darwin awards ...these are actual claims people filed[views:1104][posts:4]__________________________________ [Oct 19,2005 3:49pm - succubus ""] so i was asked to create a report about people getting hurt in a store on treadmills...read some of these... CUSTOMER WAS PLAYING ON TREAD MILL ASSOCIATE ASKED CHILD TO STOP, CHILD DID NOT LISTEN SO MOTHER TURNED TREAD MILL ON HIGH AND CHILD LOST BALANCE AND FELL ~~~~ CUSTOMER ALLEGES THAT HER HUSBAND WAS STANDING ON A TREADMILL AND IT SUDDENLY TURNED ON AT A FAST SPEED AND THREW HIM TO THE GROUND ~~~~ MOTHER ON TREADMILL, LITTLE GIRL GOT ON IT ALSO AND SLIPPED AND FELL ~~~~ CHILD WAS ON TREADMILL, HER PARENTS MADE THE TREADMILL GO FASTER TO SEE IF CHILD COULD KEEP UP UNTIL THE CHILD FELL. ~~~ there are a total of 1239 claims and most of them are kids playing on the treadmill..where are the parents? |
| __________________________________ [Oct 19,2005 3:51pm - succubus ""] CLMT WAS LEFT ALONE (BY EMPLOYEE)ON TREADMILL AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TOSTOP. |
| __________________________________ [Oct 19,2005 3:52pm - succubus ""] this loser for $20k for this: CLMT WAS BEING SHOWN A TREADMILL & WAS WALKING ON IT, HE PUSHED A SPEED HE COULD NOT HANDLE, HE PANICKED & LET GO, FALLING OFF TREADMILL. |
| ________________________________ [Oct 19,2005 5:57pm - retzam ""] People are so dumb. |
| __________________________________________ [Oct 19,2005 6:29pm - davefromthegrave ""] anyone who doesn't know how to walk in place deserves to get hurt a lot worse than that |