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It’s Sunday, and among the joys of living in England is to hear the church bells ringing and to look up at the tower clock to check the time.
Most English church tower clocks are quite old and the one at St. Michael’s church in Helston was installed in the 18th century. Doubtless, the church elders are very proud of their clock, They must be because three times a week a man climbs the tower and an eight-foot ladder to wind the clock mechanism, something which has been done since 1793.
But the civil servants in the Health and Safety Executive, who have likely not done anything more risky than putting their mouths to hot cups of tea paid for by the taxpayers, have advised that the job could be dangerous.
And so the diocese of Truro is forced to stop the clock temporarily and are now trying to raise £5,500 for an automatic clock-winder to replace the man who has been doing the job.
I reckon that since 1793 someone has climbed that tower and a similar ladder around 34,000 times. Does that indicate a dangerous practice? I don’t think so!
To Hell with the Health & Safety Executive!
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It’s Sunday, and among the joys of living in England is to hear the church bells ringing and to look up at the tower clock to check the time.
Most English church tower clocks are quite old and the one at St. Michael’s church in Helston was installed in the 18th century. Doubtless, the church elders are very proud of their clock, They must be because three times a week a man climbs the tower and an eight-foot ladder to wind the clock mechanism, something which has been done since 1793.
But the civil servants in the Health and Safety Executive, who have likely not done anything more risky than putting their mouths to hot cups of tea paid for by the taxpayers, have advised that the job could be dangerous.
And so the diocese of Truro is forced to stop the clock temporarily and are now trying to raise £5,500 for an automatic clock-winder to replace the man who has been doing the job.
I reckon that since 1793 someone has climbed that tower and a similar ladder around 34,000 times. Does that indicate a dangerous practice? I don’t think so!
To Hell with the Health & Safety Executive!
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