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I don't know if its a sign that I am getting older and more cantankerous, or if the world is truely getting dumber and dumber. In fact things have gotten so idiotic and rediculous that I need to rant about it here.
When I first heard the term "compensation culture" it was a few years ago and was very scarce over here. I am in no way anti american, but this originated from the USA (sadly). I don't know what numbnut decided to allow it first of all, but it has spiraled out of control.
I was shocked to find its even happening up here in caithness
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=895942007
I am so glad that the judge threw this stupid case out of court. I don't know why people these days cant take control of their own lives without putting the blame for an injury onto somebody else. Whatever happened to peoples fucking common sense?
If you get so drunk that you fall off a cliff edge, if you injure yourself in the street because you don't look where you are walking, blablablabla compensation compensation I'm blaming you guys give me compensation.
I think its fucking rediculous. Can you see where this is going? In the future every open space is going to be barracaded off. what will happen to our freedom then? ...........
.........It has started already, I can see. All this compensation crap has resulted in a society that by law has to have warning signs for the most rediculous of things.
Safety in the working enviroment is a good thing but things have got extremely over the top.
I heard of a bloke who ran his hotel single handed, but was forbidden to get a step ladder to reach the top shelf in the kitchen because you need to have a ladder certificate to pass the risk assessment check!!
FFS! I can understand this sort of thing if you are employed by a company. I mean they want your labour to do a job they need done so they have to make sure their staff are safe. But I just think if you are self employed and run everything yourself, you know the way things are. Is this stupid law going to start infiltrating our private lives? Are we going to have to pass tests for hundreds of stupid health and safety certificates that prove we can cope with things that in reality should be guided by our own common sense?
The latest is this...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article1957593.ece
For those that don't know. Its about a british advert that was created 50 years ago. It was promoting eggs, and how nutricious they are. The punchline was "GO TO WORK ON AN EGG"
There was going to be a new re-run on the advert, but it has now been banned because apparently if you eat too many eggs then they are bad for you.
Excuse me? Did I hear that right? We should vary our diets? So this advert is banned because a small percentage of the nation don't know how to eat sensibly?
Again this astounds me.Why cant these people take responsibility for their actions? Is common sense dying out?
Its getting to the point where we are discovering warning signs on everything we purchase and most of them should be left to good old common sense.
Here are some of the warnings that sound like we are a nation of total idiots.
http://www.rinkworks.com/said/warnings.shtml
And some of favourites (or should I say most stupid) from the list
"Do not drive with sunshield in place." -- On a cardboard sunshield that keeps the sun off the dashboard.
"Eating rocks may lead to broken teeth." -- On a novelty rock garden set called "Popcorn Rock."
"Remember, objects in the mirror are actually behind you." -- On a motorcycle helmet-mounted rear-view mirror.
"Warning: knives are sharp!" -- On the packaging of a sharpening stone.
"Caution: Remove infant before folding for storage." -- On a portable stroller.
"Warning: May contain nuts." -- On a package of peanuts.
I could list loads of these but all it is doing is raising my blood pressure. I want to be able to employ my common sense. But it seems as if people have become so lazy, that they don't use the old brain cells anymore. Is evolution going to stop and start to go backwards? Is the future of mankind incorrect with the theory that evolution will give us larger craniums to accomodate our larger brains, are we instead going to turn back into slow lumbering imbeciels?
Im going to have to bring this to a close because I could go on and on and on, and Rikk has noticed I have an intense look on my face that he says looks like I am in pain.