack of dressing-room toilet; lack of outside light on the fire escape; no fence to prevent anyone falling down the tunnel; the fact of venue leaving the fire doors wide open for people to congregate on the fire escape, chatting and smoking. In the end, I concluded that it was my own ******* stupid fault and thought no more about it.
It's a shame that more people don't think the same way.
As I walked back to the concert room and the light, I became aware of a throbbing sensation in my left hand. I had a look and was nauseated to discover that my middle finger was the same shape as Harry Potter's scar. Really badly dislocated - it was obvious that for me, the war vos over. Spent the next four hours in Huddersfield Casualty. My point is that, at the time, I turned over in my head all the factors of blame to the esatablishment that I could think of; lack of dressing-room toilet; lack of outside light on the fire escape; no fence to prevent anyone falling down the tunnel; the fact of venue leaving the fire doors wide open for people to congregate on the fire escape, chatting and smoking. In the end, I concluded that it was my own ******* stupid fault and thought no more about it.
It's a shame that more people don't think the same way.
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10 February 2011, 11:27 PM
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I honestly can't remember whether strong drink had been taken.
I suspect it had been, because normally I stay sober and drive whilst our lass has a good wet; she drove me to the hospickle, so I must have been the drunk one, that night. 
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