Oh dear, it seems that the party animals attending the Isle of Wight Festival have been banned by Nanny from doing one of the things that they love most.
No, not that!
I mean that Nanny has banned them from bringing folding chairs onto the site. Festival goers were told to leave their seats at the entrance to the site at Seaclose Park in Newport.
For why?
Health and Safety (and for a better customer experience)!
Sounds like a load of old bollocks to me.
Now here's the funny thing, festival goers have been banned from BRINGING folding chairs. However, according to reports, it seems that festival goers were still allowed to buy chairs within the festival site.
Funny that, isn't it?
Ker Farking Ching!
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We 'must assume' that the organisers will take full responsibility for any 'chair related' accident of injury involving the product they recommended?
ReplyDeleteI have thought for a long time now that 'elf'n'safety translates as "Shut up and do as you're told."
ReplyDeleteI used to attend festivals in the 1960s and 1970s and I cannot for the life of me work out what threat a folding chair could pose.
I therefore conclude Ken that you are correct; it is all about making a few extra bob for the organisers. I also noticed that the organisers declined to comment on their policy over the weekend......That suggests to me that they could neither defend their decision nor indeed justify it........Kerching!!!!!!!!!!
Of course the festival goers could not argue because I suspect, the gate staff wore the symbol of authority; the hi-viz jacket.
Still I am sure all the festival goers are looking forward to seeing that super group of the 1970s; The Wombles (sarcasm) I am sure that seeing such an iconic band would justify the huge ticket price at Glastonbury.(more sarcasm)
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My mother, who passed away a month or so before her 95th birthday, had a folding chair which she used to sit on in the garden, and I cannot recall her ever having a single accident. I suspect in this case you are correct, Ken and Tonk, elf'n'safety is being used as a means to extort yet more money out of those attending. As for their decision to decline to comment: again you are correct, Tonk, they would be defending the indefensible!
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Oddly enough this happened to me and a couple of friends at the overhyped and overpriced V festival a few years ago. We were told the same thing - health & safety reasons. Now, we decided not to back down on this one and asked for specifics if we were to give up our chairs. Of course, nobody at the gate could give us specifics - so we asked to speak to management. In the end, they just let us in with the chairs (result). However, they actually were selling the chairs in the arena.
ReplyDeletehealth & safety my arse.....
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