No Leaning on the Rails, For Goodness's Sake

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Re: No Leaning on the Rails, For Goodness's Sake

Post by glendalais » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:47 pm

I am such a hypocrite, lol. I was waiting for the bus back to K-Lot today, when I realized that I was sitting and rocking on one of those chains at the Harbor Pointe bus stop.... :eek: :rolleyes: :p: .

Bad glendalais. Bad! :twisted:

Also, because of this, I've changed my Greeter spiel to include a warning not to sit, swing or hang from the rails. The result of this look out for the guest's safety, I had some guy accuse me of bad show and of ruining the magic by pointing it out ("it brings the outside world into Disneyland", or something to that effect).

How in the heck would having to bring in an Ambulance into the middle of Tomorrowland to attempt to save the life of a child who's gone and broken or cracked open something on the hard floor would be good, magic-enhancing, show?

Again, idiots, I tell you. Idiots.


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Re: No Leaning on the Rails, For Goodness's Sake

Post by Big Wallaby » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:51 pm

Kwahati wrote:Oh crap! The SG's are evolving! They've become impervious to pain! Do you know how dangerous this could be for us all? Not only are they idiots, they're idiots who are unstoppable! :eek: [Insert Terminator 2 theme song here.]
I need to make a poster for that... be back in a bit.
GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:When they do that, why don't they throw them out for being stupid and not listening to the CM's that only had their safety in mind when the told them NOT to set or lean on the rails!! Duhhhh!
Hey, if our colorful little cards starring Timon and Pumbaa saying "Stay on your feet, they're not seats!" that we pass out to guests don't convince 'em, I don't know what will other than experience. Cold, hard experience, up close and personal with that slab of concrete under them.

Grr...


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Re: No Leaning on the Rails, For Goodness's Sake

Post by GRUMPY PIRATE » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:17 pm

Big Wallaby wrote:I need to make a poster for that... be back in a bit.

Hey, if our colorful little cards starring Timon and Pumbaa saying "Stay on your feet, they're not seats!" that we pass out to guests don't convince 'em, I don't know what will other than experience. Cold, hard experience, up close and personal with that slab of concrete under them.

Grr...
Was it Mark Twain that said "Common sense isn't (common)"?

I guess a head crack is the best techer sometimes! I remember in school when we had the metal chain swing sets, the told us to not go so high, it only took a fall once, to make you remember not to do it!!

I really do wich WDW and DLR would adopt a more ummmm "Parental" attitude with some of thes SG's: "What?, Your kid fell, while you were watching? thats kind of dumb on your part, wouldn't you say? I think we are going to sue YOU for disrupting ALL THE OTHER GUESTS that you ruined the day for, by being a bad parent!!

(hehehe) I can dream....


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Re: No Leaning on the Rails, For Goodness's Sake

Post by Kwahati » Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:16 am

GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:Was it Mark Twain that said "Common sense isn't (common)"?
Nah, that was Samuel Clemens. ;)


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Re: No Leaning on the Rails, For Goodness's Sake

Post by GRUMPY PIRATE » Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:49 am

Kwahati wrote:Nah, that was Samuel Clemens. ;)

Or Robert Heinlein!!


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Re: No Leaning on the Rails, For Goodness's Sake

Post by AlpineDL » Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:06 am

Personally I've had more actual incidents with kids getting clotheslined by extended queue ropes than people sitting on stuff. I like to call them "Little Timmy" incidents. It just fits. :)

NO LITTLE TIMMY, THAT'S NOT A JUMPROPE!


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Re: No Leaning on the Rails, For Goodness's Sake

Post by GRUMPY PIRATE » Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:24 am

AlpineDL wrote:Personally I've had more actual incidents with kids getting clotheslined by extended queue ropes than people sitting on stuff. I like to call them "Little Timmy" incidents. It just fits. :)

NO LITTLE TIMMY, THAT'S NOT A JUMPROPE!
EVERYONE? ...Say it together: "Were gonna need another Timmy!!"


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Re: No Leaning on the Rails, For Goodness's Sake

Post by felinefan » Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:06 am

Any attorney that argues a case for a SG that hurt themselves despite warnings from concerned CMs needs to be disbarred. I like the idea of suing the guests for being stupid enough. I had a few run-ins with people who let their kids do dangerous things, and yell at me saying "They're just kids! Leave them alone!" Geez when I was growing up, my parents made very sure we didn't do anything stupid when we went out. Too bad when kids clothesline themselves they don't do it where it would be most appropriate--you know, keep their stupidity out of the gene pool.... ;)


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Re: No Leaning on the Rails, For Goodness's Sake

Post by GRUMPY PIRATE » Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:27 am

No, they just lose in court, if they lose enough, they need to find a better line of civil jusrisprudence!


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Re: No Leaning on the Rails, For Goodness's Sake

Post by Cheshire Figment » Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:47 am

GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:No, they just lose in court, if they lose enough, they need to find a better line of civil jurisprudence!
What the US should do is adopt the British concept for civil lawsuits. In most circumstances the losing side pays the legal expenses of the prevailing side.

Add that if an attorney takes the case on a contingent fee basis, the lawyer is responsible for the same percentage of the legal fees as he would have been eligible for earning if her side had prevailed.

(I recently had reason to inquire about the possibility of a medical malpractice lawsuit (and contacted a lawyer recommended by a Judge). He said my chances of winning anything were so slim that he would take it on a "time and expenses" basis only.)


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