Posted on 10/02/2009 6:10:28 AM PDT by Lucky9teen
I look forward to this thread every fri. Hope you don’t mind a newbie joining you from Wyoming...
A Hoisting Accident
A man was in an accident (work accident, not car accident), so he filled out an insurance claim. The insurance company contacted him and asked for more information. This was his response:
I am writing in response to your request for additional information for block number 3 of the accident reporting form. I put ‘poor planning’ as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully and I trust the following detail will be sufficient. I am an amateur radio operator and on the day of the accident, I was working alone on the top section of my new 80 foot tower. When I had completed my work, I discovered that I had, over the course of several trips up the tower, brought up about 300 pounds of tools and spare hardware. Rather than carry the now un-needed tools and material down by hand, I decided to lower the items down in a small barrel by using a pulley, which was fortunately attached to the gin pole at the top of the tower. Securing the rope at ground level, I went to the top of the tower and loaded the tools and material into the barrel. Then I went back to the ground and untied the rope, holding it tightly to ensure a slow descent of the 300 pounds of tools. You will note in block number 11 of the accident reporting form that I weigh only 155 pounds. Due to my surprise of being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rather rapid rate of speed up the side of the tower. In the vicinity of the 40 foot level, I met the barrel coming down. This explains my fractured skull and broken collarbone. Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley.
Fortunately, by this time, I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold onto the rope in spite of my pain. At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of tools hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Devoid of the weight of the tools, the barrel now weighed approximately 20 pounds. I refer you again to my weight in block number 11. As you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the side of the tower. In the vicinity of the 40 foot level, I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles, and the lacerations of my legs and lower body. The encounter with the barrel slowed me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell onto the pile of tools and, fortunately, only three vertebrae were cracked. I am sorry to report, however, that as I lay there on the tools, in pain, unable to stand and watching the empty barrel 80 feet above me, I again lost my presence of mind. I let go of the rope . . .
Youtube video performed by "Rizzo" (4 yrs old)
Too cute for words!
2. The GTO.
3. no radiators are required if you have a good worm and a cold spring available. People often undersize the worm.
4. A bunch.
5. There's still an Ozone layer? I thought we had that whipped several years ago.
6. All of the dogs will be killed except for the biscuit eatin' dawg.
7. Two. Extra credit. None.
8. All of them.
9. Longer than I'll live.
That was an easy test, only I wound up with 9 answers for 10 questions. What the hell, close enough.
/johnny
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" So then I took Larry's..."
There, fixed it for you.
When I was travelling the country as a musician, we had the alternator die on the way home in the middle of the night. In nearly the middle of nowhere. We had a couple of flashlights pointed at the white lines on the side of the road.
We came to a very small town, and found a car with the keys in the ignition. We started someones car in the middle of the night to charge our battery. A drunk guy caught us. I talked him into driving in front of us for 30 miles to get us nearly home. He turned around when we saw the police road block. We got pulled over for driving without the headlights.
Fun times.
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