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Pinochet is dead
Dec. 10th, 2006 01:22 pmIt's times like this I wish Jews believed in Hell.
Dec. 10th, 2006
Sometimes, you just have to serve Schmann
Dec. 10th, 2006 05:56 pmWhen faced with an almost-empty refrigerator and a hungry family, it's time for ( comfort food from the old country )
Sometimes, you just have to serve Schmann
Dec. 10th, 2006 05:56 pmWhen faced with an almost-empty refrigerator and a hungry family, it's time for ( comfort food from the old country )
The kids went to a close friend's birthday party today at a local kids' gymnastics place. But I was somewhat put off by the fact that in order to let the kids participate, we had to sign a liability waiver that read, in part (I've elided most of my ellipses because they made it unreadable):
Now, if we decide as a family to sign our kids up for a gym class, and we have the chance to read the waiver and include that in our decision-making process, that's one thing. But there is no way in hell that waiver could realistically be considered "voluntary." Not when the kids were looking forward to this party for weeks, and we were handed the forms as we walked in the door.
And the kicker is, the birthday girl's parents are both lawyers.
I hereby voluntary [sic] release [name of facility] from any and all liability including those allegedly attributable to the negligent acts or omissions of [name of facility] or their staff, including but not limited to paralysis, death....
Now, if we decide as a family to sign our kids up for a gym class, and we have the chance to read the waiver and include that in our decision-making process, that's one thing. But there is no way in hell that waiver could realistically be considered "voluntary." Not when the kids were looking forward to this party for weeks, and we were handed the forms as we walked in the door.
And the kicker is, the birthday girl's parents are both lawyers.
The kids went to a close friend's birthday party today at a local kids' gymnastics place. But I was somewhat put off by the fact that in order to let the kids participate, we had to sign a liability waiver that read, in part (I've elided most of my ellipses because they made it unreadable):
Now, if we decide as a family to sign our kids up for a gym class, and we have the chance to read the waiver and include that in our decision-making process, that's one thing. But there is no way in hell that waiver could realistically be considered "voluntary." Not when the kids were looking forward to this party for weeks, and we were handed the forms as we walked in the door.
And the kicker is, the birthday girl's parents are both lawyers.
I hereby voluntary [sic] release [name of facility] from any and all liability including those allegedly attributable to the negligent acts or omissions of [name of facility] or their staff, including but not limited to paralysis, death....
Now, if we decide as a family to sign our kids up for a gym class, and we have the chance to read the waiver and include that in our decision-making process, that's one thing. But there is no way in hell that waiver could realistically be considered "voluntary." Not when the kids were looking forward to this party for weeks, and we were handed the forms as we walked in the door.
And the kicker is, the birthday girl's parents are both lawyers.