Comments on: Roller Coaster Riders Left Hanging

Power Outage Strands 12 Upside Down On The X-Coaster At Magic Springs

[clydecorleon]

read this story and I though...gosh, what a terrible thing to have happen to someone. Then I start reading comments. Everyone whoh is "anti-lawsuit" must think of it in these terms...Do you honestly feel that if one of your children/siblings was stuck upside down on this rollercoaster for over a half hour and DIED because of some dormant health issue...you would not sue? I bet my bottom dollar that you would be the first one running to a lawyer and "demanding justice" for the life lost. As with everything in life..."ALL OR NONE" I will not believe anyone who says "if it was MY child or MY spouse or MY sibling I would not sue" Sorry, but I am calling BULL-$#^! on that one!

[david_271-2009]

to think some of you think the guy is actually British... so simple minded... you probably could even find find England on a map... Hell 70 percent of Americans can't even find their own home on a map.... WAY TO MAKE THE COUNTRY PROUD.... THANKS FOR MAKING THE REST OF US LOOK BAD!

[the_martian]

beanerman4: You are wrong - Entergy is no fly-by-nighter, as you put it.

Entergy Quick Facts:
Entergy employs approximately 14,500 people.
Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity.
Entergy is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States.
Entergy delivers electricity to approximately 2.6 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
Entergy supplies natural gas to approximately 157,000 customers in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Entergy operates a system composed of more than 15,500 miles of high-voltage transmission lines and 1,550 transmission substations.
Entergy is a Fortune 500 company with revenues of more than $10 billion in 2006.
Entergy and its charitable foundation awarded more than $9 million in grants in 2006.

[beanerman4]

'Entergy Corp. was investigating but crews found no faulty wiring.

"The cause could be a (tree) limb or as simple as an animal (on the lines)," said Mark Hunt, general manager of customer service for Entergy.'

Never heard of Entergy Corp. Must be a cheap, fly by nighter syphoning off a real energy company, and the amusement park capitalizing on a no name to save a buck. Correct me if I am wrong.

Something as simple as an animal? Like a squirrel or bird? Whoah! That happens all the time!

Would not go near that "amusement" park again.

[mitch0927]

No one here cares about England and what you have to say. This is an American news site, and most people aren't too critical towards other%u2019s writings.

[last121868]

jerryomara: The following is also on CBS News, so keep your moronic views on the other side of the lake!!

It may be obvious that most Britons are overweight. What isn't so obvious is that at least 2 million of them are likely malnourished _ and that includes some of the people who are too fat.

Experts say the poor state of the average British diet _ often high in fat, salt and calories, but low on nutrition _ means malnutrition is a problem even though food is plentiful.

"You can't always tell if a person is malnourished with your eyes," said Dr. Marinos Elia, a professor of clinical nutrition and metabolism at Southampton University. "People may be eating too much food, but they may not be eating enough fruits and vegetables."

[cocoteach]

England's education system must lag that of American children if the grammar and spelling of the last poster is any indication. Aside from that, I've seen my share of tubby Brits, too.

[jusdane]

Too bad companies (and/or individuals) can't countersue, suing the money-grubbing opportunistic leaches for frivolous lawsuits like this!

[apdepetris]

Wow, that had to suck!

I don't see where anyone has a case to sue. The ride itself didn't malfunction in any way. The park certainly can't control a power outage and it seems they did what they could to get the riders down as soon as possible. You certainly can't rush a rescue like that because the last thing you would want would be for someone to fall.

As far as backup power goes, don't hold your breath. This sounds like a small park (this isn't Disney we're talking about) and I doubt this kind of thing would happen often enough for them to justify spending the money required for something like that.

[david_271-2009]

tennis4me4 ... you're an idiot...

you're just one of those people out for a quick buck... i am going to sue for this and that... my life sucks so much and i am a money grubbing *** that i have to sue others to make my life better cause i was to dumb to do it on my own...

you're such a scab...