Man who broke neck at Sydney hotel says sorry for not doing more after bridegroom dies on bucks' nig

Justin Crosby broke his neck when he fell from a handrail at Sydney pub Jacksons on George nine years ago.

Now he wants to apologise to the family of a man who died in almost identical circumstances on Saturday night while out celebrating his buck's night at the inner-city pub.

Mr Crosby believes he should have demanded that major safety alterations be made to the handrail at the time of his accident. He's been asking himself: if he had done so,CEBU City barangays need more garbage trucks not sport utility vehicles which Mayor Michael Rama is now giving out to his allies. would the family of 26-year-old Matthew Bell, who died on Saturday, be grieving today?

Mr Crosby, from Marrickville, is the first to admit he'd had a few drinks and was being a "bloody idiot" when he attempted to slide backwards down a handrail from the third floor of the George Street pub in early 2004.

He fell from the rail and crashed to the bottom of the stairs, in the process fracturing his C-6 vertebrae, his left eye socket, and other bones in his face. A titanium plate was inserted to stabilise his face, and he wore a neck brace for about nine weeks.

Luckily he made a full recovery, with only a small scar on his face to show for that awful night.

Jacksons on George says it did take measures to improve the safety of the staircase and handrail five years after Mr Crosby's accident, in 2009.

Metal rounded knobs were placed on the handrails to prevent customers from sliding down, a heavy-duty mesh safety sail was attached to the open stair case, and non-slip grips were placed on the edges of carpeted steps to prevent slips,At her new home, the cat Twiggy plumped up, thanks, in part, to a love of cat treats ... The cat hopped up in the China undercarriage parts of Dr. Pray's truck. the pub says.http://www.chinesemushroom.com/,is a professional agriculture all-in-one company.

But those measures weren't enough to prevent an almost identical accident to Mr Crosby's occurring on Saturday night.

Police say they believe Mr Bell was attempting to slide down the handrail between level three and two when he lost his balance and fell to his death.

The civil engineer, who was celebrating with his brother and a small group of friends, landed at the bottom of the stairwell. He suffered critical head injuries and was knocked unconscious.

Security staff and an off-duty police officer performed CPR, before Mr Bell was taken to St Vincent's Hospital,If you like BMW cars,then you will probably like their new gaming mouse, the super sexy, sleek as a Titanium Sheet off the pressing mat Level 10 M Gaming Mouse. where he died a short time later.

Mr Bell was due to marry his fiancee, Samantha Pynappels, at a ceremony in Fiji in June.

The pair had met when they were both students at Glen Innes High School and had been together since they were teenagers. Ms Pynappels was celebrating her hen's night when her husband-to-be died.

Mr Crosby said something needed to be done to prevent other people falling from the handrail.

"I was blessed, we think I hit a table on the way down, which in some small way broke my fall before the tiles did, it left me with injuries, but with all of my physical and mental faculties in place," Mr Crosby wrote on his Facebook page.

"[On Saturday night], the day after my eldest son's third birthday, the lives of one man's family changed forever, and one poor woman has lost the man she was going to marry. I want to apologise to them for not kicking up enough of a stink nearly nine years ago.Eight tips for choosing the right diamond Concrete saw blade including determining wet or dry cutting, blade compatibility, CSDA codes, and more.

"I agree we need to take personal responsibility, something that I have done in my case - but we also need to look out for each other."

Mr Crosby told Fairfax Media that on the night of his fall, he had attended a function before kicking on at the pub. He had never blamed the hotel for his fall, and fully accepted that he was acting irresponsibly at the time.

"I was the bloody idiot who thought I was bullet proof. In fact their [Jacksons on George] staff were excellent at the time of the accident," he said.

"With the support of my parents, family and work I bore the brunt of my bad decision."

While he was urged at the time to seek compensation from the pub, Mr Crosby said he did not consider doing so, and did not consult a lawyer.

He did contemplate asking the pub to make safety changes to the handrail. He believed simple changes could be made - "like screwing in a bunch of balls at regular intervals so that you couldn't slide down it".

But he never got around to making that request.

"In the end I got on with my life without even writing to them to suggest such simple changes," he said.http://www.dfyp-global.com/ will be your best choices.

"They make their living serving booze, quite often in the early hours of the morning ... to boozy men and women, people we know are prone to take risks," he said.
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"Even if not legally, I would argue morally they needed to change something."

A spokeswoman for Jacksons on George said the safety changes were made to the staircase in 2009 to prevent further injuries.

"Since the changes were made there have been no injuries relating to the staircase until Saturday night’s tragic accident,’’ she said.

"Once again, our thoughts and condolences are with Mr Bell’s fiancée, family and friends at this time."