UK Health and Safety gone mad again!
Aug 19th 2010, 3:39 am
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UK Health and Safety gone mad again!
My daughter e mailed me yesterday moaning that she couldn't even take her kids swimming (5, 3 and 2 yr olds) I assumed this was yet another excuse to con money out of me because she's always broke! But oh no, here's a bit from the local pools website......
ALL CHILDREN UNDER 8 YEARS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT 16 YEARS AND ABOVE.
Children under 5's must be accompanied on a ratio of 1 adult to 1 child.
Children between the age's of 5 - 8 must be accompanied in the water by an adult at all times on a ratio of 1 adult to 2 children.
So all her friends have young children and any spare adults without kids are at work! I feel so sorry for the kids all 3 can swim and love it.
ALL CHILDREN UNDER 8 YEARS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT 16 YEARS AND ABOVE.
Children under 5's must be accompanied on a ratio of 1 adult to 1 child.
Children between the age's of 5 - 8 must be accompanied in the water by an adult at all times on a ratio of 1 adult to 2 children.
So all her friends have young children and any spare adults without kids are at work! I feel so sorry for the kids all 3 can swim and love it.
Aug 19th 2010, 3:41 am
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Re: UK Health and Safety gone mad again!
My daughter e mailed me yesterday moaning that she couldn't even take her kids swimming (5, 3 and 2 yr olds) I assumed this was yet another excuse to con money out of me because she's always broke! But oh no, here's a bit from the local pools website......
ALL CHILDREN UNDER 8 YEARS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT 16 YEARS AND ABOVE.
Children under 5's must be accompanied on a ratio of 1 adult to 1 child.
Children between the age's of 5 - 8 must be accompanied in the water by an adult at all times on a ratio of 1 adult to 2 children.
So all her friends have young children and any spare adults without kids are at work! I feel so sorry for the kids all 3 can swim and love it.
ALL CHILDREN UNDER 8 YEARS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT 16 YEARS AND ABOVE.
Children under 5's must be accompanied on a ratio of 1 adult to 1 child.
Children between the age's of 5 - 8 must be accompanied in the water by an adult at all times on a ratio of 1 adult to 2 children.
So all her friends have young children and any spare adults without kids are at work! I feel so sorry for the kids all 3 can swim and love it.
Hope that next time they're there they pee in the damn thing.
Aug 19th 2010, 4:03 am
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Re: UK Health and Safety gone mad again!
What's also depressing is the abuse of the humble apostrophe on that website (yes, Tracey's quote is verbatim), as well as that of the English language in general. I try to use and teach at least a reasonable level of grammar and punctuation but then get confronted by "official" signs that screw all my hard work 
Yeah, ok, so I really ought to lighten up.
Yeah, ok, so I really ought to lighten up.
Aug 19th 2010, 4:23 am
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Re: UK Health and Safety gone mad again!
What's also depressing is the abuse of the humble apostrophe on that website (yes, Tracey's quote is verbatim), as well as that of the English language in general. I try to use and teach at least a reasonable level of grammar and punctuation but then get confronted by "official" signs that screw all my hard work
Yeah, ok, so I really ought to lighten up.
Yeah, ok, so I really ought to lighten up.
Aug 19th 2010, 4:28 am
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Aug 19th 2010, 4:32 am
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Re: UK Health and Safety gone mad again!
What's also depressing is the abuse of the humble apostrophe on that website (yes, Tracey's quote is verbatim), as well as that of the English language in general. I try to use and teach at least a reasonable level of grammar and punctuation but then get confronted by "official" signs that screw all my hard work
Yeah, ok, so I really ought to lighten up.
Yeah, ok, so I really ought to lighten up.
There's a new video posted in immigration, walking people through the Embassy grounds & process and there's a big fat sign with an arrow which says: VISA'S --->
argh! My tax dollars at work.
Aug 19th 2010, 5:02 am
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Re: UK Health and Safety gone mad again!
Death's too good for them. They should all be force-fed cucumber.
Aug 19th 2010, 5:16 am
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Re: UK Health and Safety gone mad again!
H&S is getting beyond now! The place where i've just ceased employment had forms which we had to sign on safely boiling a kettle to make a brew! The lunatics truly have taken over the asylum!!
Aug 19th 2010, 5:46 am
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Re: UK Health and Safety gone mad again!
My daughter e mailed me yesterday moaning that she couldn't even take her kids swimming (5, 3 and 2 yr olds) I assumed this was yet another excuse to con money out of me because she's always broke! But oh no, here's a bit from the local pools website......
ALL CHILDREN UNDER 8 YEARS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT 16 YEARS AND ABOVE.
Children under 5's must be accompanied on a ratio of 1 adult to 1 child.
Children between the age's of 5 - 8 must be accompanied in the water by an adult at all times on a ratio of 1 adult to 2 children.
So all her friends have young children and any spare adults without kids are at work! I feel so sorry for the kids all 3 can swim and love it.
ALL CHILDREN UNDER 8 YEARS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT 16 YEARS AND ABOVE.
Children under 5's must be accompanied on a ratio of 1 adult to 1 child.
Children between the age's of 5 - 8 must be accompanied in the water by an adult at all times on a ratio of 1 adult to 2 children.
So all her friends have young children and any spare adults without kids are at work! I feel so sorry for the kids all 3 can swim and love it.
I agree - poo in the pool, poo in the pool!!!
Aug 19th 2010, 5:48 am
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Re: UK Health and Safety gone mad again!
not being funny- but every pool ive visited in the US has had signs similar to that. I cant take my 3 kids on my own full stop.
Aug 19th 2010, 6:15 am
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