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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: off topic: old house wiring? |
| Date | 2015-12-11 22:56 +0000 |
| Organization | NewsGuy - Unlimited Usenet $23.95 |
| Message-ID | <n4fkba09o6@news3.newsguy.com> (permalink) |
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On 2015-12-11, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> wrote: > On Friday, December 11, 2015 at 1:43:15 PM UTC-5, Stephen Sprunk wrote: > >> Contributory negligence could play a role in such a case, but it's also >> possible that utilities have statutory immunity; they get special status >> for a lot of things, e.g. eminent domain. > > Good point. > > I suspect railroads have a similar immunity, given the rarity of > successful actions against them from grade crossing accidents or > kids trespassing on the tracks. Even then, fences and "No trespassing" signs went up along tracks around and near the local rail yard, after a teenager walking along the track got hit by a train. How he didn't notice the train coming is beyond me; those headphones must have been turned up _really_ high. The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity. -- Harlan Ellison There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life. -- Frank Zappa -- /~\ cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid (Charlie Gibbs) \ / I'm really at ac.dekanfrus if you read it the right way. X Top-posted messages will probably be ignored. See RFC1855. / \ HTML will DEFINITELY be ignored. Join the ASCII ribbon campaign!
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off topic: old house wiring? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-09 11:01 -0800
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2015-12-09 14:17 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-09 16:18 -0500
Re: off topic: old house wiring? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-09 13:38 -0800
Re: off topic: old house wiring? philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2015-12-09 17:38 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2015-12-10 13:54 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-12-09 21:43 +0100
Re: off topic: old house wiring? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-09 13:19 -0800
Re: off topic: old house wiring? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-12-12 10:38 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-12-12 16:53 +0000
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-12-12 18:06 +0100
Re: off topic: old house wiring? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-12-12 11:31 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-12 11:25 -0800
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-12-12 18:41 +0000
Re: off topic: old house wiring? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-12-12 17:14 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-12-12 23:31 +0000
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-12 21:42 -0500
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-09 16:22 -0500
Re: off topic: old house wiring? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-09 13:42 -0800
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-09 17:11 -0500
Re: off topic: old house wiring? cmadams@cmadams.net (Chris Adams) - 2015-12-09 19:41 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-12-10 01:54 +0100
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-12-09 22:42 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2015-12-14 17:28 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-12-15 08:19 +0000
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-12-15 09:48 +0100
Re: off topic: old house wiring? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-16 09:53 -0800
Re: off topic: old house wiring? "Ranger" <r5432@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 17:44 +1100
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-10 15:23 -0500
Re: off topic: old house wiring? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-12-10 20:49 +0000
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-12-10 23:48 +0000
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-10 23:12 -0500
Re: off topic: old house wiring? mausg@mail.com - 2015-12-11 10:12 +0000
Re: off topic: old house wiring? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-12-11 08:31 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-12-11 14:47 +0000
Re: off topic: old house wiring? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-12-11 09:06 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-12-11 15:49 +0000
Re: off topic: old house wiring? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-11 09:37 -0800
Re: off topic: old house wiring? mausg@mail.com - 2015-12-11 10:08 +0000
Re: off topic: old house wiring? cmadams@cmadams.net (Chris Adams) - 2015-12-11 08:38 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? mausg@mail.com - 2015-12-11 16:24 +0000
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-12-11 15:17 +0100
Re: off topic: old house wiring? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-11 09:30 -0800
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-12-11 12:43 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-11 11:09 -0800
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-12-11 22:56 +0000
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-11 14:47 -0500
Re: off topic: old house wiring? "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-12-11 15:13 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-12-09 22:39 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-12-09 23:12 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-12-10 00:59 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-12-10 09:48 +0100
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-12-10 12:40 +0000
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-12-10 11:02 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2015-12-11 22:01 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-12-12 00:48 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-12-12 11:16 +0100
Re: off topic: old house wiring? Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2015-12-14 17:25 -0600
Re: off topic: old house wiring? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-16 09:45 -0800
Re: off topic: old house wiring? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-12-10 14:06 +0000
Re: off topic: old house wiring? "capek@ieee.org <Peter Capek>" <peter.capek@gmail.com> - 2015-12-12 11:50 -0800
Re: off topic: old house wiring? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-12-12 16:56 -0600
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