[...] > lightning, static electricity, fire, acts of God, or other > external causes. > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > I would take it that contamination by cigarette smoking would > come under any of: misuse, neglect, other external causes. > [...] As far as the > manufacturer is concerned, if you piss on the keyboard, shove > the end of your knob into the ethernet port, or allow > prolonged smoking in proximity, and the unit is damaged and > needs repair, you've not looked after it properly and it > won't get fixed under warranty. > > That's when I recommend spilling tea over it and claiming on > insurance. >
Tea would be classed as 'other external causes'. That's their get out of jail free card. It's not a reasonable clause in a contract that buyers aren't in a position to negotiate. People who've been sent away from Steve's office with their tail between their legs for exercising their right to smoke and drink tea in the comfort of their own homes should set a lawyer on Steve. In the UK, and probably the rest of Europe and other right-thinking parts of the world, you'd have a right to piss on Steve's head and blow smoke in his ears if he tried to pull that one. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
