On 2/23/2012 10:38 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Jack wrote:
Yes, I have. Most are under $100, a good Bell, DOT approved is $100.
I never heard of a crash helmet needing to be replaced frequently? Not
sure where you buy an $800 crash helmet but even that ridiculous
price is in line with SS tech and it could save your life, not just a
finger or two. A woodworking bonus is if you get a face mask for
your helmet, it would double as face mask for your lathe work.
I think it's amusing some folks are OK with big brother mandating
$1000 item on a table saw to save a few fingers, but balk at
mandating a $100 crash helmet to save a bunch of lives.
Along that same line, I think anyone getting a head injury riding in a
car w/o a crash helmet should sue GM for not including crash helmets
in every new car sold. The tech is there, GM knows about it, it is
very affordable, unlike SS tech, so why are they not sued, same as
Ryobi?
Although I realize that you are reaching to an extreem in order to prove
your point Jack,
True, it seems extreme to some, but it's right on target to the
socialists amongst us.
I'm going to chime in on the basics of what you post above.
To be sure - a good helmet can indeed be obtained for $100 or less, and
requires no regular replacement other than impact which "may" compromise its
integrity.
Yes, one extremist says they cost $600-$800, another says you can't
swivel your head whilst wearing a crash helmet. Those two points are
not just extreme, but stupid.
Your point on big brother mandating a $1000 item (though I'm not
sure that is really the actual cost...)
Me neither, I more or less was summarizing what others have been saying.
I know the replacement mechanism is around $100. Don't have a clue
what SS would charge General tools to include it on their saws, plus the
cost of the mechanism and installation costs. A SS costs about $1000
more than other top quality equivalent saws, or more, so the guess is
probably close, closer than a $800 frequently replaced crash helmet.
is well enough taken, in the spirit
'tis all about the spirit, and lots of truth, mostly truth, in that spirit.
of the point. You did however forget one particular point... What about the
claim that "it costs us all...". You know - the socialistic cry that
somehow what you do - that I don't like - can be regulated because "it costs
all of us..."
Of course I was thinking about adding that as well, but didn't want to
jeopardize those poor rich crab fisherman up north that I spend a ton of
money on to rescue their sorry asses from the sea with my costly
helicopters and crews, just so they can get filthy, steenking rich
killing crabs.
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Jack
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