| Health and safety gone mad (or not) 16:54 - Apr 28 with 2518 views | bluelagos |
So aside from not being to run onto a footie pitch in excitement, what other simple joys have been banished by our changing societal attitudes?
Before seat belts were compulsory, my Dad would happily sit 3 kids in the boot of his Cortina estate. If we were really good, he'd let us up front and we could steer the car, while he was busy lighting up and didn't want to risk any ash on his shirt.
Can't see any of those being accepted today... |  |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 17:15 - Apr 28 with 2090 views | HARRY10 |
Insurance and the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 explain much, but they do not make for a Daily Mail headline
Rake in the dosh carrying 'no win, no fee' ads, then endlessly whine when companies and councils take action to reduce liability. |  | | |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 17:18 - Apr 28 with 2092 views | Plums |
My daughter shouted 'I''m not strapped in' as we rolled off the drive a few weeks back. My reply was, "I've been all the way to Barcelona without being strapped in!"
Different (but less safe) times! |  |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 17:18 - Apr 28 with 2088 views | bluelagos |
I missed the obvious one - raves.
Dancing to sh1t music in a field is now extremely dangerous / criminal unlike in the 80s when it was quite cool and fun. | |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 17:20 - Apr 28 with 2077 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
Packets of nuts that say "May contain nuts". |  |
| Trust the process. Trust Phil. |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 17:26 - Apr 28 with 2047 views | HARRY10 |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 17:20 - Apr 28 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Packets of nuts that say "May contain nuts". |
UKIP leaflet, with the same warning. | | | |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 17:30 - Apr 28 with 2022 views | gtsb1966 |
We live in such a f****d up world don't we. We strive endlessly to make anything and everything safer to save lives yet do the same to develop weapons to kill more people. |  | | |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 17:46 - Apr 28 with 1986 views | gtsb1966 |
When I was in primary school in the mid 70's we were given a full pack of Swan vestas and we covered the box in felt and added windows etc and cardboard to make a roof and made a matchbox house to take home to our parents. On the way home me and a mate burnt down two garden hedges. Imagine a school doing that now. | | | |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 17:57 - Apr 28 with 1953 views | bluelagos |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 17:46 - Apr 28 by gtsb1966 |
When I was in primary school in the mid 70's we were given a full pack of Swan vestas and we covered the box in felt and added windows etc and cardboard to make a roof and made a matchbox house to take home to our parents. On the way home me and a mate burnt down two garden hedges. Imagine a school doing that now. |
Do kids still get to use bunsen burners at school? We used to set fire to all sorts when the teacher's back was turned. | |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 18:09 - Apr 28 with 1920 views | BloomBlue |
Split the Kipper. A harmless kids game involving a knife. |  | | |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 18:10 - Apr 28 with 1918 views | DJR |
Leaving aside the fact that the prohibition on going on the pitch came about because of football violence, another important factor in this is the fact that people in recent years are always looking for someone to blame.
The sea scouts' I was a member of in Ipswich in the 60s and 70s had a dinghy bought by the parents of a scout who had drowned. These days the parents would sue.
Sometimes things just happen, but with a "where there's blame, there's a claim" culture, very few people just accept that life sometimes kicks you in the teeth. [Post edited 28 Apr 2023 18:12]
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 18:14 - Apr 28 with 1899 views | gtsb1966 |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 17:57 - Apr 28 by bluelagos |
Do kids still get to use bunsen burners at school? We used to set fire to all sorts when the teacher's back was turned. |
Don't know. I'm 57. Ain't been for a while  | | | |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 18:20 - Apr 28 with 1872 views | bluelagos |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 18:14 - Apr 28 by gtsb1966 |
Don't know. I'm 57. Ain't been for a while |
We had a pyscotic teacher that used to whip us with the tube when we were caught talking. Distinct lack of teacher/pupil gratuitous violence these days - another thing modern kids won't get to experience. | |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 18:44 - Apr 28 with 1832 views | Illinoisblue |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 17:57 - Apr 28 by bluelagos |
Do kids still get to use bunsen burners at school? We used to set fire to all sorts when the teacher's back was turned. |
Absolute carnage with the burners back in the day. Mad they let kids loose with that stuff. Also mad, when you think about it, our PE teachers showering at the same time as kids. Wouldn’t happen nowadays! |  |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 18:54 - Apr 28 with 1804 views | bluelagos |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 18:44 - Apr 28 by Illinoisblue |
Absolute carnage with the burners back in the day. Mad they let kids loose with that stuff. Also mad, when you think about it, our PE teachers showering at the same time as kids. Wouldn’t happen nowadays! |
Vest and pants - every peado PE teacher's wet dream. | |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 18:57 - Apr 28 with 1791 views | fabian_illness |
Back in around 1982, we got a whole team of U9's in a Hillman Avenger estate when only one parent turned up.
Think it was 9 a side back then. [Post edited 28 Apr 2023 19:01]
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 19:00 - Apr 28 with 1777 views | gtsb1966 |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 18:44 - Apr 28 by Illinoisblue |
Absolute carnage with the burners back in the day. Mad they let kids loose with that stuff. Also mad, when you think about it, our PE teachers showering at the same time as kids. Wouldn’t happen nowadays! |
We had a PE teacher in Sudbury from Yorkshire who was seriously into cricket and a good player( anyone from Sudbury reading this might remember MR Turner from Uplands Middle School) and he challenged anyone from the lesson to bowl him out. Up stepped Karl Mayes aged 13, bowled him first ball. If you have watched Kes with Brian Glover then you can imagine how this was accepted. Mr Turner was Mr Sugden. | | | |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 19:08 - Apr 28 with 1747 views | Ryorry |
Rows with my ex about his claims that he was an even better driver after five pints. |  |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 19:15 - Apr 28 with 1721 views | GeoffSentence |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 17:20 - Apr 28 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Packets of nuts that say "May contain nuts". |
You know that boring smartarse in the room who spoils the fun? That's going to be me today.
'May contain nuts' or 'may contain traces of nuts' is a perfectly sensible on packets pf peanuts because peanuts are not nuts. Peanuts are legumes more closely related lentils than, say, hazelnuts. |  |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 19:16 - Apr 28 with 1719 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 19:08 - Apr 28 by Ryorry |
Rows with my ex about his claims that he was an even better driver after five pints. |
Was your ex husband a friend of Tractor Girl? |  |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 19:20 - Apr 28 with 1695 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 19:15 - Apr 28 by GeoffSentence |
You know that boring smartarse in the room who spoils the fun? That's going to be me today.
'May contain nuts' or 'may contain traces of nuts' is a perfectly sensible on packets pf peanuts because peanuts are not nuts. Peanuts are legumes more closely related lentils than, say, hazelnuts. |
Pull the other one. Next you’ll be telling us ginger nuts aren’t nuts.
Ooh, that reminds me. You can’t take the pee out of gingers anymore. That’s a simple pleasure* taken away.
*probably not for people with red hair, in fairness |  |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 19:24 - Apr 28 with 1683 views | bluelagos |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 19:08 - Apr 28 by Ryorry |
Rows with my ex about his claims that he was an even better driver after five pints. |
I genuinely remember people kind of boasting about driving home after 5 pints... | |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 19:26 - Apr 28 with 1675 views | GlasgowBlue |
Mum and dad going to the pub and leaving me in the car with a bottle of pop and a packet of crisps for a couple of hours.
Also. Mum and dad at Butlins leaving me as a six month old in the chalet whilst they were in the bar. Which all parents did. Every 15 minutes or so there would be an announcement over the tanoy announcing there is a baby crying in chalet (insert number) | |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 19:32 - Apr 28 with 1583 views | bluelagos |
| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 19:26 - Apr 28 by GlasgowBlue |
Mum and dad going to the pub and leaving me in the car with a bottle of pop and a packet of crisps for a couple of hours.
Also. Mum and dad at Butlins leaving me as a six month old in the chalet whilst they were in the bar. Which all parents did. Every 15 minutes or so there would be an announcement over the tanoy announcing there is a baby crying in chalet (insert number) |
The fire works displays were far more fun without health and safety. The Brantham one this year - they've banned sparklers ffs.
Hot sparks flying in yer kids eyes - what's not to like? | |
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| Health and safety gone mad (or not) on 21:04 - Apr 28 with 1484 views | thebooks |
Poppers. |  | | |
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