woolybanana Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 What a bunch of *ankershttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520240/Crash-test-Mary-Bizarre-Elf-Safety-rule-mother-baby-Jesus-ride-Bethlehem-Donkey-wearing-HARD-HAT.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianagain Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 [quote user="woolybanana"]What a bunch of *ankers[/quote]I assume you are referring to the legal profession and the UK's increasing 'blame and sue' compensation culture.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/insurance/10221301/Britains-compensation-culture-is-out-of-control-insurance-chief-warns.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Regrettably, trying to blame the legal profession for people wanting to sue is like the French trying to blame the British for pushing up property prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Well done whoever was running the publicity for the event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Department71 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 [quote user="woolybanana"]What a bunch of *ankershttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520240/Crash-test-Mary-Bizarre-Elf-Safety-rule-mother-baby-Jesus-ride-Bethlehem-Donkey-wearing-HARD-HAT.html[/quote]If I was involved in this I think I would get Mary to wear a hard hat with day-glo jacket, not forgetting the donkey also wearing a hard hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Realistically anyone riding a horse or donkey on a hard surface should wear a proper hat. After all you only have one brain and if you injure it the results can be catastrophic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pommier Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 It seems a sensible precaution to me. After all, the donkey could easily be spooked and bolt leaving the child injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 [quote user="Pommier"]It seems a sensible precaution to me. After all, the donkey could easily be spooked and bolt leaving the child injured.[/quote] Mary was lucky then[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 [quote user="nomoss"][quote user="Pommier"]It seems a sensible precaution to me. After all, the donkey could easily be spooked and bolt leaving the child injured.[/quote] Mary was lucky then[:D] [/quote]She had divine protection.Seriously though just because a risk is unlikely doesn't mean it won't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Rabbie said:'Seriously though just because a risk is unlikely doesn't mean it won't happen. 'So, there is a chance of having an accident driving a car. Yes, there are seat belts, air bags, crumple zones etc but accidents still happen and people get injured or they even die. So perhaps the ultimate H&S brigade should ban cars. People get burnt using cookers so let's ban those. People hit their thumbs using hammers so let's ban those. Let's ban all sport because people get injured.It goes on and on.......About time H&S lightened up a little - next the army will be carrying out risk assessments to establish if firing a gun could injure someone and when it is identified that they could the gun is not fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 "About time H&S lightened up a little - next the army will be carrying out risk assessments to establish if firing a gun could injure someone and when it is identified that they could the gun is not fired. "That seems a little over the top to me PaulT.It is the owner of the donkey who is insisting on the hard hat in order to comply with the terms of his insurance. Nothing to do with the Elf and Safety Executive.It seems pretty sensible to me for a child who may not be a regular rider to wear a hat especially when travelling on streets rather than a field. Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 [quote user="PaulT"]Rabbie said:'Seriously though just because a risk is unlikely doesn't mean it won't happen. 'So, there is a chance of having an accident driving a car. Yes, there are seat belts, air bags, crumple zones etc but accidents still happen and people get injured or they even die. So perhaps the ultimate H&S brigade should ban cars. People get burnt using cookers so let's ban those. People hit their thumbs using hammers so let's ban those. Let's ban all sport because people get injured.It goes on and on.......About time H&S lightened up a little - next the army will be carrying out risk assessments to establish if firing a gun could injure someone and when it is identified that they could the gun is not fired.[/quote]Yes people are killed and badly injured in car crashes but seat belts, air bags and crumple zones do reduce the severity of many injuries. I know because I was involved in accident when someone skidded across the road straight into me. Without a seat belt I could have been seriously injured but I wasn't thanks to the seat belt.No-one is saying the child shouldn't ride the donkey only that she take sensible precautions in case an accident happens. I know I would want my grand daughter to have her head protected in these circumstances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Wouldn't it be an awful lot simpler not to use a real donkey ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 My turn to be controversialIsn't the whole Nativity scene thing just a myth? Nothing about it in the bibleI think it was made up by St Francis of Assisi several hundred years after the event (for what reason I don't know)And the whole idea of Mary and Joseph going to Bethlehem for a census is very shaky ground as there is no record of this, and the Romans were very good at keeping records Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 [quote user="Pierre ZFP"]Isn't the whole Nativity scene thing just a myth? Nothing about it in the bible[/quote] No worse than many of the myths perpetuated on here[6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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