In 40 years of using all kinds of equipment I have never experienced or seen a failure that has resulted in the type injury he exhibits. (I don’t recall any injuries period.) I have, however, experienced and seen the results of a beating. This is what his injuries look like. I’d say he had a falling out with a supporter who was disappointed at something the Senator did or failed to do. This is why the Senator is retiring.
In the twenty years of using the Air Force gym equipment...I’ve seen two serious injuries.
The first was on the walking-machine treadmill...guy was running along on it and simply took the wrong step...stumbled and it threw him back against the wall. It was bad enough that they called an ambulance for him but I don’t think he broke anything.
The second episode was some cabling weight machine device....cable came off.
The way I look at this...he could have strictly the eye/head injury, or the rib injury but not both....simply doesn’t fit any type of scenario. So I’m buying the mafia story entirely. I think Harry realizes the impact of the situation and probably hasn’t been back to Nevada since that day. I don’t think of the significant Democrats who might run...upon looking at Harry’s situation...care to take up the job either. It’ll be a 2nd tier Democrat who ends up running.
Thank you for your direct testimony. I’ve less experience with exercise equipment than you do but, in my more limited experience, have not seen anything that could cause that type and extent of damage. Indeed, over Memorial Day weekend in 1988 I had a bad motorcycle accident where a wheel wobble sent me and my bike in two different directions at about 65 m.p.h. and my injuries were no where near as bad as Reid’s.