From: AeraDeco@aol.com
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 08:28:29 EDT
Subject: Those lovely theoretical questions...
To: <balloondeco@balloonhq.com>

Hey there everyone. I was one of the groomsmen in a wedding the other night, and naturally, I was asked by the bride and groom to do some decor for the reception.

While I was there, I witnessed something that really concerned me. The bride's sister had two small children that were quite hyper, and the parents seemed to have no interest in controlling them whatsoever. Aside from destroying almost every balloon cluster the couple had requested and knocking my dancefloor treatments out of alignment every few minutes, the more adventurous of the two decided he was going to take one of my balloon columns off its base.

Of course, when he did this, it exposed the threaded rod underneath. Other children ran around wildly while this was going on (their enthusiasm was rather infectious with the other kids there). 

Fortunately, the groom had decided enough was enough and stepped in where the parents would not, stopping the child, but this raised a concern. What if one of those children running around had tripped and fallen on the exposed rod sticking out of the base plate? Or what if a kid knocks over a column that I had built on a disposeable plate and it hits someone, causing them injury. As the decorator who built these pieces, would I be responsible for injuries that occured because of inappropriate behavior and misuse of the item?

I'd appreciate any responses from you all!

Have a good day!

Steve Jones
Aeration Decorations
Cincinnati, Ohio