Found my local Menards has a "self-service" saw. It's a compound miter saw
with a nice long infeed and outfeed table. The sign said basically "if you
feel comfortable using this, you can. PPE is near the saw in a box."

I had brought my own circular saw, but wound up using their saw instead.
It was really nice to control the tolerance of my cuts, rather than hoping
to find the guy who actually can read the tape measure and hold better than
1/4" tolerance.

Really neat, I hope they keep this for a long time!

Puckdropper

On Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 12:32:36 AM UTC-5, Puckdropper wrote:
Found my local Menards has a "self-service" saw. It's a compound miter saw
with a nice long infeed and outfeed table. The sign said basically "if you
feel comfortable using this, you can. PPE is near the saw in a box."

I had brought my own circular saw, but wound up using their saw instead.
It was really nice to control the tolerance of my cuts, rather than hoping
to find the guy who actually can read the tape measure and hold better than
1/4" tolerance.

Really neat, I hope they keep this for a long time!


https://img.memecdn.com/what-could-p...o_5802169.webp
Puckdropper

On 12/31/2019 2:03 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 12:32:36 AM UTC-5, Puckdropper wrote:
Found my local Menards has a "self-service" saw. It's a compound miter saw
with a nice long infeed and outfeed table. The sign said basically "if you
feel comfortable using this, you can. PPE is near the saw in a box."

I had brought my own circular saw, but wound up using their saw instead.
It was really nice to control the tolerance of my cuts, rather than hoping
to find the guy who actually can read the tape measure and hold better than
1/4" tolerance.

Really neat, I hope they keep this for a long time!


https://img.memecdn.com/what-could-p...o_5802169.webp
Puckdropper

I would expect this will not be around long as thier insurance company
will find the practice objectionable and their insurnance will go up

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:44:57 -0500, knuttle
wrote:

On 12/31/2019 2:03 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 12:32:36 AM UTC-5, Puckdropper wrote:
Found my local Menards has a "self-service" saw. It's a compound miter saw
with a nice long infeed and outfeed table. The sign said basically "if you
feel comfortable using this, you can. PPE is near the saw in a box."

I had brought my own circular saw, but wound up using their saw instead.
It was really nice to control the tolerance of my cuts, rather than hoping
to find the guy who actually can read the tape measure and hold better than
1/4" tolerance.

Really neat, I hope they keep this for a long time!


https://img.memecdn.com/what-could-p...o_5802169.webp
Puckdropper

I would expect this will not be around long as thier insurance company
will find the practice objectionable and their insurnance will go up

Remember that Menards is Canadian. In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.

On 12/31/2019 9:10 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:44:57 -0500, knuttle
wrote:

On 12/31/2019 2:03 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 12:32:36 AM UTC-5, Puckdropper wrote:
Found my local Menards has a "self-service" saw. It's a compound miter saw
with a nice long infeed and outfeed table. The sign said basically "if you
feel comfortable using this, you can. PPE is near the saw in a box."

I had brought my own circular saw, but wound up using their saw instead.
It was really nice to control the tolerance of my cuts, rather than hoping
to find the guy who actually can read the tape measure and hold better than
1/4" tolerance.

Really neat, I hope they keep this for a long time!


https://img.memecdn.com/what-could-p...o_5802169.webp
Puckdropper

I would expect this will not be around long as thier insurance company
will find the practice objectionable and their insurnance will go up

Remember that Menards is Canadian. In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.

I forgot it was a Canadian company. I know there was a Menards in Fort
Wayne and Indianapolis Indiana and several other mid western US cities.

It was my favorite place to shop when we live in Indianapolis.

I wish they would come to Raleigh, but I doubt if they ever will in my
life time.

On 12/31/2019 9:19 AM, knuttle wrote:
On 12/31/2019 9:10 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:44:57 -0500, knuttle
wrote:

On 12/31/2019 2:03 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 12:32:36 AM UTC-5, Puckdropper wrote:
Found my local Menards has a "self-service" saw.Â* It's a compound
miter saw
with a nice long infeed and outfeed table.Â* The sign said basically
"if you
feel comfortable using this, you can.Â* PPE is near the saw in a box."

I had brought my own circular saw, but wound up using their saw instead.
It was really nice to control the tolerance of my cuts, rather than
hoping
to find the guy who actually can read the tape measure and hold better
than
1/4" tolerance.

Really neat, I hope they keep this for a long time!


https://img.memecdn.com/what-could-p...o_5802169.webp
Puckdropper

I would expect this will not be around long as thier insurance company
will find the practice objectionable and their insurnance will go up

Remember that Menards is Canadian.Â* In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.

I forgot it was a Canadian company.Â* I know there was a Menards in Fort
Wayne and Indianapolis Indiana and several other mid western US cities.

It was my favorite place to shop when we live in Indianapolis.

I wish theyÂ* would come to Raleigh, but I doubt if they ever will in my
life time.

Menards is all over the US, even as far as Tennessee although none in my
immediate area. Being a Canadian company wouldn't help them a bit if they
were sued in the US but I'm sure that their legal staff and insurance
companies have vetted their practices. This will probably hold until some
litigious oaf takes them to court demanding $100M because they got an owie
using a self-service saw to trim their toenails.

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 09:33:06 -0500, John McGaw
wrote:

On 12/31/2019 9:19 AM, knuttle wrote:
On 12/31/2019 9:10 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:44:57 -0500, knuttle
wrote:

On 12/31/2019 2:03 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 12:32:36 AM UTC-5, Puckdropper wrote:
Found my local Menards has a "self-service" saw.Â* It's a compound
miter saw
with a nice long infeed and outfeed table.Â* The sign said basically
"if you
feel comfortable using this, you can.Â* PPE is near the saw in a box."

I had brought my own circular saw, but wound up using their saw instead.
It was really nice to control the tolerance of my cuts, rather than
hoping
to find the guy who actually can read the tape measure and hold better
than
1/4" tolerance.

Really neat, I hope they keep this for a long time!


https://img.memecdn.com/what-could-p...o_5802169.webp
Puckdropper

I would expect this will not be around long as thier insurance company
will find the practice objectionable and their insurnance will go up

Remember that Menards is Canadian.Â* In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.

I forgot it was a Canadian company.Â* I know there was a Menards in Fort
Wayne and Indianapolis Indiana and several other mid western US cities.

It was my favorite place to shop when we live in Indianapolis.

I wish theyÂ* would come to Raleigh, but I doubt if they ever will in my
life time.

Menards is all over the US, even as far as Tennessee although none in my
immediate area. Being a Canadian company wouldn't help them a bit if they
were sued in the US but I'm sure that their legal staff and insurance
companies have vetted their practices. This will probably hold until some
litigious oaf takes them to court demanding $100M because they got an owie
using a self-service saw to trim their toenails.

Was that particular Menards in the US or in Canada though?

We (the US) really need to fix our legal system. It has been a pimple
on the ass of progress for as long as I can remember.

On 12/31/2019 8:10 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
....


Remember that Menards is Canadian. In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.

Au contraire!!!

History
A family-owned company started in 1958, Menards® is headquartered in Eau
Claire, Wisconsin and has more than 300 home improvement stores located
in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and
Wyoming. ...

https://www.menards.com/main/footer/company-information/about-us/c-3582.htm

Current map appeared to have only one location in Canada.

--

On 12/31/2019 8:33 AM, John McGaw wrote:
....

Menards is all over the US, even as far as Tennessee although none in my
immediate area. Being a Canadian company wouldn't help them a bit if
they were sued in the US but I'm sure that their legal staff and
insurance companies have vetted their practices. This will probably hold
until some litigious oaf takes them to court demanding $100M because
they got an owie using a self-service saw to trim their toenails.

And at least as far as W KS.
If there's one in the store in Garden City, I've not found it. Nor have
I seen one in any of the half-dozen or so others have been in on
occasion (albeit in some of those visits wouldn't have been where it
would have been anyway).

There's not one in TN according to current store locator on the web site.

But they aren't Canadian company; it is privately held headquartered in
Eau Claire, WI.

My first guess would be corporate doesn't know about this one in this
particular store.

--

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 09:39:24 -0600, dpb wrote:

On 12/31/2019 8:10 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
...


Remember that Menards is Canadian. In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.

Au contraire!!!

History
A family-owned company started in 1958, Menards® is headquartered in Eau
Claire, Wisconsin and has more than 300 home improvement stores located
in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and
Wyoming. ...

https://www.menards.com/main/footer/company-information/about-us/c-3582.htm

Current map appeared to have only one location in Canada.

Interesting. I don't know why I associate them with Canada.

However that being the case, they are going to get slammed _so_ hard
by some enterprising ne'er-do-well and his equally enterprising
ambulance chaser.

On 12/31/2019 9:45 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 09:39:24 -0600, dpb wrote:

On 12/31/2019 8:10 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
...


Remember that Menards is Canadian. In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.

Au contraire!!!

History
A family-owned company started in 1958, Menards® is headquartered in Eau
Claire, Wisconsin and has more than 300 home improvement stores located
in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and
Wyoming. ...

https://www.menards.com/main/footer/company-information/about-us/c-3582.htm

Current map appeared to have only one location in Canada.

Interesting. I don't know why I associate them with Canada.

However that being the case, they are going to get slammed _so_ hard
by some enterprising ne'er-do-well and his equally enterprising
ambulance chaser.

At some point, no doubt. Wonder where puckdropper store is?

My guess is as said elsewhere corporate doesn't know about this one
particular instance (yet).

--

Remember that Menards is Canadian. In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.



1. Menards isn't Canadian.

2. http://tinyurl.com/vfruc9z

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ing-in-toronto

John T.

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:40:52 -0500, wrote:



Remember that Menards is Canadian. In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.



1. Menards isn't Canadian.

2. http://tinyurl.com/vfruc9z

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ing-in-toronto

Do you have a point or are you just trying to troll us into a gun
control discussion?

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 13:23:57 -0500, J. Clarke
wrote:

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:40:52 -0500, wrote:



Remember that Menards is Canadian. In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.



1. Menards isn't Canadian.

2. http://tinyurl.com/vfruc9z

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ing-in-toronto

Do you have a point or are you just trying to troll us into a gun
control discussion?

The point is obvious, USA companties can be sued in Canadian courts.

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:27:27 -0600, Markem
wrote:

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 13:23:57 -0500, J. Clarke
wrote:

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:40:52 -0500, wrote:



Remember that Menards is Canadian. In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.



1. Menards isn't Canadian.

2. http://tinyurl.com/vfruc9z

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ing-in-toronto

Do you have a point or are you just trying to troll us into a gun
control discussion?

The point is obvious, USA companties can be sued in Canadian courts.

Since that point was never in contention, I still fail to see the
relevance.

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 13:32:41 -0500, J. Clarke
wrote:

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:27:27 -0600, Markem
wrote:

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 13:23:57 -0500, J. Clarke
wrote:

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:40:52 -0500, wrote:



Remember that Menards is Canadian. In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.



1. Menards isn't Canadian.

2. http://tinyurl.com/vfruc9z

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ing-in-toronto

Do you have a point or are you just trying to troll us into a gun
control discussion?

The point is obvious, USA companties can be sued in Canadian courts.

Since that point was never in contention, I still fail to see the
relevance.

Then your reading comprehension is lacking.

J. Clarke writes:
On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:44:57 -0500, knuttle
wrote:

On 12/31/2019 2:03 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 12:32:36 AM UTC-5, Puckdropper wrote:
Found my local Menards has a "self-service" saw. It's a compound miter saw
with a nice long infeed and outfeed table. The sign said basically "if you
feel comfortable using this, you can. PPE is near the saw in a box."

I had brought my own circular saw, but wound up using their saw instead.
It was really nice to control the tolerance of my cuts, rather than hoping
to find the guy who actually can read the tape measure and hold better than
1/4" tolerance.

Really neat, I hope they keep this for a long time!


https://img.memecdn.com/what-could-p...o_5802169.webp
Puckdropper

I would expect this will not be around long as thier insurance company
will find the practice objectionable and their insurnance will go up

Remember that Menards is Canadian.

Since when? John Menard was from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and the company
is still privately owned and headquartered there.

John McGaw writes:
On 12/31/2019 9:19 AM, knuttle wrote:
On 12/31/2019 9:10 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:44:57 -0500, knuttle
wrote:

On 12/31/2019 2:03 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 12:32:36 AM UTC-5, Puckdropper wrote:
Found my local Menards has a "self-service" saw.Â* It's a compound
miter saw
with a nice long infeed and outfeed table.Â* The sign said basically
"if you
feel comfortable using this, you can.Â* PPE is near the saw in a box."

I had brought my own circular saw, but wound up using their saw instead.
It was really nice to control the tolerance of my cuts, rather than
hoping
to find the guy who actually can read the tape measure and hold better
than
1/4" tolerance.

Really neat, I hope they keep this for a long time!


https://img.memecdn.com/what-could-p...o_5802169.webp
Puckdropper

I would expect this will not be around long as thier insurance company
will find the practice objectionable and their insurnance will go up

Remember that Menards is Canadian.Â* In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.

I forgot it was a Canadian company.Â* I know there was a Menards in Fort
Wayne and Indianapolis Indiana and several other mid western US cities.

It was my favorite place to shop when we live in Indianapolis.

I wish theyÂ* would come to Raleigh, but I doubt if they ever will in my
life time.

Menards is all over the US, even as far as Tennessee although none in my
immediate area. Being a Canadian company wouldn't help them a bit if they
were sued in the US but I'm sure that their legal staff and insurance
companies have vetted their practices. This will probably hold until some
litigious oaf takes them to court demanding $100M because they got an owie
using a self-service saw to trim their toenails.

Menards _IS NOT A CANADIAN COMPANY_. It is privately held by the Menard family.

On 12/31/2019 10:45 AM, dpb wrote:
On 12/31/2019 8:33 AM, John McGaw wrote:
...

Menards is all over the US, even as far as Tennessee although none in my
immediate area. Being a Canadian company wouldn't help them a bit if they
were sued in the US but I'm sure that their legal staff and insurance
companies have vetted their practices. This will probably hold until some
litigious oaf takes them to court demanding $100M because they got an
owie using a self-service saw to trim their toenails.

And at least as far as W KS.
If there's one in the store in Garden City, I've not found it.Â* Nor have I
seen one in any of the half-dozen or so others have been in on occasion
(albeit in some of those visits wouldn't have been where it would have been
anyway).

There's not one in TN according to current store locator on the web site.

But they aren't Canadian company; it is privately held headquartered in Eau
Claire, WI.

My first guess would be corporate doesn't know about this one in this
particular store.

--

Weird. I swear that I checked their store locator before I posted and saw
three different locations in TN. No explanation. Oh, and I didn't know that
they weren't Canadian; it seems that every time I read a post or message
about somebody going to Menards or something on sale there they were always
in the north so the idea got fixed in my alleged mind.

dpb wrote in :


And at least as far as W KS.
If there's one in the store in Garden City, I've not found it. Nor
have I seen one in any of the half-dozen or so others have been in on
occasion (albeit in some of those visits wouldn't have been where it
would have been anyway).

There's not one in TN according to current store locator on the web
site.

But they aren't Canadian company; it is privately held headquartered
in Eau Claire, WI.

My first guess would be corporate doesn't know about this one in this
particular store.


The sign was in Menard's normal style and colors, so I'm sure corporate
knows about this. Maybe they're trying it out here.

In terms of saws, the easiest and safest to operate is the compound miter
saw. The blade only moves in one arc, so it's easy to predict where the
blade goes and keep your fingers out.

Puckdropper

dpb wrote in :


At some point, no doubt. Wonder where puckdropper store is?

My guess is as said elsewhere corporate doesn't know about this one
particular instance (yet).

Illinois.

On Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 4:23:32 PM UTC-5, Puckdropper wrote:
dpb wrote in :


And at least as far as W KS.
If there's one in the store in Garden City, I've not found it. Nor
have I seen one in any of the half-dozen or so others have been in on
occasion (albeit in some of those visits wouldn't have been where it
would have been anyway).

There's not one in TN according to current store locator on the web
site.

But they aren't Canadian company; it is privately held headquartered
in Eau Claire, WI.

My first guess would be corporate doesn't know about this one in this
particular store.


The sign was in Menard's normal style and colors, so I'm sure corporate
knows about this. Maybe they're trying it out here.

I wouldn't put much stock in the fact that the sign looked official. It
wouldn't take much for a manager to walk next store to Staples and have
them make up a sign that looks like any other sign in the store. For all
we know, the stores all have the ability to create/obtain signs using the
logo and colors. Special sales of excess inventory, local sales ("Riverview
High Class of 2019 - Take 10% off this week"), etc.

I'm not saying that corporate isn't aware of the situation, just that the
sign you saw shouldn't be assumed to be prove.



In terms of saws, the easiest and safest to operate is the compound miter
saw.

It's all relative. DAGS for miter saw accidents. From minor nicks to entire
hands having been cut off. Wet wood can kick back and I'm sure you've seen
PT at the home center that was literally dripping wet.

The blade only moves in one arc, so it's easy to predict where the
blade goes and keep your fingers out.

Heck, table saw blades don't move in any kind of arc and yet many people have
reached into the spinning blade. Mistakes happen. Ignorance happens too. I've
seen people using hand saws at the trim aisle cart who had no clue how to
support the wood. I wouldn't let them anywhere near one of my power tools.

I'm really surprised that the store is doing that. Do they let you climb the
stair ladders or use the fork lifts too? ;-)

I'm really surprised that the store is doing that.
Do they let you climb the stair ladders
or use the fork lifts too? ;-)


No kidding !
For in-store hands-on seminars - there is always
a safety demonstration ; insistance on PPE and guards ;
and the Instructor is watching like a hawk until he gets
a feel for the participants.
... even then - stuff happens.
If a local store manager is going rogue with something
like this - or anything that is safety-related -
he won't be around for long ..
John T.

On 12/31/2019 8:10 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:44:57 -0500, knuttle
wrote:


[snip]

I would expect this will not be around long as thier insurance company
will find the practice objectionable and their insurnance will go up

Remember that Menards is Canadian. In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.

Unless Wisconsin seceded from the Union overnight, I believe you will
find that Eau Claire, Wisconsin USA is the company's base.

On Wed, 1 Jan 2020 17:35:09 -0600, Unquestionably Confused
wrote:

On 12/31/2019 8:10 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:44:57 -0500, knuttle
wrote:


[snip]

I would expect this will not be around long as thier insurance company
will find the practice objectionable and their insurnance will go up

Remember that Menards is Canadian. In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.

Unless Wisconsin seceded from the Union overnight, I believe you will
find that Eau Claire, Wisconsin USA is the company's base.
Never seen a Menards in Canada.

On 1/1/2020 6:02 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Wed, 1 Jan 2020 17:35:09 -0600, Unquestionably Confused
wrote:

On 12/31/2019 8:10 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:44:57 -0500, knuttle
wrote:


[snip]

I would expect this will not be around long as thier insurance company
will find the practice objectionable and their insurnance will go up

Remember that Menards is Canadian. In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.

Unless Wisconsin seceded from the Union overnight, I believe you will
find that Eau Claire, Wisconsin USA is the company's base.
Never seen a Menards in Canada.


Preachin' to the choir, Clare. J. Clarke was the one who thought they
were Canadian.

On Wed, 1 Jan 2020 18:22:24 -0600, Unquestionably Confused
wrote:

On 1/1/2020 6:02 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Wed, 1 Jan 2020 17:35:09 -0600, Unquestionably Confused
wrote:

On 12/31/2019 8:10 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:44:57 -0500, knuttle
wrote:


[snip]

I would expect this will not be around long as thier insurance company
will find the practice objectionable and their insurnance will go up

Remember that Menards is Canadian. In Canada the loser in a
litigation usually pays the winner's costs, there is a very low cap on
"pain and suffering", punitive damages are only awarded if malice can
be demonstrated, and per capita Canada has about 1/4 as many lawsuits
as the US, so the risk is much lower.

Unless Wisconsin seceded from the Union overnight, I believe you will
find that Eau Claire, Wisconsin USA is the company's base.
Never seen a Menards in Canada.


Preachin' to the choir, Clare. J. Clarke was the one who thought they
were Canadian.
RONA was the Canadian company untill Lowes bought it - - -

On 1/1/2020 6:02 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
....

Never seen a Menards in Canada.

Stands to reason since there are none. There's one in International
Falls; on the initial large scale map it possibly could be mistaken to
be on the other side...

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