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re: “Diner killed by flying umbrella in freak accident at South Carolina restaurant“

Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:36 am to
Posted by Rex Feral
Somewhere near Athens
Member since Jan 2014
16974 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:36 am to
That would be terrible to watch that happen to your wife. But, I guess if you're going to go, at least it was quick.
Posted by loogaroo
Welsh
Member since Dec 2005
43270 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:16 am to
This is why the cabana boys are assholes about the umbrellas in the wind. There is always some other a-hole that won’t listen to them or dog cusses them when they don’t get their way.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
90989 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 1:44 pm to
That's why you got to have insurance.


Outdoor seating is dangerous as frick and your below minimum wage server isn't checking to see if the umbrellas are secured.
Posted by Strannix
C.S.A.
Member since Dec 2012
54057 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 1:46 pm to
quote:

Driftwood Grill Home of the Lazy Gator at Lake Marion in Summerton.


Wow
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
64437 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 1:47 pm to
quote:

I guess if you're going to go, at least it was quick.


It probably wasn’t quick.
Posted by ColoradoCock
Member since Apr 2025
413 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 1:48 pm to
God working in mysterious ways?
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
75737 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 2:05 pm to
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
Undisclosed Secure Location
Member since Feb 2008
25083 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 2:25 pm to
When your number is up, it is up. Nothing you can do about it.
Posted by cypresstiger
The South
Member since Aug 2008
14319 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 2:27 pm to
Moral of story:Be ready to go
Posted by JellyRoll
Member since Apr 2024
2170 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 2:29 pm to
quote:


That freaking sucks to go out that way



Rather go this way then dementia, Alzheimer's, or other long drawn out slow crawl death.

But this is pretty crazy, especially for the family watching it happen.
This post was edited on 5/26/26 at 2:30 pm
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
57015 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 2:36 pm to
quote:

Outdoor seating is dangerous as frick and your below minimum wage server isn't checking to see if the umbrellas are secured.

My wife and I had a giant umbrella blow onto us at Enchantment Resort in Sedona last month. It had a heavy wooden frame, but luckily all of the heavy duty parts missed us. We felt a little ridiculous battling out of all that canvas in the wind.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
21506 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 2:59 pm to
"It's not THAT the wind is blowwwwing...It's WHAT the wind is blowing"

"It doesn't matter how many situps you can do when you have a yield sign sticking out of your spleen"

How'd I do? That's from memories from 20 years ago

I used to love Ron White. I still do, but I used to, too.
Posted by Beachtiger
Bomba Shack
Member since Apr 2007
4210 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 6:45 pm to
Had a company picnic in the middle 90's in Chicagoland. Expected about 600 to 800 employees to show. The tent people also supplied the tables and seating. They also had about 40 of these plastic round top tables that could seat 8 people and our company provided the umbrellas for the tables.

Day was going great until 5:30 when a front started coming in. Had a small gust that knock over some trash cans and blew trash. Then a large gust came in and started blowing over unaccompanied umbrella tables. 3 tables to my right a petite girl from HR jumped up on her table and was holding onto the pole to try and close the umbrella. The wind picked her and umbrella up about twenty feet in the air and flew about 30 feet when she landed. Funniest thing I ever saw. Unfortunately when she landed she broke an ankle and dislocated an elbow. We ran over to keep her from getting up until the Medics arrived, and it was obvious her foot was twisted bad and kept repeating I'm OK. When the Tent people set up they forgot to insert a pin in the weighted base for the umbrella. She made bank.
Posted by WTHhappened
Derrider
Member since Dec 2023
11 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 8:41 pm to
beachumbrellasafety.org


The Crusader, Mr. Ed Quigley
Posted by Ric Flair
Charlotte
Member since Oct 2005
13879 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 8:52 pm to
Sounds like Shibumi propaganda to me.
Posted by MKP2004
Member since Mar 2026
775 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 8:54 pm to
quote:

A female diner was killed in a freak accident in front of her family when an umbrella flew through the air and severed the artery in her neck

Posted by Roll on Tigers
Across the Border
Member since Jul 2013
4873 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 8:58 pm to
quote:

while I’m watching upwind and getting accused of checking out the talent (I am, but I seem to always get caught when I’m not even looking at them)


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