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Michael Gough's avatar

Health & Safety has gone full rogue.

Bloody hell, I just want a pie and a pint, not a full medical interrogation and a sodding safety briefing! “Allergic to anything, sir?”

Yes, mate busybody nannies and hot-plate warnings delivered like I’m five years old and fresh off the turnip truck!

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Pamela Watson's avatar

Michael it gets worse! I actually have an illness where my body has allergic-like reactions to some things I'm technically not allergic to. Now I acknowledge that it's my problem. I try to speak to retailers and service providers to negotiate a path through. Uh huh. Everyone is so terrified of "health and safety" and that they might be held responsible if I have a reaction, that I am literally being banned from service. Restaurants and cafes, rather than simply tell me the ingredients and cooking methods they use, simply refuse to serve me. My dental hygenist has refused to clean my teeth. I am being discriminated against because of a medical condition. I thought that was illegal.

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Julie Preece's avatar

Spot on as always Gawain I’m 73 1/2. How did I get to be this old.? Without these non sensical safe guards. Life is risky and always ends in death.

Not for much longer tho the suicide act will get me. Got to catch me first 😂😂😂

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Mona O’Connor's avatar

A typically wonderful read that hits the nail squarely on the head.

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