Personal responsibility....

[AlexS]

My understanding of Alexs post was that the person was invited to take part in the instore demonstration. If that is the case then I would think the store was responsible for the customer's safety and good luck to the punter.
If however the customer had bought the pergola and was building it at home then hes an idiot.
beejay1

http://community.webshots.com/user/eunos9

Sorry, I wasn't as clear as could have been. I believe the injury occurred when he tried to build it at home.

If it was in the store that is obviously quite a different matter.

[Harry72]

I think Cliffy is right if he's done it at home using his own tools the safety warning would be written in black and white on the power tool safety instructions, he wont have a leg to stand on!

[kiwigeo]

Im sure some of you would recall a case in the USA a few years back where Black and Decker got sued by an idiot who while up on a ladder had suddenly felt the urge to scratch his forehead. Rather than do what any normal person would have done and climb down the ladder, put the drill down and then scratch his forehead the idiot forgot he had a drill in his hand and promptly stuck the drill bit through his head.

The most amazing thing is the case actually got as far as going before a court.....

The bottom line is....there has to be a point where individuals accept responsibility for their safety.

[kiwigeo]

Picture this….

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I’m thinking of suing zipper manufacturers for mental anguish.... (it's been a long day)

Serves you right for not wearing underpants

[Groggy]

The guy's parents should be sued by the chain store.

I figure that their breeding has caused their idiot son to threaten the store with his own stupidity - call it a "root" cause case if you like...

[maglite]

The hardest thing to insure against is "Common Sense"..........apparently it isnt that common anymore

[kiwigeo]

A few examples from the oilpatch of people behaving stupidly ..

1. man oxy cutting on top of a pod full of jet fuel.
2. same man checking line up of freshly drilled holes through two pieces of steel plate by sticking his finger through same.
3. man putting aviation lifejacket on after hed buckled up his seat belt.


And the best one..

4. man slipped over on safety poster left lying on floor. And yes the subject of the poster was slip hazards.

[PAH1]

My favourite happened when we lived in the US. A 13 year old girl/woman was attacked by a bear in a state park. She was feeding the thing, signs saying everywhere not to, as they can bite and be generally dangerous. She won, why? because of the warning signs- the park service obviously knew that the animals were dangerous and did not do enough to get the animal out of the park.

[barnsey]

Jeez - there are more village idiots than we think.

There are the obvious one's boring holes in their heads and there's a whole heap of others dreaming up ways to make the law an ass and yet others making the law an ass.:eek:

Fair dinkum how do you wind up getting locked up because you defended your property/family/self:mad:

Too many villige idiots I say

Jamie

[Wongo]

I am suing my lawyer for not able to find me someone to sue. But first I must find a lawyer to represent my case. Hmmm I think I should give my lawyer a call.

[Termite]

Thats it, I'm becoming a lurker, cause if I dont then someone is going to sue me for actually believing the stupid advice I give and then injuring themself. Sounds stupid dosen't it, but in light of the things arising from this thread its not so stupid after all.
And to those bathtubs that realy think that I am going to keep my mouth shut and are cheering about it, well I'm not, so there.

[silentC]

I'm suing you for breach of promise :mad:

[Sir Stinkalot]

.... he wont have a leg to stand on!

Don't tell me he had trouble with the saw as well as the drill :confused:

[ozwinner]

Thats it, I'm becoming a lurker,

Im going to sue you for stalking!!!

Al

[Zed]

under australian oh&s law safety is the responsibility of the employer to provide a safe place to work. the employer, the employees, passersby etc are all still responsible for thier own saftey too.... if this dip$hit was stoopid enough to drill and not protect his eyes its his fault. whats he doing in a hardware store ? what pursuaded him he had the skill to build a major structure like a pergola ? even the most simple design requires some fair effort. therfore if hes to stupid to know that spinning metal in timber generates swarf he should hand in his power drill. wanker.

I bet the bastard didnt even hurt himself seriously... he's just tying one on.

in order to protect myself from litigation - I specifically state that the above is simply an opinion, its unqualified, ignorant of the facts and based on my personal prejudice. I'm even considering changing my autosignature to protect myself!

lets face it opinons are like bums, everyones got one.