[poultrygeist]

OH pointed out this story from the Daily Mail....

Daily Mail Story

Village in Hampshire growing and selling its own produce as a co-operative.

Well done to them.

Rob

[Celtic Eagle]

Wow that's brilliant

[poultrygeist]

I can see the Inland Revenue checking it out to mae sure there's no bartering. As long as cash is changing hands they're happy.

I bet the house prices will go up there. It's a brilliant idea.

Rob

[freyaluck]

What a great scheme.
Its so nice to see a place with a proper community.
I think I would get laughed at trying to do something similar here :cry:

[compostqueen]

You don't know til you try

I witnessed a remote community working together for its benefit over the weekend. A whole village mans the village hall to serve refreshments to bikers, walkers,motorists etc. There were all manner of lovely things to eat and jams and chutneys to buy. All proceeds for the community.  People were really enjoying the atmos and the lovely cakes.   There was no pub for miles so their service was vital  

[Ruby Red]

Wait for the health and safety to cop onto it. You would have to label whats in the jam, was there a seperate sink on the premises where the cakes were made, were hygiene standards adhered to, was training given in the correct boiling of a kettle etc etc . Dont laugh, Ive read this in an article that this really happened.  :evil:

[poultrygeist]

I can see it happening.
Yellow Hi-vis vests and hard hats while lifting tatties.
Or they'll be sued for selling a lettuce with a catterpillar on it.

Rob

[Bombers]

LMAO

Laughing
I can see it happening.
Yellow Hi-vis vests and hard hats while lifting tatties.
Or they'll be sued for selling a lettuce with a catterpillar on it.

Accident book in the shed just in case someone does their back in, slip hazard warning triangles all down the paths,COSHH warnings on Manure etc.etc.etc. :shock:  :shock: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!

[wighty]

Can we form a search party and go out and look for 'common sense' because he seems to have got lost somewhere and nobody can find him now.

[matron]

Can we form a search party and go out and look for 'common sense' because he seems to have got lost somewhere and nobody can find him now.

You'll find him in the grave yard having been taxed to death.  :?

[Ruby Red]

The reason why I put my post on was last year, there was a local group that made fry ups  to raise money for the local scout group. They had been doing it for years apparently. Then elf n safety got wind of it and lo and behold. Using a frying pan could cause severe burns if someone wasnt trained properly in the use of. Where were the hygiene certificates, insurance etc. In the end a good money earner bit the dust. It makes you want to SCREAMMMMMMMM

[snozzer]

The reason why I put my post on was last year, there was a local group that made fry ups  to raise money for the local scout group. They had been doing it for years apparently. Then elf n safety got wind of it and lo and behold. Using a frying pan could cause severe burns if someone wasnt trained properly in the use of. Where were the hygiene certificates, insurance etc. In the end a good money earner bit the dust. It makes you want to SCREAMMMMMMMM

 :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:

I would laugh at your stupidity for posting such nonsense but then I awoke from my utopian dream of a society mature enough to fry bacon without the benefit of an NVQ and a 3 page risk assesment.  

In the real world, health and safety officers would be traffic wardens and I apologise to traffic wardens in advance for any shame they may feel at having H&S bods associated with them.

[poultrygeist]

It's a shame that this generation will be so risk averse. We used to come home with scabby knees and covered in muck. We learnt to survive.
Consequently we don't need someone to tell us how to avoid danger. We can do it because we're able to learn. Those who didn't learn will be too scared to do anything anyway.

As you say, there are so many events and activities not happening because they're not 100% safe. They should be allowed to advise and that's it. If you then ignore their advice and someone gets hurt. It's your responsibility. Things would find a sensible compromise safely and happily.

Grrrr.
Rob

[matron]

Totally agree PG. At Christmas last year it was reported  that Father Christmas wouldn't be able to go around the streets in his sleigh because the Round Table couldn't afford the insurance in case he fell off. How many years has this gone on and insurance has never been needed.

[poultrygeist]

It's a good job H+S didn't see me doing some of the renovating jobs I was doing last year. I used to regularly be dangling from somewhere with one toe ledged on something and a big drill in my hand.

To fix the roof leak I had a roof ladder which didn't quite reach the eaves.
I climbed the small ladder to the guttering, then had to grab the bottom rung of the roof ladder and haul myself up til my feet could reach the rungs. WHen I got to the top I was perched on the apex messing with the flashing on the chimney and a 20' drop each way.

But if I hadn't, we'd have ended up with rain dribbling through the ceiling.

Wouldn't reccomend it to anyone but it got the job done.

Rob