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Close call in Dumpster
MetroWest Daily News ^
| Friday, June 17, 2005
| Norman Miller
Posted on 06/17/2005 6:01:11 AM PDT by Boston Blackie
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Now, Cobb said, she is angry with the company and will consult an attorney.
To: Boston Blackie
I came inches away from having no life," said Cobb, 38. If you are dumpster diving for cans, you are pretty close to having no life to start with...
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:03:35 AM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)
To: Boston Blackie
It's also unwise to crawl into coffins that are on the conveyor belt heading into the crematorium's furnace.
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:04:15 AM PDT
by
Sax
To: Boston Blackie
The driver should sue her for infliction of emotional distress.
To: Boston Blackie
Based on the information in the story, it sounds like the company ought to sue HER, for trespassing and causing emotional trauma to the workers.
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:05:58 AM PDT
by
IndyInVa
(Now taking suggestions for a new tagline.)
To: Boston Blackie
I'm emotionally upset.Is there another kind of upset that I'm not aware of?
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:06:08 AM PDT
by
highimpact
(Hard work. I just say it to scare away the Liberals.)
To: Boston Blackie
"I'm on disability because of my back, and I can't even do my physical therapy." Cobb said she is unemployed because of her bad back and lives with a boyfriend. So her back's so bad she can't work, but she can climb into dumpsters? Yeah, right. She's going to regret the decision to take this to court, because by the time she loses her claim against Waste Management, there'll be plenty of evidence on the record to yank her "disability" checks too.
To: Boston Blackie
"I came inches away from having no life,..."
I have no life, and I've never gone dumpster-diving.
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:10:04 AM PDT
by
LIConFem
(A fronte praecipitium, a tergo lupi.)
To: highimpact
"Is there another kind of upset that I'm not aware of?"Stomach?
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:10:22 AM PDT
by
OldEagle
(We might be in the end times, but it looks like we are finally moving in the RIGHT direction.)
To: Boston Blackie
She'll sue for lost wages.
... Wait a minute......
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:10:54 AM PDT
by
Fido969
To: highimpact
That phrase "I'm emotionally upset." sets up red flags like a mutha. Everytime people say that, its always a BS lawsuit.
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:11:12 AM PDT
by
ruiner
To: GovernmentShrinker
I'm applying for disability because of my back and fibromayalgia.
I can't get milk out of fridge, let alone climb into a dumpster.
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:11:12 AM PDT
by
I still care
(America is not the problem - it is the solution..)
To: highimpact
Is there another kind of upset that I'm not aware of? Ever had an applecart?
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:12:22 AM PDT
by
Fierce Allegiance
(This is not your granddaddy's America)
To: Boston Blackie
Legally, any recycleable products in the dumpster become Waste Management's property the moment they are placed in the dumpster. What she was doing was theft. If she opened the dumpster up in order climb in, she also committed burglary.
She also ignored the safety warnings on the dumpster by going inside. But somehow I got a feeling that she'll get some shyster that will claim that Waste Management "knew or should have known" that there was a danger that somebody might be dumpster-diving, and was negligent for not checking first before they emptied the dumpster into the truck.
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:13:15 AM PDT
by
Kenton
("Life is tough, and it's really tough when you're stupid" - Damon Runyon)
To: GovernmentShrinker
Cobb said she usually does not climb into Dumpsters, but said the one on Winthrop Street was nearly empty, so she did not think a garbage truck would come. She is also upset about a cell phone she lost while she was in the truck. Now, Cobb said, she is angry with the company and will consult an attorney.
"They (Waste Management) tried to get me to sign a waiver to say it was not their fault. I said no way," said Cobb. "I'm going to go talk to my lawyer."
O'Connor said the incident appears to be Cobb's fault. Alfano said the driver would not be cited because he is not at fault.
"It (the Dumpster) is private property. She was trespassing," said O'Connor. "It's kind of ironic, here she is digging for cans in a Dumpster, but yet she has a cell phone."
No further comment needed.
-Eric
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:13:54 AM PDT
by
E Rocc
(If God is watching us, we can at least try to be entertaining)
To: Boston Blackie
If she gets a huge settlement, I'll crawl in a dumpster and wait for the trash truck myself. Just Kidding
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:14:34 AM PDT
by
DocRock
To: Boston Blackie
"I came inches away from having no life," said Cobb, 38. Oh, hon, I got news for you. You don't have a life to begin with.
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:15:33 AM PDT
by
Kenton
("Life is tough, and it's really tough when you're stupid" - Damon Runyon)
To: I still care
Yeah, I wonder how the "climbing into the dumpster" is going to go with the worker's comp people. Unless she can prove it had handicapped access.
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:15:36 AM PDT
by
Fido969
To: E Rocc
Note to driver: Next time - PUSH THE BUTTON.
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:16:47 AM PDT
by
Fido969
To: Boston Blackie
"I'm very upset. I'm emotionally upset." She's about to be able to buy a dozen dumpsters of her own.
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posted on
06/17/2005 6:16:48 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(The Dems have put all their eggs in one basket-case: Howard "Belltower" Dean.)
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