On 18/10/2012 23:00, Tim+ wrote:
Michael Kilpatrick wrote:

Besides, it's a rather fatuous argument. If it were reported at 3pm but
it took 2hrs for a team to be mobilised then it's still too late for
someone injured at 4pm.

I think you're still missing the point. As long as they started mobilising
once notified, they wouldn't be considered negligent, even if operational
reasons caused some delay.


I disagree. The fact that they allowed trees to grow to endanger their
(rather dangerous) power lines, or planted their overhead lines in the
vicinity of extant trees is in itself negligent in the first place.

Michael