Motorcycles V’s Cars – RANT

I was reading an article in an internal insurance publication today regarding an accident involving a car and a motorcycle.

The differences in the claim forms were amazing; a lot of omissions on both sides.  What astounded me however was the letter that was sent by the motorcyle rider to the insurance company.

As I can’t bring the document out of the office I can only summarise what it said for you, and here it is.

“People who drive cars need to take more notice of us motorcycle riders.  We dont have a cage around us to protect us in an accident.  We (motorcyclists) dont cause accidents but we always end up more injured than the drivers of the cars that hit us.”

I’m sorry, but it’s their decision to ride a motorcycle.  I made a decision to drive a car because I feel it’s safer.

Anyway the long and the short of it is that after a long investigation it was discovered that the guy on the bike was doing nearly 145kph  when the driver of the car put his indicator on to change lanes, checked his mirrors and moved over.

For crying out loud, you have a choice to ride a bike or drive a car (or both) but at the end of the day we all have to obey the road rules, not just car drivers.  We share the roads. Be aware and do the right thing and stop blaming everyone else.

END RANT

Flight to London makes emergency landing after co-pilot suffers mental breakdown

The co-pilot of a Heathrow-bound plane was dragged kicking and screaming from the cockpit after suffering a mental breakdown while in control of the flight.

He began yelling and “invoking God” as the Air Canada 767 flew at 37,000 feet over the Atlantic. He was held down by other crew members and a passenger, a member of the Canadian armed forces.

The co-pilot then had restraints fastened to his wrists and ankles and was handcuffed to a seat.

The flight from Toronto made an emergency landing in Shannon and the co-pilot, who had been crying and screaming according to witnesses, was taken off the plane.

He was taken by ambulance to a psychiatric ward where he is being treated for a suspected nervous breakdown.

Daily Mail UK

Gee, to bad sport. Hope you get the proper help and all works out fine for ya’.

OH, this is just one of the reasons I’m not to damn crazy (sorry bloke) about flying. Thankfully, this flight landed safely and the gentleman removed. Seeing a flyer of the plane being carted off strapped down, kinda’ makes my stomach queasy. Anyone see the movie “Airplane”? If not, read the rest…it’s similar to the movie, “Airplane”, only real.

Coming back to what I mentioned about not really being a fan of flying. Had this happened were I aboard this flight, this crazy bastard would have screamed over the plane intercom…”I’m takin” this son-of-a-bitch down, you are all going to hell”.

Specifically related to me, he would have been correct in screaming this shit. I am going straight to hell, I just want it to be on my terms, not some fucking loon’s.

An Important Safety Message

Do not, I repeat, do not, run down wooden stairs with nylon stockings on your feet.

Drop Bears

Warning: The rest of this post is quite alarming, so only click for more if you think you’re prepared for it.

Forget Tupperware: Taser Parties Are the New Craze

Here’s one for the ladies…

Dana Shafman, a freelance construction consultant, says she always had a natural interest in self defense products. She loved the idea of the Taser, which would allow her to stop an attacker from across the room without getting physical. She tried moonlighting as a door-to-door Taser saleswoman. But years of negative press about Taser made it tough.

A lot of people, especially women, need time to get comfortable with a unique product like Taser before they’ll consider buying one, Shafman says.

So the Taser party was born.

Taser has been surging on Wall Street two years after the Securities and Exchange Commission concluded its investigation into the company’s safety claims and business practices. Its stock more than doubled in 2007 from a low of $7.44 to a high in 2007 of $19.36 a share.

It launched the C2 in August. Though it packs the same electric punch, the C2 is smaller than the bulky personal stun guns Taser developed years ago, and its sleek exterior makes it look more like an electric razor than a weapon.

They’re legal in every state but New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Michigan, Wisconsin, Hawaii, and Washington D.C.

Shafman says many of her women customers love that the C2 is small enough to fit in their purses, and that it comes in a variety of colors. When it comes to choosing weapons, she says, a lot of women want them in pink.

“It’s a girl power kind of thing,” Shafman says. “You’re kind of making a statement: I know I’m a woman. I know I’m the most sought after victim in regards to sexual assault, sexual abuse. So please stay away from me. If in the event you do come after me, I’m going to use my pink Taser to put you on the ground.”

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Okay, Girls. I know you’re going to ask. Here’s the Taser Product Site.

–via FoxNews.com

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Use the Force, Luke!

On the other hand, there’s this.

So the spirit of defiant freedom isn’t entirely dead.

(again, Instapundit, which I won’t link, because if you haven’t bookmarked him, you should.)