UK Health and Safety gone mad again!
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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.
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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.![Frown](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/frown.gif)
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.
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Hope that next time they're there they pee in the damn thing.
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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 ![Angry Smile](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/msn/angry_smile.gif)
Yeah, ok, so I really ought to lighten up.
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Yeah, ok, so I really ought to lighten up.
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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 ![Angry Smile](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/msn/angry_smile.gif)
Yeah, ok, so I really ought to lighten up.![Stick Out Tongue](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
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Yeah, ok, so I really ought to lighten up.
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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 ![Angry Smile](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/msn/angry_smile.gif)
Yeah, ok, so I really ought to lighten up.![Stick Out Tongue](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
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Yeah, ok, so I really ought to lighten up.
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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.
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Death's too good for them. They should all be force-fed cucumber.
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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!!
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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.![Frown](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/frown.gif)
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.
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I agree - poo in the pool, poo in the pool!!!
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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.
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