I started diving off of starting blocks when I was eight years old. I am now 51, and train at the Y, almost always alone, as there is no Masters program in the county where I live, or in any of the immediately adjacent counties. (There are several age group programs.) I want to work on my starts, but none of the Y's where I swim will let me use the blocks - saying that a national Y policy prohibits anyone from using the blocks unless a team/club coach is on the deck.
I have never heard of anyone suing a YMCA because of an accident on a starting block.
Yes, perhaps a coach would be valuable to me in this regard, but I'm not looking for a coach - I need and want a cooperative facility. The age groups' program schedules are not conducive to my schedule, and besides, the age group coaches already have enough on their hands during those times with lanes full of kids working their programs. I also am not excited about having to dodge those kids to do the work I need to do.
Anyone find a way to conquer this litigation-fear-induced insanity yet? Thank you.
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I think our legal system is one of the finest in the world. Having said that, it is flawed in many areas….In my opinion; this is one of the flawed areas. Common sense tells me NOT to drink boiling coffee right off the stove without sipping it to cool it first, (I drink instant coffee which comes directly out of a boiling pot into a cup with one tea spoon of instant coffee). I would never put hot coffee, regardless of temperature in my lap…NEVER….my stuff down there is much to valuable for that degree (pun) of stupidity.
"So a jury of citizens, with full knowledge of all of the facts, made the call. What is so outlandish about that?"
Nothing if we consider that the jurors listened to the facts regarding O.J. killing his wife and her friend, and I hear the he is playing golf in Florida on a regular basis as opposed to breathing cyanide gas in San Quentin. Justice is not always served…in this case it wasn’t served with the hot coffee (pun again).
I think our legal system is one of the finest in the world. Having said that, it is flawed in many areas….In my opinion; this is one of the flawed areas. Common sense tells me NOT to drink boiling coffee right off the stove without sipping it to cool it first, (I drink instant coffee which comes directly out of a boiling pot into a cup with one tea spoon of instant coffee). I would never put hot coffee, regardless of temperature in my lap…NEVER….my stuff down there is much to valuable for that degree (pun) of stupidity.
"So a jury of citizens, with full knowledge of all of the facts, made the call. What is so outlandish about that?"
Nothing if we consider that the jurors listened to the facts regarding O.J. killing his wife and her friend, and I hear the he is playing golf in Florida on a regular basis as opposed to breathing cyanide gas in San Quentin. Justice is not always served…in this case it wasn’t served with the hot coffee (pun again).
