so long as 'we' can blame someone, it will never be 'our' fault -

Oh my

They were at their truck, ten feet away, and it's pretty damn hard to NOT notice a bigass truck like that, not to mention the men standing right beside it getting their tools, and also not to mention seeing a huge, gaping hole in the sidewalk....UNLESS you're lolligagging and not paying attention to where you're walking!

You ARE making excuses for this girl! You're trying to justify that she did nothing wrong! One more thing, I've had plenty of elderly people in my own life and relation, as well as children, so you're not telling me anything new about them, either.

The girl should have been aware of her surroundings....YES. Hopefully she learned that

maybe it's different in other sates, but here there are regulations for construction and maintenance. My brother in law works for TX-DOT as a signal technician. He can be in his giant bucket truck RIGHT THERE where he is working and he still has to have cones around him.

Just because they were only 20 feet away doesn't matter...they left the man hole uncovered without cones or anything. she could have thought they were working 10 feet away.

even people hauling things that hang over a truck bed has to have some sort of flag to let drivers know there is an over hang

I'm walking along, lolligagging, texting on my cellphone, not paying attention....DAMN! I just stepped into a large cow-pie. I think I'm gonna sue the farmer that let his cow sh** right in my walkway! I lost a shoe because of it, too!

Gimme a break.

hello !!!!!!




oh my gosh...


did someone drop pizza on the record again...


it keeps skipping

That is your opinion - me making excuses. I don't agree.

I think she could have been more careful but...she's a kid. They aren't always careful.

The workers were negligent.

So...negligent workers and people, being the way that they are, make for a bad situation. That's why the workers have rules to follow to prevent these kinds of situations from happening.

in the end they are all at fault. The girl for not paying attention, and the men for leaving the manhole cover open. There was negligence all around. In my town, highway workers must have the cones or warning items at hand when they remove manhole covers. If the items are not ready, one man must stay at the open area while the other fetches the items.

Yep.

now what have we learned here today, do not text while driving or walking, pull over to the side of the road until you can see where you are going.

texting is bad
bad text

hey let's sue the cellular companies for offering us the option to text

psst...she was walking on the sidewalk (which is for walking)

I think people text WAY too much. even adults do that while driving!!!

I got that and streets are for driving - but pull over if driving or stop walking when one has to text - problem solved

you did NOT get that...I know you drive on the sidewalks and walk on the street...that is just the kind of person you are

shhhhhhhh that's our lil secret

Both the girl and the men were at fault. Plain and simple.

that just doesn't make sense!!! how can they both be at fault!!! I say it was YR fault

Right... what a friend she/he was... probably laughed her/his a$$ off after she fell in.... Some people in this world are just plain stupid. I would obviously see the black hole even if I was texting, smoking a cig and eating at the same time

YOU would think that

But I do agree (not that it was my fault though lol) the girl should have been paying attention and the workers should have AT LEAST had signs or cones

YR



stuff happens all the time - unintentional things

I have walked into my sliding glass doors (yes they are that clean) on occassion, who should I blame, the Glass manufacturer, the glass cleaner company or me.

people are just so into blaming another soul no one takes responsibility for their actions or foolish actions (mine included) I am going to sue the installers of the doors for not warning me about the chance of walking into the doors if they were kept clean