tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post5504795208023730082..comments2024-03-28T16:07:39.332+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: ‘For The Chiiiilllldreeeen!’ - Bumper ‘Ban It Now!’ EditionJuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-27859188245915805792010-11-15T05:50:14.475+00:002010-11-15T05:50:14.475+00:00"Is she joking? Window blinds absolutely are ...<i>"Is she joking? Window blinds absolutely are not banned in America."</i> <br /><br />Maybe they are banned in one or two of the kookier states, say, California? <br /><br />To the 'Mail' reporter, one state is 'America', after all....JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-60364796504481773562010-11-14T12:47:35.636+00:002010-11-14T12:47:35.636+00:00"Apparently in America they are banned"
...<em>"Apparently in America they are banned"</em><br /><br />Is she joking? Window blinds absolutely are not banned in America.<br /><br />Neither, for the record, are many of the other household items involved in fatal child accidents, such as top-loading washing machines and tumble dryers, caustic cleaning products, electrical sockets, electrical cords, sharp implements, razors, stovetops, kettles, microwaves, large saucepans, oil lamps, etczzz.<br /><br />It's tragic when an unsupervised child accidentally dies from window blind cords, but it is certainly not a common occurrence. But as KenS says, would she have us ban swimming pools, bathtubs, and sinks, given that the number one cause of accidental child death in the home is drowning?bella gerenshttp://bellagerens.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-63585942096258544482010-11-12T05:43:44.288+00:002010-11-12T05:43:44.288+00:00Heh! The same thing happened to my brother - thoug...Heh! The same thing happened to my brother - though he was a good bit older. <br /><br />He retained, in a small specimen jar, the humongous shard of glass the A&E doc dug out of his buttock... :)JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-48291973584391445842010-11-12T01:36:03.718+00:002010-11-12T01:36:03.718+00:00@ about age 13 my parents hosted my annual bonfire...@ about age 13 my parents hosted my annual bonfire night party, me mate Terry, all excited, ran into the double glazed french windows, cracked them and cracked his head.<br />Did Terrys dad complain or sue? No.<br />Did anyone call for double glazed french windows to be banned? No.<br /><br />My dad stuck some fablon patches on them (to enhance visibility) and so they remained for about 5 years until he removed them (the patches).bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-77259653073237557972010-11-11T22:15:44.094+00:002010-11-11T22:15:44.094+00:00"...or the teacher who sued for a hurty neck ...<i>"...or the teacher who sued for a hurty neck because she ‘HAD TO’ shout a lot in class."</i> <br /><br />Oh, yes. I've got something cued up on her...<br /><br /><i>"I laugh in the face of danger. Mwahahahaha."</i> <br /><br />You know how to live... ;)<br /><br /><i>"There are times when I really do despair about the general level of intelligence in this country. "</i> <br /><br />It's really apparent, when you start seeing the effects of the 'dumbing down' of our culture trickling through. Suddenly, there's a flood of it.<br /><br /><i>"If the silly bastards had backed over the poor mite and crushed her to death I suppose they'd be demanding that the rest of us aren't allowed a reverse gear anymore."</i><br /><br />Next up: ban elderly people from <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/11/11/oap-ran-over-his-wife-then-crushed-himself-to-death-against-a-wall-rushing-to-her-aid-in-freak-accident-115875-22708081/" rel="nofollow">owning automatic cars</a>.<br /><br /><i>"As a farmer I find that the things are a menace. They are let off indiscriminately across the countryside, with no view to what damage they could do."</i> <br /><br />Then they are too cheap - increase the price to cover the damage they do, or insist on insurance. <br /><br />Banning doesn't solve anything - it merely punishes the responsible.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-9086721331889813252010-11-11T18:51:59.810+00:002010-11-11T18:51:59.810+00:00I'm afraid I can't agree with your views o...I'm afraid I can't agree with your views on Chinese lanterns. As a farmer I find that the things are a menace. They are let off indiscriminately across the countryside, with no view to what damage they could do.<br /><br />There are now documented cases of them causing deaths of cattle (due to the wire in them, if they land in a field of grass and end up in a forage harvester, the resulting small lengths of wire can perforate a cows gut, with fatal results), and fires (a field of barley was set alight by one not far from where I live this year).<br /><br />I find it strange that people are OK with the concept of letting off what is effectively rubbish into the countryside. If someone drove down the road chucking their litter out they could be prosecuted for littering. How is letting off a chinese lantern any different?<br /><br />And as a landowner I have no recourse in the courts - how can you know who has let off a lantern, miles away, in a large town?<br /><br />Why should one person suffer a loss, just because someone else fancies a bit of a pretty light show?Sobersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-24820513201856541132010-11-11T18:40:57.969+00:002010-11-11T18:40:57.969+00:00Idiotic pair. Say they get their way, what's t...Idiotic pair. Say they get their way, what's to stop people from tying the ends of the cords together for convenience? People who have the ability to procreate but are too fucking lazy to take responsibility for their offspring's safety really get up my fucking nose. If the silly bastards had backed over the poor mite and crushed her to death I suppose they'd be demanding that the rest of us aren't allowed a reverse gear anymore.Angry Exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491082312193274360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-48140318281924719332010-11-11T17:15:42.089+00:002010-11-11T17:15:42.089+00:00I'm thinking of starting Nursery for the chil...I'm thinking of starting Nursery for the children of parents who rather regret having them.<br /><br />We already have blinds in the two rooms I was planning to use, but where can I get these Chinese Lanterns?<br /><br />They sound so much jollier than a bog standard Mickey Mouse Mobile, dont they?RABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-21564096824501103432010-11-11T16:54:45.143+00:002010-11-11T16:54:45.143+00:00There are times when I really do despair about the...There are times when I really do despair about the general level of intelligence in this country. <br />If we could only rely on Darwinism to call a halt to these total idiots breeding and inflicting even more offspring from the shallow end of the gene pool on the long suffering general public then it would not be so bad, we could just tune out these idiots.<br />However, we are being outbred by these cretins.<br />At times like this I just want to leave, but where the hell to go?Demonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-22902281711820107452010-11-11T15:36:27.288+00:002010-11-11T15:36:27.288+00:00I wonder when the call will go up to ban water in ...I wonder when the call will go up to ban water in homes. Children can drown in that you know. And stairs: children can fall down those you know. And food: children can choke on that you know. And concrete paths: children can graze their knees on that you know. And...and...and...KenSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-91852210809815474562010-11-11T13:31:44.517+00:002010-11-11T13:31:44.517+00:00Off to buy some chinese laneterns and blinds now -...Off to buy some chinese laneterns and blinds now - I laugh in the face of danger. Mwahahahaha.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-1344283290892553662010-11-11T13:31:26.653+00:002010-11-11T13:31:26.653+00:00or the teacher who sued for a hurty neck because s...or the teacher who sued for a hurty neck because she ‘HAD TO’ shout a lot in class. £150K FFS, stop shouting! stop teaching! start smashing your face into a brick wall and try to sue the builder, because that would make me laughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com