Post #330144 by mieko on Tue, Sep 4, 2007 1:54 PM

It is completely up to the host to set any rules they want, especially regarding what can and cannot be brought.
Many houses are not kid-friendly, and we are using very dangerous tools. It doesn't matter if your kid is always good, is mature enough, etc, if something goes wrong, the host would feel bad, and it could actually be a legal problem.

I would also like to point out that we had somewhat of an unspoken rule of no carving while drunk. With all the talk of rum I'm a little nervous. While I'd like to think that everyone is adult enough to know their limits, I believe a general rule of no power tools after drinking would be a good idea, and I'd actually prefer a no carving after drinking rule.

As far as what defines drinking, that's another debate, a beer with lunch is quite a bit different than taking shots, but most of those mai tais that are made are pretty strong.

After seeing all the tree guys last weekend and their missing fingers, I'd like to work on being a lot safer in our carving. There's some pretty scary stories just on TC. If people are nervous about how someone is carving, either because that person is drunk, or is just doing things that are unsafe, we need to be able to ask that person to stop.