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The right words from the wrong lady could make the evening interesting. Probably should just keep to myself.
 
Wow - two of the main Lit know-it-alls and self appointed 'Hall Monitors' in one place!
 
Wondering how the bowl games tomorrow will play out.

Will Michigan come through for me
 
So how's those boots working for you I let you borrow today BFG? Great pair of shit kickers huh:)?
 
Old age isn’t finding your cell phone in the fridge. Old age is having to check the fridge when your cell phone is missing, because you can’t rule it out.
 
If you ever rob a bank, make sure to hold your middle finger in front of you the whole time so the news has to blur your face in the security footage.
 
After further research, it seems the risk of serious injury as a result inserting and appendage between closing elevator doors is roughly 1 in 7.5 billion or the entire population of the world. Obviously, this is a rough estimate.


However, the risk is greatly elevated if the person in question happens to be an elevator technician.

The button marked “close doors” in a modern elevator does nothing and is only designed to give the operator the illusion of control.

...but you can't believe everything you read on the internet.
:D


John, I'm not sure where you researched, but my information came from an attorney who defended elevator companies from lawsuits. He got 2 or 3 new door injury cases a year, some with limbs so crushed they had to be amputated, and he only did one small state. And take a look at this law firm, that advertises that one of their specialties is elevator door injuries: https://www.attorneychicago.com/door-closing-accidents.html. It may not be conclusive, and it may not be a high risk, but it's a risk with virtually no reward.
 
John, I'm not sure where you researched, but my information came from an attorney who defended elevator companies from lawsuits. He got 2 or 3 new door injury cases a year, some with limbs so crushed they had to be amputated, and he only did one small state. And take a look at this law firm, that advertises that one of their specialties is elevator door injuries: https://www.attorneychicago.com/door-closing-accidents.html. It may not be conclusive, and it may not be a high risk, but it's a risk with virtually no reward.

I just ran across this and found the subject fascinating - You Tube has a few CCTV videos of severe elevator accidents, including a death in China when the elevator started upward while a young man was going through the door (not going to include the link, because it's very unsettling to see).

Aside from automobiles, elevators are the one place in many people's daily lives that demand situational awareness.
 
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