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it would seem to me (though i am uneducated in this!) that nowadays, since you don't actually have to sign, but the waiver is simply stated on the lift ticket (ie. buying the lift ticket is equivalent to accepting the waiver) that it would be easier to sue, not more difficult? i mean, nobody actually reads the back of the lift ticket. Quote: There are alarms to detect safety problems. If there is something wrong with the chair as it leaves the station, the grip force alarm goes off. It is standard equipment. At Quicksilver, one was constantly misfiring going off twenty times a day, so loud that skiers could hear. Paper was stuffed in it to quiet it down. The president of Whistler believes that the BC government would not have allowed them to operate if it wasn't safe. But the government relied on Whistler to fix the lift. Whistler relied on the engineer who certified the lift who was on the payroll of the US manufacturers. As for code violations, they were no secret according to the coroner. He has stated in his report that Whistler Mountain, the Government of British Columbia Inspection Bureau, and the lift manufacturer were aware that there were sections of the code to which this lift did not comply. There were two incidents which he feels should have prompted a more thorough investigation. Three weeks earlier, two empty chairs fell from the cable near tower 21, the same spot as the fatal accident. Nine months earlier another empty chair plunged 75 feet from the same cable at the same point. Much to the surprise of skiers on the lift. Although wind may have been a factor in the first incident, the second time grips simply could not hold at the steepest angle - steeper than the lift was designed for.

stonemtn, this is what i'm talking about. definitely negligence here!

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nice...i should be able to swing a sisters/mcgee run here!!

i was referring to the incident where people died when several chairs fell off the chairlift track on whistler mountain. it was quite awhile ago...early 90s i think. i know maybe mechanical issues don't always necessarily mean negligence, but i'm pretty sure the waivers include mechanical issues as well.

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i'll explain...stuff that wasn't good enough for undermind is now being peddled to cover lawyer fees

are those really binding though? i seem to remember at whistler for a pass you used to have to sign a waiver, which included negligence. but some families of people that died sued and won when negligence was involved. so i'm not sure what the point of the waiver was?

yeah! i'm pretty excited to see them in an arena on this tour!

funny! i never thought of that. in japan too chicken & egg with rice is called 'mother and child'. kinda weird to ponder when you're eating it!

*sigh* i miss the nero weekend already.

whenever i look at this topic i think of the mystery meat in asia

hehehe totally...i was standing right there next to him for 10 minutes and couldn't get a drink...LOL

he didn't even notice you were asleep at first. he's like 'what can i get for you?' your reply 'rrfffsnormmmbleh' as you rolled over.

ah...now i know who you are! (name-face connection) i was standing next to him at the bar and couldn't figure out why buy an unconscious person a drink! lol

very nice. i'm on my 2nd listen through...and i've really been enjoying the tune "the year of" each time

hey genevieve it's heather! i knew you lived in ottawa but i didn't realize that you were NEW to ottawa. cool, let's definitely get together sometime! what part of town do you live in? PM me and we can exchange details! (is your user name actually Genevieve?)

what a great weekend, nothing but good stuff thanks nero! you guys rule.

i don't own any formal wear either, thank goodness

how about a marco forum?

now i want chinese food!

never really thought about it! although i remember at my first dead show i couldn't understand why everyone was listening to the dead all the time. hehe

man i want kevin to tell a story about me! lol this one time, in tijuana... too funny EAT THE WORM

oh yes, thanks for telling us about this AD! that was amazing.

aerosmith was my first concert, so i guess i liked them back when i was 14. nowadays not so much i guess. i like some of their tunes.