Paul Weaver wrote to uk.transport.london on Tue, 17 Aug 2004:

Prescotts on a roll. Just after his Wales stunt, he's down to cornwall to
"offer his support to the emergency services."

Perhaps he sees himself as the next superhero?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3570940.stm

OH dear, the poor people of Boscastle. We used to holiday in that area,
some years ago now, and have several times walked up that river
valley.... it is so not funny what has happened. Imagine Prescott
visiting, must make everything so much worse.....
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Annabel - "Mrs Redboots"
(trying out a new .sig to reflect the personality I use in online forums)

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 19:09:26 +0100 someone who may be "Gavin
Hamilton" wrote this:-

These days if you give first aid I understand that you can be held
liable.....

I suspect that has always been the case.



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prevents me using the RIP Act 2000.

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:28:33 +0100 someone who may be "Jack Taylor"
wrote this:-

If it snows and you leave your front path
untouched and someone falls down they have no claim, if you've cleared it
and they slip over then you're liable.

You would only be liable if you had made things worse, creating a
trap. An example would be failing to put grit down after clearing
the snow so that people walking along will create a thin sheet of
invisible ice. Do the job properly then there should be no problem.


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In uk.railway Annabel Smyth twisted the electrons to say:
OH dear, the poor people of Boscastle. We used to holiday in that area,
some years ago now, and have several times walked up that river
valley.... it is so not funny what has happened. Imagine Prescott
visiting, must make everything so much worse.....

Prescott is providing a valuable service at this time - all that hot air
has to be good for something ...
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These opinions might not even be mine ...
Let alone connected with my employer ...

On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:39:21 +0100 someone who may be Annabel Smyth
wrote this:-

it is so not funny what has happened. Imagine Prescott
visiting, must make everything so much worse.....

Those who are busy doing things must curse some party politician
deciding to impose themself on the area in the interests of
furthering their political party.

The fact that such visits tend to involve hanging around for a long
time must make it worse.


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David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number F566DA0E
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prevents me using the RIP Act 2000.

David Hansen ) gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying :

Those who are busy doing things must curse some party politician
deciding to impose themself on the area in the interests of
furthering their political party.

You can only hope some hard-pressed rescue worker tells Prescott where to
shove his interference in front of a TV camera...

"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
...

OH dear, the poor people of Boscastle. Imagine Prescott
visiting, must make everything so much worse.....

I hope he doesn't fall in the water, the splash would obliterate Devon as
well.

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Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
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That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

"David Hansen" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:39:21 +0100 someone who may be Annabel Smyth
wrote this:-

it is so not funny what has happened. Imagine Prescott
visiting, must make everything so much worse.....

Those who are busy doing things must curse some party politician
deciding to impose themself on the area in the interests of
furthering their political party.

I think you (and just about everybody else on here) are missing the point.
If Blair is out of the country (which I assume he is), Prescott is acting
head of state. As such, it would be extraordinarily remiss if he did not
show a personal interest and concern, on the state's behalf, in any major
disaster of national significance. You would expect to see the head of state
in any other country visit such a disaster. It is NOT a political visit. If
he did not visit, he would also be criticized (rightly).

Whether such visits do any good may be arguable - the proof of the pudding
will be when we see what, if any, financial assistance Government makes
available to the local community to help rebuild. Hopefully his
understanding has been improved by the visit (which, incidentally, the local
lunchtime news described as "brief").

Whether Prescott is a credible acting head of state is, of course, a matter
of opinion - usually of political opinion, I expect! Mine, for what it is
worth, is that there are plenty worse candidates around! Two jags is an easy
target for wags and comics - which makes him a tad more human than the likes
of Blair, in my view!

tony

"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
...
Paul Weaver wrote to uk.transport.london on Tue, 17 Aug 2004:

Prescotts on a roll. Just after his Wales stunt, he's down to cornwall to
"offer his support to the emergency services."

Perhaps he sees himself as the next superhero?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3570940.stm

OH dear, the poor people of Boscastle. We used to holiday in that area,
some years ago now, and have several times walked up that river
valley.... it is so not funny what has happened. Imagine Prescott
visiting, must make everything so much worse.....

i believe he went to help out as a temporary dam.

In article , David
Hansen wrote:
Those who are busy doing things must curse some party politician
deciding to impose themself on the area in the interests of
furthering their political party.

No doubt this is true, but somewhere some tabloid journalist is
trying to decide whether to castigate Tony Blair or Prince Charles
for not dropping everything and visiting the scene. Damned if you do
and damned if you don't!


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Tony Bryer