Comments on: One Transported By LifeFlight Following Early Morning Walnut Hill Wreck

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:08:32 +0000

REGARDING:
“An astronomical amount !!!”

Could be what they mean when they say, “The sky’s the limit.”

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:21:28 +0000

Something like 14K for lifeflight from ACH to Baptist in P’cola, if I remember correctly. An astronomical amount !!!

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:42:13 +0000

REGARDING:
“It has become apparent to me that most of this stuff up here
is THEIR OWN FAULT! Not the home owner, not the
road, and not the cars fault.”

When you’re right, you’re right and you are right.

It’s a dangerous world.

We have machines which can kill in an instant unless we are constantly diligent in their operation and then we party in them while driving down the road. (not saying she did, please don’t jump on me for this, just saying it happens, other people do it)

We’ve made our cars as safe mechanically as we can, we’ve made our roads as safe as we can. We fall down on mail box safety but I’m pretty sure the only reason people put up brick enclosures for mail boxes is because of kids destroying them, thinking it’s a harmless prank, but leading to people putting up what amounts to a large rock right on the edge of the road. The chain of events stretches back decades and no telling how far into the future.

We sold a man a chain link fence one time. A week later he told us it was down and he wanted another just like it. He didn’t seem mad at us.

What was wrong with it?

“Come and see.”

We did. The fence was stretched out tremendously all the way to his house. He explained a speeding drunk had left the road and hit the fence. The fence barely stopped him just before he hit the side of the house right where his daughter was still sleeping.

He figured it had saved her life and wanted another one just like it because he also figured there are other drunks and careless drivers out there.

Come to think of it, I should be more forgiving; we wouldn’t have sold anywhere near as many fences had it not been for drunks, young drivers and bad neighbors and dogs.

David for gratitude

By: oh good grief

oh good grief — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:11:15 +0000

David, no I don’t think going off the road deserves a death sentence.
But I am wondering just how much we the peoplel who don’t go out at 5
and speed and get into these kinds of problems should change
our lives so that they may be reckless..
Your right, it probably is the part of the yard where your county
has control and not you…..but still we have to put up a mail box
in that area, it’s not the counties responsibility, and we put
it up according to the post office requirements, and then
we have to confine our box to the laws of the county also, so
some idiot doesn’t kill themselves in the middle of the night.
It has become apparent to me that most of this stuff up here
is THEIR OWN FAULT! Not the home owner, not the
road, and not the cars fault.

Don’t get me wrong I have sympathy, because accidents happen.
However, most of these could have certainly been avoided and
I don’t like hearing that the home owner could be sued, when
they were probably in bed asleep, or on their way to work,
and they did nothing wrong IN MY OPINION.

It is obvious to me that the primary person at fault here was the
driver, she is suppose to stay on the road. If it were me, I
would know that I screwed up, and a friend got
hurt! The mailbox did not jump into the road! If this person
can sue the home owner, then maybe the home owner should
be able to sue the driver for malicious intent to do bodily harm
to their mailbox. lol

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:49:58 +0000

REGARDING:
“i’m sorry but I really don’t understand why a person can’t put any mailbox
they want on their property.

The cars are supposed to stay on the road, are they not!”

Methinks county or state right-of-way isn’t your property. Every deed I’ve come in contact with seemed to think so.

Yes, drivers should stay on the road. Do you really think not doing so deserves a death sentence, though?

David just wondering

By: Ridiculous

Ridiculous — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:05:48 +0000

Amy Caum, That’s the dumbest thing ever!! LifeFlight does not need to log a certain amount of hrs. They are sent on request of the Ambulance Service enroute to the call. And this is no cost to the county since the helicopter is a private owned helicopter and not a county service.

By: LaVerne Baglio

LaVerne Baglio — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:09:43 +0000

if all the people would put the trash in bags and tie it up you wouldn’t have that trash flying out……how long does it take to tie the bag?

By: Chumuckla proud

Chumuckla proud — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:57:01 +0000

Samantha, that IS the very first thing I said on my original comment. I HOPE SHE IS OKAY!

By: positive!

positive! — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:23:18 +0000

Samantha,

Well said! Hope this lady is alright!

By: JUDY MASEK

JUDY MASEK — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:43:44 +0000

amy, thats very good to know (sounds like you have some reliable inside knowledge)….but, God forbid, if i should ever get a ride in the helicopter for a non-emergent injury, verses a ground ambulance ride just for the sake of airheart or lifeflight needing their necessary hours, you can bet that i will contest/dispute any significant difference in the charges….i had a patient or family member tell me once just how expensive the helicopter ride was, but i cannot remember exactly…i just remember how shocked i was to hear the amount of the cost….maybe someone out there has encountered the bill recieved after a local air-transport event and could shed some light….