[dalereed]

I always complied with the safety rules as far as employees were concerned but for the savings of time I have always taken the risk of getting hurt or killed if I felt that I had a better than 50% probability of surviving and being the employer CalOsha or its predecessor California Industrial Accident Commission couldn't touch me.

At 66 I still have the same attitude and am not going to change, I'm just as replaceable and anyone else.

[B4Ranch]

"being the employer"

That's the KEY! I've done many dangerous things that I wouldn't allow employees to do. I've then told my employees that if I ever heard about or caught them doing the same I'd fire them before they could get that next breath out. I've said to invigorated new employees, "If you ever want your last check in cash just do the foolish things I do and I'll pay you on the spot, then I'll kick your butt all the way to the nearest gate."