24 Sep
2014
24 Sep
'14
8:25 p.m.
> There have been sotries of film (movie) companies
who have asked to
> borrow antique furniture, etc, and agreed an insurance value wit hthe
> owner. They then complete trashed it as required for the film and simply
> paid the owner the insurance value. Needless to say said owners were not
> exactly happy about this.
On Wed, 24 Sep 2014, Eric Smith wrote:
Why did the owner agree to that insurance value then?
Maybe they thought that the valuation was to cover unforeseen events,
but assumed that there would be a good-faith effort to keep the item
safe and return it in its current condition.
If/when I loan my car, I expect it back intact. Any prior agreement
on value is in case something goes wrong, NOT a sales agreement for
deliberate destruction and purchase.
OK, no loaning stuff. Ever again.
Yeah, I've got way too much stuff. But I intend to keep control over
which items I part with, rather than tacitly accept reimbursement for
"losses".
Note: I would let Eric borrow almost anything that I own, because
I trust him to have proper respect for other people's property.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com