tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post8646410193179717770..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: The Demise Of Rope Swings ... Rise Of The Nanny NationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-63638803117214894782009-08-11T11:38:09.421-05:002009-08-11T11:38:09.421-05:00Thank you for all the thoughtful comments.
I thin...Thank you for all the thoughtful comments. <br />I think we have some consensus here, with room to wiggle on a few points.<br /><br />In the interest of time on this pretty day, I will just make a general comment instead of essentially the same response to almost all of you.<br /><br />I have to say this though, ...<br /><br />Fishy ... I think I would have to throttle that guy. You are to be commended on your restraint.<br /><br />Kathy A and Annie,<br />Not bashing all lawyers, but there's some sludge in the lawyer gene pool and it stinks. Also, lawyers who file these types of suits need willing accomplices so even the creeps are only half culpable. They need that "victim" too.<br /><br />Interestingly, I'm in Barnes and Noble right now and a Blue Ridge travel magazine is promoting water fun in the southern mountains. The first thing I opened to was a picture of a great rope swing over a river in VA with a bunch of teens waiting their turn.<br /><br />There is hope as long as there is rope.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-75199746931384672042009-08-11T09:02:31.952-05:002009-08-11T09:02:31.952-05:00The "assumption of risk" doctrine passed...The "assumption of risk" doctrine passed out of the law almost a hundred years ago. Yeah, as a practical matter, those wishing to stay in one piece abstain, but as a practical matter, the world is full of fools, intoxicated ones at that. <br /><br />I did all that stuff when I was young, including playing Tarzan from a second story window with a rope over a concrete patio. It never loses its charm and we can all mourn the demise of the poor tree. Whose only fault was being in the wrong place. And, yeah, the owner better clear that water way. Boy, I hate to imagine what a really inspired PI lawyer could make with *that* little attractive nuisance!Nancy Ortiznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-67344551777484707322009-08-10T11:20:37.839-05:002009-08-10T11:20:37.839-05:00better safe than happy.better safe than happy.rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910951099847351232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-2571636770056436642009-08-10T10:24:48.608-05:002009-08-10T10:24:48.608-05:00Good for you that you got one of the final joys ou...Good for you that you got one of the final joys out of that swing. That kind of fun is good for the soul. <br /><br />In our neck of the woods, the wisdom is "do not walk too close to the edge of the cliff because the edges are soft and can give way." Since you can't remove a cliff, wisdom and choice still exist here. For now. <br /><br />Is there another seat on your bandwagon that has my name on it? I hope so.Frestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06709407108656065720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-86408342228871863322009-08-10T09:00:10.933-05:002009-08-10T09:00:10.933-05:00Lawyers and insurance companies are at the top of ...Lawyers and insurance companies are at the top of my list, but then PC (which is killing everyone's sense of humor) is bringing up a close third and is possibly related to the top two!<br /><br />Rant on my friend I'm right there with you on this subject!Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451216620261659383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-79399058297803166032009-08-10T08:31:04.340-05:002009-08-10T08:31:04.340-05:00Sheesh! That would make me sick too! well heck, it...Sheesh! That would make me sick too! well heck, it does make me sick and I wasn't even there. Maybe there was some other reason for cutting the tree but it seems odd. The thing is, the cutthroat lawyers couldn't be successful if there were not a group of people willing to jump on that "your going to pay for something stupid I did because I'm a sorry slug" bandwagon. And good people, because they are good people, don't embarrass and ostracize these people for being blood-sucking ticks. It's sad that this small, but growing, group of people ruin things for everyone else. Sorry about my mini-rant.MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-67965778206487889652009-08-10T07:18:46.634-05:002009-08-10T07:18:46.634-05:00Well there is no problem with that in Belize! On ...Well there is no problem with that in Belize! On our cave tubing adventure, there was a rope swing & people were having a BLAST doing it. Me? Nope! On a tour & we had to get back to the ship. Just made it...second to last tender!cinbad122https://www.blogger.com/profile/08099058189904131953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-3967532080750226382009-08-10T01:08:53.813-05:002009-08-10T01:08:53.813-05:00That sucks! We just had a discussion like this a ...That sucks! We just had a discussion like this a few weeks ago, brought on by a neighbor who borders our yard. He's always got something to say if my kids even breathe near his yard. Folks down the road won't let them ride bikes near their driveway...what if they wreck and land IN my yard, I have been asked by them. Sheesh. Insanity. (It's not usually the native Alabamians who are that way, oddly enough. Seems to be the folks who moved here from elsewhere.)Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620194363281173091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-53716864295978053212009-08-09T21:19:08.499-05:002009-08-09T21:19:08.499-05:00I know of what you speak. We encountered this sam...I know of what you speak. We encountered this same thing every year at Rainbow River. Our kids would swing up a rope and then, take it down when they left because they knew it would be gone when they came back. Funny, our friend who is an attorney went with us one year and egged on by my kids went all the way to the top of the swing tree to jump. He knew better, but his pride kept him climbing. He ended up landing on his butt and cracking his tailbone. Thankfully, he is a good friend and didn't sue us, but I guess you could say it was justice.Cathy S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-30403212127109951642009-08-09T16:22:35.281-05:002009-08-09T16:22:35.281-05:00Dern, what a waste! When we were kids, we swung on...Dern, what a waste! When we were kids, we swung on a rope over the creek at the end of my Grandmomma's street. My teen-aged uncle broke his arm down there once. It never occurred to them to sue over something that was his own fault. It annoys me no end to see drug and lawyer commercials on tv. Oddly - sadly - there's one drug that is still advertising while lawyers are telling users they can sue over problems with it. Go figger.SophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-38376778324903698112009-08-09T15:49:21.416-05:002009-08-09T15:49:21.416-05:00I noticed a paint mark on the tree, did you notice...I noticed a paint mark on the tree, did you notice it there when you were playing?? that poor tree might have been marked for doom before you met it. I am sure you made an old tree very happy to provide your family with such enjoymentwho wouda thunk it??https://www.blogger.com/profile/15782361867045442829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-52266784840056310332009-08-09T15:11:08.952-05:002009-08-09T15:11:08.952-05:00whoops, people forget that sometimes they are nece...whoops, people forget that sometimes they are necessary to stop truly dangerous behavior, is what i meant to say.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-29055844118255155962009-08-09T15:10:21.443-05:002009-08-09T15:10:21.443-05:00um, not all lawyers sue for stupid things... for ...um, not all lawyers sue for stupid things... for some reason, the particularly idiotic lawsuits reach the news, and people forget that <br /><br />i wonder if there is some other story behind the tree? sure would be easier to cut the rope. <br /><br />i'm not all that familiar with laws affecting waterways, but there's a good chance it's illegal to dump an entire tree into a river. if stuff gets caught on the tree and causes flooding upstream, mr. chainsaw might be looking at some real difficulties.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-85589057629770730912009-08-09T14:10:33.712-05:002009-08-09T14:10:33.712-05:00sad story, but glad you and the family had such a ...sad story, but glad you and the family had such a great trip. school starting soon in your neck of the woods? starts here tomorrow (Brevard County) - every parent I know is throwing up their hands in relief!Florida Beach Basicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757309712564048053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-3361586716314234112009-08-09T12:32:53.143-05:002009-08-09T12:32:53.143-05:00FC,
My take on this post is how blessed you and th...FC,<br />My take on this post is how blessed you and the kids were to have the experience before the fall. Indeed, if they just cut the rope, well then another rope could have taken up the position. Cut the limb the rope was attached to? I reckon that depends on if the height above ground prevented easy access. A shame.<br />I once had a lawyer neighbor how had a vanity license plate which read " ISUE4U ". Truth is, it annoyed the bejeebers out of me everytime I saw it .... I actually once had the strong inclination to ram the rear of his Alpha Romeo but resisted for obvious reasons. <br /> Interestingly enough, he got his big "start" by suing a small family owned bed and breakfast in the Florida Keys.... because he dropped his 2 year old son off the balcony railing. Even more interesting is he brags about this event, mostly about the size of the award, even in the presence of his brain damaged child. Parents of other children in the neighborhood had to sign a waiver to play in their yard, swim in their pool, visit in their house.... very Skunkish behavior.fishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169980377922293950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-73985850952592647002009-08-09T12:25:15.138-05:002009-08-09T12:25:15.138-05:00My guess is that this was on private land and the ...My guess is that this was on private land and the landowner has probably removed dozens of ropes over the years. He or she finally solved the problem I'd say.<br /><br />I agree about the personal responsibility point. I'd also guess that most of the people who'd used that swing over the years were fortified with liquid courage from a can or bottle. That's certainly the case for most rope swings I've seen on Ozarks streams (which are spring fed and cold year round).<br /><br />A woman I know was pregnant and was in a traffic accident in her 8th month. She wasn't hurt, and her car was barely damaged, but she sued for injuries, payment for the delivery bills a month later, and disability while she was out of work (though she was still collecting a paycheck). That was robbery in my view. But maybe karma has caught up with her. She was recently in another accident, only this time it was her fault. I told her I hoped the people in the other car didn't use it as an opportunity to sue her blind.Pablohttp://www.roundrockjournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-83130189783820293262009-08-09T11:48:14.271-05:002009-08-09T11:48:14.271-05:00Don't even get me started on this topic. Let&#...Don't even get me started on this topic. Let's just say I agree with you.Miz Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797076536055067930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-45480371640485800842009-08-09T10:58:04.608-05:002009-08-09T10:58:04.608-05:00What's the difference between running over a s...What's the difference between running over a skunk and running over a lawyer?<br /><br />You don't back up to run over the skunk again to just make sure.kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-54980697617934633442009-08-09T10:52:27.619-05:002009-08-09T10:52:27.619-05:00Unfortunately things are going to get worse rather...Unfortunately things are going to get worse rather than better. Its like land owners haveing 4 wheelers and snow mobilers going across our property with no permission and getting hurt then they sue us!! We have to have posted signs up and sometimes that doesn't even work with the law!!lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998455958377639450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-67021687723253533192009-08-09T10:34:41.826-05:002009-08-09T10:34:41.826-05:00Virtual thrills are still allowed ... for now.
Ka...Virtual thrills are still allowed ... for now.<br /><br />Kansas Attorny General is running TV advertisements for all parents to learn the ratings and only buy those programs rated safe for your kids - by the State appointed judgment boards.<br /><br />Good thought on your part though.TenMilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766184262656744054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-57692187615264701532009-08-09T10:24:06.600-05:002009-08-09T10:24:06.600-05:00We used to have a rope swing at one of the gravel ...We used to have a rope swing at one of the gravel ponds that adjoins the Fen. It suffered a similar fate. I feel your pain.Doug Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537881828742937167noreply@blogger.com