Health and Safety. What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Fabulously unsafe.

"Vortex13" wrote in message
...


Health and Safety. What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Fabulously unsafe.

We have some early cine film of me, aged about 6, discovering an old Ford
Popular/Anglia/Prefect on the disused railway line near Thorner (*), and
having great fun pretending to drive it. My dad found an old tool set in the
boot and still has some of the spanners and screwdrivers that were in it.

When we went on holiday to a caravan site near West Witton in Wensleydale, I
found an old quarry pit that was full of dumped cars, went back for my
screwdriver and liberated a few speedos etc that I adorned my "den" with
when we got back from holiday. While I was there, a chap drove up with an
Austin 1100 on the back of a tractor trailer, and my dad and I help him push
it into the gully - it made a very satisfying crash as it hit the bottom. We
didn't think about the possibility that there may have been any other little
boys in the cars in the gully who might have been crushed by the falling
car. That was in the late 60s.


(*) Between Leeds and Wetherby

On 10/04/2018 15:13, Vortex13 wrote:


Health and Safety.Â* What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Fabulously unsafe.

Excellent.

--
Adam

On 11/04/18 11:07, ARW wrote:
On 10/04/2018 15:13, Vortex13 wrote:


Health and Safety.Â* What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Fabulously unsafe.

Excellent.

Total nostalgia...life was better then even so.


--
Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the
gospel of envy.

Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

Winston Churchill

On 11/04/2018 11:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 11:07, ARW wrote:
On 10/04/2018 15:13, Vortex13 wrote:


Health and Safety.Â* What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Fabulously unsafe.

Excellent.

Total nostalgia...life was better then even so.


1 min in "The dustmen etc"

Some things never change. They have never been happy unless they are on
strike.

--
Adam

On 11/04/2018 11:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 11:07, ARW wrote:
On 10/04/2018 15:13, Vortex13 wrote:


Health and Safety.Â* What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Fabulously unsafe.

Excellent.

Total nostalgia...life was better then even so.


Unless you were born at 25 weeks or needed complex surgery
or had any sort of oncological problem.

On 11/04/18 14:19, Andrew wrote:
On 11/04/2018 11:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 11:07, ARW wrote:
On 10/04/2018 15:13, Vortex13 wrote:


Health and Safety.Â* What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Fabulously unsafe.

Excellent.

Total nostalgia...life was better then even so.


Unless you were born at 25 weeks or needed complex surgery
or had any sort of oncological problem.


Then you just died.

Happy.

A short happy life is better than a long miserable one



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true: it is true because it is powerful."

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On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:07:59 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 14:19, Andrew wrote:
On 11/04/2018 11:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 11:07, ARW wrote:
On 10/04/2018 15:13, Vortex13 wrote:


Health and Safety.Â* What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Fabulously unsafe.

Excellent.

Total nostalgia...life was better then even so.


Unless you were born at 25 weeks or needed complex surgery
or had any sort of oncological problem.


Then you just died.

Happy.

A short happy life is better than a long miserable one

I'd ask those experiencing it

On 11/04/18 15:14, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:07:59 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 14:19, Andrew wrote:
On 11/04/2018 11:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 11:07, ARW wrote:
On 10/04/2018 15:13, Vortex13 wrote:


Health and Safety.Â* What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Fabulously unsafe.

Excellent.

Total nostalgia...life was better then even so.


Unless you were born at 25 weeks or needed complex surgery
or had any sort of oncological problem.


Then you just died.

Happy.

A short happy life is better than a long miserable one

I'd ask those experiencing it



I have

Experienced it


--
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and understanding".

Marshall McLuhan

On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:29:33 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 15:14, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:07:59 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 14:19, Andrew wrote:
On 11/04/2018 11:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 11:07, ARW wrote:
On 10/04/2018 15:13, Vortex13 wrote:


Health and Safety.Â* What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Fabulously unsafe.

Excellent.

Total nostalgia...life was better then even so.


Unless you were born at 25 weeks or needed complex surgery
or had any sort of oncological problem.


Then you just died.

Happy.

A short happy life is better than a long miserable one

I'd ask those experiencing it



I have

Experienced it

So why haven't you ended it (your life that is), what's the point of a long and miserable life ?

On 11/04/2018 15:44, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:29:33 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 15:14, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:07:59 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 14:19, Andrew wrote:
On 11/04/2018 11:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 11:07, ARW wrote:
On 10/04/2018 15:13, Vortex13 wrote:


Health and Safety.Â* What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Fabulously unsafe.

Excellent.

Total nostalgia...life was better then even so.


Unless you were born at 25 weeks or needed complex surgery
or had any sort of oncological problem.


Then you just died.

Happy.

A short happy life is better than a long miserable one

I'd ask those experiencing it



I have

Experienced it

So why haven't you ended it (your life that is), what's the point of a long and miserable life ?

Just get a divorce instead.


--
Adam

On 11/04/18 15:44, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:29:33 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 15:14, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:07:59 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 14:19, Andrew wrote:
On 11/04/2018 11:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 11:07, ARW wrote:
On 10/04/2018 15:13, Vortex13 wrote:


Health and Safety.Â* What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Fabulously unsafe.

Excellent.

Total nostalgia...life was better then even so.


Unless you were born at 25 weeks or needed complex surgery
or had any sort of oncological problem.


Then you just died.

Happy.

A short happy life is better than a long miserable one

I'd ask those experiencing it



I have

Experienced it

So why haven't you ended it (your life that is), what's the point of a long and miserable life ?


Bceasue that wont get me a short happy one will it?



Christ some people are thick.




--
"Women actually are capable of being far more than the feminists will
let them."

On 11/04/18 15:58, ARW wrote:
On 11/04/2018 15:44, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:29:33 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
On 11/04/18 15:14, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:07:59 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
On 11/04/18 14:19, Andrew wrote:
On 11/04/2018 11:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 11:07, ARW wrote:
On 10/04/2018 15:13, Vortex13 wrote:


Health and Safety.Â* What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Fabulously unsafe.

Excellent.

Total nostalgia...life was better then even so.


Unless you were born at 25 weeks or needed complex surgery
or had any sort of oncological problem.


Then you just died.

Happy.

A short happy life is better than a long miserable one

I'd ask those experiencing it



I have

Experienced it

So why haven't you ended it (your life that is),Â* what's the point of
a long and miserable life ?

Just get a divorce instead.


nearly there....


--
"Women actually are capable of being far more than the feminists will
let them."

In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
A short happy life is better than a long miserable one

The expert speaks. ;-)

--
*Frustration is trying to find your glasses without your glasses.

Dave Plowman London SW
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On Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:05:15 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
A short happy life is better than a long miserable one

The expert speaks. ;-)

Too late now to put him out of his misery ...

On 11/04/2018 17:41, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 15:58, ARW wrote:
On 11/04/2018 15:44, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:29:33 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
On 11/04/18 15:14, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:07:59 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
On 11/04/18 14:19, Andrew wrote:
On 11/04/2018 11:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Total nostalgia...life was better then even so.


Unless you were born at 25 weeks or needed complex surgery
or had any sort of oncological problem.

Then you just died.

Happy.

A short happy life is better than a long miserable one

I'd ask those experiencing it

I have

Experienced it

So why haven't you ended it (your life that is),Â* what's the point of
a long and miserable life ?

Just get a divorce instead.

nearly there....

"Shedding 100 lbs of unsightly fat."

--
Max Demian

On Wed, 11 Apr 2018 14:19:05 +0100, Andrew wrote:

Unless you were born at 25 weeks or needed complex surgery or had any
sort of oncological problem.

We didn't have cancer back then. Enjoying cigarettes and booze with no
health warnings or "unit" limits; racing through tight country lanes at
100mph ****ed out of our heads on snakebite. It was a wonderful time.
Today is ****e by comparison, as anyone over a certain age will know from
personal experience.



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On Tue, 10 Apr 2018 15:13:40 +0100, Vortex13 wrote:

Health and Safety. What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Good god! Brent was actually quite beautiful half a century ago. The
contrast with today is simply staggering.




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In article ,
Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Wed, 11 Apr 2018 14:19:05 +0100, Andrew wrote:

Unless you were born at 25 weeks or needed complex surgery or had any
sort of oncological problem.

We didn't have cancer back then. Enjoying cigarettes and booze with no
health warnings or "unit" limits; racing through tight country lanes at
100mph ****ed out of our heads on snakebite. It was a wonderful time.
Today is ****e by comparison, as anyone over a certain age will know from
personal experience.

And many who would remember those days are dead long before their time...

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Dave Plowman London SW
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On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 20:38:55 UTC+1, Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Wed, 11 Apr 2018 14:19:05 +0100, Andrew wrote:

Unless you were born at 25 weeks or needed complex surgery or had any
sort of oncological problem.

We didn't have cancer back then. Enjoying cigarettes and booze with no
health warnings or "unit" limits; racing through tight country lanes at
100mph ****ed out of our heads on snakebite. It was a wonderful time.
Today is ****e by comparison, as anyone over a certain age will know from
personal experience.

the freedom to darwinate oneself is one thing, unfortunately those idiots killed others & ruined other people's lives as well. No sensible person would want to go back to the time they were trying to kill themselves & others on the roads.

Today they get called organ donors.


NT

Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Wed, 11 Apr 2018 14:19:05 +0100, Andrew wrote:

Unless you were born at 25 weeks or needed complex surgery or had any
sort of oncological problem.

We didn't have cancer back then.

That will be news to my Mum who had to arrange the funerals of my Dad and
her Mother within six weeks of each other after watching them both die from
Cancers , at one point they were together in the same Hospital but the
wards were single sex in those days so we visited one and then moved onto
the other.

I was too young to appreciate what was really going on.

G H

On Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:14:56 -0700, tabbypurr wrote:

the freedom to darwinate oneself is one thing, unfortunately those
idiots killed others & ruined other people's lives as well. No sensible
person would want to go back to the time they were trying to kill
themselves & others on the roads.

Calm down, Tabbs; I was merely indulging in some rare trollary. I did
know idiots that did that, though. The young human mind can be
staggeringly stupid.




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On Thursday, 12 April 2018 22:48:34 UTC+1, Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:14:56 -0700, tabbypurr wrote:

the freedom to darwinate oneself is one thing, unfortunately those
idiots killed others & ruined other people's lives as well. No sensible
person would want to go back to the time they were trying to kill
themselves & others on the roads.

Calm down, Tabbs; I was merely indulging in some rare trollary. I did
know idiots that did that, though. The young human mind can be
staggeringly stupid.

I am calm. I knew them too and saw the damage. I wasn't so calm at the time.


NT

On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 17:41:35 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 15:44, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:29:33 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 15:14, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:07:59 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 14:19, Andrew wrote:
On 11/04/2018 11:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/04/18 11:07, ARW wrote:
On 10/04/2018 15:13, Vortex13 wrote:


Health and Safety.Â* What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-f1mssUeI

Fabulously unsafe.

Excellent.

Total nostalgia...life was better then even so.


Unless you were born at 25 weeks or needed complex surgery
or had any sort of oncological problem.


Then you just died.

Happy.

A short happy life is better than a long miserable one

I'd ask those experiencing it



I have

Experienced it

So why haven't you ended it (your life that is), what's the point of a long and miserable life ?


Bceasue that wont get me a short happy one will it?

The only thing that will give you a short happy life is that you are happy for a short time and you die. I don't think anyone would choose this option..


Christ some people are thick.

Yes you are, you have a few happy days and you think the best option is death ?

In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
So why haven't you ended it (your life that is), what's the point of a long and miserable life ?


Bceasue that wont get me a short happy one will it?



Christ some people are thick.

Very very odd that you are so free with your thoughts and advice on just
how the world should be run, but not capable of running your own life well.
I'm very sorry for you.

Perhaps you should join Momentum. They seem to be mostly a happy bunch on
TV.

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On Fri, 13 Apr 2018 14:01:35 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Very very odd that you are so free with your thoughts and advice on just
how the world should be run, but not capable of running your own life
well.
I'm very sorry for you.

Awww. How sweet; showing your caring side now eh, Dave? :-D



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On 12/04/2018 22:48, Cursitor Doom wrote:
Calm down, Tabbs; I was merely indulging in some rare trollary. I did
know idiots that did that, though. The young human mind can be
staggeringly stupid.

I knew very few people that had 100mph cars back then. Heck, my
grandfather had Rover 3.5s, and they could barely manage that, and
certainly not down a windy lane.

Andy

Vir Campestris wrote:

On 12/04/2018 22:48, Cursitor Doom wrote:
Calm down, Tabbs; I was merely indulging in some rare trollary. I did
know idiots that did that, though. The young human mind can be
staggeringly stupid.

I knew very few people that had 100mph cars back then. Heck, my
grandfather had Rover 3.5s, and they could barely manage that, and
certainly not down a windy lane.

Andy
I knew a scout leader who didn't drink, didn't smoke and never used rude
words, but drove a Mini Cooper full of kids at incredible speeds down
windy Welsh lanes. Clearly not 100mph, but quite fast enough.

--

Roger Hayter

On Monday, 23 April 2018 23:51:03 UTC+1, Roger Hayter wrote:
Vir Campestris wrote:

On 12/04/2018 22:48, Cursitor Doom wrote:
Calm down, Tabbs; I was merely indulging in some rare trollary. I did
know idiots that did that, though. The young human mind can be
staggeringly stupid.

I knew very few people that had 100mph cars back then. Heck, my
grandfather had Rover 3.5s, and they could barely manage that, and
certainly not down a windy lane.

Andy
I knew a scout leader who didn't drink, didn't smoke and never used rude
words, but drove a Mini Cooper full of kids at incredible speeds down
windy Welsh lanes. Clearly not 100mph, but quite fast enough.

Did he do anything else with kids in a mini ?


--

Roger Hayter

whisky-dave wrote:

On Monday, 23 April 2018 23:51:03 UTC+1, Roger Hayter wrote:
Vir Campestris wrote:

On 12/04/2018 22:48, Cursitor Doom wrote:
Calm down, Tabbs; I was merely indulging in some rare trollary. I did
know idiots that did that, though. The young human mind can be
staggeringly stupid.

I knew very few people that had 100mph cars back then. Heck, my
grandfather had Rover 3.5s, and they could barely manage that, and
certainly not down a windy lane.

Andy
I knew a scout leader who didn't drink, didn't smoke and never used rude
words, but drove a Mini Cooper full of kids at incredible speeds down
windy Welsh lanes. Clearly not 100mph, but quite fast enough.

Did he do anything else with kids in a mini ?


No. He was one of the nicest and most considerate people I've ever met,
made me feel quite guilty for existing, even at the age of 14 or
whatever.


--

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On 24/04/2018 12:15, Roger Hayter wrote:
whisky-dave wrote:

On Monday, 23 April 2018 23:51:03 UTC+1, Roger Hayter wrote:
Vir Campestris wrote:

On 12/04/2018 22:48, Cursitor Doom wrote:
Calm down, Tabbs; I was merely indulging in some rare trollary. I did
know idiots that did that, though. The young human mind can be
staggeringly stupid.

I knew very few people that had 100mph cars back then. Heck, my
grandfather had Rover 3.5s, and they could barely manage that, and
certainly not down a windy lane.

Andy
I knew a scout leader who didn't drink, didn't smoke and never used rude
words, but drove a Mini Cooper full of kids at incredible speeds down
windy Welsh lanes. Clearly not 100mph, but quite fast enough.

Did he do anything else with kids in a mini ?

No. He was one of the nicest and most considerate people I've ever met,
made me feel quite guilty for existing, even at the age of 14 or
whatever.

FSVO 'nice'.

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Max Demian

Max Demian wrote:

On 24/04/2018 12:15, Roger Hayter wrote:
whisky-dave wrote:

On Monday, 23 April 2018 23:51:03 UTC+1, Roger Hayter wrote:
Vir Campestris wrote:

On 12/04/2018 22:48, Cursitor Doom wrote:
Calm down, Tabbs; I was merely indulging in some rare trollary. I did
know idiots that did that, though. The young human mind can be
staggeringly stupid.

I knew very few people that had 100mph cars back then. Heck, my
grandfather had Rover 3.5s, and they could barely manage that, and
certainly not down a windy lane.

Andy
I knew a scout leader who didn't drink, didn't smoke and never used rude
words, but drove a Mini Cooper full of kids at incredible speeds down
windy Welsh lanes. Clearly not 100mph, but quite fast enough.

Did he do anything else with kids in a mini ?

No. He was one of the nicest and most considerate people I've ever met,
made me feel quite guilty for existing, even at the age of 14 or
whatever.

FSVO 'nice'.

Indeed. It is a bit of a vague word.


--

Roger Hayter