[Johnson] So sue me

[Jim Brannigan]

So buy a $ 1,000,000,000 umbrella liability policy and stop worrying!!!

Jim

I got all manner of useful responses.  A couple of the better ones
weren't posted to the net so with apologies to Alan, W3BV, and Bob,
WØYVA, I've included them below.

My dilemma is this.  I built this Class E homebrew AM transmitter that
sounds just terrific and has more meters wiggling (4) than the Ranger,
so I just don't use the Ranger anymore.  But since you've convinced me
that I'll end up in prison or worse if I let it go, I think I'll use it
tonight.

Jon

On May 21, 2005, at 3:56 PM, Alan D Gray wrote:

> Jon,
>
> Given your list of potential hazards...and weighing the liability they
> may
> produce against the paltry sum that might be derived
> from selling it, I'd advise against trying to sell your Ranger. Better
> to
> just keep it so you can sleep at night.
>
> In fact, it might be a good idea to disassemble the Ranger completely
> so it
> doesn't fall into the wrong hands [just like taking the door off an old
> refrigerator before putting it out for the trash...] better safe than
> sorry.
>
> 73,
>
> Alan, W3BV
>

> Jon,
>
> Yes, BIG trouble. So send me the Ranger at no cost; no cost = no
> damage; no law suit possible. :-)
> BTW, I'm a Ranger fan and restore them ... see here for examples;
>
> http://www.isquare.com/personal_pages/ranger2-page.htm
> http://www.isquare.com/personal_pages/ranger-page.htm
>
> 73, Bob
> WØYVA
>
>
> On 4/21/2005 4:20:11 PM, K6JEK (k6jek at comcast.net) wrote:
>> Does anyone know how to sell a boat anchor and not get sued for it?  I
>> was thinking of selling one my Rangers but wonder what kind of warning
>> would suffice to cover me.   In this litigious society, people will
>> sue
>> you for not telling them that water is wet.  I can think of several
>> dangerous things about a Ranger:
>>
>> 1) No interlock.  If you run it with the cover off, you're exposed to
>> potentially fatal voltages.
>> 2) Two wire plug.  If anything goes wrong and you don't
>> have it otherwise grounded, the cabinet will get be hot;
>> 3) If it has the PTT that Johnson suggests,  there's 200V on the mike
>> cord;
>> 4) The relay socket has a 50/50 chance of being hot all the time;
>> 5) If things really go wrong, it'll set your house on fire;
>>
>> Not to mention
>>
>> 6) It's old.  It might stop working any second now
>> 7) If you operate it without a license the FCC might get you.
>> 8) the fabled good audio isn't as good as the audio of a Collins 20V2.
>>
>> I've learned recently that "as is" doesn't mean much.  It seems to
>> mean
>> "as described" and that includes "as not described (omitted) " and
>> even
>> "you should have known even if you didn't"