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Quantess

(27,630 posts)
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 04:16 AM Mar 2015

Man burned while praying over sizzling fajitas at Applebee's can't sue

Jimenez ordered fajitas that were placed in front of him in a "sizzling skillet." When he bowed his head "close to the table," the ruling says, Jimenez heard "a loud sizzling noise, followed by 'a pop noise' and then felt a burning sensation in his left eye and on his face."

In an incident report prepared for Appelebee's, Jimenez said he was burned on his face, neck and arms after "grease popped" on the fajitas.

Jimenez ordered fajitas that were placed in front of him in a "sizzling skillet." When he bowed his head "close to the table," the ruling says, Jimenez heard "a loud sizzling noise, followed by 'a pop noise' and then felt a burning sensation in his left eye and on his face."

In an incident report prepared for Appelebee's, Jimenez said he was burned on his face, neck and arms after "grease popped" on the fajitas.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/04/man-burned-by-fajitas-cant-sue-applebees/24403053/

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Man burned while praying over sizzling fajitas at Applebee's can't sue (Original Post) Quantess Mar 2015 OP
Guess his deity punished him for whatever reason deity’s have for smiting their adherents. anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #1
+1 Scuba Mar 2015 #4
Well, Jesus told us to pray in private. Frank Cannon Mar 2015 #16
Neither should the plaintiffs in this current ACA case. lovemydog Mar 2015 #2
But you're right leftynyc Mar 2015 #13
Every time I've ordered fajitas in a restaurant, they say to stay the hell away from that skillet. Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #3
He should be sued trumad Mar 2015 #5
LOL sendero Mar 2015 #8
Oh Lawd, now you've done it...the Applebee fajita eaters are massing to snob-charge you presently alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #11
He should have had the salad bar.. Fumesucker Mar 2015 #6
When they set those in front of you they warn you they are hot liberal N proud Mar 2015 #7
Worked for years in a restaurant where fajitas were a popular item . . . hatrack Mar 2015 #18
He shoulda prayed quietly in a closet BubbaFett Mar 2015 #9
not 100% ridiculous, imho Enrique Mar 2015 #10
you're supposed to EAT the fajitas, not pray over them. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #12
I've never onethatcares Mar 2015 #14
Yes, I say a blessing over my food and give thanks to the life given to preserve mine TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #19
I apologize onethatcares Mar 2015 #20
Teh stupid. It burns. bigwillq Mar 2015 #15
In other news... titaniumsalute Mar 2015 #17
he sued Applebee's because he was stupid rurallib Mar 2015 #21
 

anotojefiremnesuka

(198 posts)
1. Guess his deity punished him for whatever reason deity’s have for smiting their adherents.
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 05:31 AM
Mar 2015

or it could be a sign, many say god works in mysterious ways.......

or the fajitas were possessed by a malevolent deity!

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
13. But you're right
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 09:24 AM
Mar 2015

Those ACA plantiffs could get the whole thing thrown out over lack of standing if they can't prove THEY themselves were hurt by the law.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
3. Every time I've ordered fajitas in a restaurant, they say to stay the hell away from that skillet.
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 06:44 AM
Mar 2015

Plus they bring it with an oven mitt. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that it's hot as hell.

I can't say I've ever had them at Applebee's, but.... yeah.

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
11. Oh Lawd, now you've done it...the Applebee fajita eaters are massing to snob-charge you presently
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 09:18 AM
Mar 2015

Duck or run.

liberal N proud

(60,336 posts)
7. When they set those in front of you they warn you they are hot
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 08:19 AM
Mar 2015

And isn't the sizzling enough of a warning?

You can't fix stupid.

hatrack

(59,587 posts)
18. Worked for years in a restaurant where fajitas were a popular item . . .
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 09:49 AM
Mar 2015

Every single time, I'd set the skillet on the trivet and warn the table (as if this hissing and popping weren't enough) that it was hot.

About one time in ten, I'd be walking away from the table and hear "Ow! It's HOT!"

Enrique

(27,461 posts)
10. not 100% ridiculous, imho
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 09:16 AM
Mar 2015

yes, you know they're hot, yes you can hear it sizzling, and see the grease bubbling.

But you are sitting at a restaurant table, your guard is down a little, you don't expect burn hazards. So it makes a ton of sense when the waiter tells me to be careful. When I hear that I don't think "duh", I think "oh yeah thanks for reminding me".

Whether that warning is a legal obligation, that's a different story...

TheKentuckian

(25,026 posts)
19. Yes, I say a blessing over my food and give thanks to the life given to preserve mine
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 09:56 AM
Mar 2015

I have no idea why such is stupid or offensive to you.

onethatcares

(16,173 posts)
20. I apologize
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 10:01 AM
Mar 2015

I should have said I never felt the urge to put my face so close to my meal of fajitas while praying.

rurallib

(62,424 posts)
21. he sued Applebee's because he was stupid
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 10:18 AM
Mar 2015

shouldn't he sue his god for making him that way?
or maybe his parents?
or how about the public schools - they are always a good whipping boy?

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