> The Canadian version of the same car has a low-fluid indicator light. The US version does not.
In Canadian winters, not having washer fluid is about as bad as not having gas. And running out of gas on the highway slows you down, whlie running out of washer fluid leaves you travelling at speed with instant zero visibility as the wipers smear your windshield into opacity.
My Datsun (showing my age) had a 'low fluid' light that would flicker and flash with the sloshing liquid as the level got low, then when it was even lower would stay on solid - at which point it was far less noticeable. So when you eventually ran out completely, you'd glance at the indicator which read WASHER but was really saying ITOLDYOUSO.
> And taking Tylenol could kill me (it's happened before you know).
I'm curious... just how often taking Tylenol has killed you before?
and in case it ever happens to me, how do I continue to post on/. aftewards?
I hope you live directly east-west of where you work. North-South displacements will be tricky, though winds aloft may help. Maybe some sort of large baloon to extend your hang time, and spending a bit more of that compressed air to turn a propellor. Wait a minute...
They don't actually say much about how it works, and their assertion that passports "broadcast" your data and (I love this part) position such that it's readable by satellites is beyond ludicrous. Scaremongering without content.
I too dislike their flash-only site, and they can't spell either (check the pdf).
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Sportsstuff, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska is voluntarily recalling about 19,000 Wego Kite Tubes.
CPSC staff is aware of 39 injury incidents with 29 of those resulting in medical treatment. Those injuries include a broken neck, punctured lung, chest and back injuries and facial injuries. Sportsstuff has received reports of two deaths in the United States and a variety of serious injuries. Sportsstuff has been unable to determine the cause of the incidents. Nevertheless, the company has withdrawn the kite tube from the market and is undertaking this voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution.
The Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tube is a 10-foot-wide, circular, yellow inflatable watercraft designed to be towed behind a power boat. A rider in the tube becomes airborne by pulling on handles attached to the floor of the tube. Model 53-5000 is printed on the tube near the product valve. The floor of the tube has black caution warning stripes. The cover for the product bears a skull and crossbones and the statement "Never Kite higher than you are willing to fall." The tubes were imported and sold through marine distributors, mail order catalogs, and various retailers from approximately October 1, 2005 to July 11, 2006 for about $500 to $600.
and how do I know this? - I gave my nephew one for his birthday.
Reportedly, it was loads of fun, right up until his older brother ignored a few important safety instructions then violated what is printed on each side of the tube in large, friendly letters:
Never kite higher than you are willing to fall
thereby earning himself an impressive goose-egg and blown sinus from an estimated 30 feet up at 40 mph. The recall notice arrived in my inbox shortly after. The good news is, no lasting damage, although he looked an awful lot like Saku Koivu right after that eye injury. Even more amazingly, his mother (the nephew, not Saku's) is still speaking to me.
Darn, I wanted to try it myself.
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> /getting sick of paging through 5 pages of a single page article.
I just click the PRINT or PRINT/EMAIL icon that gives you a single-page view, then don't print it.
> The Canadian version of the same car has a low-fluid indicator light. The US version does not. In Canadian winters, not having washer fluid is about as bad as not having gas. And running out of gas on the highway slows you down, whlie running out of washer fluid leaves you travelling at speed with instant zero visibility as the wipers smear your windshield into opacity. My Datsun (showing my age) had a 'low fluid' light that would flicker and flash with the sloshing liquid as the level got low, then when it was even lower would stay on solid - at which point it was far less noticeable. So when you eventually ran out completely, you'd glance at the indicator which read WASHER but was really saying ITOLDYOUSO.
> And taking Tylenol could kill me (it's happened before you know). I'm curious... just how often taking Tylenol has killed you before? and in case it ever happens to me, how do I continue to post on /. aftewards?
I hope you live directly east-west of where you work. North-South displacements will be tricky, though winds aloft may help. Maybe some sort of large baloon to extend your hang time, and spending a bit more of that compressed air to turn a propellor. Wait a minute...
They don't actually say much about how it works, and their assertion that passports "broadcast" your data and (I love this part) position such that it's readable by satellites is beyond ludicrous. Scaremongering without content. I too dislike their flash-only site, and they can't spell either (check the pdf).
Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tubes Withdrawn from Market after Reports of Deaths and Injuries
and how do I know this? - I gave my nephew one for his birthday.
Reportedly, it was loads of fun, right up until his older brother ignored a few important safety instructions then violated what is printed on each side of the tube in large, friendly letters:
Never kite higher than you are willing to fall
thereby earning himself an impressive goose-egg and blown sinus from an estimated 30 feet up at 40 mph. The recall notice arrived in my inbox shortly after. The good news is, no lasting damage, although he looked an awful lot like Saku Koivu right after that eye injury. Even more amazingly, his mother (the nephew, not Saku's) is still speaking to me.
Darn, I wanted to try it myself.
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