tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429533294124956819.post5234024632600609744..comments2023-10-19T06:33:56.091-05:00Comments on Silver Creek 78250: HOA Meeting Tonight: WTF!Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06309270376394371120noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429533294124956819.post-43878067806237688782007-06-25T20:07:00.000-05:002007-06-25T20:07:00.000-05:00Kathy, It was a pleasure to meet you and I do app...Kathy, It was a pleasure to meet you and I do appreciate you taking the time to read the Blog and comment. <BR/><BR/>I appreciate a little background on the topic. Interestingly enough, I suspect that the average, ill-advised resident (like me) would have the same reaction I did, and that is that there is too much what-if type thinking going on. Sure, we need to learn from past experience, but if every seemingly good idea is immediately dismissed for fear that something might go wrong, I am pretty sure I can put together a list of potential liability for every currently approved organization the HOA has now. That is no way to live.<BR/><BR/>A kid can get hurt playing soccer or swimming a lot quicker than one who is a little eager to look at a motorcycle. If a motorcycle falls over on a kid, I'd back the owner of the bike in suing the parents for any damages to the bike before I'd back some negligent parent who failed to properly monitor their mischievous little kid. But that's just me.<BR/><BR/>Look, I'm not a lawyer and I don't play one on this Blog. I'm all about risk avoidance and not simply doing things willy-nilly without putting any thought into safety. But really, as an "outsider", this was only one more in a series of issues that seemed less about doing the right thing and more about preventing other people from doing anything.<BR/><BR/>In the end, I really do appreciate your comments and the views of others. My goal is to try to be a good member of the community and be more involved (without having to run for any office). <BR/><BR/>I don't even own a motorcycle, but if they have a bike show, I'd be happy to volunteer to stand there with a big stick and smack away any little rug rats who try to get too close. How's that for a start?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309270376394371120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429533294124956819.post-35054564475215990782007-06-25T14:32:00.000-05:002007-06-25T14:32:00.000-05:00Dave, The lawyer issue has been a battle for years...Dave, The lawyer issue has been a battle for years. The GNW has paid for lawyers' opinions/advice on the motorcycle issue. And, these guys changed their original intent for the 'motorcycle club,' a fact no one is addressing. The liability isn't from the club itself. The fact that in today's (and in the GNW, recent) litigious 'atmosphere' people will sue for petty issues (read the Guy Pucci, Joe Martinez and Ben Pucci suits.) The Board has a fiduciary duty to protect the GNW from further nonsense. If some motorcycle fell over while parked in the parking lot because some little kid was all excited about seeing 100's there and gets hurt, who do you think will be held liable? The bike owner or the GNW? And guess what? We've had a motorcycle fall on a teenage pool patron (an employee was parking his ride in there to safeguard. Go figure.) Been there, done that, don't care to return. Err on the side of caution and all that. More later....Kathy C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com