Thread: Local news on Covid 19

Originally Posted by STF

But what would happen if say in the dark an adult coming to my house legitimately tripped over it (it's only 18" high)?
Would that be my problem, if so how can anyone do anything to their property for fear of someone suing you?

So far, in the UK we aren't quite as litigation crazy as in the USA, but we're working on it.
Thinking of your chain, if you've been used to walking on to your property with no chain present for many years, you might forget it's there and have to sue yourself.

Originally Posted by STF

I have a plastic chain strung between two logs at the entrance to my drive.

The reason is that:

1) last year the yard waste guys took my logs so now it is obvious that the logs are there on purpose.
2) my drive is just dirt at the end and cars (or more often trucks) turn around in my drive, it wouldn't matter but after the rain my drive is very soft and i don't want tire tracks in it so I have to spend all my time raking to try and get it smooth again.

I might be completely wrong but, I have been led to believe that if someone decided to play jump my plastic chain and landed badly on my property hurting themselves. I could be held responsible for the injured trespasser and end up compensating him!

I heard a story about a burglar that fell through someones skylight while trying to break in, he sued the homeowner. Surely that must be rubbish, please tell me it's rubbish.

Not sure how laws work up there, but here we have to have Reflective Warning Markers on a wire or chain... UNLESS it is on clearly marked Private Property

For instance, our road is Private Property from the instant you turn off the highway, our property is 3/4 of a mile back, so I wouldn't have to mark a chain or wire but I would because they are dangerous..
You said yours is plastic so it is actually double safe for our laws

We had a guy I want to say 2-3 years ago that almost lost his head with a Wire across a road, while dirt biking, he tried to sue but he was about 1/2 mile unto the private property so it was dismissed...

Anyway that is what I know but might not mean a thing up in your neck of the woods

Pretty much the case here as well. You have to post a NO TRESPASSING sign or equivalent to protect yourself from lawsuits from folks who enter your property uninvited and hurt themselves. You have to do something similar if you don’t want folks hunting on your property.

We had a case several years ago of teenagers cutting through a chain link fence around a municipal dump to get access to ride their BMX bikes. Of course one broke his back and his folks tried to sue the city. Even though the kids had to cut a fence to get in, it was the posted signage that saved the city from any responsibility. Go figure

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Not sure how laws work up there, but here we have to have Reflective Warning Markers on a wire or chain... UNLESS it is on clearly marked Private Property

For instance, our road is Private Property from the instant you turn off the highway, our property is 3/4 of a mile back, so I wouldn't have to mark a chain or wire but I would because they are dangerous..
You said yours is plastic so it is actually double safe for our laws

We had a guy I want to say 2-3 years ago that almost lost his head with a Wire across a road, while dirt biking, he tried to sue but he was about 1/2 mile unto the private property so it was dismissed...

Anyway that is what I know but might not mean a thing up in your neck of the woods

This is what I have.

You could hang some strips of blaze orange flagging tape on that to make it a little more obvious.

Bob

I don't know Steve,

In a neighborhood like that, down here, I think you could be liable... But I am not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV

I think Bobs idea of making the chain a bit more obvious makes sense if it stops anyone from landing in my drive on their face and costing me the house.

I think it just boils down to doing what a "reasonable person" would do to make things safe.

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Bob

I got my second Moderna Stab yesterday. Today, I'm fine. No issues besides a sore arm where the needle went in. Not even a bruse. Guess I'm one of the lucky ones it just didn't screw with. Or I'm so screwed up the shot could do anything to help. LOL

Originally Posted by Gasman

I got my second Moderna Stab yesterday. Today, I'm fine. No issues besides a sore arm where the needle went in. Not even a bruse. Guess I'm one of the lucky ones it just didn't screw with. Or I'm so screwed up the shot could do anything to help. LOL

It was in the news here in Canada that they are not going to send any more Moderna to us. I hope that's a wind up or that they will be sending enough for the second shots.

Both my wife and I had the first shot of Moderna and we were told it would be 16 weeks before the second one.
That length of time doesn't sound like a second shot to me, it sounds like another first one but I am just hoping that we will get a second one at all.

I'm glad your second shot went well Jerry.