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our trade goes by. its a shame
ozzie46:
I have always lived by the rule that if "I" go onto some one else's property it was my responsibility to look out for my own safety. I know that is not the law but it should be. If I don't want to take the responsibility then I need to stay away. We seem to live in a society that , I'm now finding out seems to be world wide, wants to put the responsibility for our own welfare on someone else's shoulders and not our own where it should be. I think it is a very sad state of affairs. Life is a series of risks manup and take it or wimp out and crawl away. Well thats my thoughts anyway for whatever their worth. Probably not much.
Ron
CrewCab:
--- Quote from: ozzie46 on October 27, 2009, 09:56:53 AM ---Life is a series of risks manup and take it or wimp out and crawl away.
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Your preaching to the converted here Ron :beer: I think to a man we all agree, changing legislation is the problem ..............
as a matter of interest I was told Australia had nipped both this and the "no win no fee" culture in the bud once it started to emerge over there, can any of our upside down members confirm or deny that .............. just interested, it's not going to change anything here is it :scratch:
CC
John Hill:
--- Quote from: CrewCab on October 27, 2009, 03:37:14 PM ---
as a matter of interest I was told Australia had nipped both this and the "no win no fee" culture in the bud once it started to emerge over there, can any of our upside down members confirm or deny that .............. just interested, it's not going to change anything here is it ......
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I do not know about Australia but NZ put a stop to that decades ago by establishing a national 'Accident Compensation Commision' which everyone is levied to pay for at a rate depending upon occupation. Thinks like motor registration also include an ACC levy. So if you a snooping around my shop and get part of your anatomy wound up in my feed screw that is an 'accident' and you will be compensated and treatment paid for accordingly including a permanent income compensation if the injury renders you unable to work for the rest of your life, if you do not survive the experience there is a sum to pay for a box to put your carcase in. No lawyers involved. It also covers such things as physio therapy for sports injuries.
Yea, yea, I know, socialism but it does leave the lawyers in the cold so I like it!
tinkerer:
Anything that takes lawyers and insurance robbers out of the equation, I am for.
ieezitin:
You know I agree with Bogs!. An irony is that I was a little Bugger while I was young and loved stealing cars, not Bangers I loved luxury cars, BMW, Mercs, Land Rovers all that!. I was before the Judge and he said quote( you have two choices boot camp or Borstall” or you go to trade school. ) then he tacked on the fact that if I did not complete my apprenticeship my prison term would be enacted.
I settled for the trade, then I settled down. Discipline is key and harmony to society. Nothing wrong with waking up little tyrants. Discipline does not create hurt! It installs values.
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