From: Cheryl Rupple <CherylR@shortandassociates.com>
To: "'The Network'" <balloondeco@balloonhq.com>
Subject: RE: Those lovely theoretical questions...
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 08:57:54 -0400

That's why we all need to carry insurance and have lawyers look over our
contracts.
 
      Cheryl Rupple, CBA
C3 Decorating  -  Defiance, OH
       www.C3Decor.com

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Sent:	Tuesday, May 15, 2001 8:28 AM
To:	balloondeco@balloonhq.com
Subject: Those lovely theoretical questions...s...

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