STREET PARTY DANGERS (CONTINUED) There are dozens of other dangers, too. Supposing weevils get into the flour that make the cakes? Is there not a risk of a worldwide domino effect as contaminated waste finds its way into the sewage system? Have they thought of that? Of course not! And remember, the children will be sitting down at a table, a posture that some of them have never been forced to take whilst eating. They may be unfamiliar with cutlery, preferring to eat with their fingers in McDonalds, in the manner of the Inchapu tribe of Peru. Some children may be scared of eating without a television screen in front of them, so perhaps the organisers may consider purchasing flat screens for each table.
In Ilfracombe, children may have their cup cakes swooped upon by a seagull and gobbled up before them. Has counselling been arranged for such a possibility? I think not! Save the children. Keep them indoors in a dark room on Jubilee Day, and let them watch the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in comfort and safety, rather than be made to face the world outside.
Health and Safety. We know it makes sense!

By ROOMATTHETOP at 13:16 on 07/02/12

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ROOMATTHETOP: I love you. Where do you live?

By equity2010 at 00:13 on 08/02/12
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Thank you for your contribition. Where can the rest of us have our everyday contributions posted?

By equity2010 at 01:39 on 08/02/12
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I'm a bloke who lives in Highfield Road.

By ROOMATTHETOP at 09:49 on 08/02/12
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hah ROOMATTHETOP, such a funny post, but you know what with the health and safety culture - that probably wouldn't be too far from reality :)

By Khaizarana at 13:39 on 08/02/12
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You're telling me, Khaizarana. This health and safety obsession has got to stop. I think that every child in Devon between 7 and 14 should be sent out for one day in July, during the school holidays, and made to fend for themselves or find something interesting and exciting to do. Out at 8am and back by 6pm.
They could play on beaches, run around on Braunton Burrows, go swimming, boating, go to museums, get on buses and trains unaccompanied and /or visit relations in another town. Exactly what we did in the 50s and 60s, and nobody batted an eyelid. And nobody ever came to any harm unless they were suicidally stupid, in which case they deserved it.

By ROOMATTHETOP at 14:12 on 08/02/12
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Yeah totally agree. I grew up in the 80's and my summer holidays and infact after school were spent venturing a lot further than my front garden. Used to spend all day out, many a times coming home with bloodied limbs but thats what kids did - got upto mischief that entailed nothing more than falling out of a tree or falling off a bike and occasionally dabbled in a bit of knock door run (if you know what that is lol).
Now fast forward to the present day and for example my niece who will never know what it's like to be a kid like I did (or you by the sounds of it, ROOMATTHETOP) - her childhood is spent only being allowed to play in her back garden or sat inside on her Nintendo DS.
Also I was reading today that some park in the south had workmen chop the heads off of snowmen built by kids at the weekend because of health and safety reasons. Shocking really.

By Khaizarana at 15:24 on 08/02/12
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If we start encouraging kids to go outside they might start hanging around on street corners, wearing clothes which includes hoods or caps. They'll probably buy some cheap lager from a dodgy corner shop. I know I did when I was a teenager and it never did me any harm. The magistrate I saw was of a different opinion.

Ah those teenage years away from my parents .. I do miss them. 1970's by the way.

By LanternView at 13:06 on 09/02/12
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