the eu have banned kids from blowing up balloons....and they wonder why we hate them

[mowgli]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/8816601/Children-to-be-banned-from-blowing-up-balloons-under-EU-safety-rules.html

[Mike]

World has officialy gone stupid :S

Hell, I used to inflate them with propane & chuck onto a fire as a kid on bonfire night! Not even allowed to blow them up now :wtf::tard:

[Jack]

Typical media headline lol :roll:

It should state "Children under 8 to be banned from blowing up balloons unsupervised, under EU safety rules". But that doesn't sound as sensational lol

Still, its daft.

[TeddyThom]

Yet again health and safety gone horribly mad.

Get the ConDem(ed) Government to get out of the EU asap.

[Stuart]

Being 'in' the EU is better than being out of it... what NEEDS to be done is to a) sack the bellends making these 'rules' up b.) for the UK to MTFU and say NO to other stupidity like the commong fisheries policy/farmers hinderences and so on.

The trade side of things is vital imho, the rest is a waste of time and money

[mowgli]

how about party squeakers banned for the under 14's????

[Jack]

Oh aye, agreed the rest of it is pretty ridiculous.

I figure some of it is to do with some of the chemicals being dangerous? Hmm, does that mean I can sue the toy manufacturers for possibly poisoning me in my youth? lol

[Stuart]

Oh aye, agreed the rest of it is pretty ridiculous.

I figure some of it is to do with some of the chemicals being dangerous? Hmm, does that mean I can sue the toy manufacturers for possibly poisoning me in my youth? lol


So it wasnt the MK1 dash that cause you problems, it was Optimus Prime

[Edd]

http://www.europeantruth.co.uk/images/euflagburn.jpg

:)

[mowgli]

i don't hate the eu as such, but what i hate is the uk attitude which has been, under the last govt, anyway, the 'oooh here comes a nice new law letter from the eu, lets implement it', whereas the other countries look at the law letter and say 'is this good for our country?' then usually chuck it on the fire

[swedge]

lol what a joke, has anyone actualy been poisoned or anything like that becuase of blowing up balloons?

[mowgli]

its a potential choke hazard.....ok... i know there can be suck/blow issues with teenage girls (i once heard thru a bedroom wall at a party, my mate say to a girl 'you aren't meant to blow it') but kids know you need to blow up a balloon.

[Andy]

Bring back air bombs and sonic fx rockets and bangers,used to love farting about with them on bonfire night

[mowgli]

/\ the reason hinckley has open plan phone boxes......

[Andy]

lol,even though its bad i cant help but laugh at some of the ones on the tube.
I used to prefer making them land in neighbours gardens who we didnt get along with and who i knew would be too miserable to get any of their own and sit moaning about everyone elses.