--- In [email protected], "Dave Larrington" <legs_la...@...> wrote: > > On Tuesday, January 19, 2010 9:45 AM [GMT+1=CET], > Steve Wood <st...@...> 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.
Lets hope so. It would only take one fatality (over the edge) for them to seriously claim they had a case. Take care over there everybody please (:-) Regards Pete www.thecanalshop.com
