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The problem with the world is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
Registered Member #3108
Joined: Thu Aug 12 2010, 05:37PM
Location: Worthing, England
Posts: 72
Grenadier wrote ...
Oh party crackers.
Are you serious? I have just lost what little respect I had for the UK.
It is really sad, they go beyond extreme with their health and safety measures. Yeah H&S is good when used properly like for live wires, hazardous materials, etc. But when they go into every little bitty things that 'might' cause harm, probably never will is just ridiculous. Like for this classic example at my college, "all tutors (teachers) must wear safety googles when handling blue tack" like what, blue tack 'just might' jump into your eyes?
No offense, but damn all those people who complain and sue all the time for their stupidity.
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Joined: Fri Aug 01 2008, 07:31AM
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Posts: 139
These bareley have any thing pyrotechnic in them? I mean there is a strip of paper with a tiny dab of stuff? They are filled with toys and bad jokes, they are INTENDED to be used by children under the age of 16! Whats next?
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Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 05:37PM
Location: CI, Earth
Posts: 4062
ha.. you think that's bad, over in Guernsey its not much better. Getting a lot of stuff is a real "Mission Impossible" even if fairly mundane.
I went down to a place over here called Interseals.Very nice people, i asked if they had any isopropanol, "Yep, we just got some in"... Cool!!
That'll be the only place left over here where you can still get it, even the pharmacies don't stock it due to the stupid 'ealth & safety regulations. Blasted nanny state, ruining our hobby.
Kudos to Interseals though, the guys there are very knowledgeable and helped me out with a question regarding compatibility of adhesives.
One of my friends got ID'd for developer... next on the "hit list" could be some PCB etchants as Maplins have stopped stocking it due to the excessive paperwork needed.
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Joined: Tue Jun 01 2010, 09:25PM
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Conundrum wrote ...
Blasted nanny state, ruining our hobby.
Not just our hobby, they are ruining the future. Ho many chemists started out as hobby chemists? Next we're going to need a MOSFET license because ZOMG that ZVS thing l00ks really dangerous HOLY SHIT there's guides on the internets my kid could get killed there should be something to prevent my little kiddy from doing this.
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