I own a corner lot around the corner from the studio, and we were going through a really rough winter in Canada. So much so that I was worried about somebody slipping on my sidewalk, even though I was doing my best to keep it safely walkable.
(It was so cold out, and we were getting pelted with so much snow for days that the salt was literally not melting anything.)
After talking calmly about the yoga class we just took, and learning that he was a lawyer, I decided to ask him what might happen if somebody slipped and hurt themselves on my sidewalk.
Seemed somewhat trivial to non-lawyer me, as the city I live in tries to do their best to clean the sidewalk of snow, and so do I.
The city actually owns the sidewalk. And I was curious who would be at fault.
His demeanor totally flipped. He started ranting about how he would sue the city, and sue the homeowner, just to cover all of his bases for the plaintiff.
His blood pressure skyrocketed, and I was only able to escape after listening to 15 minutes of his insanely over the top ranting.
Thank goodness we never crossed paths again!
What a drag to think of treating your fellow man like that all the time.
(Usually when you slip and fall on ice in Canada, you just shrug it off and keep walking. There's ice everywhere in the winter. It's Canada.)
> What a drag to think of treating your fellow man like that all the time.
You asked him to think about it. Slipping and falling could cause a life-changing injury that no amount of money can undo, so I’m glad he knew how to advocate for his clients.
And this is why I hate law and politics. Rather than about learning and prevention of accidents it's about how much revenge you can get out of the intentionally vague text called law.
Just think about it. According to your logic the world would be better if 5 people slip on the sidewalk and the owner of the sidewalk burns in hell.
I asked him a simple question, not to rant for 15 minutes straight.
He got extremely worked up over a simple question is the point I was trying to make.
>Slipping and falling could cause a life-changing injury that no amount of money can undo,
Which is easily prevented in a number of ways in the middle of a Canadian winter.
Like preparing for a coming storm by buying what you need to survive it beforehand, or wearing ice grips on your shoes if you insist on venturing out into what is sure to be a slippy-step every 10 feet or so.
Further reading about slips and falling on ice in Canada if you're interested [0]
I own a corner lot around the corner from the studio, and we were going through a really rough winter in Canada. So much so that I was worried about somebody slipping on my sidewalk, even though I was doing my best to keep it safely walkable.
(It was so cold out, and we were getting pelted with so much snow for days that the salt was literally not melting anything.)
After talking calmly about the yoga class we just took, and learning that he was a lawyer, I decided to ask him what might happen if somebody slipped and hurt themselves on my sidewalk.
Seemed somewhat trivial to non-lawyer me, as the city I live in tries to do their best to clean the sidewalk of snow, and so do I.
The city actually owns the sidewalk. And I was curious who would be at fault.
His demeanor totally flipped. He started ranting about how he would sue the city, and sue the homeowner, just to cover all of his bases for the plaintiff.
His blood pressure skyrocketed, and I was only able to escape after listening to 15 minutes of his insanely over the top ranting.
Thank goodness we never crossed paths again!
What a drag to think of treating your fellow man like that all the time.
(Usually when you slip and fall on ice in Canada, you just shrug it off and keep walking. There's ice everywhere in the winter. It's Canada.)