Stolen pipes

[BatlRatl]

From what I gather, the hotel (Hilton) claims no responsibility of liability for the burglaries, even though they supposedly have security on their premises (btw, that disclamer sign in the parking lot does not relieve hotels of liability). I'm hoping that the promoters and flascot.com will be looking into a new host hotel for the 2013 games.
I offer my friends my sympathy (and a dram) for their loss.

[Woodsman]

The day the music died...

[Donnachaidh Drumair]

I have nothing to add but my sympathies. This is horrific. I hope for the best.

[Alan H]

Well, this sucks. SUCKS.

Last year at the Dixon Games, someone hammered the lock off the front gate at some hour in the early morning, drove in a van and emptied out two vendors tents. Cleaned them out.

It happens. But it still SUCKS. I hope he gets them back.

[Highlander31]

From what I gather, the hotel (Hilton) claims no responsibility of liability for the burglaries, even though they supposedly have security on their premises (btw, that disclamer sign in the parking lot does not relieve hotels of liability)....

Unfortunately, for the victims, there is a limit to the responsibility of the hotel. I spent 35 years in the security field. More than half of my career involved running protection operations for large organizations in both the domestic and International arenas. Most people do not understand how a determined individual(s) can circumvent or otherwise eliminate the obstacles security presents to them. Courts have ruled companies can not be expected to have security personnel everywhere on a site at all times (just as they have ruled the police are responsible only for the corporate safety of a city and not the individual's personal safety.) Since they are not a stock set of pipes, it will limit their ability to sell them. Allowing recovery efforts to be focused on the more likely areas where they might turn up.

As an amateur piper, I understand his loss, and I hope he has them returned soon.