Drink Matters!

I see that Nanny is getting rather excised over the amount of booze that "fat" people drink and is pondering reducing the "safe" number of units of booze that she deems to be appropriate for "fat" people to drink.

Her thinking being that "fat" people are already at high risk from liver disease etc, therefore they should not be allowed to drink as much as "norms" lest they increase their risk of illness.

All very well in a dictatorship. However, in theory, we still live in a democracy. Therefore "fat" people can drink as much or as little as they so choose.

I would also note that Nanny's "safe units" are widely regarded as bollocks, because no one human being is the same as another.

Oh and one more small fly in Nanny's oinkment.

A study conducted by the US group Archives of Internal Medicine shows that women can drink and stay slim, according to the study moderate drinkers gain less weight than teetotallers.

Those who drank no alcohol gained the most weight, and there was an inverse relationship between weight gain and alcohol consumption.

Therefore "fat" people (women anyway) should be encouraged to drink more!

QED!

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Ker Farking Ching!

Commiserations to the good ladies of Sawbridgeworth Evening Women's Institute, who recently fell foul of East Hertfordshire Council.

Their crime?

They were handing out flyers for a charity art exhibition.

One of Nanny's "litter wardens" deemed these to be litter, and promptly threatened them with a £80 fine.

Ker Farking Ching!

Seemingly, the warden was of the view it was illegal to hand these flyers out.

Funny that, I thought it was up to the police and courts to decide as to what was legal/illegal.

However, the ladies were in luck for the warden told them they would escape a fine as the warden was in a "good mood".

So, if you are doing something "illegal", if Nanny's enforcer is in a good mood then it is OK?

However, the WI must now obtain a licence from the council to legally hand fliers to passers-by.

Oh, and I should not have called the enforcer a "litter warden". Apparently, the official title is "Area Environmental Inspectors".

Snort!

A very large title, doubtless giving the individuals an inflated sense of their own importance (or is it impotence?).

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The Dangers of Health and Safety

One of the recurring themes, that serves to annoy all those who oppose the Nanny state, is the "health and safety" excuse used by all manner of jobsworths to refuse to do something and used by councils and insurance companies to screw the hapless voters out of ever more cash.

Sadly, aside from the financial and life sapping consequences of the health and safety culture that Nanny has constructed, there are at times real dangers from it that prove to be fatal.

Gabrielle Grady, a five year old girl, was recently trapped for almost two hours in a car that had plunged into the river Avon because health and safety rules prevented police from entering the water to rescue her.

West Mercia police stated that safety regulations barred normal police officers from jumping into rivers to try to save people (although they did enter the water to rescue her brother who had managed to get out of the car). Hence 97 minutes were lost whilst a police dive team were located and transported to the scene (they took 12 minutes, once on site, to rescue Gabrielle).

Gabrielle's funeral was held yesterday.

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British Gas - Taking The Piss

British gas advert
by CentralSouth

Good morning my loyal readers, please allow me to regale you with a tale concerning my dear old mum, her boiler and British Gas.

Its a tale and half!

Last week mum's boiler went on the blink. British Gas were duly summoned to fix said boiler, and they did what they could but advised a new one was needed.

Sure enough, as eggs were eggs, the boiler breathed its last on Friday. By happy happenstance British Gas were on hand to provide a quote for a new boiler.

At this stage allow me to inform you that mum lives in a two bedroom apartment, on the 3rd floor of a modern well kept apartment block.

Can you guess how much British gas quoted?

£2K?

No!

£3K?

No!

£4K?

No!
British gas quoted £4700 (gross of their £400 discount), ie net price of £4300.

Does that figure not seem a tad high to you?

The British Gas employee who provided the quote suggested that it was, and that I would be unlikely to take it.

No sh*t!

I duly acquired another quote from a recommended, reputable gas fitter/plumber.

Can you guess what he quoted?

£1675!

Yes, £3K less than the British Gas gross quote.

How can there be such a price differential?

Ah, British Gas explain it thus...health and safety!

You see my loyal readers, British Gas are of the view that in order to install the boiler (and adjust the flu) they will need to erect (there's that word again!) scaffolding.

Health and safety, don't you know!

Quite how attempting to fleece an elderly widowed lady of £4700 makes her feel any more healthy or safer is beyond me.

However, as we know, Nanny Knows Best!

Can you guess which boiler installer we are going to use?

Suffice to say, my advice to all of you out there is to avoid British Gas like the plague.

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Bingo Halls In Decline, Stats Show

The traditional bingo hall of old, which entertained so many of us, young or old, could be a thing of the past much sooner than anyone thought, with figures revealing a big decline in halls and attendance. On the other hand, online bingo sites have seen a major incline in users.

According to official government statistics published in the Daily Mail, the number of bingo halls in the UK has fallen from 650 in 1997 to only 460 this year, representing a drop of 29 per cent. In contrast to this, the prevalence of casinos on the high street is on an upswing, having risen by 27 per cent over the same period of time to stand at 140.

One bingo hall to suffer and be shut down is Walkers Bingo Club in Wednesbury. This veteran venue has been serving its community's bingo needs for more than 30 years but will no longer open its gates.

There have been several reasons quoted for this decline. According to inside sources, the smoking ban had a major effect driving many players to stay at home and pursue online bingo on the internet. These websites offer patrons a complete experience including many types of bingo games, live chats and various types of free scratch cards or instant games.

The increased competition from the web with better offers and jackpots has swept away more potential players than ever before. It has become very common to see TV advertising for online bingo sites which has contributed to the increase in public awareness, even among the older generation who are not well acquainted with using computers.

Prats of The Week - Teignbridge District Council

Methinks it is time to award another of my prestigious and internationally renowned "Prats of The Week" Awards.

This week it goes to Teignbridge District Council.

For why?

It is proposing to scrap free car parking at its Newton Abbot headquarters.

For why?

They want to charge their staff who own cars made before January 2001, more than staff with newer cars.

For why?

Older cars are evil, because they pollute the atmosphere more.

How much will the charges be?

£1 a day for older cars, 50p a day for newer cars.

Ker farking ching!

Teignbridge District Council, well deserving "Prats of The Week".

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