Did you mention manholes? Now we are in the world of relativity which asks
that (and forgive the non-PC) ... If someone leaves a manhole cover off and a
fat man running at near the speed of light passes over the hole would his
reduction in size due to relativistic effects cause him to fall down the hole.
The 'fat man problem' worked for me at college as just a mention and our tutor
would talk of nothing else leaving us students nod off.
I am fat so I can say the F word!...David Cragg
Roger Millin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Martin added:
> Smiley noted, but that's not too far from the truth these days.
>
> We're used to the idea of someone (usually the local canal society
but sometimes it can involve WRG) having to do a formal Risk
Assessment for canal restoration work sites where I work as a WRG
volunteer. But it took me aback slightly a couple of years ago the
first time the caretaker for a village hall that we were sleeping in
presented us with a Risk Assessment for our accommodation.
>
> A little while ago I was talking with a BW person about a problem
experienced by a member of this list who had been told that
photography at a particular canal site was prohibited. We got onto
the subject of what if any permissions etc should be sought before
taking photographs on BW sites for possible future publication. She
mentioned Risk Assessments, at which point we both realised the way
the conversation was going and changed the subject...
Yes, it's pathetic. Nobody is allowed to make mistakes these days,
even if it's caused by their own stupidity. Children are protected
from any risk whatsoever. How do human beings learn? By making
mistakes and learning not to do the same thing again! I'm all for
people not leaving manhole (oh sh!t, personhole<PC???!!!>) covers up,
so that people cannot fall down them but taking all risk, however
slight, out of life is not going to benefit mankind at all in the
long run.
Roger
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