About 400 people were trapped for more than an hour yesterday by a “mechanical fault” on that huge Ferris wheel, The London Eye. Our story says staffers were in touch with the victims, who were stuck as high as 450 feet in the air, via intercoms.
The stalled passengers were offered water, blankets and glucose tablets.
That’s good to know. Given my attitude toward heights, if that ever happens to me they can cover me with the blanket and pound me with water bottles until I stop screaming. Some fully charged tasers, a portable toilet and a parachute might also come in handy.
Here’s the thing. When these poor people finally got back to Earth they were given refunds. Refunds! No thanks, pal, you just hang on to that refund and add it to my generous settlement, okay?
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Woman’s hair is blown back by winds as she passes the London Eye in a 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor
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What’s the big deal, they were inconvienced a little bit. People are frigging crybabies, life goes on, no one was really hurt. It’s like someone bumping your car, there’s no need to call the insurance or the police.
- Posted by Mike62I just hope and pray everyone used their deoderant that day. I have been on the tube during rush hour and man, there aer some stinky folks there…
- Posted by Dee TThat thing moves so slowly how did anybody know it had actually stopped.
- Posted by John C Abell