As I sat for what seemed like hours behind this truck, I noticed the sign on the back. I just thought it was funny. If the vehicle and the company that owns that vehicle are not responsible for objects coming from the road, then who is? Is that an imaginary truck? What they're really trying to say is, "hey asshole, there is a whole bunch of rocks in here. Some of them may fly out, so if you want to keep your windshield intact, stay a good distance back. If you don't, and your junker gets hit, don't come crying to us because we're not gonna get out the checkbook. We're just going to say we told you so." That's more appropriate and makes a whole lot more sense. I can deal with that, but don't insult my intelligence by saying you're not responsible. Liable is the word they're looking for.
I don't have a picture of this one, but in the apartment complex there's a sign on the gate arm that says, "complex is not responsible for damage to car from gate arm." I get it. People try to sneak in behind other cars and they're not going to pay for damage just because you didn't want to wait five minutes. The problem arises when the gate malfunctions and hits your car anyway, like it did with mine. I just have to accept it because your little disclaimer covers your butt. That gate arm could come down on top of my car, do an Irish jig on the hood, the macarena on the roof and it wouldn't matter.
On days when I just don't want to deal with life I'm going to wear a shirt with a disclaimer that says, "C. J. is not responsible if he busts you in the eye". That way, if I get mad I can't get sued. When they're lying on the ground staring at me with that why'd-you-hit-me look, I'm just going to point at the shirt.
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Technically that sign is wrong. Not responsible for objects coming from the road? But are they responsible for objects coming from the truck? Because what objects come from the road? It is very rare that a giant piece of asphalt fly up and hit a car. They need to rewrite their sign.
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