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Old 12-27-2016, 12:26 PM
 
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Consider this situation, you are at a lounge with your laptop and a beer by the side. A careless traveler knocks your beer onto your laptop and fries it. Then he says "Oh! I am so sorry and just walks away". What do you do in this situation?
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Old 12-27-2016, 12:51 PM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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reconsider my location choice for laptop use
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Old 12-27-2016, 12:54 PM
 
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When you are in public you know or should have known there is a very high risk of damage to personal property, especially in an establishment that serves alcohol.
You are responsible for the safety of your personal property.
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Old 12-27-2016, 01:03 PM
 
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There's not much you can do, unfortunately.
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Old 12-27-2016, 03:17 PM
 
Location: Saint Paul, MN
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Consider this situation, you are at a lounge with your laptop and a beer by the side. A careless traveler knocks your beer onto your laptop and fries it. Then he says "Oh! I am so sorry and just walks away". What do you do in this situation?
Curse my luck and buy a new laptop.
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Old 12-27-2016, 07:29 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Some people don't think, you have to do it for them. In this case that means not having the beer in range of the laptop.
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Old 12-27-2016, 10:55 PM
 
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I agree with the above. Accidents happen. If they intentionally did it.. That's another story, but.. Forget the bar setting.. Say it's your local Starbucks and alcohol isn't involved... Only overpriced coffee. Same deal.
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Old 12-27-2016, 10:59 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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Consider this situation, you are at a lounge with your laptop and a beer by the side. A careless traveler knocks your beer onto your laptop and fries it. Then he says "Oh! I am so sorry and just walks away". What do you do in this situation?

Fluids and electronic gadgets are not to be placed together, ESPECIALLY in places where is high traffic, or when you have kids or animals.
Don't blame the strangers. Blame your common sense... or lack of it...

There are possible fixes if you act fast:
https://www.techwalla.com/articles/w...-into-a-laptop
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/277819
http://www.pcworld.com/article/30673...p-do-this.html

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Old 12-27-2016, 11:45 PM
 
Location: Out there somewhere...a traveling man.
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Consider this situation, you are at a lounge with your laptop and a beer by the side. A careless traveler knocks your beer onto your laptop and fries it. Then he says "Oh! I am so sorry and just walks away". What do you do in this situation?
Buy another beer.
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Old 12-28-2016, 04:50 AM
 
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Personally, I would have stopped him, explained to him what happened, and gotten his information.

As to whether he would be held liable, you would need to clarify what you mean by "careless". We all have a duty to act with "reasonable care". If we don't and that results in property damage, we are responsible for that damage. Was this guy goofing off or stumbling around intoxicated? Texting on his phone? Carrying too many bags? In short, was he acting reasonable? Would you(or most people) have acted differently if you were him?
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