Re: apologies to the group, and an electrical question

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:49:44 -0700, "Roger T." <rogertra@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>>>In all the local venues, as I wrote before, a qualified electrician who
is
>>>NOT a member of the house or road crew makes all connections, even if
>>>camlock.
>>
>> Who all benefit$ from that one, and how did they pull it off?
>> Who has to pay the electrician?
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>The promoter, it goes onto his bill.
>
>>>This keeps the venues safe from any liability issues.
>>
>> 1. If the house has good power and hooks things up the way
>> the system's representative (the touring dude "in charge of"
>> the distro) tells them to, why should they be responsible if
>> something goes wrong? If the house stuff is right then the
>> problem would necessarily be with the touring group, so...?
>>
>> 2. Why is it considered to be so much better that an individual
>> electrician or electric company be held responsible for any
>> problems like that than the venue which is supplying the power,
>> that it is enforced by law (if it is a law)?
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>Not my problem mate, it's house rules.  

It smacks of an organized crime type of idea.

>Suck it up and get on with.  :-)