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big john 07-25-10 09:47 PM

Some store owners are afraid of lawsuits. A guy slipped in a small store here and sued. I don't think he got anything but the store owner made it clear that he didn't want us there anymore.
A woman came on a ride with our club and she slipped and fell at a Macdonalds. She sued Micky D and she sued our club because we told her to go there.

urbanknight 07-25-10 09:52 PM


Originally Posted by big john (Post 11174751)
Some store owners are afraid of lawsuits. A guy slipped in a small store here and sued. I don't think he got anything but the store owner made it clear that he didn't want us there anymore.

Rock Store?
I believe Newcomb's had a similar incident but they still welcome our business.



Originally Posted by big john (Post 11174751)
A woman came on a ride with our club and she slipped and fell at a Macdonalds. She sued Micky D and she sued our club because we told her to go there.

Please tell me she lost and is banned from future rides.

midgetmaestro 07-25-10 10:01 PM


Originally Posted by urbanknight (Post 11174766)
snippy.

One giant awwwwww to your avatar! Congrats! :thumb:

Back OT, I received some pretty serious glares from the manager of a local Subway. I have Speedplays, but I had covers on.

big john 07-25-10 10:15 PM


Originally Posted by urbanknight (Post 11174766)
Rock Store?
Please tell me she lost and is banned from future rides.

Yes, the Rock Store. After that they removed the drinking fountain they had put out front for us and you couldn't go in there without getting a snarky remark. It's not as bad now from what I hear, I never go there.



She didn't get anything from the club but it forced us to buy additional insurance. I never saw her after the incident.

Mom and baby are doing fine, I trust?

urbanknight 07-25-10 10:22 PM


Originally Posted by big john (Post 11174864)
Mom and baby are doing fine, I trust?

I took mom home from the hospital today, but the baby is in NICU. He was born 6 weeks early via c-section because the doc was concerned about a couple of things. Long story. We're about to go visit him right now and bring him some more food.

CyciumX 07-25-10 10:26 PM

Just had a baby shower end today for a friend and another literally jusy gave birth a few hours ago....so... congrats!

davids0507 07-25-10 11:03 PM

The only time I've seen it be an issue is at the observatory at the top of Mt Hamilton. The floor is very nice stone (marble?) and there are a lot of cyclists who stop there, so they have signs outside asking you to please take off your cycling shoes if they have metal cleats.

colombo357 07-25-10 11:40 PM

You're allowed to walk into any convenience store with clanking PLASTIC cleats as long as you perform a Gene Kelly number, modified with a taste of Bollywood.

jdon 07-26-10 05:23 AM

You enter a store in rural Georgia wearing spandex and tap shoes and wonder why the clerk was looking at you?

Mr. New Dilemma 07-26-10 03:20 PM


Originally Posted by jdon (Post 11175506)
You enter a store in rural Georgia wearing spandex and tap shoes and wonder why the clerk was looking at you?

Hey, he was from India. Rural Georgia is no longer the same.

pabuck 07-26-10 03:58 PM


Originally Posted by hairnet (Post 11174401)
It was embarrassing with my LOOK cleats because those were really loud. SPD-SL, not so much

SPD-SL's are practically silent compared to Deltas. I even walk around the house in my SPD-SL's without getting yelled at.

nr169 07-26-10 07:10 PM


Originally Posted by Mr. New Dilemma (Post 11173925)
Sort of but not really, between Commerce and Gainseville.

They probably don't see much spandex in downtown Gillsville...:twitchy:

tuxbailey 07-26-10 09:53 PM


Originally Posted by CyciumX (Post 11173882)
I've gone into a strip club with cleats on... I have money and they don't give a rats ass what I look like.

Lycra body fit shorts + strip clubs.... sounds like a recipe for an embarrassing situation.

BoodBianchi 07-27-10 01:48 AM


Originally Posted by big john (Post 11174751)
Some store owners are afraid of lawsuits. A guy slipped in a small store here and sued. I don't think he got anything but the store owner made it clear that he didn't want us there anymore.
A woman came on a ride with our club and she slipped and fell at a Macdonalds. She sued Micky D and she sued our club because we told her to go there.


That's LA for ya.

Brian Ratliff 07-27-10 01:59 AM

If you have metal cleats clacking on the floor, do the store owner a favor and wear cleat covers.

rogerstg 07-27-10 06:39 AM

I've had a number of managers, clerks, owners look down at my clicking shoes. Assuming that they are concerned about damage, I just tell them that they are covered to prevent floor damage. It's only being considerate.


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