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Sunday, September 5, 2010

» Safety Culture – a Step too far for Windermere Windermere Hotels

I am passionate about this complete safety related farce.

How can one swim go ahead and the other be cancelled on the same day in the same lake?

The Environment Agency failed Cumbria in November with its non existent river management for the preceeding 5 years and now this back of the fag packet safety assessment that affects countless businesses and nearly 10,00 swimers. What a farce!!!

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Friday, September 3, 2010

We’re being persecuted, say Lake District off-road drivers (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Countryside campaigners and walking groups are delighted by the ruling – but off-roaders are fuming at the judgement to ban them from the Walna Scar Pass between Coniston and Seathwaite. Alan Kidd, senior editor of the Off Road Yearbook, said: “Off-road drivers feel enormously and unfairly persecuted, that there’s a campaign of vilification against us by other user groups, particularly some of the more militant walking groups who try to paint a very unfair picture of the damage that 4x4 drivers cause.

Not sure Windermere Hotels users will be so pleased at a loss of yet another outdoor activity!

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Poisonous algae forces Lake Windermere swim to be postponed Telegraph

A spokesman said: "Unfortunately it has been necessary to postpone the British Gas Great North Swim, which was due to be staged on Saturday and Sunday, September 4th and 5th, at Windermere.

"This is due to prevalence of blue-green algae and the impact that this may have on safety in the water."

The decision was taken by the event safety group after stringent water quality checks were completed.

The organisers said: "We are looking at a potential new 2010 date for the Great North Swim and will let you know by email on or before Tuesday, September 7."

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Such a shame. Hopefully it will still go ahead, but there are bound to be so many fewer participants.

Mind you, after a lifetime of swimming in it, I don't seem to be any worse the ware! Do I ?

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The Mum test

THE MUM TEST

I was out walking with my 4-year-old daughter. She picked up something off of the ground and started to put it in her mouth.
I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that.
'Why?' my daughter asked.
'Because it's been on the ground; you don't know where it's been, it's dirty,
And probably has germs,' I replied.
At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked,
'Mum, how do you know all this stuff? You are so smart...'
I was thinking quickly and replied, 'All mums know this stuff. It's on the Mum Test. You have to know it, or they don't let you be a Mum.'
We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
'Oh.....I get it!' she beamed, 'So if you don't pass the test you have to be the dad.'
'Exactly,' I replied with a big smile on my face.