Trampolines?

[glassman]

Originally Posted by IMPALA MAN

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!

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

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

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

Originally Posted by 96z28ss

Stupid!

Originally Posted by GregWeld

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?

Originally Posted by intocarss

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

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

Originally Posted by IMPALA MAN

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.

Originally Posted by clill

Weld that is a cool trampoline....

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

Originally Posted by waynieZ

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

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

Originally Posted by glassman

Man, when its your time, its your time!

Slight understatement! That ranks high in freak accidents.

[Wissing72]

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