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25.11.2011, 11:39
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| | Re: Common Sense | Quote: |  | | | In some ways I can see the point as the coffee was much hotter than the coffee in other establishments but in this case I think if the coffee had been placed on a badly maintained (wobbly) table in McDonalds, tipped over and burned her the case would have had more merit.
The fact that the old dear placed it between her legs so she could put in the milk and sugar whilst in a car was not the most sensible thing to do and much of the blame is on her shoulders.
Haven't Ford Probes got cup holders? | | | | | If this happened to you with the same results, would you have reacted as stoically as "Oh silly me, I was obviously completely at fault here! Chalk it up to experience!" and not said to yourself, "Hmm, third degree burns is going a bit far, perhaps their coffee shouldn't be that hot." Yes, it's an exceptional case, but asking for them to cover medical expenses (which is all she initially did) wasn't out of line.
None of us are above the temporary absent-mindedness she exhibited, why do we hate her so much.
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25.11.2011, 11:40
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| | Re: Common Sense | Quote: | |  | | | Common sense would say you have taken this a little bit too seriously. Hopefully you get laid tonight.
I don't need to take advice from my column, or any responsibility, as the mod's moved it for my awful, regrettable mistake of positing in the wrong column.
Dont bother what? Oooo, are you the dominant type? Or just had a bad day. See above point about getting laid tonight. | | | | | Who's the one taking things seriously here?
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25.11.2011, 11:42
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| | Re: Common Sense | Quote: | |  | | | If this happened to you with the same results, would you have reacted as stoically as "Oh silly me, I was obviously completely at fault here! Chalk it up to experience!" and not said to yourself, "Hmm, third degree burns is going a bit far, perhaps their coffee shouldn't be that hot." Yes, it's an exceptional case, but asking for them to cover medical expenses (which is all she initially did) wasn't out of line. | | | | | I think the general point of the article is to allude to the fact that in general, in todays world, there is such a blame culture. The lack of common sense has gone out the window. People unable to think for themselves, apply common sense, and to be the vicitim.
Maybe your right, an exceptional case, and perhaps out of context in this article.
However, it does not evade the point of the article, which is not supposed to get people all uptight.
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25.11.2011, 11:43
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| | Re: Common Sense | Quote: | |  | | | Who's the one taking things seriously here? | | | | |
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25.11.2011, 11:44
| | Re: Common Sense | Quote: | |  | | | If this happened to you with the same results, would you have reacted as stoically as "Oh silly me, I was obviously completely at fault here! Chalk it up to experience!" and not said to yourself, "Hmm, third degree burns is going a bit far, perhaps their coffee shouldn't be that hot." Yes, it's an exceptional case, but asking for them to cover medical expenses (which is all she initially did) wasn't out of line. | | | | | Actually, I really wouldn't have thought like that but I don't come from a particularly litigious country (although that seems to be slowly changing, unfortunately).
In addition, my medical bills would have been paid by the NHS (or my accident insurance here in Switzerland). What would I have sued for?
I was just looking at it from a blame point of view and putting yourself in a risky position with a hot drink (even a moderately hot drink) is a bit daft and at least some of the blame has to be taken by the woman.
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25.11.2011, 11:44
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| | Re: Common Sense | Quote: | |  | | | I think the general point of the article is to allude to the fact that in general, in todays world, there is such a blame culture. The lack of common sense has gone out the window. People unable to think for themselves, apply common sense, and to be the vicitim.
Maybe your right, an exceptional case, and perhaps out of context in this article.
However, it does not evade the point of the article, which is not supposed to get people all uptight. | | | | | Fair enough. I actually agree with most of the rest. I'll leave it alone now.
And the US medical/insurance system is whole other level of f-ed up, but that's another topic for another day.
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25.11.2011, 11:44
| | Re: Common Sense | Quote: | |  | | | If this happened to you with the same results, would you have reacted as stoically as "Oh silly me, I was obviously completely at fault here! Chalk it up to experience!" | | | | | Yes, absolutely. I can't see how it could be otherwise. | Quote: | |  | | | and not said to yourself, "Hmm, third degree burns is going a bit far, perhaps their coffee shouldn't be that hot." Yes, it's an exceptional case, but asking for them to cover medical expenses (which is all she initially did) wasn't out of line. | | | | | I'm not from America, so that would never have occurred to me. The problem starts, of course, from a system that makes you think about medical expenses in the first place. Growing up in the UK it would never cross your mind. Same here, TBH.
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25.11.2011, 11:45
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| | Re: Common Sense | Quote: |  | | | Actually, I really wouldn't have thought like that but I don't come from a particularly litigious country (although that seems to be slowly changing, unfortunately).
In addition, my medical bills would have been paid by the NHS (or my accident insurance here in Switzerland). What would I have sued for?
I was just looking at it from a blame point of view and putting yourself in a risky position with a hot drink (even a moderately hot drink) is a bit daft and at least some of the blame has to be taken by the woman. | | | | | Commonsense Sandgounder!
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25.11.2011, 11:47
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In actual fact, I agree with a lot of what was in the OP, but the coffee thing is just a poor example.
I also have to agree with the mods moving to OT, I post all my usual senseless ramblings in there too | 
25.11.2011, 11:50
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To be honest, many of the situations in the OP are still common sense.
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25.11.2011, 11:58
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I am still getting to grips with EF, only 166 posts to many of your thousands peeps.
Didn't mean to ruffle any feathers.
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28.11.2011, 14:08
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Common sense tells me that Mr Jamie CUMMING needs to have his balls chopped off. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/838...ing-17th-child | Quote: |  | | |
Scotsman Jamie Cumming, 34, lives off welfare and has had 15 children by 13 different women over the space of 16 years.
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