Re: T&R Electric - No More...

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Original poster: "kayaker by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <kayaker-at-sbcglobal-dot-net>

Hi Coiler:-)

And I quote:" Damn the torpedos." If we have too we'll have to build our
own. Then there will be no one too sue. Have a good weekend folks.

Doug
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Subject: Re: T&R Electric - No More...


 > Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
 >
 > This whole subject reeks of the ills of modern society and the rule of
 > claims lawyers.  My personal belief is that if I do something dumb it's
 > strictly my fault and I should bear all of the consequences.  For
 > instance, if I buy a pole pig and fry myself, that's too bad but still
 > can't place any blame on the guy who sold it to me.  Reminds me of the
 > people who are sueing (sp?) the firearms manufacturers because someone
 > with a stolen gun shoots somebody.  Or sueing a toy manufacturer because
 > the toy he sold had parts which a kid could pull off and swallow while
 > his parents watched TV and drank beer or something like that.
 >
 > Similar problems have almost destroyed the light plane market; a couple
 > of years ago the average cost to a manufacturer for the liability
 > insurance associated with any new plane was around $75k, which the
 > buyers must pay.  A friend of mine came into some money, bought a twin
 > which he wasn't really qualified to fly, and then took a whole load of
 > people up and flew into a cloud with a big rock (Mt. Whitney no less) in
 > it.  The families of everyone on board immediately sued Beachcraft, the
 > FBO who maintained the plane, the guy who ran the gas truck which came
 > around and refueled it, etc.  In at least some of these suits the
 > lawyers found a jury dumb enough to give a big award.
 >
 > Bottom line is that this is the sort of stuff we have to contend with
 > in almost any hobby we pursue and we can only expect things to get
 > worse.  The best we can do is be as careful as we can and assume the
 > responsibilities for our own stupidity, not try to find someone else to
 > blame and pay.
 >
 > Ed
 >
 > P.S. I still have a newspaper clipping which has a story about the
 > Chicago City Council trying to find out who to sue over an extreme hot
 > spell!
 >