Posted on 01/30/2010 7:40:03 AM PST by KeyLargo
Posted: Saturday, 30 January 2010 9:05AM
Woman sues Metra after toilet explodes on train
CHICAGO (STMW) -- A woman is suing Metra claiming the contents of a toilet "exploded" and splattered her as she rode a Joliet-bound train.
Julianna Mandernach filed the suit Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court against the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp. and Metra, claiming the Jan. 29, 2009, incident left her with injuries of a “personal and pecuniary nature.”
Mandernach boarded a Metra train on the Chicago-to-Joliet/Rock Island line as a passenger. She used a toilet on the train, and upon flushing, the contents exploded out and "splattered" her, the suit claims.
The suit alleges Metra permitted Mandernach and other passengers to use the toilet when they should have known it was not working properly. Metra should have repaired and replace the toilet, and also failed to barricade, rope or block off the toilet from public use.
The suit seeks unspecified damages, as well as costs of the suit.
When asked about the extent of Mandernach's injuries, attorney Francis Ostian refused comment.
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I hate when that happens!
Insert your own “blowing it up” joke here.
How about shattered?
Weel, just shiite.
It’s a “suit suit”, no?
Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
musta ate too many beans.
The dangers of Mexican food
Will the new Obama high speed train from Chicago to St. Louis have high speed toilets?
The Pantagraph
Protesters question high-speed rail in the face of budget deficits
By Mary Ann Ford | mford@pantagraph.com | Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:00 pm
NORMAL — Not everyone at Friday’s news conference supported spending $8 billion for high-speed rail.
Several people gathered at the Amtrak station held signs and even made negative comments while Sen. Dick Durbin was speaking. They questioned projections of economic growth from high-speed rail spending and the wisdom of spending so much money in the face of mounting state and federal budget deficits.
“I’m really upset,” said Jeff Strange of Bloomington.
While officials say the money will help produce jobs and bring economic development, Strange said similar systems in other countries don’t work and taxpayers end up paying.
In addition, he said, the claim that a $1 billion infusion will produce 20,000 jobs is based on freight rail, not high-speed passenger rail.
Don Tolan of Minonk held a sign that read: “Quit spending my money, my kids’ money, their kids’ money, their kids’ money, their kids’ money.”
“I’m tired of politicians spending money like there’s no limit,” he said. “We’ve doubled our deficit in one year.”
Plane or train?
Laura McNeil of Normal also held a sign, but not to protest high-speed rail.
“I’m bothered by the fact they’re here to promote Amtrak but they didn’t ride the train,” she said.
Gov. Pat Quinn, Durbin and several other officials at the conference flew from Chicago to Alton and then to Normal to talk about the $1.2 billion the state received from the high-speed rail stimulus plan President Barack Obama unveiled Thursday.
McNeil said riding the train would be much cheaper — something the state should be thinking about in the midst of its budget.
“Last year, my kids got $4,000 in MAP grants,” she said, referring to the state’s Monetary Award Program for college students. “This year, they got nothing.”
Quinn and Durbin said using the plane was a matter of scheduling.
“I’m the governor of Illinois,” Quinn said. “I can’t spend all my time on one thing.”
Quinn said besides spreading the message about high-speed rail Friday, he also had to work on the state’s budget.
LOL
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!?
pecuniary is defined as consisting of or measured in money. her suit was soiled by the toilet exploding. You know how the legal profession works Legalese for the simplest terms. basically the woman wants some cash for the personal embarassment of a toileting having done its job on her person and clothing. dry cleaning is expensive, but think she did want to wer a pantsuit that was covered in fecal matter
What a crappy ride
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