A council has admitted it was "over cautious" when it installed a widely-ridiculed cordon around a Christmas tree for public safety. Derby City Council said it created the "exclusion zone" in Market Place to "enable people to view the tree at a safe distance". People complained it was "a disgusting mess" and "not festive at all". Most of the metal fencing has now been removed but a smaller barrier remains around the tree.
OK, a few of the "it's 'ealth and safety gone mad !" stories are true. What's particularly bizarre if that you can see other trees in the photo which do not have security zones. Conclusion : Christmas trees are Huorns. Either that or the local council is run by a bunch of complete nutters, but that's just preposterous when you think about it.
[Personally, I tend towards the approach of removing the most egregiously unnecessary health and safety regulations and handing out Darwin Awards more frequently.]
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-42198361
back from the trip already?
ReplyDeleteLord no, it's just most of the time there's not a lot to do. :)
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ReplyDeleteThis is gonna cause Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg to make another movie, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteTim Stoev Right now, sod all. Unexpected blizzard-like conditions have returned... though pretty much exactly when my observing was due to finish anyway.
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