Just another example of the state trying to get rid of poor people

10/25/2013 7:59:20 AM

but seriously, that's awful

10/25/2013 8:19:57 AM

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"In 2002, a midway worker was thrown from a platform of a ride and killed when he was struck by the legs of a passenger on the ride."

That's the ride I was on. Doesn't seem like it was 11 years ago. Luckily only one was injured and 1 died instantly. Hope everyone comes out of this alive.

10/25/2013 8:33:04 AM

I've considered it, and I'm pretty sure I woulda been able to hold on.

10/25/2013 8:49:14 AM

The last ride-accident at the state fair was in 2002. Considering the # of people who have ridden a ride since then (100s of 1000s?), that's not a bad safety record for a fair ride. But yeah, that's scary. I rode and upside-down ride for the first time in 10+ years during my visit this year.

10/25/2013 9:00:29 AM

i thought there was a ride accident last year

10/25/2013 9:08:00 AM

whoa. I rode that ride last thursday

10/25/2013 9:43:02 AM

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""The ride had stopped, and they were fixing to offload when the ride started off again, but that is preliminary," Harrison said. "It is going to take quite a while to talk to all these people.""

10/25/2013 9:46:06 AM

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"that's not a bad safety record for a fair ride. "

i know right? have you ever actually looked at those things? they're basically held together with giant safety pins.

10/25/2013 9:46:37 AM

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"FIXING TO OFFLOAD"

10/25/2013 10:22:50 AM

10/25/2013 10:34:51 AM

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""It could be operator error. We don't know," Harrison said. "We aren't going to speculate.""

or are you???

10/25/2013 10:48:44 AM

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/25/21128865-five-injured-in-ride-accident-at-north-carolina-state-fair

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"NBC News reported in July that at least 17 states don't regulate amusement park rides. North Carolina does, however, and Dolores Quesenberry, a spokeswoman for the state Labor Department, said the Vortex is inspected for safety three times a day during the annual fair."

10/25/2013 10:49:51 AM

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""The ride had stopped, and they were fixing to offload when the ride started off again, but that is preliminary," Harrison said. "It is going to take quite a while to talk to all these people.""

I'm not sure what's wrong with this statement (or the bolded part)...

10/25/2013 10:51:02 AM

^this guy teaches our children

10/25/2013 10:52:56 AM

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"I'm not sure what's wrong with this statement (or the bolded part)..."

Seriously?

10/25/2013 10:57:08 AM

I say "fixing to" multiple times a day

10/25/2013 10:58:01 AM

southern vernacular is the cause of this accident

10/25/2013 10:59:08 AM

it's a very common southern expression.

damn yankees

10/25/2013 11:01:32 AM

^^

10/25/2013 11:02:51 AM

Quantum Leap did it.

10/25/2013 11:04:46 AM

Yes, damn those people who expect elected officials to use proper grammar while being interviewed by a news outlet

10/25/2013 11:15:32 AM

Fixing to do something == itching to do something ?

10/25/2013 11:19:22 AM

Donnie Harrison actually speaks pretty eloquently for a good ol' boy.

10/25/2013 11:19:26 AM

^^^I don't think "fixing to" is improper grammar. And, even if it was, people like the folksy stuff.

I think he shoulda gone all the way and started fittin ta do all kinds of shit.

10/25/2013 11:22:24 AM

"fixing to do" something is perfectly acceptable in the local (and broader southern regional) dialect.

10/25/2013 11:24:18 AM

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"I don't think "fixing to" is improper grammar."

Yup, it's proper usage according to Merriam-Webster. Good enough for me. - http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fix

http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/03/fixing-to.html

10/25/2013 11:27:06 AM

^^that's relative.

i mean, i don't care if the sheriff uses common southern vernacular

but it's not proper grammar and shouldn't be acceptable in an educational setting.

[Edited on October 25, 2013 at 11:27 AM. Reason : ^interesting]

10/25/2013 11:27:13 AM

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"but it's not proper grammar"

I didn't think that it was either, but it appears to be.

10/25/2013 11:28:14 AM

hello, update?

10/25/2013 11:33:25 AM

Still investigating. No names or current conditions have been released. We do know that 2 people have been released from the hospital.

10/25/2013 11:34:43 AM

Yeah, some of y'all don't know how words work. Sorry, guys.

10/25/2013 11:36:28 AM

In another 5 years I wouldn't be surprised if "LOL" and "OMG" are in Webster's (if they aren't already), and kids coming out of college will start using them in professional settings and documents.

The further decline of America and its educational system.

10/25/2013 12:00:10 PM

The two yoots were released from the hostpital

10/25/2013 12:04:19 PM

The two yuuuuths

10/25/2013 12:34:21 PM

Switch on fair ride failed days before accident

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"On Monday... a switch that locks riders in their seats failed on the ride, and it was shut down. After the operators repaired the switch, state inspectors examined it and found it to be working fine, so the ride resumed operation. Chambers said it's too early to tell if something similar occurred Thursday or if the ride had a different malfunction."

http://www.wral.com/switch-on-fair-ride-failed-days-before-accident/13037091/

10/25/2013 12:39:57 PM

[Edited on October 25, 2013 at 12:49 PM. Reason : weird, completely different thread]

10/25/2013 12:46:40 PM

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" Little deese ?@LilDeeseabeast 7m My sisters bf is a paramedic and hes in the ambulance where a 14 year old boy might die that fell of the vortex"

He might die because he's busy texting updates.

10/25/2013 4:49:26 PM

I might die trying to understand that tweet.

10/25/2013 5:32:42 PM

What part of that tweet is hard to understand?

10/25/2013 6:57:21 PM

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"FELL OF THE"

[Edited on October 25, 2013 at 7:34 PM. Reason : .]

10/25/2013 7:34:26 PM

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"Yup, it's proper usage according to Merriam-Webster. "

The same dictionary that says that "literally" can also mean "figuratively"?

10/25/2013 9:05:34 PM

i mean it's literally used daily like that... if language was a set in stone set of rules we would all be speaking old engish (OE) right now.

10/25/2013 10:41:40 PM

You're doing it wrong. You're supposed to drink it.

10/25/2013 11:00:08 PM

^ I see what you did there.

10/26/2013 8:17:58 AM

"Ya man, Ill lock those safety restraints in place as soon as Im done main lining this heroin"

10/26/2013 7:02:20 PM

http://www.wral.com/authorities-expected-to-give-update-on-investigation-into-state-fair-ride-accident/13041734/

Raleigh, N.C. — A Georgia man is facing charges after a ride accident at the NC State Fair that injured five people, according to officials.

Timothy Dwayne Tutterrow, 46, of Quitman, Ga., has been charged with three felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious bodily injury, Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison announced at a news conference Saturday.

Five people were injured in the accident, which involved the Vortex on the lower midway behind the Expo Center. Witness accounts indicated the ride had stopped and people were off loading when the ride restarted, according to officials.

The victims were taken to WakeMed Hospital. Two have been released and three remain hospitalized. They are Anthony Gorham, 29; Kisha Gorham, 39; and a 14-year-old juvenile.

“After inspection of the ride, we determined that it had been tampered with and critical safety devices were compromised,” Harrison said.

10/26/2013 8:36:14 PM

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"14-year-old juvenile."

As opposed to a 14-year-old adult?

10/26/2013 8:38:13 PM

how the fuck is that felony assault with a deadly weapon?

I was not aware that a fucking fair ride was considered a "deadly weapon"

[Edited on October 26, 2013 at 8:40 PM. Reason : ]

10/26/2013 8:39:55 PM

^ I don't know I guess it is when you tamper with it and make it your "weapon" to inflict injury on those on board.

10/26/2013 8:43:37 PM