Cheese Granny threatened by Plod

[Mo2013]

Er, no.

[Kendhni]

Last year I went to A&E and was seen by a Doctor in less than 10 minutes jumping a queue a mile long ... I was bleeding from an open wound the others were not.

Vive la difference perhaps ?

I found similar on a couple of occasions .. once was with chest pains ... the other was a couple of years back when I was having nose bleeds (as the ambulance man said, it was like a tap running, he had never seen anything like it)

[Mr-big-bits-mk2]

The arguement for banning something as it puts extra strain on A&E is rather pointless. The activities even the average man or woman takes occasionaly could bring about this debate. People get injured gardening, walking the dog or picking their nose. The reason things like this are singled out by some is because they'd never do it themselves so there is no need for it.

[Manoverboard]

People are very cautious about open wounds and flowing blood, I expect it's all to do with AIDS and HIV. Perhaps I should have bashed my head against the door frame then ?

I was chopping kindling and the razor sharp billhook hit a knot and headed straight into my finger ... a guarantee to get you in pole position at the local hospital.

If you wish to borrow it ...

[Mo2013]

Ooh I went all funny reading that .....

[HK phooey]

Did I ever tell you about the time...

[Mr-big-bits-mk2]

I the little old lady had been burgled she'd be lucky to have a special constable arrive within a week. Give away some cheese that catches the eye of the 'health & saftey' brigade and you'll get 3 policemen turn up in the blink of an eye.

[Quizzical Bob]

It's all a load of billhooks.

[Mo2013]

It's all a load of billhooks.

well, that's one word for it .......

[Silver_Shiney]

So let me see if I have understood this correctly..... There are many things that are illegal to own and use (for example, in-car radar detectors) but it is perfecly legal to sell said items. It is perfectly legal (though obviously insanely stupid) to descend a steep hill in pursuit of a piece of congealed milk and yet it's the old biddy who provides the thing who gets the third degree? Am I missing something here?

[oldbluefox]

I've walked up that hill and you'd have to be mental to run down it, cheese or no cheese. Nice to see the nanny state is alive and kicking. Why could they not roll the cheese along the flat and we could all run nicely after it? It's nonsense such as this race which makes our country the colourful nation it is. Leave the old lady alone.

[Not so ancient mariner]

So let me see if I have understood this correctly..... There are many things that are illegal to own and use (for example, in-car radar detectors) but it is perfecly legal to sell said items. It is perfectly legal (though obviously insanely stupid) to descend a steep hill in pursuit of a piece of congealed milk and yet it's the old biddy who provides the thing who gets the third degree? Am I missing something here?

If so, you are not the only one!

[Kendhni]

This is typical of media spin out of control, and people not understanding.

The lady was not 'threatened' by the police, she was advised that she could be construed as an organiser of the event and therefore be legally responsible if someone got hurt (and rightly so) ... what she does with this information is up to her. But why should the NHS pick up the bill for stupidity.

[Manoverboard]

The lady sells cheese ... what others do with that cheese is surely their own business otherwise I could make a claim against Sainsbugs if I were to cut myself on a knife or a grater when applied to a slab of their own branded cheese.

Plod should find something better to do and the participants should visit a shrink.

There'll be poking their noses into the egg n spoon race next, bunch of kill joys basically ....

[Kendhni]

MOB, several of the reports refer to her as being one of the organisers (although the wording has always been a bit woolly) ... if that is the case then, it can be argued, the police have a duty to ensure she is aware of her responsibilities ... I don;t necessarily agree with this but if that is the way the law could fall then this is nothing more than sensationalist reporting.

The simple solution is for her to label the cheeses as 'not for rolling' and let one of the nut cases to buy the cheeses from her .. what they do with them after that is up to them.

[oldbluefox]

We were advised to drop the Parents race from the school sports day unless we took out liability insurance in case one fell and then claimed for loss of earnings. I fear many of our traditions are disappearing as a consequence of the compensation and culpability culture.

[Silver_Shiney]

The simple solution is for her to label the cheeses as 'not for rolling' and let one of the nut cases to buy the cheeses from her .. what they do with them after that is up to them.

That seems a good way around the problem.

I also agree that the NHS should not pick up the bill for the injuries sustained - maybe it should be made compulsory that everyone takes out appropriate insurance? Not that anyone will, of course.....

[Not so ancient mariner]

It seems they got around that problem by using a foam replica cheese 'in the interests of safety' Not sure how it would help that, other than it might roll more slowly. There was no mention of any injuries in the reports I read, so it would appear safe to assume at least nobody suffered anything major. The winner was an American who allegedly had flown over just for this event.

More money than sense?

[Quizzical Bob]

It seems they got around that problem by using a foam replica cheese 'in the interests of safety' Not sure how it would help that, other than it might roll more slowly. There was no mention of any injuries in the reports I read, so it would appear safe to assume at least nobody suffered anything major. The winner was an American who allegedly had flown over just for this event.

More money than sense?

Not really. It shows the cultural value of ancient traditions. Many a town has a 'Cheshil Street' or similar name which goes to show how important the location was. I suppose the practice must have a more fundamental purpose other than the prize of a free cheese, even if it is a little battered.

[qbman1]

A friend went along yesterday and said the only notable injury he saw was a rather horrible broken leg so not too much of a drain on A&E resources then

[Dark Knight]

What I cant believe is this got 5 pages of replies??

you all need to find something to do.......and get some perspective.........myself included for replying to this

[The Tinker]

Don't they have any strange traditions in hull dk? Lighten up - they say moving house is one of the most stressf ul occasions in your life x

[Manoverboard]

Don't they have any strange traditions in hull dk ? ....

Apart from building caravans you mean ?

[Dark Knight]

just for Tinker


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okay now, calm down dear it's only a forum

[The Tinker]

Perhaps you could try the following DK



Worm Charming



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