From The Patriot-News:
A Ferris wheel rider in Hersheypark on Saturday evening didn't like the conversation he was having with his female companion, so he got off the ride -- while it was moving.The man, who was not identified, climbed out of the ride's car and sat crossed-legged on the roof for about 25 minutes as Derry Twp. police and his family tried to talk him down, Hersheypark spokesman Garrett Gallia said.
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Was this a teenager by any chance? Sounds like emotional teen angst, the kind of stupid thing they do in the movies.
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We may kvetch 'n moan about having to fit (or, more usually retrofit) ADA standards into guest-side "Cogito Ergonomic Sum" ("I think, therefore I worry about square foot per guest in a covered queue at a 20 percent rise more than I ever hoped I would have to") designs, but if you think about it (and don't we just), endless more time and effort is spent in the "uh . . . yeah but what if some chowderhead has a fight with his girl friend and . . ." sorts of discussions than Darwin would imagine necessary.
A big bummer? Sure, but it keeps the security systems after-market working late nights, so who are we to bust their rice bowl, eh?