if you have time blast up the coast after it and ill style you out to some good southern cal slacking lifestyle activities
good that there's 7 of you, lessens your chance of getting eaten than if solo or with just a buddy or 2 haa haa
2 of them are a bit on the chunky side so I figure the Sharks will go for them first. Honestly don't know how freaked out I'm going to be 40 feet down in a flimsy cage facing a 16 foot Great White. _
they grow em bigger out here because they eat seals and sea lions, theyre usually 2 feet bigger than othe ones in australia, youll see 18 footers. maybe larger
There were no "Watch out for Alligators" signs posted by that lagoon. How the FUCK was a family from Nebraska to know that they had to watch out for alligators on Disney's grounds? Seriously. Slightly related thing that is mildly amusing. About fifteen years ago we had some visitors from down under. Their kids were hanging out in the front yard with us and the boy who was about 12 looked at the squirrels clustering around a tree and asked what they were. Without thinking about it (idiot me) I said "watch out for them, they're carnivorous pack animals". It was a joke but the kid was from New Zealand and he was in the house in 2 seconds flat. At which point I had to go apologize because my tongue in cheek remark had completely terrified a kid who had no cultural reference points to go by. Nebraskans have no reason to believe their toddler might be suddenly attacked and dragged under the water in a SUPPOSEDLY WELL-PROTECTED resort. If there are signs out that say "this is Florida, watch out for gators" the situation is different. In the absence of those signs, as in this case, the resort is fully liable for shit that happens to their guests on their property under their aegis. Lawyer my ass.
brad. there were "no swimming" signs. most people would assume when they are in Florida that no swimming means "there are probably gators here" We should show some compassion towards the family, I'm not calling them dumb or anything, its a sad story. But that's it, a sad story. You cant sue an alligator. And Disney puts no swimming signs up for a reason. Accidents happen, we dont need a lawsuit every time
There were "no swimming" signs Why would they allow the child in the water with a sign that explicity says no swimming?
Why the fuck would anybody assume that no swimming meant alligators? I mean Floridians might assume that but most people who go to Disney resorts are not from Florida. Stop apologizing for them. Everybody is like "how could that family let their toddler get near the water" when in fact there were no warning signs that said keep kids OFF THE BEACH. No swimming is not the same thing. To paraphrase: A "No Swimming" sign does NOT mean "Beware of Alligators" in this or any other situation. No Swimming is NOT No Wading. It's not the same thing. That kid could have been grabbed by that gator 30 feet from the water. They are fast on the move. Nobody should have been on that beach that night if there was any thought that there might be gators in close proximity. Disney probably didn't put up the sign that accurately described the threat because it would have been bad for business.
gators or not, no swimming means no getting into the water. I'm not a lawyer or judge or anything but damn your argument just doesn't make sense. We live in a silly litigious society where ambulance chasers go after everything, so I wouldn't be surprised if we have a whole court case on whether or not "no swimming" means "no wading" .. but to me thats just so dumb. the next sign at Disney: "No swimming No wading No putting your toes in Beware of gators beware of sharks beware of zika beware of things that may kill you did we cover everything?"
There needs to be signs all over everything telling you NOT to do things. SPECIFIC things. Or else someone is getting sued. A guy I know was outside in a thunderstorm and got struck by lightening. And there were no fucking signs ANYWHERE. Somebody is getting sued. _
Holy shit. Yeah there was probably a meeting where officers and directors decided that as a strategy. _
No swimming does not mean stay out of the water. Stay out of the water means stay out of the water. In this case that kid was in mortal danger within 30 feet of the lagoon. Alligators can really move over short distances. And all the sign has to say is "Stay away from the Water. Beware of Alligators." How hard is that? Why did Disney post "No Swimming" signs? Why did they not list that reason specifically? If it was my kid they'd be in court for years.
SUE EVERYONE! I know we unfortunately now live in a society where everyone HAS to blame SOMEONE for their misfortunes...... I guess that means not being able to control wild reptilian animals that not only can run across land at 20mph but can be submerged deep underwater for LONG periods of time and has shown the ability to adapt since prehistoric times. This is a terrible event, but sometimes the term "Shit Happens" applies, even if it's horriffic shit, but it's not like the kid got attacked while on the African Safari ride or Space Mountain. Since they can make all this cool stuff they should've been able to create an AI alligator hunting robotic shark that can shoot lasers from his eyes to patrol the lakes for everyone's safety! SUE THE MOUSE EARS OFF THEM ALL! * btw, I think Disney sucks (or least what it has become), but it has nothing to do with this EDIT: the only thing I agree with is a beware of alligators" sign, but would that have really changed anything.
Yeah a beware of alligators sign would have forced Disney to keep people off the beach there. Because once they'd admitted there were alligators in the water they'd have been responsible for their guests safety. They'd have had to have a fence that would prevent a small child who couldn't read signs from wandering into harm's way. You know like the fence that is legally mandated around every swimming pool in America for similar reasons (small children can't read signs and will sometimes drown if a pool is made readily available to them without supervision).
