So I finally went to the gym yesterday (I signed up a couple of months ago, it took me this long to get started).
I switched to this gym because I really wanted a rowing machine. It’s a good way to get aerobic exercise even with my bad knee. I get on the machine, and I’m rowing away for several minutes WHEN THE FUCKING MACHINE FALLS OVER WITH ME ON IT.
“Are you all right?” The woman who was on the nearest treadmill came over to help me up.
Naturally, I’m embarrassed. I take a closer look at the machine and it’s really cheesy, with parts of the frame made out of plastic that makes a rattling noise. As I’m leaving, I mention it to the guy at the front desk and ask him to report it. He mumbles something about how it’s happened before. “Then it shouldn’t be on the floor,” I replied.
“You would think, but management didn’t agree,” he said. “There’s a missing piece that’s supposed to steady the legs.”
Huh. I leave, I get in my car, and what he said begins to sink in, and I begin to fume. I mean, what the everloving fuck? It’s happened before, there’s a missing piece, and there’s not even an “Out Of Order” sign on the damn thing?
I came home, took an Aleve and muscle relaxer, and went to sleep — because I knew how shitty I was going to feel in a few hours. I was right.
that is the type of situation you should record and then contact an attorney. imagine if you were really injured. that is like when i filed a complaint with unemployment office regarding false statements made by employer used to deny my benefits. guy in the legal department actually told me that “we do not go after employers, only employees” when false statements are made.
Which gym were you at? You should name it, as a public service.