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Diabhal
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Well i saw the news yesterday and they had a thing on that kid who was sueing whistler and his school. The Jury found that the school was 15% responsible, the kid was also 15% responsible resbonsible and whistler was found 70% responsible for his actions. So whistler is going to have to pay 70% of a 5 million dollar pay out.
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Jul 13 2003 6:12PM
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JoshB
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what was the lawsuit about?
Jul 13 2003 6:14PM
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JoshB
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what was the lawsuit about?
Jul 13 2003 6:14PM
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123ski
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GAY
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Jul 13 2003 6:15PM
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Nickskier
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ahhh that's so stupid! why is it that when they say 'ski at your ability level' and kids do something stupid like that, they blame someone else and not themselves?
Jul 13 2003 6:38PM
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skier_boy26
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thats bullshit. 70% responsible is so dumb, it was that fuckers idiodicy, so he should be 100% responsible
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Jul 13 2003 6:46PM
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^agreed

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Jul 13 2003 6:58PM
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Natedawg
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Officially now the most hated person in the ski industry... Or should be.

I told you the court has a funny way of figuring these things out. That's why I was so stressed about this in the first place.

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Jul 13 2003 7:32PM
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404404
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Ok, i dont agree with this verdic at all. But you have to think if you got hurt, couldnt move and shit like that you would sue them and you know it. Its not there fult and he probly knows it but if you can get 5mil out of it why not? I dont know what i would do, hell think about it your life is basicly over, he will need the money for things to make it so he can try to live his life.




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Jul 13 2003 7:41PM
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B-Wald
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that's pretty shitty..i was expecting whistler to be found a little responsible..but 70%?..that's bull shit..

also..i was wondering if the school had to pay 15% of the 7 mill..
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Jul 13 2003 7:47PM
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Natedawg
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^ He has use of his hands. He plays wheelchair rugby for crying out loud, and he's obtained a scholarship since his injury. This guy is definitely able to provide for himself if he wants to. He's just greedy... And he's f..king the rest of us in his mission to take money he doesn't deserve.

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Jul 13 2003 7:49PM
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g-man
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I wonder what is going to happen to terrain parks now. I know big white was going to get rid of theirs if something like this happened. Hopefully whistler doesnt do anything to theirs
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Jul 13 2003 7:57PM
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switchskier88
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i definately wouldnt sue, it's not like its anyone but his own fault and i wouldnt want to ruin somethin for so many people
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Jul 13 2003 8:10PM
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123ski
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yeah...but this kid probably didnt even know what a terrain park was and he probably doesnt know how many people could get screwed over from this....oh well...I still think it is gay
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Jul 13 2003 8:14PM
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shibby
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could someone post the story cause i dont know whats goin on?

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Jul 13 2003 8:18PM
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Danger.
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wtf! 70%!!!! do you know how gay that is? the school should be 35% at fault and the kid the rest. someone needs to write a letter or something to someone with a lot of power about this

how could whistler lose? didnt their attorney point out the fact that it states on the lift ticket that its the skiers fault?
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Jul 13 2003 8:24PM
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Geekypunkboy
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Can someone please fill in some of us dumbshits as to what tis lawsuit is about?

But I can get the jist of what happened and it sounds stupid. In colorado, they have some law that while skiing, you have all of the responsibilty. it must bhe there to prevent shit like this.
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Jul 13 2003 8:29PM
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mogulbarron
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some of you guys are preety fukin stupid you have to have some empath for the kid he can never walk again so think about that before you talk shit. I broke my back in whistler 3 months ago lckly it wasn't that bad but I would have never thought of sewing them even if I couldn't walk again when you go skiing its your responsablily end of story .but I do agree with some of you hes a greedy dick head. does any one know wats gonna happen to the parks in whistler now any ideas? this is gonna fuck up some stuff
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Jul 13 2003 8:35PM
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girl_jibBer
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story....beginner/intermediate snowboarder goes off a jump in the Blackcomb terrain park and paralizes himself. He then decides to sue Whistler-Blackcomb and his school.
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Jul 13 2003 8:52PM
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bakerpunk
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i feel bad for the kid but i don't think he should have sued dosn't it say ski at your own risk on the signs in front of the terrian parks it does at baker






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Jul 13 2003 9:02PM
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Balmdogg
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how the fuck did the school make him do the jump, was it homework or something.
it wouldnt surprise me if whistler can there parks except for 'highest level' because of the waiver you have to sign to get in there and the $11 for the season.






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Jul 13 2003 10:15PM
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Bob_Loblaw
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i thought in canada the signs saying that you're responsible for your actions held up in court. thats gay as hell.
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Jul 13 2003 10:26PM
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l_KeViN_l
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where did the amount of 5 million come from?
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Jul 13 2003 10:33PM
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MistaSkier
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The guy's a dumbass. The kind of guy who thinks if he fucks up and doesn't use judgement it's someone else's fault. That park is made for those with experience. Somebody should push his wheelchair down a really steep hill with a brick wall at the bottom.


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Jul 13 2003 10:52PM
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westcoaststyle
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to freezy, he works for whistler. and sure the insurance pays the 5 mill, but their rates will go sky fucking high because of this.

the kids a greedy little fuck. what school did he go to
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Jul 14 2003 3:56AM
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miss_hevern87
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yah really, what DID the school have to do with it?


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Jul 14 2003 4:01AM
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LifeJacket
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Knowing blackcomb, they probley hired a laywer at $8.75 an hour, but i mean he still got to live in staff housing and his lift pass,


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how could they loss with a lawyer like that?

I doubt things will change on Blackcomb thought, they put way to much PR into there parks, it'd hurt them not to have them, but they will pproblley suck more now, just like how theres no jumps on the public park in the summer due to insurance, It's not even whistler that will pay for the kids damages i bet, the insurance will, but they will have to pay more preimumes which will mean
things will probley cost more in future, (Park pass) $500 or something gay to that extent,

how many people a year get hurt at hills, this kid was greed,


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Jul 14 2003 9:19AM
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Warren
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Here's the story from the Canadian Press.
Jul 14 2003 9:57AM
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221
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he should get a public booting- a ski boot to the jaw so his sorry paralysed ass still feels it.

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Jul 14 2003 11:16AM
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hucksterjibber15
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i wanna kick his helpless ass, and fuckin amaerica's. god damn corrupt and suehappy country, even if it was in whistler
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Jul 14 2003 12:02PM
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Diabhal
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i amde a mistake he originally asked for 5 million but the jury awarded him 3 million, and he was sueing his school for inadequate supervision. Seeing as how it wasn't an extremely large amount of money for whistler to pay they'll most likely make the entire terrain park something you'll have to buy a pass to. (my guesse is that they wouldn't ask the insurance company to pay for the fees).
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Jul 14 2003 5:43PM
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LifeJacket
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My mountain job in the winter is cooking food for schools, that come up for school trips, (burgers, & pizza) without schools coming to whistler, there will be no need for my job thus, i don't get my same job back, but i was in a mangement position at that place for next season,

i don't need that job, but i would return because it's alright


just like this summer, had i not broken my knee, i would have been a cook for summer camps, but because of SARS, The other countries where scared to send there kids to whistler, and canada,

tamewood had 75% less kids that last year, so i would have been laid off had i remained at this job,

See the connection,

Furture more, I broke my back on a ski hill, although i can still walk, i would have never had a case in court,

i feel bad for the kid, but what he's done is excessive,


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Jul 14 2003 6:03PM
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acc
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i hope that kid hucks himself off a jump and lands on his head

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Jul 14 2003 6:23PM
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Del-Gato
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Ya, it sucks that he's paralyzed. But he chose to hit the jump so tough shit. I don't know how the court system works up here but in the States you can appeal a decision to a higher court. I hope this happens because it's total bullshit to say that someone else is responsible for that kid hitting the jump, messing up, crashing, and paralyzing himself....the key word 'himself'. Nobody else did it to him.

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Jul 14 2003 6:36PM
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acc
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whoops i didn't realize he is paralyzed. still some bullshit though. all of the responsibilty should fall upon him. wtf is all that shit whistler and every other resort prints on their ticket worth if it can't save their ass in court.

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Jul 14 2003 6:54PM
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Melvs
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I hope the kid dies.. seriously what a gredy piece of shit (and so ended the life of icerider).
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Jul 14 2003 7:06PM
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Del-Gato
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I agree with chilling out on the 'I hope he dies' and ' I want to kill him' comments.
But we shouldn't sit back and watch things happen. His parents' and lawyer didn't chill out. They blamed someone else for the kid's actions. That is WRONG!

FOCUS you mind.
Jul 14 2003 7:09PM
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Natedawg
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Freezy, I do empathize for his injury. It really does suck that he got hurt in a place that has been my whole life for the last 6 years. But I know people who have been just as badly injured or killed in our sport. They didn't blame it on anyone else. They got on with their lives and made use of what they do have left. My point is that he is a high functioning quad, capable of supporting himself, and he doesn't NEED to go after millions of dollars to cempensate him for HIS OWN actions. This is a moral issue that affects a lot of people and he is infringing upon OUR rights as far as I'm concerned. He's abusing a system that is meant to protect us.

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Jul 14 2003 8:50PM
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Natedawg
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On a good note: Since he settled with Whistler/Blackcomb before the school trial, he won't see a penny of that 70% the jury somehow declared the resort was responsible for. He will only see 15% of the 5m his greedy lawyer went for (minus the greedy lawyer's fees). This is a good thing for this instance and what is morally right, however; the precident set will make for a bumpy road in the life of terrain parks. You can expect to see a few things change in the very near future.

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Jul 14 2003 8:56PM
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Natedawg
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sorry for the triple post, but I agree with Del-Gato. We need to chill out about the 'I hope he dies' comments. But we certainly shouldn't just sit back and watch our sport be taken away. We should voice our opinions in a democratic way. Write a letter to the newspaper if you want to. I think this goes much deeper than just terrain parks. It's our freedom that's being taken away. Think about it. If nobody is held accountable for their actions, theoretically, they will not be allowed the power to make their own decisions. It's a downward cycle...

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Jul 14 2003 9:02PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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I think the world has become with the 'Get rich without working for it theme' thats why lawsuit abuse has become such an incredible problem in this country. It's like insurance fraud the consumer pays. You can guess where the 3 mill is going to be passed along to. good guess the connsumers. Either they will subtract that from next years terrain park funding or ticket/food prices will raise. The money will come from somewhere and it is certainly us. Jury's spend to much time empathising and not enough time considering the facts. Some dumb fat bitch in Mcdonalds poured coffee all over her self and its Mcdonalds fault because they didnt label the container? WHAT DID YOU WANT BITCH COLD COFFEE? If we didn't let people get away with this it would be a better world you wouldn't have to sign a fucking wavier to piss in someone bathroom. I remeber when i was a kid playing paintball in some kids backyard his mom came out and made everyone sign a wavier where the fuck is this society going? Its like people team up against large corporations is if they are evil and they deserve to pay they just dont understand the economics of large corporations benifits to society and quality of life.

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Jul 14 2003 9:16PM
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MistaSkier
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'But I know people who have been just as badly injured or killed in our sport. They didn't blame it on anyone else. They got on with their lives and made use of what they do have left.'-Natedawg.


I kinda doubt that the people who have been killed got on with their lives very well.


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Jul 14 2003 10:38PM
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Natedawg
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I was referring to the injured ones... Me fale inglish??? That's unpossible!

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Jul 15 2003 3:47AM
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1212j5j5
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WHAT THE FUCK??? HOLY SHIT, i gotta rant... someone gimme a link to a news article... get the kids fucking adress, or mail or something. fuck, how the hell did they with? what the fuck is taht? the kid hurts himself, gets 5 mil for it? FUCk. and it was not at all their fault, shit, what the fuck was wrong with that jury. sonofabitch... wholy shit.
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Jul 15 2003 11:13AM
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1212j5j5
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His lawyer, Joe Murphy, argued in court that the school district and supervising teachers were 100 per cent to blame.

it says, IF IT WAS 100 PERCENT THEIR FAULT, why the fuck was whistler involved? hOLY SHIT. yes. i too, would like to kick his hepless ass right out of that wheelchair.
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Jul 15 2003 11:19AM
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R.Fahey
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THat is gay. That kid deserves nuthin. on the back of the lift ticket it says all that liability stuff.
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Jul 15 2003 12:02PM
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smuggs
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what i would do if he got hurt at my mountain, i would buy him a brand new pair of skis, boots and bindings and say, here you go sorry about your accident. wait u cant use these. ohhh well

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Jul 15 2003 1:05PM
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mckeeman
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i heard about that the other night as i was going to bed on the radio in van...i felt tempted to call in so i did. ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS HOW DO THEY LET ILLITERATE KIDS INTO HIGHSCHOOL? CAN HE NOT READ THE BACK OF HIS TICKET? 'THE SKIER/SNOWBOARDER ASSUMES ALL RISK...'



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