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You put my thoughts more gracefully than i ever could have. We have this swing in our family garden: http://i.imgur.com/FsrfdVK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/FsrfdVK.

You put my thoughts more gracefully than i ever could have. We have this swing in our family garden: http://i.imgur.com/FsrfdVK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/FsrfdVK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/v6zx0d2.jpg http://i.imgur.com/v6zx0d2.jpg It has not for over 40 years, but someday it may kill someone. Everyone who steps near it knows this and treats it accordingly. Small children use it, after we do some spring tests that the rope, hooks and wood are fine this year. Adults maybe sit on it, not swinging, careful to keep plenty weights on the feet, just to enjoy the view or catch a breath. Nobody would even remotely consider blaming anyone if something happened to anyone while using it. The world is a dangerous place and everything done carries some risk.

reviseddamage 11y ago
I don't know whether he did correlate your thoughts. Going by your analogy, it's not the same is it? You have a very large incentive to ensuring it's safe, your family. An airbnb host might not treat a temporary guest's safety, the same way. What I got from the skinny of that general article and from all of my experiences at Airbnb is that: You will get the feeling that you would get at living at a family member's house, but you are not in one, ever. Therefore, maybe then, the host's liability should be treated that way, a service provider. P.S: I intend to keep on using airbnb for the very long foreseeable future.
- Mithaldu 11y ago
  The point is we don't, except for cursory checks, since we expect and know that anyone going near it has some consciousness of self-responsibility.
  - reviseddamage 11y ago
    you're assuming that children that don't have the ability to exercise some consciousness of self-responsibility are always accompanied by adults that do. Any case, cool swing dude. I have to get mine replaced and maybe upholster the seat . I too have the board and want to make it more comfortable.
prostoalex 11y ago
> Nobody would even remotely consider blaming anyone if something happened to anyone while using it. I think it's all fun and games until emergency bills start coming in. If you ever encounter that situation, the law takes the victim's side, unless you can prove in court of law that reasonable safeguards have been insured http://www.attorneys.com/personal-injury/slip-and-fall/can-you-sue-for-a-slip-fall-injury/ http://www.attorneys.com/personal-injury/slip-and-fall/can-y... "To win a slip and fall personal injury lawsuit, you need to show that the property owner or tenant was negligent, meaning some action they took or failed to take caused the fall. With such trips, time is usually an important component in proving negligence. For example, how long was the hazard there and was it reasonable to believe that the property owner should have discovered the situation and remedied it before an accident occurred?" Liability insurance is not exactly a new product, and an agent underwriting it will usually ask questions about swings, trampolines and other items their actuaries deemed relevant. Of course, once you buy it (for a 12-month period), you'd have to amortize the cost of it in your rental listings, which somewhat removes the price allure.

reviseddamage 11y ago

I don't know whether he did correlate your thoughts. Going by your analogy, it's not the same is it? You have a very large incentive to ensuring it's safe, your family. An airbnb host might not treat a temporary guest's safety, the same way. What I got from the skinny of that general article and from all of my experiences at Airbnb is that: You will get the feeling that you would get at living at a family member's house, but you are not in one, ever. Therefore, maybe then, the host's liability should be treated that way, a service provider. P.S: I intend to keep on using airbnb for the very long foreseeable future.

Mithaldu 11y ago
The point is we don't, except for cursory checks, since we expect and know that anyone going near it has some consciousness of self-responsibility.
- reviseddamage 11y ago
  you're assuming that children that don't have the ability to exercise some consciousness of self-responsibility are always accompanied by adults that do. Any case, cool swing dude. I have to get mine replaced and maybe upholster the seat . I too have the board and want to make it more comfortable.

prostoalex 11y ago

> Nobody would even remotely consider blaming anyone if something happened to anyone while using it. I think it's all fun and games until emergency bills start coming in. If you ever encounter that situation, the law takes the victim's side, unless you can prove in court of law that reasonable safeguards have been insured http://www.attorneys.com/personal-injury/slip-and-fall/can-you-sue-for-a-slip-fall-injury/ http://www.attorneys.com/personal-injury/slip-and-fall/can-y... "To win a slip and fall personal injury lawsuit, you need to show that the property owner or tenant was negligent, meaning some action they took or failed to take caused the fall. With such trips, time is usually an important component in proving negligence. For example, how long was the hazard there and was it reasonable to believe that the property owner should have discovered the situation and remedied it before an accident occurred?" Liability insurance is not exactly a new product, and an agent underwriting it will usually ask questions about swings, trampolines and other items their actuaries deemed relevant. Of course, once you buy it (for a 12-month period), you'd have to amortize the cost of it in your rental listings, which somewhat removes the price allure.