Posted on 07/07/2015 5:40:18 AM PDT by skimbell
"..."They're going to say, 'Well, you can't regulate stupidity' ... and it's true, you can't. But the fact of the matter is you have to try something,"..."
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I hereby declare that setting off explosive fireworks from your head is now illegal. The penalty will be death.
There, I did something.
President Body Odor will present this award.
AYE...........
I feel so much better now.
My wife recently bought a hair curler. The warning label on it suggested it was "For external use only". I'd like to meet the moron responsible for that one, just so I could slap some sense into them.
There’s no dad there to keep the kid from acting like an uncivilized savage brute, so babymomma blames everyone else.
Unfortunately, some greedy lawyer will see dollar signs in this.
I’ve got a set of those screens you put in the windshield to block the sun.
Label says, “Don’t operate vehicle with screen in place.”
Peterman’s urban sombrero...I remember it well.
Takes a rocket surgeon...
The warning labels are not there to encourage safety. They are demanded by company lawyers as liability-fighting tools when something inevitably goes wrong.
Oh, I know that. Which is why it’s “safety theater.”
She will probably sue the state of Maine.
So who’s going to pay for these safety courses, Kathleen?
LOL
Any company that produces a product has at least one (maybe a lot more) lawyer(s) on staff who's only job is to protect said company against "product liability law suites".
His job entails hectoring the engineering department to provide him with an analysis of their product, describing any and all potential failure modes which could lead to injury or death. He then requires that every item on his list be posted with a permanent label warning the end use customer of any potential hazard.
He may also "redesign" the product to include guards or shields over moving parts which could become "pinch points" or any such.
The whole fervor about warning labels is a preemptive reaction to "product liability law suites".
Regards,
GtG
PS His next priority is to hide (or destroy) the list of failure modes lest they become evidence during "discovery" in any future liability action against the company.
We were lighting mortars off a few years ago when my father loaded one upside down. He can’t see that good in the day time, never mind when it’s pitch black. The explosion shredded the mortar tube and blew pieces of it all over the place. I couldn’t even imagine having one blow up on your head.
i bought a water pump for my truck it said be sure engine is off before installing.
Leaves ya shaking your head, don't it?
High Flight, with FAA Supplement
Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth(1), And danced(2) the skies on laughter silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed(3) and joined the tumbling mirth(4) Of sun-split clouds(5) and done a hundred things(6) You have not dreamed of — Wheeled and soared and swung(7) High in the sunlit silence(8). Hov’ring there(9) I’ve chased the shouting wind(10) along and flung(11) My eager craft through footless halls of air. Up, up the long delirious(12), burning blue I’ve topped the wind-swept heights(13) with easy grace, Where never lark, or even eagle(14) flew; And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space(15), Put out my hand(16), and touched the face of God.
NOTE:
1. Pilots must insure that all surly bonds have been slipped entirely before aircraft taxi or flight is attempted.
2. During periods of severe sky dancing, crew and passengers must keep seatbelts fastened. Crew should wear shoulderbelts as provided.
3. Sunward climbs must not exceed the maximum permitted aircraft ceiling.
4. Passenger aircraft are prohibited from joining the tumbling mirth.
5. Pilots flying through sun-split clouds under VFR conditions must comply with all applicable minimum clearances.
6. Do not perform these hundred things in front of Federal Aviation Administration inspectors.
7. Wheeling, soaring, and swinging will not be attempted except in aircraft rated for such activities and within utility class weight limits.
8. Be advised that sunlit silence will occur only when a major engine malfunction has occurred.
9. “Hov’ring there” will constitute a highly reliable signal that a flight emergency is imminent.
10. Forecasts of shouting winds are available from the local FSS. Encounters with unexpected shouting winds should be reported by pilots.
11. Pilots flinging eager craft through footless halls of air are reminded that they alone are responsible for maintaining separation from other eager craft.
12. Should any crewmember or passenger experience delirium while in the burning blue, submit an irregularity report upon flight termination.
13. Windswept heights will be topped by a minimum of 1,000 feet to maintain VFR minimum separations.
14. Aircraft engine ingestion of, or impact with, larks or eagles should be reported to the FAA and the appropriate aircraft maintenance facility.
15. Aircraft operating in the high untresspassed sanctity of space must remain in IFR flight regardless of meteorological conditions and visibility.
16. Pilots and passengers are reminded that opening doors or windows in order to touch the face of God may result in loss of cabin pressure
No, you don't.
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