Saturday, June 26, 2010
Wrapping Up Some Loose Ends, The End Of The World & Not A Leg To Stand On
I do want to thank everybody who came out to Flip Flop Friday this week in Colonial Beach. It was another great party, and again, our thanks to our good friends at Corona Light and Corona Extra................and of course, thanks to Dawn and Stephanie, the Corona babes!!
Also, thanks to everybody who came out to my live broadcast this afternoon at the grand opening of Chancellor Tire & Auto. This was one of the most fun and most successful remotes I've ever done. The folks at Chancellor know how to do it up. We drew a huge crowd. In fact, we went through more than 350 hot dogs in about 2 hours. Thanks again to all of you for stopping by.
There was a story out of New York City about 4 years ago that made national news. Some of you might remember it.
Twenty-two year-old Dustin Dibble had been on a drinking binge when he decided to take the subway home at around 1:30 in the morning on April 23, 2006. It would later be discovered that his blood-alcohol level was 0.18 - twice the legal driving limit. There he was, standing on the subway platform waiting for the train. He was so bombed, he lost his equilibrium. He fell off the platform and was run over by the train. Unfortunately for Dibble, he lost his leg in the accident.
Here's where it starts to get a little nuts. Despite the fact that Dibble was smashed, he turned around and sued the MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) for negligence. Incredibly (or maybe not so incredibly), he won the case and the jury awarded him $2.3 million.This is very reminiscent of the well-known case in which a woman ordered a cup of hot coffee from McDonalds, spilled it on herself, then turned around and sued the fast-food restaurant and was awarded millions of dollars. Most people have heard that story. What a lot of people don't know, is that the award was appealed, and although the woman did get a lot of money, it wasn't millions.
This Dustin Dibble case is very similar. There was no negligence on the part of the MTA. Dibble was rip-roaring drunk. Subsequently he fell off the platform. It was proven that the driver of the train reacted as quickly as possible. Everybody knows that you can't stop a train on a dime.
Here's the good news: On Wednesday of this week, a state appeals court threw the ENTIRE case OUT. Dibble gets nothing. The case was thrown out based on "impermissible speculation and insufficient evidence".
So, every once in awhile, common sense prevails, and now it won't cost the taxpayers of New York and arm and a leg.
In this guy's defense, I will say this: If my name was Dustin Dibble, I'd probably walk around drunk most of the time too.
On a more upbeat note..........
Frank Fenner, a microbiology professor and a top scientist in Australia, credited with helping to wipe out smallpox, says the human race will be extinct in 100 years.
The professor says, "In one hundred years, we're going to become extinct. The world's population will reach 6.9 billion by the end of 2010, and the race simple can't survive. More people means fewer resources. There will be a lot more wars and they'll all be over food."
I'm not all that worried about this. If there is any battle the U.S. will not lose, it's a fight over a meal.
Talk to you in a week.
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