i mean this may just be something that people were aware of before it even happened.
but that wouldnt be as funny i have to admit
I do like finding signs warning of a particularly specific problem, always makes one wonder who it was who caused the sign to be installed and how they feel about it. You’ll often find that even generic signs like “Don’t let items burn in the toaster” had a root cause in a specific incident (or string thereof).
I live in a loft, a neighbor of mine hung a hammock off the exposed sprinkler pipe… It was a shit show. They are on the hook for a couple hundred thousand dollars in damages to the building and their neighbors units.
Sounds like they or their land lord didn’t have insurance
They have insurance, they paid out. Now the insurance company sues the idiot that flooded the building to recoop their losses.
Yeah, so can’t be their insurer
There is no way anyone has that much insurance as a renter. I tried to insure my coin collection (in a rated safe) on top of my renters insurance and the premium was insane. Best you might get is around $25k.
Also they got sued by all the renters around them for damages.
I have something called liability insurance (Haftpflichtversicherung) and it covers up to 10.000.000 € in damages I could inflict on other peoples property. And it only costs me 75 € a year. Nearly everyone here has such an insurance.
Sounds like a good idea. In Australia we have something like that specifically for cars/driving but it would be cool as a general thing
We have that too as a separate insurance and this is even mandatory. Your not allowed to have a car without that.
You got me to double check whether I actually have liability insurance (aansprakelijkheidsverzekering in Dutch)
Looks like I’m good 👍
Cool, we don’t have that here. Mores the pity…
I mean… you’re only explaining why insurance is a scam, not why someone would expect coverage.
You’re right in that anyone expecting insurance to cover this doesn’t understand the first thing about insurance, but that’s because insurance is a fucked up garbage industry full of grifters.
Someone’s never been to a furry convention.
I’ve absolutely seen people do this, far too often in fact. Every sign has a story.
You’re going to try this OP?
