Whacko of the Week.

Because of overwhelming demand* I advert to the charioteers the return of this popular feature.  This week’s winner put in an outstanding effort to achieve this notable distinction.  I give you Ms Abbie Booth, neighbourhood housing officer of Stockport City council who has informed residents of a block of flats in that fine city that they are to remove  ‘obstructive’ or ‘combustible’ items such as pictures and doormats (!) from communal areas because they could, wait for it… potentially pose a fire hazard.

You really couldn’t make this stuff up.

* Well, I like it.

From the Daily Mail.

12 thoughts on “Whacko of the Week.”

  3. I fear you are all rather missing the point here. Ms Abbie Booth is quite right of course, so thanks to her, I have now removed all my pictures from my walls, although it seems that a couple are OK, but these are confined to the bathroom where they will do little harm.

    I recommend that all sensible folk should head her advice and remove anything combustible from their abodes. You know it makes sense! 😉

  5. First remove the human beings from communal areas as they are prone to spontaneous combustion, thereby endangering the pictures and doormats.

  6. Four-eyed English Genius :

    Ara: What about my 18 year old single malt?

    FEEG.

    If you keep such inflammable stuff around the house, then on your own head be it! I think you should consume it immediately, and ponder on your risk taking lifestyle. 😉

  8. And now that Ms Booth has given the local scumbags a good idea for starting a bonfire and causing mayhem, does she get a medal? Or perhaps her effigy on top of the bonfire?

  9. sheona :

    And now that Ms Booth has given the local scumbags a good idea for starting a bonfire and causing mayhem, does she get a medal? Or perhaps her effigy on top of the bonfire?

    I prefer option #2

  10. FEEG, I hope that inflammable liquid is in a fire-resistant container and that there a bucket of sand, one of water, a fire-suppression blanket and Fire Service approved extinguisher within five metres of the location, as well as an appropriate alarm system – and of course that all members of th household are trained in the use of all of the equipment – you can do yourself a nasty lifting one of those buckets, you know.

  11. Trouble is that it is written into the lease that they all sign!
    Unfortunately the residents don’t have a leg to stand on legally. More’s the pity.

    As an aside, when you live in earthquake country as here you are very careful not to hang large pictures, or indeed any pictures where they have the capability of falling like the sword of Damocles onto any of the unsuspecting denizens therein. Another one of those Darwin type scenarios that happens regularly.

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