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Fisty
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PostPosted: 20:50 - 14 Dec 2007    Post subject: Did my old Arai, save my life today? Reply with quote
Last night I washed the innards out of my year old arai as it stank like a dead thing, put them out to dry but this morning they were still wet.
So I used my old (possibly early 90's) Arai to go to work in.

Pulled up in the car park at work, stepped off the bike and promptly went arse over tit on ice, smacking the top lef hand side of my head on something. I got off the ground to find id hit a scaffold type pole sunk into the verge with 8 inches or so of it sticking out.

Apart from a stiff neck I'm otherwise OK, my trusty old Arai is very dead though. Quite a large dent and a perfect imprint of the end of the tube! I hate to think what would have happened if I was'nt wearing it.

I think I'm going to turn it into a hanging basket and put a claim in for a new one at work!
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PostPosted: 20:53 - 14 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
I would put a claim in, get me a nice new arai Wink
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PostPosted: 20:55 - 14 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
McGee wrote:
I would put a claim in, get me a nice new arai Wink


you are turning all American , claim for everything.... Mad
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PostPosted: 20:57 - 14 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
lol, was works idea. Think it's to stop me suing t hem for a scaffold pole stuck out the ground.

To be honest im just glad my head is in one piece!
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PostPosted: 21:02 - 14 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Itchy wrote:

Wry we all rook same.... Mad


I know don't worry Thumbs Up Wink
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PostPosted: 21:09 - 14 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
No McGee, it's why we arrrr roookkk sammee?! Crying or Very sad (no emoticon with slitty eyes). Claim for the arai off the work's insurance and say it cost you like 400 quid back then and it's worth the same now. I think motorcycle lids don't devalue which is why insurers just give you the latest lid for the price of the original.
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PostPosted: 23:39 - 14 Dec 2007    Post subject: Re: Did my old Arai, save my life today? Reply with quote
mr_fisty wrote:
Last night I washed the innards out of my year old arai as it stank like a dead thing, put them out to dry but this morning they were still wet.
So I used my old (possibly early 90's) Arai to go to work in.

Pulled up in the car park at work, stepped off the bike and promptly went arse over tit on ice, smacking the top lef hand side of my head on something. I got off the ground to find id hit a scaffold type pole sunk into the verge with 8 inches or so of it sticking out.

Apart from a stiff neck I'm otherwise OK, my trusty old Arai is very dead though. Quite a large dent and a perfect imprint of the end of the tube! I hate to think what would have happened if I was'nt wearing it.

I think I'm going to turn it into a hanging basket and put a claim in for a new one at work!



And your memory has only just come back,you have been having frequent headaches,your neck is severely sore,possible shock trauma,and you have a ruined helmet. Wink Rip them a new hole buddy. Laughing Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 10:16 - 15 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Regarding the original question - I think you'd need to try it again without the lid to find out Wink

Can't say I'm in favour of claiming for accidents. We're starting to become like the States - a land of lawyers.

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PostPosted: 12:01 - 15 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Damnit my pole failed...damn lid...

Put in a claim Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 14:14 - 15 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
no dont put a claim in. Its not like you havnt got another arai anyway. Just get a collection going at work.

everyone is too quick to blame someone. Thumbs Up dont be an american...
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PostPosted: 16:31 - 15 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Dam0n wrote:
no dont put a claim in. Its not like you havnt got another arai anyway. Just get a collection going at work.

everyone is too quick to blame someone. Thumbs Up dont be an american...


Yeah, if you'd fallen on a similar piece of pole, but didnt have a lid on which then resulted in a cracked skull and gave you a bad case of the black lung pops, I'm sure you'd just say, "ah health and safety is so fucking American and irrelevant right now!" Thumbs Up Wink

Think; what if a kitten had fallen on it?
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PostPosted: 16:39 - 15 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
ram_doom wrote:


Think; what if a kitten had fallen on it?


then this forum would have a field day
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PostPosted: 17:03 - 15 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
MoshizZ wrote:
ram_doom wrote:


Think; what if a kitten had fallen on it?


then this forum would have a field day


So very true... Very Happy
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PostPosted: 17:41 - 15 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
look on the bright side mate, it wasn't your good helmet Wink
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PostPosted: 20:36 - 15 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Definately turn it into a hanging basket. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 16:03 - 16 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
ram_doom wrote:
Dam0n wrote:
no dont put a claim in. Its not like you havnt got another arai anyway. Just get a collection going at work.

everyone is too quick to blame someone. Thumbs Up dont be an american...


Yeah, if you'd fallen on a similar piece of pole, but didnt have a lid on which then resulted in a cracked skull and gave you a bad case of the black lung pops, I'm sure you'd just say, "ah health and safety is so fucking American and irrelevant right now!" Thumbs Up Wink

Think; what if a kitten had fallen on it?


Then it would have been a different matter, as someone would have been hurt. Im not saying you should never claim for something, just you shouldnt claim for something like this. No-one was hurt, no-one died, no animals were harmed.

It would have been different if a kitten fell on it however...
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PostPosted: 16:47 - 16 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Dam0n wrote:
just you shouldnt claim for something like this. No-one was hurt, no-one died, no animals were harmed.



Whats the diffrence between someone getting hurt, and the OP now having to fork out a load of cash to replace his helmet.

The company should thank their lucky stars that he DID have his helmet on...
Otherwise it would have been a very serious health and safety issue... With the H&S crawling all over the place.

£400 is going to be a cheap payout. Had it have been his head it would have been in the £'000 and a good chance of a very large fine.


Its not a case of claiming for claiming sake, its the decent thing for them to replace it FOC to the OP.
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PostPosted: 23:56 - 16 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
iooi wrote:


Whats the diffrence between someone getting hurt, and the OP now having to fork out a load of cash to replace his helmet.

The company should thank their lucky stars that he DID have his helmet on...
Otherwise it would have been a very serious health and safety issue... With the H&S crawling all over the place.

£400 is going to be a cheap payout. Had it have been his head it would have been in the £'000 and a good chance of a very large fine.


Its not a case of claiming for claiming sake, its the decent thing for them to replace it FOC to the OP.


He'd have still bashed his helmet even if the pole wasn't there resulting in a replacement helmet.

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Its just a case of saying to the employer if they could give you a couple hundred quid to go towards a new helmet (would be replaced whether or not it hit the pole or not) and say that if the poles not removed within 5 days, you'll take it further.

Seems like a fair compromise that doesn't go down the American "pay me £5k due to the stress I have had due to this incident"
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I disagree.

He slipped and banged his head - a simple ACCIDENT.

The pole being there is just being used as an excuse to fleece the employer.

The decent thing to do would be to simply point out that the pole is in a dangerous location and should be removed.

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I dont like the sueing culture in the country.

But when I say that, I normally mean how doctors get sued (which should be against the law).

Get them to buy you a new helmet and then send it to me \o/.
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PostPosted: 13:27 - 17 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
panrider_uk wrote:
I disagree.

He slipped and banged his head - a simple ACCIDENT.

The pole being there is just being used as an excuse to fleece the employer.

The decent thing to do would be to simply point out that the pole is in a dangerous location and should be removed.

Mark


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stan hyd wrote:
I dont like the sueing culture in the country.

But when I say that, I normally mean how doctors get sued (which should be against the law).

Get them to buy you a new helmet and then send it to me \o/.


Did anyone hear about the woman who sued Mcdonalds because her coffee was too hot?
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PostPosted: 13:30 - 17 Dec 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Dam0n wrote:

Did anyone hear about the woman who sued Mcdonalds because her coffee was too hot?


Happened in America, not the UK.

If it was me I would go out and pick the most expensive arai going as well. Thumbs Up
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I'm thinking about suing Durex because one of their condoms burst after I deposited my 6ltr love explosion into it.

Made a right mess!
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Shay HTFC wrote:
I'm thinking about suing Durex because one of their condoms burst after I deposited my 6ltr love explosion into it.

Made a right mess!


most things have disclaimers written on them these days due to litigation , hell even signed audit opinions tell you not to trust the audit opinion and thus you cannot sue for damages , which is completely ironic cus you have an audit in the first place so you can put faith into the figures
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