Thread: What do they take us for? Geez!

... Mow... his lawn... in.... ... the SNOW??? Yet another example of someone who got what was coming to him.

Now I'm not saying I'm too smart/talented to spill something on myself, I'm just saying that if I did so, it would be entirely my fault. Every day we deal with things that are potentially dangerous. All the time. Where will it end? Will we all be walking around in padded rooms with padded floors eating with our hands out of soft plastic contains to large to swallow and choke on?

I do house renovations. I work with a lot of tools. When I buy a hammer, I expect it to be hard. I like it that way. It works better. However, if I drop it on my bare foot, its gonna hurt. I should have been wearing steeltoes. My skillsaw is sharp. It works better when its sharp. But you do realise that I could easily chop things off with it. Do I want the manufacturers to produce blunt skillsaws? Not particularly. That would make my job just a little harder.

The idea is that you use your brain (just a small particle of it will work in most situations) to assess the things around you. It seems everyone wants to be coddled their entire lives; Never having to think for themselves. It makes me sick. Stop trying to blame somebody else. Grow up and own up.

I don't think this MD's v Burnt Old Lady is a good example. I think MD's did contribute to the accident.

Most accidents are not 100% the fault of one party. Sometimes it takes a concerted team effort for idiots to screw up properly.

I have spilt coffee on my self. I did not have to spend a week in hospital having skin grafts.

MD's knew the coffee was TOO hot, as they have about 1.5 people burn themselves a week.

They knew people wanted it cooler, according to their own market research.

They kept it TOO hot to save money (as it retained the taste longer if they did so).

They could have taken responsibility and paid half the medical bills (even as goodwill / customer relations), or settled at mediation but decided to take the chance and lost.

A good example is;

Lady goes to a party at pub. Drinks too much and is refused service, offered a lift home in pub bus or a taxi, refuses and abuses bar staff. Leaves on foot. Tries to cross road and gets run over, by person traveling within speed limit.

Judge awards nearly Au$500K againt pub and driver. Thankfully we are reasonably sane here and is over turned on appeal.

If you take drugs (including alchol) and do something stupid or illegal, it is not the drugs fault, it is totally your fault. We have let lawyers convince us (and the courts) that we are all victims and we have no personal responsibility.

Originally posted by Clyde
"Lightatdawn, despite what you think, you're not
smarter than most people."

I really do beg to differ.

That's because you're in love with him.

This is why I drink Frappucino. No one ever got burned by a 40 degree (F) caramel mocha drink spilling in their laps! You never hear about people careening off the road as a Slurpee severly scalds them, do you? No! Prohibit hot beverages!

>>Judge awards nearly Au$500K againt pub and driver. Thankfully we are reasonably sane here and is over turned on appeal.

Unfortunatly not so sane in the States. A woman goes to an office christmas party. Open bar and everything is free. She has some drinks. I believe there was even a shuttle service provided free of charge but she decides to drive home. Gets in an accident... And then sues here employer for letting her drive!!! She wins (partially).

If you take drugs (including alchol) and do something stupid or illegal, it is not the drugs fault, it is totally your fault. We have let lawyers convince us (and the courts) that we are all victims and we have no personal responsibility.

Ahmen, brotha!

McD's shouldn't have served coffee at or near boiling is the point. Take Ken's electricity analogy. It's ok as presented, but what if the power company decided to save $ by not adding transformers to step the voltage down before it got to his house. Now, assuming the house doesn't burn down first, Ken plugs in his Dell and whamo! Kentucky Fried Ken. Heck, everyone knows, or should, that electrity is dangerous. Should you hand Ken the idiot sign, or does the power company have some responsibility here?
You cook some foods by boiling. You don't serve it boiling. Unless you're an idiot.

Thank you novacain. Finally, someone to side with
me. Finally, someone who isn't filled with so
much unrequited admiration for Lightatdawn, they're
willing to form an opinion that differs from his.

Most of you people need become less-obsessed with
Lightatdawn. I'm so much cooler than he is, follow
me instead. I'm the leader; I'm always the leader.

ethic, my friend, to my knowledge non of the Mods have ever posted the "Last Word" and then proceeded to close
the thread. If a thread is closed, however, the Mod who 'done the deed' usually posts to explain the reasons for
the closing. I've taken great care to not take a side when closing a thread.

First of all, I'm not your friend. I'm your arch
nemesis. Remember that, because next time I'm
in Canada, you had better keep your doors locked.

Yeah, like Canadians even have doors...

Second, maybe you don't make sure you get the last
word, but you always say something that annoys me
right before you close it. That's just as bad. I
don't like being annoyed.

>Yeah, like Canadians even have doors...

Actually, we do... they're just made of snow, and have to be replaced monthly.

>Remember that, because next time I'm in Canada, you had better keep your doors locked.

I can't lock it, but my vicious guard seals will keep you away.

>know tend to BOIL the kettle then pour the
>water into the coffee mug

Jeez, get a Coffee Maker, Amishboy.

They let it cool down. They know it's hot. When
you buy something at a resturaunt, it's suppose
to be ready to consume. That's the whole point
of the resturaunt business. You're not suppose
to order your food, then wait 10 minutes for it
to cool down. You buy it, then eat (or drink) it.

Fast Food, duh...