I can't see the workers as having _any_ fault in this. The bozo kid just as easily could have fallen down the stairs to the subway. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Richard Bronosky <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Richard@bronosky.com">Richard@bronosky.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">My point is that if it is not barricaded someone can fall in for any<br>
number of reasons. I have never had a problem letting my 2 year old<br>
walk 3 feet in front of me. There are 2 types of parents on this<br>
planet: Those that put their children on leashes and those that make<br>
fun of them. I fall into the latter group. I have trained my 2 year<br>
old to the point that in the China section of Macy's I tell her "one<br>
finger" and she touches anything and everything she wants and nothing<br>
gets broke. Even with all of this, I do not feel good about telling<br>
those collector of my taxes that it is acceptable protocol to be so<br>
irresponsible as to leave a manhole in this [presumed (we know no<br>
details)] condition. A child or even adult could easily be knocked<br>
into a hole by someone else. The way I see it, if I did my job as<br>
sloppily as these workers, I wouldn't have any money with which to pay<br>
my taxes. So, in turn I don't expect my taxer to create such hazards<br>
with their sloppiness.<br>
<br>
I know that was all over the place. I've got a lot going on today, and<br>
am feeling sloppy about my ale-ing.<br>
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On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Jerald Sheets<<a href="mailto:questy@gmail.com">questy@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> But Richard,<br>
><br>
> You're not one that I'd expect would:<br>
><br>
> a) let your kids roam around Manhattan unaccompanied/escorted/supervised<br>
> (even if you lived in NY)<br>
> b) let your kids be unaware of the potential pitfalls of not looking where<br>
> you're going<br>
><br>
> Were this to happen to one of my kids, they'd be the first ones to call what<br>
> they did "dumb". The secret is in the parenting.<br>
><br>
> This was just plain ol' "dumb". If you're old enough to hold a learner's<br>
> permit (and under some circumstances, a full driver's license), then you're<br>
> old enough to watch where you're going.<br>
><br>
> ---<br>
> Jerald M. Sheets jr.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Richard Bronosky <<a href="mailto:Richard@bronosky.com">Richard@bronosky.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> I'm sorry, I have to agree with the parents on this one. Knowingly<br>
>> leaving a manhole cover off without a barrier is unacceptable. We are<br>
>> all eager to condemn a pop-tart on a cellphone, but as the father of a<br>
>> 1 & 2 year old I don't like the idea that there could be a > 2ft<br>
>> diameter hole in a sidewalk.<br>
>><br>
>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Scott Castaline<<a href="mailto:skotchman@gmail.com">skotchman@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>> > How low can we go?!?! Saw this in Wired<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > <a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/07/girl-falls-into-manhole-while-texting-parents-sue/" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/07/girl-falls-into-manhole-while-texting-parents-sue/</a><br>
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