Long story short this business made me waste 2 days I have spent to wait for an appointment because it wanted me to sign a ridiculous promissory document it did not tell me about at the time of the booking.
I made a call on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. No one was available until March 25, 2021. Fine. I made the appointment for March 25 anyway.
Upon entry, a staff asks me to sign a form. I examined the form which turns out to be a sort of COVID-19 related liability waiver and promissory document which its content is ridiculous.
First of all, I was not aware of any COVID-19 symptoms on me at the time. All tests I had did not detect the virus. Also, I am not some sort of political activist protesting businesses trying to make a living by complying with rules they are compelled to follow. I am not one of those who get all angry because a business posted a sign requiring a mask.
I cannot remember the content verbatim so my description of the content in the form will be somewhat paraphrased.
So, the form says the person signing will not hold the business liable for getting COVID-19 there. I understand that a regular business is not a virology lab, and risk of infection always exists even after all reasonable cautions are taken. I can be understanding of that.
What started to irritate me is that while the business is telling me to release them from liability, at the same time, it was telling me to make a series of promises to them that may get me liable.
I don't mind business asking me to wear a mask and politely asking people who does not agree to leave.
However, sign a form that makes a promise specifically to the business to follow all governmental regulations? How many people even knows what all the regulations are? Do you have all CDC guidelines, state of California, and Orange County, and City of Fullerton regulations memorized? Unless I know all of that how am I even supposed to make a promise? And, even if I intend to follow all of it, I see no reason why I should make a promosise on a document specifically to a private party for their benefit.
Stay 6 ft apart from everyone? Unless you can mind control everyone around you, how do you control that? I have no control over others approaching me. Is everything in the business arranged to even make that possible? Is all of your hallways 12 ft wide or have a trap system to only allow one person to pass at a time installed or something?
I can be mindful of others and try to keep some distance, but to be asked for a signed promissory letter is another matter. And, again, why am I taking the liability to make that promise to that specific business for their benefit while they are asking me to release them from liability. And, that was not even all the content on that ridiculous document.
Not only is this another ridiculous COVID-19 travesty, the document itself is something an intellectually honest person cannot logically agree to.
I arrived there expecting my tax return can be started, and I had to cancel and leave because I could not even start the process without signing something that is logically impossible for me to agree to.
So, I wasted two days waiting for the appointment and now looking for aother business with nothing started. read more