On Tuesday, January 19, 2010 9:45 AM [GMT+1=CET], Steve Wood <[email protected]> tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:
> I did hear a rumour last year that H&S suggested that a rail should be > put in on the offside of Pontcysyllte. Does anyone know if there was > any truth to this? Sheer vandalism if so. According to this article in the Daily Heil last year: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1197416/The-river-heavens-The-canal-127ft-sky-thats-officially-wonder-world.html "Not good enough, says the health and safety lobby. There are now demands to erect brand new railings along the open side of Telford's triumph - all 1,007ft of it - in case someone is stupid enough to fall off. How much longer before we need a hard hat, a safety harness and a fluorescent bib to enjoy Telford's Taj Mahal on the Wrexham Riviera?" Since: o I can't find other news source mentioning this, and o the Heil is fond of inventing bogus "Health & Safety Gone Mad" stories I'd say that the suggestion is Clearly Bollocks. -- Dave Larrington <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk> And I begged, "Angel of the Lord, what are these tortured screams?" And the angel said unto me, "These are the cries of the carrots, the cries of the carrots! You see, Reverend Maynard, tomorrow is harvest day and to them it is the holocaust."
