Discussion:
if guns don't kill, why do forklifts?

I have often heard the old saying "guns don't kill people, people using guns kill people" and that seems correct to me, but I have yet to ever see a forklift accident report in the news that correctly placed the blame.

This week a near disaster was averted in Moorehead City, NC, USA;
from www dot wral dot com /news/local/story/6789902/
"Nine drums filled with an explosive compound were punctured by a forklift..."

Do they really think the forklift got up on it's own free will and ran over to puncture the drum? Did the drum insult the forklift's mother or something?
I just had to vent, thanks.
  • Posted 14 Jan 2010 05:50
  • By edward_t
  • joined 5 Mar'08 - 2,334 messages
  • South Carolina, United States
"it's not rocket surgery"
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I want to adopt Larry just to have someone to understand me.
I mean sometimes you do got to wreck the truck to make the payment.Dont tell my insurance man he hates me already.
  • Posted 15 Jan 2010 22:48
  • Modified 15 Jan 2010 22:50 by poster
  • By proshadetree
  • joined 23 Feb'06 - 484 messages
  • Tennessee, United States
He makes absolute sense to me.

I think he is probably correct, it is the rest of us that are mad.
  • Posted 15 Jan 2010 02:14
  • By Normandy
  • joined 28 Sep'06 - 186 messages
  • Co. Cork, Ireland
Alright, you made me go and do it,
go to Fun at Work and get your fill of Larry the Cable Guy.

For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of seeing him just Google his name or go to YouTube.

Don't Judge us either, He is like the brother-in-law nobody wants around so we don't claim him. We just laugh at him.
  • Posted 14 Jan 2010 13:14
  • By roadtech
  • joined 2 May'09 - 81 messages
  • Ohio, United States
i thought i had heard all of larry's material "but that was some funny stuff right there...i don't care who you are"
  • Posted 14 Jan 2010 11:30
  • By rick_c
  • joined 30 Jul'09 - 204 messages
  • Texas, United States
technology: (no user serviceable parts inside)
thanks for the laugh, I needed that
  • Posted 14 Jan 2010 08:07
  • By edward_t
  • joined 5 Mar'08 - 2,334 messages
  • South Carolina, United States
As Larry the Cable Guy says "guns dont kill people, husbands that come home early do".

But I know what your saying.
  • Posted 14 Jan 2010 07:33
  • By bigGlittlestar
  • joined 12 Aug'08 - 139 messages
  • United States

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