Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling writes:
Rules Have To Be Obeyed.
Lenny Woodward is 96, and almost blind, so you'd think people might understand when he accidentally put two glass jars in the wrong recycling bin. But sanitation workers in West Earlham, England, told the World War II veteran they would not take the bin until he removed the jars. Woodward told them that he was physically unable to bend over and get them out. So they left the bin where it was. In fact, they refused to touch it for two weeks When Woodward's daughter found out about the problem, she called the local council, but she says the officials she talked to simply insisted that her father had to follow the rules. Only after she contacted the local newspaper did they empty the bin.
I'm not normally given to emotionalism but seriously, since the chap is a war veteran, the council are just a bunch of
"Rules have to be obeyed" - that's what the little shit from the council said. the man's almost blind and he can't reach into the bins. Has any council anywhere, in the history of humankind, ever done anything except be a pain in the arse? Probably not. [HT Reason]
On a lighter note...
Even better, more Chinese Olympic advice on how to address the handicapped.
Pay attention to avoiding taboo subjects, quit using bad platitudes, and do not use insulting or discriminatory contemptuous or derogatory terms to address the disabled. Say things such as, “You are amazing,” or “You are really great.” When chatting with the visually impaired, do not say things like “It’s up ahead,” or “It’s over there.” When chatting with athletes who are paraplectic in their upper body, do not say things like “It’s behind you.”
Best cancer cure ever - genetically engineered tobacco plants!
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3 comments:
the chap is a war veteran
I thought you meant the chap pictured below.
Coz he *was*. Twice over, if you count the one he was a corporal in and the one he was Fuhrer in.
The fact he is a war veteran is totally irrelevant (indeed, for some people it's not considered to be a good attribute to ascribe to someone) to the case; his disabilities really are where the moral centre of the dispute lie.
In some parts of the world, that man is actually standing beside his recyclable coffin.
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