3 Apr
2010
3 Apr
'10
1 p.m.
Did you read my earlier post, in which I said that in 20 years of dancing, *not
once* did I ever hear of a dancer suing anyone for anything connected to
dancing, except *one *person's INSURANCE COMPANY?
Maybe I live a sheltered life. I am in the Midwest.
But it's not only Canada that has nice people.
Hmph.
M
E
On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 11:24 AM, The Witful Turnip <wturnip(a)sympatico.ca>wrote;wrote:
--
For the good are always the merry,
Save by an evil chance,
And the merry love the fiddle
And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats
Here is a story that happened to a friend of mine.
<snip...>
It caused a gash which had to be attended to in an emergency room.
The lady sued the city, the dance club sponsoring the dance, the fire
extinguisher manufacturer, AND THE CALLER, whom she contended should have
warned her about the danger.
Whether she won the suit or not, it still must be defended. Insurance is
indispensable. If you don't have it, get it. It's not expensive and it can
save you so much aggravation should an accident occur.
Ron Nelson
Not that I'm suggesting that something like this would "never" happen in
Canada, but I believe it's safe to say that the likelihood is *much* lower.
There are many reason why I don't want to live in the US and this is a
perfect example of one of them. I'm curious to know if this was a one night
stand or a regular dance. And if a regular dance, if that particular lady
was someone who regularly attended that dance, or was someone there for the
first time.
Unfortunately, all these stories do (and I do understand that they likely
make up a *very* small percentage of occurrences)is make me wonder if I
should be calling in the US.... And that seems a real shame to me. <sigh>
Bev
p.s. I've had one person respond to me directly about this and he wisely
mentioned that there are other caller lists that I don't participate in,
and
potential callers who don't participate in those or use email. Therefore
it's difficult for me to get a sense of whether there's an interest and
critical mass in Canada to investigate coverage here.
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