I don't know what I would rather see; I just know what sets me off and irritates me. Guess the making such a ritual of that on every program is what got to me.
I'm not sure why the absence of this ritual would have placed them at more risk litigation-wise. Norm and others don't go to that extreme (just the "read, follow, and understand all of the instructions that come with your equipment and remember, there is no more important safety device than these [tap tap], your safety glasses").
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