Dos and Donts

steamer

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Apr 19, 2010, 5:14:52 PM4/19/10

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--Many moons ago I remember something my old boss said about things
he refused to work on. They included rotorcraft and some other stuff that
were just too liability-prone for a small shop to attempt. There was maybe a
'big four' to be avoided. Can any of you lot remember the other three?
--Reason for asking: insurance company wants it displayed on my
website, sigh...

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Hacking the Trailing Edge! : $23,000/yr!! ...
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Ecnerwal

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Apr 19, 2010, 5:36:33 PM4/19/10

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In article <4bccc7cc$0$1638$742e...@news.sonic.net>,
steamer <ste...@sonic.net> wrote:

> --Many moons ago I remember something my old boss said about things
> he refused to work on. They included rotorcraft and some other stuff that
> were just too liability-prone for a small shop to attempt. There was maybe a
> 'big four' to be avoided. Can any of you lot remember the other three?
> --Reason for asking: insurance company wants it displayed on my
> website, sigh...

Well, the insurance company should know what bothers THEM, shouldn't
they? Make them tell you...of course they might start with boilers and
kinda run your boating.

Perhaps:

Medical devices.

Submarines with people in them. Killing cameras is OK.

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Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by

Doug White

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Apr 19, 2010, 7:05:49 PM4/19/10

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Ecnerwal <MyName...@ReplaceWithMyVices.Com.invalid> wrote in
news:MyNameForward-9E1...@mail.eternal-september.org:

<snip>

> Well, the insurance company should know what bothers THEM, shouldn't
> they? Make them tell you...of course they might start with boilers and
> kinda run your boating.
>
> Perhaps:
>
> Medical devices.
>
> Submarines with people in them. Killing cameras is OK.

A friend of mine worked on subs for the Navy in New London, CT. He said
there were two rules:

1) Keep the water out of the people tank.

2) What goes down must come up.

Doug White

EIsmith

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Apr 19, 2010, 11:33:06 PM4/19/10

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"steamer" <ste...@sonic.net> wrote in message
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> --Many moons ago I remember something my old boss said about things
> he refused to work on. They included rotorcraft and some other stuff that
> were just too liability-prone for a small shop to attempt. There was maybe
> a
> 'big four' to be avoided. Can any of you lot remember the other three?
> --Reason for asking: insurance company wants it displayed on my
> website

I had a guy show up one day with a part from a medium size Ferris wheel
(about 20' he said "kiddy size"). It was a previously welded cast aluminum
hub assembly that had fractured again. I said no, he offered to make it
worth my time, I said no again, he got upset, I said no again and chased him
away. I think about this every time I go to the fair and see the carney run
rides.

I don't know if amusement rides or roller coasters is on the list but I
would add them.

Andrew

steamer

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Apr 20, 2010, 4:52:12 PM4/20/10

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--Memory partly jogged. I've got aircraft and pressure vessels.
Anyone recall the other two?

Ned Simmons

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Apr 20, 2010, 5:12:42 PM4/20/10

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On 20 Apr 2010 20:52:12 GMT, steamer <ste...@sonic.net> wrote:

> --Memory partly jogged. I've got aircraft and pressure vessels.
>Anyone recall the other two?

Soliciting legal advice on usenet. <g>

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Ned Simmons

dan

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Apr 20, 2010, 10:21:16 PM4/20/10

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What's that Lassie? You say that steamer fell down the old
rec.crafts.metalworking mine and will die if we don't mount a rescue
by 20 Apr 2010 20:52:12 GMT:

> --Memory partly jogged. I've got aircraft and pressure vessels.
>Anyone recall the other two?

Elevators?
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Dan H.
northshore MA.

klop...@gmail.com

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