Friday - October 10, 2008

BARBED-WIRE GARDEN FALLS FOUL OF RED TAPE.  a story so dumb is HAS to be posted!

BUT FIRST…
HELLO BRISTOL,VA./TN.  BET THE PLACE HAS GROWN SOME SINCE I WORK ALL THREE STATIONS THERE. IS ZAP STILL ON THE AIR? AND KYE?

Ok everyone, this is a bit of work for me because I have to copy out the whole damn story.  No, there is no link as yet. In fact, I had to call the paper and ask about this and they sent the story by email. BUT ... I can’t do a cut or copy and paste. So, I have to copy the damn thing word for word.
The one place it does show up, is on Google but NOT so that I could capture it.  I really don’t understand how they do these things but for sure nothing makes sense to me and they don’t make it easy.  It doesn’t even have a reporters by line so that makes it harder to find.
Going into the paper itself and doing a search has brought up zero.  RCOB ... so frustrating. Well here goes.  Be interesting to know if any of you can top this for stupidity.

BARBED -WIRE GARDEN FALLS FOUL OF RED TAPE
by Daily Telegraph Reporter

A GARDENER who fenced off his patch with a single strand of barbed wire to protect it from thieves has been ordered to take it down in case intruders hurt themselves.

Bill Malcolm, 61, was told to “remove it on health and safety grounds” by his local council, which owns the allotments.

He erected the deterrent after thieves struck three times in four months, stealing more then $600 worth od spades, forks, hoes and wrecking his potato patch in the process.

Officials instructed Mr. Malcolm to remove the waist high wire from his plot.
He said:  “It’s an absolutely ridiculous situation, all I wanted was to protect my property but the wire had to go in case a thief scratched himself.  The council said they were unhappy about the precautions I had made but my response was to tell them that only someone climbing over on to my allotment could possibly hurt themselves.  They shouldn’t be trespassing in the first place but the council apologized and said they didn’t want to be sued by a wounded thief.”

“I told them to let the thief sue me so at least that way I’d know who was breaking into my allotment but everything I said fell on deaf ears.  It seems as though they are so wrapped up in red tape, they are unable to help me.”

The council responds that with regard to barbed wire, they are obliged to request removal on health and safety grounds to the general public.
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Well hell ... if the general public and thieves don’t try and climb over waist high barbed wire .... where’s the health and safety issue? DUH!

Posted by Drew458     on 10/10/2008 at 08:01 AM   
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