Abandoned Stuff

[Sage]

Well, the land was purchased by hog farmers a long time ago, so half the grounds have been converted into hog barns and stuff while the other half is more or less isolated and completely abandoned (although there was an obviously functional genset with a modern day battery attached to it just sitting there for some reason).

I guess the owners feel that what remains deserves to be explored; that history should be shared. Or maybe it's not that deep and they just don't care.

To their credit, a lot of the holes or busted catwalks were cordoned off or covered (and our crossing those ropes and such is our fault, innit?). Some places we just refused to go (like the basements which were pitch black and potentially - we really had no idea - flooded), because common sense indicated it was a bad idea.

And I really think that's what it boils down to; common sense. We took obvious risks doing what we did, and if something should have happened, we would have been held accountable.

I'm really not sure how to answer your question, though. Legal provisions require that buildings and whatnot accessible by the public be safe, but this is a derelict air force base. It's abandoned and not in use, and it isn't public property anymore. So I guess the law would hold us accountable in the event of an unfortunate event, and not the owner. It's not like he was hosting a tour.