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Originally Posted by RPMcMurphy  As far as liability goes, I think that america needs to hold THEMSELVES more liable. I think that's part of the reason people do this, because they don't have to follow every single (some silly) regulations. That's actually OK with me...I mean, I'm not looking to go somewhere where the person leaves chicken out for days, but you know what I mean. |
I would personally agree that Americans need to accept more responsibility for themselves and their actions, but they don't and that is one of the reasons I gave up teaching scuba diving or even scuba diving without the teaching part of it.
The liability that I spoke of though was not food related problems. I'm thinking more in terms of personal injury from a slip or fall or whatever other mechanism by which a person could be hurt/injured. My opinion is that if I as a private property owner use due diligence in maintaining the property and invite you over for a dinner and you get injured while on my property, my homeowners insurance will most likely cover the expenses involved in your care, up to policy limits. I don't think that would be the case if the insurance company found out that I was registered as business and charged you a fee to be there, regardless of the invitation. Particularly if the insurance was based on private/personal ownership purposes as opposed to business/commercial ownsership purposes. This would leave the owners/host exposed to the full financial liability.
Overall I like the idea, cuz I'm sitting here thinking, if RPMc had one of these dinners at his house, it would be awesome to get an invite, based on the pictures you have posted and the descriptions you have given. From what I can tell, you are the Top Chef
in the home kitchen. Without proper insurance etc I see the potential for exposure to considerable liability.