Pilot error, and Brunswick pays 3.8 mil.
 

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On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:27:26 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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You're telling me that a small diff in drag is going to be noticed?? So,
now
the boat can go 52.3 mph instead of 55. I think most people wouldn't
notice.

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Nom=de=Plume

No I am saying that is a big drag and it will be more than noticed. It
will seriously affect fuel mileage and performance. There is a very
good reason why props are the way they are, particularly the trailing
edge of the blade, where this swimmer hit. Even a very blunt work boat
prop has a sharp trailing edge. Otherwise it cavitates. This guy is
bragging about holes in the prop that make it cavitate more. This
isn't a prop, it is a bubble machine.


See thunder's post.

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Nom=de=Plume

Pilot error, and Brunswick pays 3.8 mil.
 

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On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:49:25 -0400, Larry wrote:


Amazing. Two morons and a big settlement. I hope they can appeal it.
It's worse than the lady who spilled coffee on her lap and sued because
it was hot.

Yeah, well there is hot, and then there is what McDonald's was selling.
Eight days in hospital, with skin grafts, hot.

http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm


It's a pretty interesting case. It was hyped in the media as some major
miscarriage of justice, when actually McDs had had many complaints. They did
nothing.

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Nom=de=Plume

Pilot error, and Brunswick pays 3.8 mil.
 

"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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On Apr 10, 9:19 pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On Apr 10, 9:03 pm, thunder wrote:

On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:49:25 -0400, Larry wrote:
Amazing. Two morons and a big settlement. I hope they can appeal it.
It's worse than the lady who spilled coffee on her lap and sued
because
it was hot.

Yeah, well there is hot, and then there is what McDonald's was selling.
Eight days in hospital, with skin grafts, hot.

http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm

The posts by HK and Nom in this thread constitute proof that neither
does any boating.

Next, they (he) will be agreeing that boats need a warning sticker
saying that water is a drowning hazard.


Next, you'll learn how to swim in your bathtub.

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Nom=de=Plume

Pilot error, and Brunswick pays 3.8 mil.
 

"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:49:25 -0400, Larry wrote:


Amazing. Two morons and a big settlement. I hope they can appeal it.
It's worse than the lady who spilled coffee on her lap and sued because
it was hot.

Yeah, well there is hot, and then there is what McDonald's was selling.
Eight days in hospital, with skin grafts, hot.

http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm

When you are 70 years old, and a coffee drinker, you should have learned
coffee is hot. And not be so stupid as to take off the protective lid and
place the cup in your crotch as your son drives over the curb leaving
McD's. And the $24million was reduced to about 1.4 million. After medical
and legal costs, I bet she had enough to buy a senior coffee at McD's.

We're all eternally grateful that you're not in the legal profession, a
judge, or qualified to sit on a jury.

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Nom=de=Plume

Pilot error, and Brunswick pays 3.8 mil.
 

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On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:18:07 -0700, "Bill McKee"
wrote:

Drinking coffee does not require any
concentration


What???
It certainly ties up one hand and you have to be careful not to spill
it. Evasive maneuvers are virtually impossible with a hot cup of
coffee in your hand.
The other one is fooling with a GPS or that computer that replaced the
radio.


Mr. MaGoo uses his feet.

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Nom=de=Plume

Pilot error, and Brunswick pays 3.8 mil.
 

On 4/11/10 3:03 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
wrote in message
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On Apr 10, 9:19 pm, wrote:
On Apr 10, 9:03 pm, wrote:

On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:49:25 -0400, Larry wrote:
Amazing. Two morons and a big settlement. I hope they can appeal it.
It's worse than the lady who spilled coffee on her lap and sued
because
it was hot.

Yeah, well there is hot, and then there is what McDonald's was selling.
Eight days in hospital, with skin grafts, hot.

http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm

The posts by HK and Nom in this thread constitute proof that neither
does any boating.

Next, they (he) will be agreeing that boats need a warning sticker
saying that water is a drowning hazard.


Next, you'll learn how to swim in your bathtub.



I'll bet his bathtub leaks and...he's got a radio plugged into a wall
outlet next to the tub. Froggy saves money for short, failure-plagued
boat trips by doing his own maintenance...or not doing doing it.

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http://tinyurl.com/ykxp2ym

Pilot error, and Brunswick pays 3.8 mil.
 

"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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wrote in message
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On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:18:07 -0700, "Bill McKee"
wrote:

Drinking coffee does not require any
concentration


What???
It certainly ties up one hand and you have to be careful not to spill
it. Evasive maneuvers are virtually impossible with a hot cup of
coffee in your hand.
The other one is fooling with a GPS or that computer that replaced the
radio.


Mr. MaGoo uses his feet.

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Nom=de=Plume


Better than you who probably uses their belly.

Pilot error, and Brunswick pays 3.8 mil.
 

"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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"hk" wrote in message
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On 4/10/10 6:33 PM, Tim wrote:
On Apr 10, 5:11 pm, wrote:
On 10/04/2010 3:56 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:



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On Apr 10, 4:47 pm, wrote:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...D9ETMVA02.html

So now what, will this become a safety standard of the industry that
props should have guards?

A guy jumped in the water behind a boat with a running motor. The
driver of the boat puts the boat in reverse, and hits the guy with
the
prop.

The boat manufacturer has to pay.

That's so screwed up it's almost unbelievable. Almost.

Hmm... so a simple device, known to prevent such accidents is
intentionally
not used, someone is maimed, but the boat manufacturer has no
liability? I
guess a jury disagreed. I guess that's communism run amok.

Does not mater. The husband basically ran this wench over:

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/...d-boat-propell...

Not sure if it is the same case as the dallas link is broken. But
what
a darwin move. Even if it had a guard, you are so darwinian stupid to
do this as a captain or as a swimmer.

100% captians fault. And judge should just say so and let OMC sue the
**** out of him for recovery costs. Take their home even and even go
for the plaintifs lawyer for taking such a stupid case.

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Liberal-statism is an addiction to other peoples money.

"The jury found Brunswick 66 percent liable for the injury, with
Brochtrup and the boat's driver responsible for the rest. Because the
driver was not part of the lawsuit, he will not have to pay. "

So the pilot was at fault by 33 % but seeing he's not in the suit, be
doesnt' have to pay.

uh-huh...


How much do you think the owners/operators of the mine that killed 29
this week should have to pay in damages to the families of the dead?




How much should the mine workers union pay the families for not
protecting the workers?



I believe it was a non-union mine.

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Nom=de=Plume


They should have stopped the mine from working then.

Pilot error, and Brunswick pays 3.8 mil.
 

"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:49:25 -0400, Larry wrote:


Amazing. Two morons and a big settlement. I hope they can appeal it.
It's worse than the lady who spilled coffee on her lap and sued because
it was hot.

Yeah, well there is hot, and then there is what McDonald's was selling.
Eight days in hospital, with skin grafts, hot.

http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm

When you are 70 years old, and a coffee drinker, you should have learned
coffee is hot. And not be so stupid as to take off the protective lid
and place the cup in your crotch as your son drives over the curb leaving
McD's. And the $24million was reduced to about 1.4 million. After
medical and legal costs, I bet she had enough to buy a senior coffee at
McD's.

We're all eternally grateful that you're not in the legal profession, a
judge, or qualified to sit on a jury.

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Nom=de=Plume


Unlike you, I am qualified to sit on a jury, and have a couple times.

Pilot error, and Brunswick pays 3.8 mil.
 

"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:49:25 -0400, Larry wrote:


Amazing. Two morons and a big settlement. I hope they can appeal it.
It's worse than the lady who spilled coffee on her lap and sued because
it was hot.

Yeah, well there is hot, and then there is what McDonald's was selling.
Eight days in hospital, with skin grafts, hot.

http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm

When you are 70 years old, and a coffee drinker, you should have learned
coffee is hot. And not be so stupid as to take off the protective lid and
place the cup in your crotch as your son drives over the curb leaving
McD's. And the $24million was reduced to about 1.4 million. After medical
and legal costs, I bet she had enough to buy a senior coffee at McD's.

Probably more careful with that second cup.