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December 19, 2020
7 great holiday meals to order from local businesses: Mimi’s Picks Updated Dec 19, 2020; Following the Governor’s recent mandate to shutdown indoor dining from Dec. 12 to Jan. 4, the restaurant industry never ceases to amaze with their ingenious and whimsical ways to stay afloat. Novelty outdoor set-ups and heated porches, delivery, takeout and contactless pick-up featuring holiday meals and house specialties are keeping these eateries from folding. Who would have thought a year ago we�...
May 22, 2018
Common sense and a big worry of liability. a lot of people have quoted to me, a marine fell out after roller coaster and died in 2010, the same year i got injured, ironically. but if you look at him, his physical body was completely different than mine. i have my legs down to where my niece were. what that means any type of device like a lap bar will function as designed on me. my legs will not stop that from workings. but the fact they dont put the policy out there, he didnt say you cant ride t...
May 22, 2018
If they need it. but the fact only prohibiting factors of the lap bar or shoulder harness can function as designed. my body will do that. brian: johnny joey jones. thank you. next hour, kentucky governor matt bevin. over the last 24 hours, you finished preparing him for college. in 24 hours, youll send him off thinking youve done everything for his well-being. but meningitis b progresses quickly and can be fatal, sometimes within 24 hours. while meningitis b is uncommon, about 1 in 10 infected w...
September 12, 2013
Anyone had been thrown from the train. six flags is not commenting on the lawsuit but claims there was no mechanical failure, though it did add extra safety measures since her death. joining us now is kenneth martin a rollercoaster inspector and safety specialist. good morning. >> good morning, carol. thanks for having me. >> thanks for being here. this is a real concern. this lawsuit claims six flags replaced a limit switch for a restraint in the seat in the very car in which esparza was riding...
August 15, 2013
He pan. iced and tried to get off the moving car by wiggling out underneath the lap bar. a shark attack in hawaii. a womans right arm severed below the shoulder. emergency responders say the victim was snorkeling 50 yards offshore when she was attack ed. she was pulled out of the water unskposhs is reportedly in critical condition. the beach there was immediately closed. heather bradley manning apologizing for hurting the united states during the sentencing phase. the former analyst insistin...
August 15, 2013
The height requirements for the roller-coaster which is known as the sea serpent. as the ride was moving he got scared climbed out and became wedged in between one of the cars and the track. >> the investigation is showing the lap bar was securely fastened and he just wiggled his way out from underneath it. was frightened. >> this ride has been in operation continuously for 15 years without incident. we are told inspectors from the citys buildings department did inspect the ride last night and f...
August 15, 2013
Story. a second sinkhole was found at the dune that swallowed a 6-year-old boy. it was found near where nathan was buried in sand. the boy spent two weeks in the hospital after he was pulled out of the dune. while hes recovering, nathan could face lung problems in the future because of the horrible ordeal. a 5-year-old boy is hospitalized after falling from a kiddy roller coaster on long island. he suffered a severe leg injury. he crawled under the lap bar on the coaster and tried to get off...
July 23, 2013
Him off his feet. >> you can see im being jostled left and right and not at all lifted out of your seat and not to a point where i would have felt unsafe. >> that man has been on some 1,500 roller coasters. we asked him about the lap bar and how effective they are and said a persons shape could impact how effective and well they that an they work. he said if someone was very top heavy or had a very large mid section, it may not be as secure. back to you. >> i just cant get past the idea that eve...
July 22, 2013
Shut down until it passes safety inspection. witnesses say victim rosy esparza complained her lap bar was not secure before the ride began. michael jacksons mother katherine back on the witness stand in her wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoter aeg. she wept during testimony friday saying her son was not a freak. jackson and her grandchildren are trying to prove aeg was negligent in hiring dr. conrad murray and is responsible for the singers death. the u.s. coast guard seizing 2,30...
July 22, 2013
Of three times. but if it only clicked once would it lock into place or does it need to click the other two times? >> i would say the bars position is dependent on the size and weight of the individual. you could have a device like that bar fit over a woman that has certain size that would be 95 percentile and wouldnt get to the further lower position because of the restraint of the body. this all has to be looked at and understood if this ride was appropriate for a person of this size. >> witne...