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bigbrotiki
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On 2007-05-07 12:08, Humuhumu wrote:
How much of the reluctance to use torches today is a knee-jerk reaction about the danger, along the lines of folks fearing thatch even if it's been fire-treated?
Definitely. But real or imagined danger?
The "getting sued" litigation mania and subsequent paranoia that poisoned the happy-go-lucky attitude of Americans beginning in the 70s was a major factor in the devolution of Tiki. As another example for that fact, chest-high black rod iron fences around swimming pools just do not convey the sense of tropical laissez-faire as well as the open spaces did.
[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2007-05-07 12:51 ]
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