Needed: Lifeguard for 2ft deep paddling pool

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Seriously... WTF??

Time to arrest all of those enforcing the rules and replace them with those toddlers!

:|

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Geez... That article makes China sound like the pinnacle of freedom compared to that place..

 

[herm0016]

big brother! ftl

 

[KB]

Remember the US does this crap too:

http://www.tomarico.com/lemonade.htm

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: KB
Remember the US does this crap too:

http://www.tomarico.com/lemonade.htm

yeah but the diffrence is once people in charge found out what was going on they fixe d it. int he swimming pool issue they even went farther. a permit every time you want to BBQ? WTF!

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: KB
Remember the US does this crap too:

http://www.tomarico.com/lemonade.htm

One of the officers even bought a glass of lemonade from Abagail.

Didn't he get fined for that then?

 

[ObiDon]

Miss Maxwell, who is a full-time carer to her son Aiden, said yesterday: "It is absolutely pathetic. "I have had a paddling pool outside the front of my flat every summer for 24 years, ever since Aiden turned one year old.

"full-time carer?" is this just a language difference that i don't understand? the article implies that he's 25? in any case, it's nice to see that we (the US) aren't the only nanny state.

A young entrepreneur who does the cleaning even the advertising. And it is paying off.

advertising? that takes it at least one level past the ordinary lemonade stand. i wonder how much extra traffic and litter they were creating. they should probably try to get their lot re-zoned in addtion to getting the permit. while possible, i doubt their house is in a commercial zone.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: ObiDon

Miss Maxwell, who is a full-time carer to her son Aiden, said yesterday: "It is absolutely pathetic. "I have had a paddling pool outside the front of my flat every summer for 24 years, ever since Aiden turned one year old.

"full-time carer?" is this just a language difference that i don't understand? the article implies that he's 25? in any case, it's nice to see that we (the US) aren't the only nanny state.

A young entrepreneur who does the cleaning even the advertising. And it is paying off.

advertising? that takes it at least one level past the ordinary lemonade stand. i wonder how much extra traffic and litter they were creating. they should probably try to get their lot re-zoned in addtion to getting the permit. while possible, i doubt their house is in a commercial zone.

i hope you understand that cleaning and advertising means she cleans the classes and made a signs saying lemonaid stand.

she didnt put ads int he paper and TV.

 

[Soundmanred]

Originally posted by: ObiDon

Miss Maxwell, who is a full-time carer to her son Aiden, said yesterday: "It is absolutely pathetic. "I have had a paddling pool outside the front of my flat every summer for 24 years, ever since Aiden turned one year old.

"full-time carer?" is this just a language difference that i don't understand? the article implies that he's 25? in any case, it's nice to see that we (the US) aren't the only nanny state.

She cares for him full time, so she's a full time "carer". He must have conditions that need her to take care of him I suppose. Or maybe he lives in the basement. 90% of the guys here knows how that goes.

 

[Specop 007]

Just this weekend I also read an article about an individual who was stopped in the UK for.....wait for it.....Having the countries flag on display in his car.

Yes, the was told to hide the flag or be fined.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Specop 007
Just this weekend I also read an article about an individual who was stopped in the UK for.....wait for it.....Having the countries flag on display in his car.

Yes, the was told to hide the flag or be fined.

Europe is big on anti-nationalism, unlike the US. My uncle moved to the Netherlands several years ago and flew a dutch flag on his new place. The neighbours told him that it was illegal to fly the flag except for on a few special days of the year. He flies a Canadian flag now.

Europe realized a long time ago that unbridled nationalism only leads to bad things.

 

[buck]

WTF indeed.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: Specop 007
Just this weekend I also read an article about an individual who was stopped in the UK for.....wait for it.....Having the countries flag on display in his car.

Yes, the was told to hide the flag or be fined.

Europe is big on anti-nationalism, unlike the US. My uncle moved to the Netherlands several years ago and flew a dutch flag on his new place. The neighbours told him that it was illegal to fly the flag except for on a few special days of the year. He flies a Canadian flag now.

Europe realized a long time ago that unbridled nationalism only leads to bad things.

Bad things=testosterone and willingness to not roll over and take it up the arse whenever you're told too?

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: Specop 007
Just this weekend I also read an article about an individual who was stopped in the UK for.....wait for it.....Having the countries flag on display in his car.

Yes, the was told to hide the flag or be fined.

Europe is big on anti-nationalism, unlike the US. My uncle moved to the Netherlands several years ago and flew a dutch flag on his new place. The neighbours told him that it was illegal to fly the flag except for on a few special days of the year. He flies a Canadian flag now.

Europe realized a long time ago that unbridled nationalism only leads to bad things.

Bad things=testosterone and willingness to not roll over and take it up the arse whenever you're told too?

wait - the dutch are gay?

 

[mugs]

Sounds like the issue is that she put the pool in a public place. If she had put it on her own property, she wouldn't have had a problem. Yeah, it's just 2 ft deep, but the city has to cover its ass. You can drown in a 2 ft pool, and then the city gets sued for allowing an unguarded pool on public property.

 

[Xavier434]

Originally posted by: mugs
Sounds like the issue is that she put the pool in a public place. If she had put it on her own property, she wouldn't have had a problem. Yeah, it's just 2 ft deep, but the city has to cover its ass. You can drown in a 2 ft pool, and then the city gets sued for allowing an unguarded pool on public property.

The pool was on her own property.

I really hate the UK. I really hope that the US is looking at them as a good example of what not to do.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Xavier434

Originally posted by: mugs
Sounds like the issue is that she put the pool in a public place. If she had put it on her own property, she wouldn't have had a problem. Yeah, it's just 2 ft deep, but the city has to cover its ass. You can drown in a 2 ft pool, and then the city gets sued for allowing an unguarded pool on public property.

The pool was on her own property.

I really hate the UK. I really hope that the US is looking at them as a good example of what not to do.

i think its the opposite. they look at the UK to what the people are willing to put up with.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Xavier434

Originally posted by: mugs
Sounds like the issue is that she put the pool in a public place. If she had put it on her own property, she wouldn't have had a problem. Yeah, it's just 2 ft deep, but the city has to cover its ass. You can drown in a 2 ft pool, and then the city gets sued for allowing an unguarded pool on public property.

The pool was on her own property.

I really hate the UK. I really hope that the US is looking at them as a good example of what not to do.

Sounds to me like the pool was in the communal garden near her property, not on her property.

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: Xavier434

Originally posted by: mugs
Sounds like the issue is that she put the pool in a public place. If she had put it on her own property, she wouldn't have had a problem. Yeah, it's just 2 ft deep, but the city has to cover its ass. You can drown in a 2 ft pool, and then the city gets sued for allowing an unguarded pool on public property.

The pool was on her own property.

I really hate the UK. I really hope that the US is looking at them as a good example of what not to do.

i think its the opposite. they look at the UK to what the people are willing to put up with.

The people in England are looking more and more like the French.

 

[Xavier434]

Originally posted by: mugs

Sounds to me like the pool was in the communal garden near her property, not on her property.

I took a closer look and the article mentions a "communal garden" so you might be right about that. It's still ridiculous though. I understand CYA and but it seems quite obvious that whatever law is involved with this issue needs to be amended. Typical UK..

Originally posted by: waggy
i think its the opposite. they look at the UK to what the people are willing to put up with.

I really hope not. It just seems so pointless to look at it that way.

 

[Bateluer]

I think I'd just tell them to fvck off.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: Bateluer
I think I'd just tell them to fvck off.

The question is are you willing to go to jail over it though? Some of those council members will stop at nothing to enforce nonsense rules.

 

[OutHouse]

wow the English have turned into a bunch of pussies.

Its time they had a revolution and throw out the current brain dead government.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Xavier434

Originally posted by: mugs
Sounds like the issue is that she put the pool in a public place. If she had put it on her own property, she wouldn't have had a problem. Yeah, it's just 2 ft deep, but the city has to cover its ass. You can drown in a 2 ft pool, and then the city gets sued for allowing an unguarded pool on public property.

The pool was on her own property.

I really hate the UK. I really hope that the US is looking at them as a good example of what not to do.

Sounds to me like the pool was in the communal garden near her property, not on her property.

"I have had a paddling pool outside the front of my flat every summer for 24 years, ever since Aiden turned one year old.