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My house insurance doesn't want to cover any problems from one.

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Originally Posted by IMPALA MAN (Post 496574)

Whatever you do just make sure and fasten it down GOOD. I mean REAL GOOD! Here is why. We had a local guy that ran a car dealership in the area. He always went home for lunch. One day he didn't return at the normal time. A few hours later someone went to the house to check on him. It was a windy day with gusts off and on. When the person arrived they found the front door open and proceeded in. They found him on the kitchen floor. I will not go into the details however, once everything was investigated they determined the following:
He got out of his vehicle about the same time, a gust of wind lifted the trampoline and the concrete blocks holding it down, over the top of the house. As it came down, one of the concrete blocks fataly hit him in the forehead. He attempted to crawl inside to call for help but never made it. I don't ever want to be one to rain on a post however, just make sure and FASTEN IT DOWN REAL GOOD! I hope your family enjoys the trampoline and please keep it safe.

Man, when its your time, its your time!

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Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 496560)

I guess I was just thinking about safety rather than money.... just call me stupid. :wacko:

Understood.......hopefully we don't win a Darwin award.

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Originally Posted by 96z28ss (Post 496566)

Stupid!

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Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 496568)

Thanks! I'll be sure to run the air horn on the rig under your bedroom window tomorrow morning when I roll thru town!

Oh yeah -- I'll be on my way to Sonoma Raceway to play with Charley and a couple other buddies.... Remind me again what you'll be doing? :action-smiley-027: :headspin:

:gitrdun:

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Originally Posted by intocarss (Post 496570)

What's the max weight that this thing can handle??

Rated 250#'s, based on review comments 3 isn't a problem.

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Originally Posted by IMPALA MAN (Post 496574)

Whatever you do just make sure and fasten it down GOOD. I mean REAL GOOD! Here is why. We had a local guy that ran a car dealership in the area. He always went home for lunch. One day he didn't return at the normal time. A few hours later someone went to the house to check on him. It was a windy day with gusts off and on. When the person arrived they found the front door open and proceeded in. They found him on the kitchen floor. I will not go into the details however, once everything was investigated they determined the following:
He got out of his vehicle about the same time, a gust of wind lifted the trampoline and the concrete blocks holding it down, over the top of the house. As it came down, one of the concrete blocks fatally hit him in the forehead. He attempted to crawl inside to call for help but never made it. I don't ever want to be one to rain on a post however, just make sure and FASTEN IT DOWN REAL GOOD! I hope your family enjoys the trampoline and please keep it safe.

I wouldn't consider myself lucky, but I'm a lot luckier than that..........so far. :sieg:

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Originally Posted by clill (Post 496583)

Weld that is a cool trampoline....

Too bad he doesn't meet their minimum height standards.

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Originally Posted by waynieZ (Post 496594)

My house insurance doesn't want to cover any problems from one.

Of course they don't..............it's not lucrative.

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Originally Posted by glassman (Post 496600)

Man, when its your time, its your time!

Slight understatement! That ranks high in freak accidents.

Just another idea, opinion.... etc. I saw where people have used the foam pipe insulation cut it to length and put it on the springs. May help prevent a pinched finger or two. Just my .02

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Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 496568)

working my life away! :action-smiley-027: :smiley_smack:

Some homeowners insurances will actually cancel you if you have a trampoline.

My cousin had one as a kid. They are really fun. I know someone who broke a leg on one by getting double bounced. My wifes nephew also lost a tooth on one from some other kids head hitting him in the face.

We had one as a kid - 15 years ago. It didn't have a net around it. It's amazing that nobody was seriously hurt on it. I was pretty agile back then, but I bounced off and landed pretty hard on the ground more times than I can count. I had a buddy knock a tooth out - his own knee hit him in the mouth when he landed. We were all in High School at the time the most of the injuries happened. The bigger the kids, the more adventurous they get and.....

That being said, we have one for our daughters - 4 and 2 years old. It has a safety net and we try to limit it to 1 at a time, but it's tough to monitor it all the time. We've had a few bumped heads, but nothing serious.

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Originally Posted by wiedemab (Post 496753)

The bigger the kids, the more adventurous they get and.....

That's the key. Clearly establishing jumping rules to regulate behavior will be critical. Fundamental tramp jumps only, no somersaults, one jumper at a time, etc. Easier said than done.......but it can be disassembled quickly if she doesn't want to play by the rules. :D

Hopefully it turns out to be a good piece of exercise equipment. :thumbsup:

No somersaults! One jumper at a time?

"Every party needs a pooper that's why we invited you, PARTY POOPER, PARTY POOPER" :happy23:

Are you getting a custom bubble wrap suit and helmet also?

Just having fun Sieg, of course you need rules. She'll love it and you'll cringe the first couple times, wait till she shows you a front flip!

:cheers:

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Originally Posted by DBasher (Post 496786)

That was my lawyer liability speech.............smart ash!