Northern monkeys go zoomey-zoom-zoom

Reminds me of a movie... The hero says "Sawn-off shotguns makae a very
loud noise, so if you don't want to go permanently deaf..."

I never understood why they print those warnings on bike handbooks,
"Riding whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol my lead to
injury or death..."
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A friend is unable to even be on site t the main Easter role play
event because she had lasik on her eyes last month. She had no
intention of getting into combat situations, she just wanted to go and
camp, catch up with her mates and sit around the fire drinking. She's
been told no as the insurance wont cover it even though her doc says
it is OK. She offered to sign a waiver but apparently that's not
acceptable either. It was going to be the last event at that
particular site anyway (Candlestone near Merthyr Mawr) because the
costs have shot up. There's a bunch of us quite pissed off about it.

I mean they let prawn shoot flaming arrows...

 

We live in a world where there needs to be a warning sign on large packs of
nuts which reads "Caution! This product contains nuts."

Matches get hot, grass gives poor traction, knives are sharp, do not set off
fireworks while holding them, these flashing lights and brightly coloured
barriers on this level crossing aren't here for decoration.

Has anyone got off a drunk-driving charge because the bottles and cans
didn't say "do not drive or operate machinery"?

 

They're not meaningless, they however are not a complete get out of gaol
free card. You can't get someone to waive their right to sue you for
negligence. Anything short of negligence can be waived*.

JL

 

My personal favourite on boil in the bag foodstuffs: "Do Not Eat the
Bag".

I accept eating the contents is probably not such a good idea either....

 

Quite so. The Ski Club of GB, for which I'm a rep/leader, require all
members skiing with us to sign a statement, and for us to read it out
to them, agreeing that we're not qualified guides or instructors and
that it's their responsibility to ensure their own, and other group
members', safety and to inform us if they're not happy skiing our
choice of runs etc.

It's not intended as a 'waiver' as such, but in signing, and in us
ensuring they've read and heard it, it they're allowing us to show, in
the event of a lawsuit, that we did our utmost to ensure they
understood the basis on which they were skiing with us. It doesn't
define that basis, nor would it absolve us in the event of negligence,
but would lend a strong supporting argument if they tried to say they
thought we were professionsals and were entitled to switch their
brains off before coming out with us.

 

doesn't protect you from claims from the general public though as the leader
/ rep its ultimately your nuts in the noose , make sure that you have
liability/legal insurances inplace no win no fee lawyers love cases like
this

 

Crikey, I wonder if our lawyers, who drafted the aforementioned
statement, have thought of this?

 

if they have got any sense yes , carefully manipulated to make the maximum
profit from your organisation when they need there services.

Lawyers will draft anything you want to form t&c policy statements etc it
doesn't necessarily mean that they are enforceable that's how they make
there brass in the ensuing legal disputes

anyway i was making a point that you may need cover personally not your
organisation , as you could be held personally liable under various sections
of health and safety legislation , its worth asking your organisation if
there insurance cover provide this

 

Wow, really?

<Clue: irony does not mean something made out of a ferrous metal>