Galen Hekhuis wrote:

On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:44:26 EDT, ~ jan wrote:

wrote:
we arent talking about getting a little sick, we are talking about kids
dying from microbes.

And I'm not talking about getting a little sick, or dying. I'm talking
about the ridiculous notion that anybody should need to consult a lawyer
before inviting someone to use their swimming hole.

Aren't they one and the same? If you invite someone over and they get sick
from your pond, they could sue. Yea... creepy I know. Scary doubly so, but
that's what made umbrella policies so popular... all these what ifs.

They _could_ sue, and in your culture I'm sure they do. In ours, but
increasingly less so, courts still recognize that people have a duty to
observe common sense, and if you go swimming in some bright green pond,
you're likely going to get no sympathy from the court. Now, there are all
sorts of reasonably healthy looking ponds that may not be - but I think a
Canadian court is generally going to say that if _I_ swam in it, I can
reasonably expect that I won't be blamed if my neighbor voluntarily swims
in it too.

Personally, I wouldn't want someone kicking my koi. ;-) Recommendations?
Check anyone for open sores, scratches, and make them use the restroom
before swimming. ~ jan

The last is probably important, but otherwise I'm not sure there's anything
the koi can catch from us :-)

I'd think posting some signs that said something like "Swim at your
own risk" and "No lifeguard on duty" would suffice. Anyway, on a
related note, I've looked all over (briefly searched the Internet) and
have found all kinds of signs, but not the one I want. I want to post
my property with "Beware of the Frog" signs, but I can't find one. One
with a sketch of a menacing frog would be nice, but I'd take most
anything. Anyone know where I can find them?

Jan's the one with the menacing frogs :-)
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derek