Guest JohnTqs Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 holy shit my best friend is back in New England for 2 weeks, visiting the fam and friends. he just came back from Oregon. We were hanging out in the city tonight just walking around because it's like an ArtWalk or something. So at about 9 we're crossing the street and he thinks he sees a camera on a traffic light and i guess wants to check it out, so he jumps on the base of the light and the base sparks blue around his feet and starts to fall on him..we both grabbed it and let it down slowly. at first i thought it was just like rotating or something but i realized that it was coming down. luckily it fell towards the sidewalk and there was no one around. Also lucky that i helped bring it down because it was kind of heavy and might have hurt my friend...when we put it down on the ground we both stared at it for a second, looked at each other and giggled a little well there was a cop right across the street in a car, but he didn't even see it happen. some lady yelled at him that the streetlight fell down and he throws his arms in the air like "this is just what i fucking need". he pulls up to the sidewalk and gets our names and DOB's and then calls in some more cops. most of them were pretty nice except for one who put my friend in the back of his car. he comes up like "who the fuck did this?" which was pretty funny to me. they took my friend to the station and let me go. he got out in like 30 minutes but he has to go to court in July which really fucks his shit up because he was leaving for Oregon this Tuesday. they told him that this was a felony and might cost up to 5,000 dollars. I feel so bad. It went by pretty quickly and no one got hurt which is great i guess. i feel really shitty and i'm thinking that i should have taken the blame for it. i was reading today your rights when a cop questions you in a thread just today on watmm. i knew i had to give my name and DOB and i knew i didn't have to answer any other questions, and i tried not to answer the questions but i felt like a total dick because it was just an accident. oh well Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maoam Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 cool Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alzado Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 gay Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Alzado's signature Hide all signatures RIP Farm Eagle Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCONES TO DIE FOR Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Where in Oregon? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest taxman Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 fuck man he should be suing the city for it's clearly shoddy and unsafe traffic lights. felony my ass Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCONES TO DIE FOR Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 This really could've been in the "today is going to be a good day" thread. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnTqs Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 scones to die for said: Where in Oregon? portland taxman said: fuck man he should be suing the city for it's clearly shoddy and unsafe traffic lights. felony my ass exactly, a 6 year old could've done the exact same thing. his step dad is a lawyer so we'll see how this shit goes. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 He is going to court? Fuck them cunts, thats fucking dangerous, sue the shit off them. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegecow Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 you should probably lay low in the boc subforum for a little while until we can get you a helicopter Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Siegecow's signature Hide all signatures On 3/16/2011 at 8:14 PM, troon said: fuck off! Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spike Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 yeah go to the boc lair. and you two should have booked it out of there! Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Space Coyote Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 (edited) Its useless for you to hear it now but this story leaves me with the feeling that you should have left the scene as quickly as possible Edited June 6, 2009 by Space Coyote Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred McGriff Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 was expecting more high speed chases, strippers, and drunk driving. but you guys eased the stoplight to its final resting point and breast fed it till the police came. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehauntingsoul Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 JohnTqs said: holy shitwell there was a cop right across the street in a car, but he didn't even see it happen. Right then is when I would have peaced the fuck out. Obviously I don't know the whole situation but why would you wait around by some extremely expensive broken city property when there is a cop right there and he didn't even see? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide thehauntingsoul's signature Hide all signatures Last.fm SteamID: Thehauntingsoul My EP Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 277: 930-933 Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 He's a well conditioned citizen. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dese manz hatin Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 badboys for life Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnTqs Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 thehauntingsoul said: JohnTqs said: holy shitwell there was a cop right across the street in a car, but he didn't even see it happen. Right then is when I would have peaced the fuck out. Obviously I don't know the whole situation but why would you wait around by some extremely expensive broken city property when there is a cop right there and he didn't even see? it was the ArtWalk that night, there were a ton of people around and a lot of people were staring at us. plus we didn't realize that the cop hadn't seen us. oh and the police station was one block away in one direction, in the other direction there was a ton of people staring at us, and in the last direction was my car two blocks away but we would've had to run right by the cop. it wouldn't have ended well going fugitive style on it. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehauntingsoul Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 word, in that case I would second the idea to try to sue them for faulty equipment. They are probably supposed to keep maintainence logs for that sort of thing and I bet you any money the book is empty Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide thehauntingsoul's signature Hide all signatures Last.fm SteamID: Thehauntingsoul My EP Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazen Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Fred McGriff said: was expecting more high speed chases, strippers, and drunk driving. but you guys eased the stoplight to its final resting point and breast fed it till the police came. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1058955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
goffer Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Next time run... don't sit there starring at it. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide goffer's signature Hide all signatures PHOTOS Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1059127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehauntingsoul Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 goffer said: Next time run... don't sit there starring at it. actually, next time you should probably move to a different city because I wouldn't want to live any place where that would happen more than once to the same person Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide thehauntingsoul's signature Hide all signatures Last.fm SteamID: Thehauntingsoul My EP Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1059139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nme Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 yea portland sucks Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide nme's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1059147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 nme said: yea portland sucks I thought he said New England? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Bubba69's signature Hide all signatures https://intervallux.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1059150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nme Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 oh, he said something about portland Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide nme's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1059155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneToThirtySix Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 JohnTqs said: holy shit my best friend is back in New England for 2 weeks, visiting the fam and friends. he just came back from Oregon. We were hanging out in the city tonight just walking around because it's like an ArtWalk or something. So at about 9 we're crossing the street and he thinks he sees a camera on a traffic light and i guess wants to check it out, so he jumps on the base of the light and the base sparks blue around his feet and starts to fall on him..we both grabbed it and let it down slowly. at first i thought it was just like rotating or something but i realized that it was coming down. luckily it fell towards the sidewalk and there was no one around. Also lucky that i helped bring it down because it was kind of heavy and might have hurt my friend...when we put it down on the ground we both stared at it for a second, looked at each other and giggled a little well there was a cop right across the street in a car, but he didn't even see it happen. some lady yelled at him that the streetlight fell down and he throws his arms in the air like "this is just what i fucking need". he pulls up to the sidewalk and gets our names and DOB's and then calls in some more cops. most of them were pretty nice except for one who put my friend in the back of his car. he comes up like "who the fuck did this?" which was pretty funny to me. they took my friend to the station and let me go. he got out in like 30 minutes but he has to go to court in July which really fucks his shit up because he was leaving for Oregon this Tuesday. they told him that this was a felony and might cost up to 5,000 dollars. I feel so bad. It went by pretty quickly and no one got hurt which is great i guess. i feel really shitty and i'm thinking that i should have taken the blame for it. i was reading today your rights when a cop questions you in a thread just today on watmm. i knew i had to give my name and DOB and i knew i didn't have to answer any other questions, and i tried not to answer the questions but i felt like a total dick because it was just an accident. oh well Is this an ordinary, run-of-the-mill streetlight? Like the kind that don't come down unless somebody hits it with a large vehicle? Why would something like that just fall over when somebody tries to climb it? Also, at least in the state of Washington, you can submit a personal statement online in lieu of appearance in court. Why doesn't your friend just go home and do that? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1059210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 These are all easier said than done folks. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46317-my-friend-and-i-just-knocked-over-a-traffic-light/#findComment-1059213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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