re: Should this situation face some sort of liability or penalty?

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how about you read the thread past the OP

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I did.

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see that Stout has already addressed this

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"we will figure something out" is not a plan, it's not a backup, and it's not a solution.

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said he will see how things go in the future

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This is also not addressing the problem.

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and make plans according

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Neither is this.



Look, Nancy, the backup is in place or it's not. Clearly from his statements, there is no backup for electricity.

I said I wasn't trying to be a dick. But there's one thing that works and that's taking responsibility even when something is clearly not your fault. It's the surest way to follow through and deliver a solution and give you peace. But to hell with it, I'm going to be a dick now:

Stout, get off your arse, stop crying about some got-damn farmer's shed, get to Northern Tool or somewhere similar and buy a freaking generator. Spend 15 minutes on the internet and learn how to calculate the energy requirements for items your dad needs. While you're at it, look at a portable A/C unit as well and factor that in too. If you don't have the cash, I'm sure your white knight SuperSaint will front you cash and he'll probably come fluff you as well. There's a backup plan and a solution. I sincerely feel for you, and especially so if this is not easy for your budget on top of everything else, but it's a solution and it would take less than an hour of your time, and the stores are still open and I bet these things are on sale too.

You can take responsibility, and take action, and in less than an hour you'd know that some floating fooking shed would not be a problem for your dad. Or you can ask about suing some old man over a metal shed. Your choice.

A Generac 800 watt generator/inverter is $320 at Northern Tool. That's cheap and probably is more than enough for the items your dad needs. You can step it up to a Honda 1000 watt industrial unit for about a $1000. You can look at desertsun02 on youtube and the guy can show you how to create a portable A/C that takes barely any electricity and you probably have all the items needed laying around.

You damn sensitive snowflakes around here are ridiculous. But hell, don't take my word for this responsibility method, go pick up books like The Secret and read it from others. Maybe you feel comfortable believing them instead of me.

Alternatively, you guys can just continue to cry about it and call me names.

Country folk problems

Would you feel responsible if your old tire blew out and ruined the trip home for a bus load of kids?

The legal concept is definitely varied, but there's evidence to support that on personal property the owner has no legal requirement to keep up with any inconceivable, unlikely disaster options.

#cameronparishproblems

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People are liable for their trees that fall into neighbors yards so why not buildings?

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Wow you are clearly misinformed. Sounds like you are perfect to determine the legality of a shed blowing into powerlines during a storm. I bet you call the mesothelioma law hotlines because your neighbor has asbestos siding.

Maybe liability for someone being too much of a little bitch......