Billy Bob Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 This bass fishermen says the power company is responsible for his boat damage and it considering suing them.....what do you think ? http://www.wset.com/Global/story.asp?S=14072624 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 this is somewhat akin to those goofs running their snowmobiles into a well marked hut and blaming the hut owners... good luck buddy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 smmunnnnk....hehehehhee...sssss.... HA HA HA HA HA HA not a chance you hit it you pay for it. I would counter sue someone if they tried for that lawsuit. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Insurance is mandatory for a tourney angler NO? $50k Triton and no hull insurance.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahumba Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 I just read the article and I hiccuped and spilled hot coffee on my lap right near my buster the clown that wears the German Helmet. I want to sue him for damages now! Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Surely you Jest !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBR Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 This bass fishermen says the power company is responsible for his boat damage and it considering suing them.....what do you think ? http://www.wset.com/Global/story.asp?S=14072624 I feel sorry for his loss but why wouldn't he file an insurance claim? My crystal ball sees a body of water closed to boats in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 A buddy fished a spring tournament at Kentucky lake in his newer 40k Triton, hit two logs. Broke the transom, turned the lower unit on his 225 merc. Insurance covered it, dude what are you doing trying to run around a lake after the winter melt at 70-80 miles an hour? Most of us didn`t do much more than laugh at him, lucky you didn`t kill your stupid self? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 I hate idiots like this guy, because they drive up the cost of everything. Instead of taking responsibility for his own problem, he tries to cast blame on someone else - in this case a power company. I would bet my last dollar that everyone who lives in that area pays more money for hydro than they actually need to - partly because the power company has to pay extra insurance costs to protect itself against nuisance lawsuits like this one. Or, as NBR suggests, they just ban boat access altogether to reduce their exposure to nonsense like this. I hope the judge not only throws this case out of court, but forces this jackass to pay the power company's legal costs as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Craig, we're not eyeballin' but we're communicatin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) Maybe he is just a savvy marketer trying to get more exposure for his sponsors logos... I dunno....doesn't make any logical sense. Now if he nailed one of the unmarked sections of the "train tracks" on Rice, then yes, maybe he'd have something to pursue. Brutal. Edited February 23, 2011 by Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 He hit a log? i thought he hit an unmarked power something or other? a Log? cmon dude, pull up your pants and call the insurance company, part your boat out, and suck it up. Now if the log was from someone dock and he knew what dock it was from...then you got something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 It makes perfect sense suing is a way of life in the good ole U.S of A. Didn`t someone sue McDonalds for serving hot coffee? The guy does sound like a dope though, anybody that runs a boat knows or should know you have to be very careful in the spring as those crazy ice fisherman leave all kinds of crap on the ice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whopper Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Maybe he is just a savvy marketer trying to get more exposure for his sponsors logos... I dunno....doesn't make any logical sense. Now if he nailed one of the unmarked sections of the "train tracks" on Rice, then yes, maybe he'd have something to pursue. Brutal. Just curious Phil, who should I have sent the bill for a new prop?, the bad part about it I knew they were there. I chalked it up to my own stupidy It makes perfect sense suing is a way of life in the good ole U.S of A. Didn`t someone sue McDonalds for serving hot coffee? The guy does sound like a dope though, anybody that runs a boat knows or should know you have to be very careful in the spring as those crazy ice fisherman leave all kinds of crap on the ice! So I guess Canadians don't sue anyone for any thing eh ? Just for the record I think this guy or his insurance company is fishing. Nobody in their right mine would have a boat like that that didn't had insurance to cover such, unless they could afford to right it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Just curious Phil, who should I have sent the bill for a new prop?, the bad part about it I knew they were there. I chalked it up to my own stupidy So I guess Canadians don't sue anyone for any thing eh ? Just for the record I think this guy or his insurance company is fishing. Nobody in their right mine would have a boat like that that didn't had insurance to cover such, unless they could afford to right it off. We don`t sue we are to polite and if we do we sue we say please and thank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish4Eyes Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Just curious Phil, who should I have sent the bill for a new prop?, the bad part about it I knew they were there. I chalked it up to my own stupidy So I guess Canadians don't sue anyone for any thing eh ? We do sometimes, but it takes too damn long to get the money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pics Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Whenever I watch a Buffalo TV station, half the ads are for lawyers "get what you deserve" !!! I never see that on a Canadian channel..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) Just curious Phil, who should I have sent the bill for a new prop?, the bad part about it I knew they were there. I chalked it up to my own stupidy I found them the hard way too back when I was a teenager, so your not alone. I do know one gentleman you hit them with his bass boat. He did sue.. but the details I am not sure of. I shake my head and wonder why they are not more clearly marked since they are man made. Sorry to change the subject of the thread. Edited February 23, 2011 by Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POLLIWOGG Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Insurance should not cover stupid but it usually does. If that was in Ontario I would think there would be charges, maybe failure to keep a lookout or reckless. You are suposed to know where you are, so if he hit the tracks on Rice he's got nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 You are suposed to know where you are, so if he hit the tracks on Rice he's got nothing. Agreed 100%, but to be honest, I know Rice very well. And I still do not know exactly where all the pilings are. And if you are new or fairly new on the water, forget it. You'd have no idea you can smack a concrete piler in the middle of the lake. Even though there are channel markers, you can easily miss them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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