Thoughts 28 May 2008 03:14 am
150-year-old Monkey puzzle tree deemed too dangerous to live
This is from Mail Online UK.
150-year-old Monkey puzzle tree facing chop because council says its needles are ‘like syringes.’
It seems that there is a Chilean Pine that’s been growing peacefully in the UK for 150 years or so and now the West Cross City Counsel has decided that it’s too dangerous to be allowed near children.
The council brought in two independent health and safety experts who both advised to give the monkey puzzle the chop, especially since a new school is being opened nearby.
A council spokesman said: ‘Safety experts have said the tree is too much of a risk to children for it to remain.
‘One expert likened the tree foliage to discarded syringe needles and warns they pose a probable risk of serious injury to children. The authority could find itself defending any litigation, should this arise.’
Here’s a picture of a defenseless child being attacked by these killer needles.
Ok, so.. no blood, no pain, the kid seems to be fine.
Tell me again how come this counsel hired not one but two health and safety “experts” when all they had to do is walk over and pick one of these things up….. Oh yeah, “politicians”…. After all, what good is taxpayers’ money if you can’t waste it?
Bet they pad the playground next.