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.
Originally posted by Michael Heather
The punitive damages should still have been paid by McDonalds to a class action suit.
Is this a joke? A class of people who don't know coffee is hot and drive with it between their legs? So now we take a singular ridiculous instance and develop and entire class of people? So we have classes like former nuclear workers with health issues, women who work at Wal-Mart, tobacco litigation and NOW we can add ding-dongs who don't know coffee is hot and drive with a cup between their legs. Yeah, excellent notion. Here's another class to add - people who drink cold beverages with ice and occasionally suffer tooth sensitivity. Sue the ice makers.
Originally posted by Michael Heather
The punitive damages should still have been paid by McDonalds to a class action suit.
Is this a joke? A class of people who don't know coffee is hot and drive with it between their legs? So now we take a singular ridiculous instance and develop and entire class of people? So we have classes like former nuclear workers with health issues, women who work at Wal-Mart, tobacco litigation and NOW we can add ding-dongs who don't know coffee is hot and drive with a cup between their legs. Yeah, excellent notion. Here's another class to add - people who drink cold beverages with ice and occasionally suffer tooth sensitivity. Sue the ice makers.
