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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Nickbat on 09 April 2010, 20:01:02

Title: Did you see this?
Post by: Nickbat on 09 April 2010, 20:01:02

A story from a week or so back:

"OFFICIALS decided it was a too risky for workmen to lift a dumped mattress – so they hired a JCB to do the job."

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/166183/Local-men-to-the-rescue-as-officials-hire-JCB-to-lift-a-mattress

Utter, utter, bureaucratic idiocy.  >:( >:( >:(

What's worse is that this madness is held up around the world as an example of what could happen when things go politically wrong! What an embarrassment for us.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/04/once_upon_a_mattress.html

 :-[ :-[ :-[

Title: Re: Did you see this?
Post by: STMO999 on 09 April 2010, 20:08:25

You act as if you're surprised Nick. I watch quite a few american news channels and they've been sniggering for years. Who can blame them?
Our 'quaintness' and 'eccentricity'  has given way to our 'stupidity'.

Title: Re: Did you see this?
Post by: webby23 on 09 April 2010, 20:27:47

Countries' gone bleedin' mad...........

 ::) ::) ::)

Title: Re: Did you see this?
Post by: Richie London on 09 April 2010, 21:23:16

theres a mattress out on the grass been there for 3 days. kids dont mind as they play on it, but doesnt say much for there parents letting them though

Title: Re: Did you see this?
Post by: djac on 10 April 2010, 11:19:57

It's all very well for the yanks to snigger, but it's all thanks to their stupid litigation culture that was imported over here that people now won't even wipe their noses without carrying out a risk assessment.

They're all scared sh1tless about being sued if someone breaks a fingernail doing something.....

Title: Re: Did you see this?
Post by: Banjax on 10 April 2010, 13:19:52

i love stuff like this - bureaucracy taken to the nth degree - hilarious  ;D

well done to the box tickers at Bolton Council - looks like they're helping the new government make some of the cuts easier  :y :y