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t_walker
Posts: 934 - Karma: 37
so i have a pair of rossi power 120 bindings, and on one of them the brakes are a bit out of whack but it doesnt affect performance AT ALL, so i bring the bindings in to the local shop to get them mounted on a new pair of skis because i cant afford new bindings, i get a call about 1 hour after dropping them off and the guy at the shop tells me he cant work with the bindings because it is considered broken. So after getting a whole liabilty speech from this guy i finaly was able to convince him to at least drill the holes for me and ill mount them myself, BUT i still have to sign a whole bunch of liabilty shit even though all they are doing is making some holes! liability is a fuckin joke!

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Mar 24 2005 9:04PM
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dweezileast
Posts: 9661 - Karma: 276
um..........this is like when someone tells a story that makes no sense cuz its so confusing to everyone but the person telling it, and noone gets it. but, liability is a bitch

jack

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Mar 24 2005 9:05PM
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faah
Posts: 1576 - Karma: 13
i get it. my brakes are way messed up too

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Mar 24 2005 9:08PM
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Huckasorass
Posts: 1737 - Karma: 80
just learn to mount and tune yourself- 90% of shop workers are fuckholes

Mar 24 2005 9:17PM
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dweezileast
Posts: 9661 - Karma: 276
^ yeah they overcharge u cuz they think u dont know what ur doing

jack

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Mar 24 2005 9:18PM
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ATLskier
Posts: 8203 - Karma: 406
I spent such a long time with a shop guy trying to
convince him that centermounting skis isn't a bad thing.
He finally agreed after I signed a million papers. then he
tried to charge me $75 for a remount, sharpen, and wax.



Imagine the ns outcry if u(lateralis) were banned. There would be countless threads and petitions to bring u back, it would be like when treadway got banned from whistler. Someone would probably make and sell 'Free Lateralis' stickers and shit. -j
Mar 24 2005 10:07PM
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Shadows
Posts: 8068 - Karma: 42
this doesnt have much to do with liability, but im lookin to get new bindings, looks/rossi...whats the deal with the brakes, heard and seen alot of bad stuff, are they good, is that there only weakness?

Mar 24 2005 10:12PM
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jizack
Posts: 2486 - Karma: 16
you guys have no idea. work at a shop for a few years and your whole perspective will change on teh liability shit. they have you sign those papers not only for their own good but for yours also.


Mar 24 2005 10:30PM
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hazel_32
Posts: 170 - Karma: 14
your story wasnt that great, just mediocre

Brian
Mar 24 2005 10:32PM
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kinosoo
Posts: 925 - Karma: 10
here they charge liks 16 bucks for a machine wax that sucks hard core hell id give you a hand wax with a decent wax not floro but better th4e the pariffin hydro mix they use

Mar 25 2005 11:44AM
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Mr.Bishop
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Yeah, you never know who's dad is a big lawyer just waiting to sue someone...

There's all kinds of rules like that when you work at a shop regarding liability.




I hate emo.



Mar 25 2005 12:28PM
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nothanks
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Most of the time its the companies(namely bindings), or scared shop-owners who make the liablilty, due to, as Doug said, some lawyer dad willing to sue over anything. The guys who work there just have to enfore them...


Kind of like going to a movie theater, the large popcorn costs 10.00 dollars and the ticket is 8.50. The prices are set by the movie theater owner/coorperation owener. The 15 year old concession stand boy just makes you pay it.



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Mar 25 2005 12:46PM
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