that document wouldn't stand in court.
On Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Jewel wrote: > One of our department stores had a very good special on 20 inch chainsaws > recently, and being a > sucker for chainsaws, I went along to buy one. > > The nasty little jumped-up salesman wouldn't sell me one unless I was > prepared to sign a waiver to > the effect that if injured, I would not sue them. I had no worry about > signing such a document, but > it was a clear case of discrimination for anyone can injure themselves with a > chainsaw, and do those > others have to sign a waiver? no they don't! > Now, this is a store that sold me, without hesitation, a rotary garden hoe > that didn't have a > clutch, even though, for reasons of safety, I had, distinctly, said that a > clutch it must have. > I did not find that it had no clutch until I got it home and was attempting > to find the safety > feature I had demanded it * MUST have! > When I say a * clutch, I mean that the machine can be put out of gear, so > that the hoe tines stops > spinning, but the motor is still running. > > Jewel > >
