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.
(sigh) I thought I had escaped from this thread, only to have Connie suck me back into it. ;)
Edited: Nevermind what I had posted before. :D This is much better.
www.vanfirm.com/mcdonalds-coffee-lawsuit.htm
You'll notice in the article, that most of the jury felt the same way before the trial (when all they heard came from the media), but changed their minds after they heard all of the facts.
I thought this passage was interesting:
"I drink McDonald's coffee because it's hot, the hottest coffee around," says Robert Gregg, a Dallas defense attorney who consumes it during morning drives to the office. "But I've predicted for years that someone's going to win a suit, because I've spilled it on myself. And unlike the coffee I make at home, it's really hot. I mean, man, it hurts."
(sigh) I thought I had escaped from this thread, only to have Connie suck me back into it. ;)
Edited: Nevermind what I had posted before. :D This is much better.
www.vanfirm.com/mcdonalds-coffee-lawsuit.htm
You'll notice in the article, that most of the jury felt the same way before the trial (when all they heard came from the media), but changed their minds after they heard all of the facts.
I thought this passage was interesting:
"I drink McDonald's coffee because it's hot, the hottest coffee around," says Robert Gregg, a Dallas defense attorney who consumes it during morning drives to the office. "But I've predicted for years that someone's going to win a suit, because I've spilled it on myself. And unlike the coffee I make at home, it's really hot. I mean, man, it hurts."
