removed from cinema after complaints about his ventilator

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http://www.mdctrailblazers.org/news/1609

Utterly disgusting

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Just how noisy is it? It is sad that he was asked to leave for something that was not his fault but if he is distracting a few dozen people I can see their point.

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Just how noisy is it? It is sad that he was asked to leave for something that was not his fault but if he is distracting a few dozen people I can see their point.

I use the same ventilator and honestly it's quieter than people rustling popcorn

[Tradewind]

Yeah on the list of "insufferably annoying shit people do in theatres," the subtle buzz/puffing of some crippled kid's respirator is at the very bottom of it.

Fuck all those people and that theatre.

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I use the same ventilator and honestly it's quieter than people rustling popcorn

Then those people were just being dicks, slurping drinks and chewing with the noise of a pig is far more off putting.

[Tradewind]

Then those people were just being dicks, slurping drinks and chewing with the noise of a pig is far more off putting.

Don't forget bag crumpling and people who light up their cell phones in the middle of the movie like the fucking torches of Gondor.

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Don't forget bag crumpling and people who light up their cell phones in the middle of the movie like the fucking torches of Gondor.

None of that compares to that asshole trying to suck out that lost drop of soda from his gallon sized cup.

[wowaccounttom]

they should have special viewing areas for those people... that way they can be as noisy as they need to be due to their own circumstances and others wont get annoyed by the noise.

or at the very least offer them the first 2 viewing times, warning the normals that they could expect certain amount of special in there -- at a reduced cost of course.. perhaps $2 for their potential trouble and with the chance to get a refund within the first 15 minutes of the movie in case the noise level is too insufferable.

[Medusa Cascade]

My ventilator is practically silent

[Tradewind]

None of that compares to that asshole trying to suck out that lost drop of soda from his gallon sized cup.

That does sound bad...but no, bag crumpling is like fuckin' nails on chalkboard to me. That crinkly fucking tinny sound...fuuuuuuuuck!

[Deleted]

they should have special viewing areas for those people... that way they can be as noisy as they need to be due to their own circumstances and others wont get annoyed by the noise.

or at the very least offer them the first 2 viewing times, warning the normals that they could expect certain amount of special in there -- at a reduced cost of course.. perhaps $2 for their potential trouble and with the chance to get a refund within the first 15 minutes of the movie in case the noise level is too insufferable.

Normals? Specials? Lol, hope you are wearing your flak jacket today.

[Altrec]

Without being there and hearing how loud it was I don't know what to say. It is one of those situations where I can see it from both sides. Sadly, I don't think it was handled very well, but sometimes that is how it is.

[Vanyali]

they should have special viewing areas for those people... that way they can be as noisy as they need to be due to their own circumstances and others wont get annoyed by the noise.

or at the very least offer them the first 2 viewing times, warning the normals that they could expect certain amount of special in there -- at a reduced cost of course.. perhaps $2 for their potential trouble and with the chance to get a refund within the first 15 minutes of the movie in case the noise level is too insufferable.

are you for serious with the bold?


also, unless you're sitting on top of him the ventilator isn't going to disturb you all that much considering the volume most movies play at.

beyond that, if you're the type that gets so wound up over noise in a public space you probably shouldn't be in a public space with a ton of people.

[Deleted]

That's the risk you take going to a movie theater. If it's not some kid throwing popcorn it's a handicapped guy with a ventilator. That's just part of the cinema experience. This is also why we need home cinema. This incident would make a good sales point. :>

[Runeshear]

Im pretty sure the noise from Taken wouldve covered up his noise.

Messed up though. Ive been in theaters with people like him before (maybe different respirators) and the noise was barely audible.

[wowaccounttom]

dont see the problem with normals and specials.. just differentiating between both groups

one group, as we can see here, is oversensitive about trivial things such as words and noise.
the other group, cant help annoying others due to their disabilities.

neither word is degrading.

what should i call them then...??? group a and group b? regular folk and the rest? there will be segregation regardless of the term used.


edit: it is not a matter of the ventilator... while it is a public place, the ticket price is payed to enjoy the movie with a certain expected level of comfort... if some annoying normal jersey chick is talking her head off on the phone, then reporting her and getting her kicked out is the right thing to do as well.

[Vanyali]

dont see the problem with normals and specials.. just differentiating between both groups

one group, as we can see here, is oversensitive about trivial things such as words and noise.
the other group, cant help annoying others due to their disabilities.

neither word is degrading.

what should i call them then...??? group a and group b? regular folk and the rest? there will be segregation regardless of the term used.

or you could just call them people.

i mean, "normals" that play with their phones annoy me. can i separate us into normal people and phone fucks and warn people that phone fucks will be in a special time (and that they can only be there during that time) so this is the warning for a lot of phone fucks?

Also, the fact that you're saying anyone with a disability is always annoying? Christ.

[Dedweight]

also, unless you're sitting on top of him the ventilator isn't going to disturb you all that much considering the volume most movies play at.

That was my thought, most ventilators aren't very loud a side from the suction of the air going through the filtration device and with the volume levels most theaters play movies at I'd be surprised if I'd notice it from a few seats away.

[wowaccounttom]

or you could just call them people.

i mean, "normals" that play with their phones annoy me. can i separate us into normal people and phone fucks and warn people that phone fucks will be in a special time (and that they can only be there during that time) so this is the warning for a lot of phone fucks?

Also, the fact that you're saying anyone with a disability is always annoying? Christ.

ah, no. i didnt say that anyone with a disability is always annoying, i said "[disable ones] cant help annoying others due to their disabilities"... notice i used the word "others" and not "everyone"... and thats because some people do get annoyed.

[Rafoel]

Frankly, if people decided to stop watching the movie and instead complain about the ventilator, it HAD to make sound and it HAD to be LOUD. Otherwise, as you sy it, they WOULDNT EVEN NOTICE IT.