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Not really from Vienna |
Let her buy a ladder. Or hire someone who has one. | |||
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quarter MOA visionary |
Are you that paranoid about lawsuits? If you are just don't loan it. Why would it be your fault unless you purposely gave something that you knew was faulty. sheesh ? what are we coming to now days?  | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
Create a holding company and transfer ownership of the ladder to the holding company. Advise your neighbor that you do not have a ladder to lend but that you just happen to know of a business entity that has a ladder she can borrow. If she falls off of the ladder, dissolve the holding company and flee the country. Simple You're welcome | |||
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Chip away the stone |
This is turning into an episode of Nathan For You. | |||
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Thanks for all the replies, much appreciated. | |||
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Thanks chellim1, makes a lot of sense. | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
Is he going to sue himself if he falls off the ladder? _____________ | |||
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Don't Panic |
Don't they have ladder rentals at the local big box hardware store? | |||
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| Nature is full of magnificent creatures |
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| His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm.  |
Fuck that. If I can spend tens of thousands of dollars on tools for my work, he can spend a C-note or whatever for a ladder. (ETA: a ladder like the OP's is more like $300.) Tell her "Sorry, I can't help."This message has been edited. Last edited by: egregore, | |||
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delicately calloused |
We have evolved into a litigious society. Few are willing to accept responsibility for their actions and consequences preferring to instead make someone else suffer. We can't rely on the legal system to protect us since we have seen such injustice historically. There is no common moral code anymore so we can't rely on the right thing happening. Now we must all protect ourselves with ridiculous measures like a group of 13 yr old boys covering their genitals because someone in the gang started a ball whacking game and now no one can move or uncover for fear of getting thumped. You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ It seems to work for big business, and stock swindlers. | |||
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| His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm. |
For all we know, if you did lend the ladder, you might never see it again. It would be sold for the scrap aluminum to feed whatever habit(s) he has. | |||
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What kind of construction contractor doesn't have access to, or the ability to move a 28' ladder? I wouldn't even bother using my truck to move a single 28' ladder. I'd just put it on the roof of the car. She needs to find a handier "handyman". "If the wind is not against you, it is not blowing." | |||
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One thing I found out is that most home owners insurance will not cover liability if you are paying someone to work on or in your home (including maid/cleaning services,etc) and they get injured. That would put the homeowners income and assets at risk to pay for the injuries, recovery/rehab, and lost pay. Something I need to take into consideration as we are going to get a new roof this year and I understand a lot of roofing companies can claim they are insured but that does not mean everyone that might be working in the roof is insured, especially subcontractors. Apparently it is not unusual for a company or individual to lie about claiming they have insurance either. | |||
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All done and uneventful, just as I like it. Her friend was really nice and found out he lives in my son's neighborhood. He does not do construction but is a trucker who does occasional handy man work. He has multiple ladders at home but I can't blame him for not wanting to put his on his Hyundai compact car for a 15 mile ride but I could tell he knew his way around a ladder. He repaired a couple roof shingles at the edge of the roof about 22 feet up that had been damaged by branches. Then my lady neighbor was trying to use a hand pole saw to cut off the suspect branches and could not reach them and was going to go up the ladder, that she was afraid of, before I told her no way so I ended up doing it for her LOL. So she got free ladder use and free labor from me, oh well. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
There sure was a lot of lawyering in this thread. If you are that afraid of getting sued, not lending the ladder is the right answer. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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