Allow me to take off my moderator cap for a moment if you will.
Perhaps he should have hailed a cab to get to the other side of the property of this negligent occupant/owner? Where was the signed waiver or even "walk at your own risk" sign?
That has to be the first time I've replied to Hydrogen in a while (quantity ≠ quality).
No, you are still a moderator, so you can't opt out of the supposed role of moderating you have taken on in order to pass on your snide comments. If you don't want to be a moderator, then relinquish the position entirely. If you really want to throw your weight around, then, as a moderator, go ahead and ban me. That way
you won't have to put up with my post count (quantity), or what you deem to be the low quality of my posts.
SeanTrans, I don't think all your posts are shining hallmarks of high intelligence, but until now I have not commented. As I can recall, this is the second time you have made a negative comment concerning my post count. Could this in any way be construed as envy on your part?
Clearly you failed to understand my point. If CDL saw the ice he slipped on (he stated that:
"the ice buildup was very noticeable"), and then opted to walk on it while understanding that in doing so it would increase his risk of falling, such knowledge and his subsequent informed action would greatly reduce his chances of winning any suit against a property owner who's business abuts the city-owned sidewalk in question.
When I said unfortunately, I meant
unfortunately; knowingly taking an action when the risk is understood tends to put the responsibility of that risk in the hands of the person who took it. Someone just might point that out in court. In no way does this belittle the experience of slipping and falling on ice, or the subsequent loss of an expensive computer in the process.
As to the state of the sidewalk, as I have indicated elsewhere on this forum, if we are to really promote walking and are to take pedestrian movement seriously as a means to getting around, then the city should be responsible for the proper clearing and maintenance of sidewalks in the winter.