Safety first!

[Strawberry Bivi]

This is a letter in the Times from a retired squadron leader :lol:

"Sir, During 27 years’ service in the RAF I learnt how to handle weapons, parachute into quite dangerous and difficult locations, and rescue people from life-threatening situations.

I was, therefore, dismayed when buying a poppy in the centre of Cardiff last week, to be told that the young woman vendor could not give me a pin to fasten it to my coat for health and safety reasons.

There was a danger, she said, that I might injure myself with the sharp point. "

[*Fallen Angel*]

The world has gone mad :rolleyes:

[Strawberry Bivi]

If he had been in the scouts instead of the air force he would have learned to be prepared and would have a safety pin at all times.

[seashell]

that is so funny - it just shows how the world has gone pc mad!

[Rowan Tree]

poppies used to come with a green plastic stalk on them, not a pin. Maybe they should go back to that.

Not all poppies you buy are the same, as they are made in different parts of the UK.