 Poster: A snowHead
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| holidayloverxx wrote: |
| eps wrote: |
I'd be inclined to think that the 50 year old was more in control than the 72 year old. |
Really? Why?? |
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| eps wrote: |
I'd be inclined to think that the 50 year old was more in control than the 72 year old or could it just be one of those where both where pretty much at the same level on the slope and collided together? |
What indeed makes you inclined to think that?
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| eps wrote: |
I'd be inclined to think that the 50 year old was more in control than the 72 year old or could it just be one of those where both where pretty much at the same level on the slope and collided together? |
What indeed makes you remotely inclined to think that?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Just managed to watch the bit where the guy has introduced the other person that lives in his head ... All quite bizarre
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@eps, you've probably not been around here long enough to realise that many of us are at least 104. 
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helmets, goggles, restricted peripheral vision, then add in carving skis and it all adds up up to the type of bilateral, no-fault, coming together that happens a 100 times a day.
The claimant is going to be on the hook for 'Her Vajesty's' legal costs IMV
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Please please let this thread die ….
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"Catching up on Gwyneth Paltrow case and spoiled for choice who to empathise with. Gwyneth lost half a day’s skiing, the plaintiff can no longer enjoy wine tastings. Has the universe experienced such suffering before?!"
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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This is what happens when snowboarders aren’t allowed to keep the jerrys under control
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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The 'Physics of Skiing' video from the court is one of the funniest things I've seen for a while. Deserves a space over in the 'Technique' threads.
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| Richard_Sideways wrote: |
| The 'Physics of Skiing' video from the court is one of the funniest things I've seen for a while. Deserves a space over in the 'Technique' threads. |
Both sides lawyers seem to be utterly inept. Nice work if you can get it. Paltrow seems to have thrown a bunch of money at expert witnesses and fantasy animations to attempt to sway her version of events. I guess that's what you do when you can't produce real witnesses.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Dave of the Marmottes, ...and in frame 312 of the animation you can clearly see Paltrow skis back, and to the left... back, and to the left... indicating the presence of an unseen lone snowboarder.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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The animation didn't appear to show anything other than to suggest that the bloke caught them up on the run.
They could have just said that, the animation adds nothing.
Even if they could prove that the bloke was initially above them, that doesn't help unless you know the entire sequence.
Witness: "Would you like me to show you?" Lawyer: "I ask the questions". Dick, "no" would have sufficed.
If a resort actually bans snowboarders, perhaps it's not a surprise that their customers apparently expect
even beginners to ski with perfect control on the bunny hill.
It's like the classic "which skier is in the wrong" GoPro video, without the video.
And without snowboarders to blame, it's all on them 
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| .... and in frame 312 of the animation ... |
Actually I'm just playing with Blender, animation is much cheaper and easier than in days of yore.
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Poster: A snowHead
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If a resort actually bans snowboarders, perhaps it's not a surprise that their customers apparently expect
even beginners to ski with perfect control on the bunny hill.
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I hadn't actually realised that this happened in the Deer Valley area... but I stand by the usual assumption that one of 'us' caused all this kerfuffle.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I think all of us on here can deduce that this is a classic "accident"........50/50.
Just with a typical litigation crazy stupid Yank - there are a lot of them - and an over priveleged, over woke, yummy mummy.
Judge should feck them both off
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Richard_Sideways wrote: |
| The 'Physics of Skiing' video from the court is one of the funniest things I've seen for a while. Deserves a space over in the 'Technique' threads. |
Shouldn't we appoint David Goldsmith as our expert witness
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@stevew, does anyone else miss him?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| phil_w wrote: |
The animation didn't appear to show anything other than to suggest that the bloke caught them up on the run.
They could have just said that, the animation adds nothing.
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Except that Paltrow's team are clearly relying on the stupidity of the jury to think it is something that is somehow real and accurate re positions of people on the hill rather than a figment of an instructor's imagination from 7 years ago.
Mind you it helps me understand the he said/she said nature of things. IF it went down broadly as was shown in the video it's possible that either one was in front at the point of collision and that either had come from higher on the hill without paying attention to the other. If I was placing money I'd say that for the collision to have happened neither was tracking all slope users effectively.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Wed 29-03-23 13:18; edited 1 time in total
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| rainman wrote: |
| @stevew, does anyone else miss him? |
I don't think miss is the right word but he did spice the place up and wind others up
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Exactly@stevew,
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| rainman wrote: |
| @stevew, does anyone else miss him? |
A bit like Beetlejuice, don't say his name too often ....
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| eblunt wrote: |
| rainman wrote: |
| @stevew, does anyone else miss him? |
A bit like Beetlejuice, don't say his name too often .... |
The same could be said for many others.... where to start.
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Some say you can summon him by reading the site T&Cs backwards under moonlight...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Richard_Sideways, @eblunt 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Yellow Snow wrote: |
I think all of us on here can deduce that this is a classic "accident"........50/50.
Just with a typical litigation crazy stupid Yank - there are a lot of them - and an over priveleged, over woke, yummy mummy.
Judge should feck them both off |
The pools panel would award a score draw .
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I'm surprised they've not invoked Duckworth-Lewis for the unimaginable amount of wetness on display through proceedings.
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You know it makes sense.
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I dont know why but for some reason my bias is in favour of the old boy.
I had a little accident today in Hemel Fridge, I was a bit too speedy through the gate in the fence at the bottom and accidently
"Paltrowed" the lady just infront of me going through the gate.
Niether of us were hurt, just a little embarassing.
I knew it was going to happen in that split second before the collision.
But the important thing was that my ski's were either side of her skis, rather than the Gwyneth experiance of having him colide "Between her skis".
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| DrLawn wrote: |
I dont know why but for some reason my bias is in favour of the old boy.
I had a little accident today in Hemel Fridge, I was a bit too speedy through the gate in the fence at the bottom and accidently
"Paltrowed" the lady just infront of me going through the gate.
Niether of us were hurt, just a little embarassing.
I knew it was going to happen in that split second before the collision.
But the important thing was that my ski's were either side of her skis, rather than the Gwyneth experiance of having him colide "Between her skis". |
You may have had your skis either side of hers but I bet she still heard strange grunting beforehand and thought she was being sexually assaulted
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Poster: A snowHead
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It was more like Ooops! Sorry.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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From what I saw of the court case last night (our time) pictures produced in court suggest that the bloke had had no ill effects from the accident.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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From the plaintiff's (or his witnesses') statements:
- it was a hard collision
- the plaintiff ended up spread-eagled face down on the ground with Gwyneth on top of him
- he found his skis were still on.
Not sure that the last 2 are entirely consistent, given there were no broken bones or soft tissue injuries?
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He should have gone to specsavers
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| ecureuil wrote: |
From the plaintiff's (or his witnesses') statements:
- it was a hard collision
- the plaintiff ended up spread-eagled face down on the ground with Gwyneth on top of him
- he found his skis were still on.
Not sure that the last 2 are entirely consistent, given there were no broken bones or soft tissue injuries? |
The plaintiff said under oath that he suffered 4 broken ribs, and I would assume there's documentary evidence to support him.
Landing "in one pile" with skis still on doesn't sound very hard, but broken ribs would require a fair old bang to the chest. From what... is unclear.
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I'm actually disappointed the jury are not allowed to toss a coin to decide.
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She may have a slight advantage in that she only asked £1 plus expenses, but he asked for big pay out.
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| snowball wrote: |
| She may have a slight advantage in that she only asked £1 plus expenses, but he asked for big pay out. |
Not in this $300k barely scratches the sides in a US litigation. He's gonna be stuck with a lot of legal fees though if she wins so presumably he'll pull the crazy old man default trick.
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| chocksaway wrote: |
| why it justifies a live BBC ticker is beyond me |
I think there is a widespread media imbalance towards stories they can get English language feeds for - in this case I suspect a US channel has live coverage they can easily have a reporter cover.
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FAQ
Hopefully it won't de-rail this thread further.
collective are interested.
