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You don't know how much that infuriates me as only yesterday I was amongst hundreds in Oxleas Woods, Eltham watching the kis and dogs have the greatest fun.

Every type of device was used to sledge down the hill and I thought "this Country ain't so bad when all these people can have so much innocent fun and be so adventurous with their improvisations and no "H and S" Czar can spoil it!


Absolute Rotten B*****s:X

Shall I do it again? Oh fuck it why not


When people give out about H&S, what is it they are really giving out about?


I THINK they are giving out about "the council/The Man/inpetitude/broken britain/Littlejohn is right" etc etc but that is usually wrong


What is behind a decision to close a park on "H&S" grounds is the fear of being sued by YOU the public. If people stopped suing for every fekkin thing then there wouldn't be this fear of health and safety


It really is that simple.. so if you are going to vent, have the right targer and stop hitting people with a blunderbuss

DeborahC Wrote:

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> Just back from Peckham Rye Park

> It's not closed due to H&S but apparently the

> locks on all the gates had frozen...



So boosboos is actually a liar posting what he wants to believe?


this calls the integrity of several other threads into doubt too. haha

Shall I do it again? Oh @#$%& it why not


When people give out about H&S, what is it they are really giving out about?


I THINK they are giving out about "the council/The Man/inpetitude/broken britain/Littlejohn is right" etc etc but that is usually wrong


What is behind a decision to close a park on "H&S" grounds is the fear of being sued by YOU the public. If people stopped suing for every fekkin thing then there wouldn't be this fear of health and safety


It really is that simple.. so if you are going to vent, have the right targer and stop hitting people with a blunderbuss



The head of the HSE was saying much the same on the radio last week. However, she also said that the number of litigation cases of "the public" suing councils / schools/ public bodies over perceived safety issues are, in fact, very few.


I'd agree that some insurance companies take a ridiculously avoid all possible risk stance. Within the health service (something I do know about) some TRusts have taken to defending all claims for slips & trips - where previously they would pay a "no fault" compensation to avoid the costs of defending silly claims. The new policy saved money in the end as the number of claims fell.


So, to summarise, everyone in authority and the general public should have the balls to allow individuals to take risks and expect individuals to take personal responsibility for their decisions about personal risk.


Don't cut down trees in case a conker falls, close parks in case someone slips over, ban snowball fights in case someone gets hurt etc etc.

There should be a piece in The Evening Standard's later edition on Peckham Rye being closed today. It's hilarious that they can close all the school in the area and the parks? All due to snow. Still they don't bother gritting the pavements and roads!! Someone somewhere has made the very important decision that today NOONE is allowed to have anyfun.....

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> Shall I do it again? Oh @#$%& it why not

>

> When people give out about H&S, what is it they

> are really giving out about?

>

> I THINK they are giving out about "the council/The

> Man/inpetitude/broken britain/Littlejohn is right"

> etc etc but that is usually wrong

>

> What is behind a decision to close a park on "H&S"

> grounds is the fear of being sued by YOU the

> public. If people stopped suing for every fekkin

> thing then there wouldn't be this fear of health

> and safety

>

> It really is that simple.. so if you are going to

> vent, have the right targer and stop hitting

> people with a blunderbuss



Slightly off topic, but how long will it be before a forumite sues another for giving bad advice/recommendation etc?...

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