Coast Guard reduces passenger capacity, and more
Coast Guard reduces passenger capacity
The U.S. Coast Guard has reduced the passenger capacity of U.S. commercial vessels to reflect the growing weight of the average American. A boat’s capacity used to be based on an assumed average of 160 pounds per passenger, but that’s been raised to 185 pounds. Florida pleasure-boat passenger David Kushner said he approved of the change. “Oh, God, yeah,” said Kushner. “I’m 251 with sandals.”
California woman sues Starbucks over prosthetic leg
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A California woman is suing Starbucks, claiming employees insisted she buy something before she could use the restroom to fix her prosthetic leg. Janet Marx says her leg was about to fall off because of a loose screw, but a barista wouldn’t let her enter the restroom, and told her she “couldn’t be nice” to anyone who hadn’t made a purchase.
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