We have gone nuts!

gimlet · 21-09-2007, 10:17 PM

I have been told this evening, that all pubs in Birmingham have apparently decided to stop selling nuts, because of the risk to people with nut allergies. Is this really true?

steve fowler · 21-09-2007, 10:42 PM

If an area like Birmingham or some other part of the country is run by labour or the lib dems then i would say that it is probley true but im guessing at this point.

Westcountryman · 21-09-2007, 10:43 PM

If they have, then that's their decision. It's 'nuts' if it's being forced on them by government/public authorities.

Zak64 · 22-09-2007, 10:33 AM

If it's true - and it sounds like a pretty big if to me - then I would guess that it has been driven by 'Elf 'n' Safety lawyers in the council suddenly hallucinating an enourmous compensation payout after some poof unfortunate has been slayed by a deadly peanut! But, why would a council want to legislate against this sort of thing. If a publican poisons off his customers then surely it's the publican's/brewerys problem, not the councils.

The thing is, I would reckon, everyone who has a nut allergy would pretty well know about it.

I shall await reports from the media as to the veracity of this, as it does have a faint whiff of wind up about it.

Besoeker · 22-09-2007, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimlet

I have been told this evening, that all pubs in Birmingham have apparently decided to stop selling nuts, because of the risk to people with nut allergies. Is this really true?

Not 1st April is it?

NickIrons · 24-09-2007, 03:27 AM

Doubt it's true, wouldn't surprise if it was though.
Am I too cynical to think that it's just another
smokescreen, like the endless reminders of another
herd of cows slaughtered daily, it's not news is it!!
I get the feeling Goebbels is alive and well!!

21-09-2007, 10:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
gimlet Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Shropshire Posts: 836	We have gone nuts! I have been told this evening, that all pubs in Birmingham have apparently decided to stop selling nuts, because of the risk to people with nut allergies. Is this really true?

21-09-2007, 10:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Westcountryman Uber Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Westcountry. Posts: 5,922 Party: None	If they have, then that's their decision. It's 'nuts' if it's being forced on them by government/public authorities. __________________ Manus haec inimica tyrannis ense petit placidam sub libertate quietam - "This hand of mine, which is hostile to tyrants, seeks by the sword quiet peace under liberty."

22-09-2007, 10:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Zak64 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Little Poland On Sea (Bournemouth) Posts: 772	If it's true - and it sounds like a pretty big if to me - then I would guess that it has been driven by 'Elf 'n' Safety lawyers in the council suddenly hallucinating an enourmous compensation payout after some poof unfortunate has been slayed by a deadly peanut! But, why would a council want to legislate against this sort of thing. If a publican poisons off his customers then surely it's the publican's/brewerys problem, not the councils. The thing is, I would reckon, everyone who has a nut allergy would pretty well know about it. I shall await reports from the media as to the veracity of this, as it does have a faint whiff of wind up about it. __________________ "There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws."~ Ayn Rand.

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21-09-2007, 10:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
steve fowler Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,201 Party: None	If an area like Birmingham or some other part of the country is run by labour or the lib dems then i would say that it is probley true but im guessing at this point.

24-09-2007, 03:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
NickIrons Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bienne, Switzerland Posts: 494	Doubt it's true, wouldn't surprise if it was though. Am I too cynical to think that it's just another smokescreen, like the endless reminders of another herd of cows slaughtered daily, it's not news is it!! I get the feeling Goebbels is alive and well!!