Author Topic: POS Lawsuit #674837 (Read 921 times)

videoholic · « **on:** June 20, 2003, 10:08:43 AM »

http://www.cincypost.com/2003/06/17/suit061703.html

Dude is suing an amusement park because he was struck by lightning in their parking lot.

WHAAAAAA???????

discuss

« **Reply #1 on:** June 20, 2003, 11:05:32 AM »

It\'s an interesting premise, that the park is responsible for warning about severe oncoming weather... like tornado warnings or such... but then, usually they\'re outdoor, so any reasonably intelligent adult should know when a lightning storm is about to break.

But then, only major parks, theatres could afford a system to be not only monitoring, but informing patrons of the weather... what about any store where you don\'t see the outside for an hour or two? galleries? museums? church?

I hope they don\'t give in, rather, patrons should be responsible for checking the weather before they do something dumb (like rushing out into a tornado, or being the only idiot trying to get to your car in a lightning storm). It\'s a rough world out there, and it\'s not upto other people or businesses to look out for number 1 (within reason).

Kurt Angle · « **Reply #2 on:** June 20, 2003, 12:11:39 PM »

They should counter sue him for getting injured on their property and causing lightning damage to the parking lot.

videoholic · « **Reply #3 on:** June 20, 2003, 12:15:52 PM »

True. If it wasn\'t for his car the lightning would have just hit the ground and no problem. Counter Sue Counter Sue!!!

« **Reply #4 on:** June 20, 2003, 01:38:03 PM »

If he hadn\'t been touching the ground and the car, the lightning wouldn\'t have struck that spot. Lightning does not usually strike cars because they connected to the earth through rubber tires.

« **Reply #5 on:** June 20, 2003, 04:15:30 PM »

Actually, cars get hit all the time... thanks to....... the antenna.

Any tall/metal object ending in a point is a location where negative particles will gather, and lightning is attracted to them. This is the premise behind lightning rods... they don\'t even have to be the topmost object, as long as they\'re the topmost conducting point. Lightning can actually be dangerous to cars, not for the electric surge, but because it brings with it great heat and energy, and the lowest metal point on cars is often the gas, muffler, or converter, which don\'t like holes/heat much.

They sell small lightning/static bars in most auto-accessory shops (they get rid of static, and excess negative particles in the car by keeping it always grounded).

« **Reply #6 on:** June 20, 2003, 04:27:34 PM »

...eh are you sure about that?

It didn\'t take me too long to find a web page with this advice:

"If lightning is occurring and a sturdy shelter is not available, get inside a hard top automobile and keep windows up."

http://www.co.ba.md.us/News/emergency_prep/storms.html

The reason is that automobiles are not grounded when they are parked on rubber tires. A lightning rod, even on a tall building is not very effective if it\'s insulated from the earth.

« **Reply #7 on:** June 20, 2003, 05:17:18 PM »

I\'m sure that if he had checked the T.V they could have told him there was a storm front coming.

« **Reply #8 on:** June 20, 2003, 05:32:04 PM »

Anybody else been to the park?

Decent but sucks when compared to Cedar Point. I\'m heading to both this summer.

videoholic · « **Reply #9 on:** June 20, 2003, 05:50:17 PM »

well look out for storm clouds. I hear their parking lot can be a blast.

« **Reply #10 on:** June 20, 2003, 10:55:05 PM »

the park had to warn the visitors of a lightning storm?
how stupid are people now, cant they friggen see a gaigantic cloud approaching. that family should count their blessings that their father is still alive.
this was a random act of nature the park had no control over it, nor were they obligated to inform the public unless it was a tornado (or something else that can be predicted), and more over i dont think the thunder clouds appeared from thin air so the family cant say they didnt see the storm coming.

nice to see people are no more than a peice of paper in a court room.

« **Reply #11 on:** June 21, 2003, 09:37:55 AM »

i think he should be beaten with a stick to even try this

« **Reply #12 on:** June 21, 2003, 09:39:59 AM »

Well I think you\'re a moron!

GmanJoe · « **Reply #13 on:** June 21, 2003, 10:05:14 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by Coredweller
...eh are you sure about that?

It didn\'t take me too long to find a web page with this advice:

"If lightning is occurring and a sturdy shelter is not available, get inside a hard top automobile and keep windows up."

http://www.co.ba.md.us/News/emergency_prep/storms.html

The reason is that automobiles are not grounded when they are parked on rubber tires. A lightning rod, even on a tall building is not very effective if it\'s insulated from the earth.

Two police cruisers near me was struck by lightning.

« **Reply #14 on:** June 21, 2003, 12:27:38 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Coredweller
...eh are you sure about that?

It didn\'t take me too long to find a web page with this advice:

"If lightning is occurring and a sturdy shelter is not available, get inside a hard top automobile and keep windows up."

http://www.co.ba.md.us/News/emergency_prep/storms.html

The reason is that automobiles are not grounded when they are parked on rubber tires. A lightning rod, even on a tall building is not very effective if it\'s insulated from the earth.

That\'s what I\'ve heard as well. But recently I saw an ad for Mercedes-Benz. They were pushing a car with improved lightning security (in lack of a better word). Something about leading the lightning around the body of the car I think.

Hello

Author Topic: POS Lawsuit #674837 (Read 921 times)