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Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:08 am**

I've seen it all now. ::)

Safety fears over falling pears

A council has cordoned off pear trees in a public park over fears falling fruit could land on someone's head.

Two black pear trees in Cripplegate Park in Worcester have been sealed off with a safety barrier and tape and a sign warns people of falling fruit.

A city council spokesman said the precaution was cheaper than the potential legal cost if someone was hit on the head with a pear and sued.

The cordon will be removed when all the fruit has fallen to the ground.

Worcester is famed for its black pears and the fruit is part of the city coat of arms.

The trees in question were planted by Edward VIII when he was Prince of Wales.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/5403886.stm

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:20 am**

Fortunately for the mathmatical world HSE wern't quite so powerful in the 17th century.

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:14 pm**

That really has to be the last straw... help what has the world come too?

I mean I find this so hard to believe.

Bet Newton never thought things would progress so far when he watched that apple fall!

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:17 pm**

lol - I just noticed it's in Hereford... Fozzer?

It's protect blokes like you!

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:33 pm**

lol - I just noticed it's in Hereford... Fozzer? It's protect blokes like you!

I think Fozzer would be glad to see a pear hit his head as it would give him a bright idea on how to prepare that pear for a meal in the same way Newton got an idea for the laws of physics.

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:58 pm**

lol - I just noticed it's in Hereford... Fozzer? It's protect blokes like you!

If you care to read the article it's in Cripplegate Park, Worcester.

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:31 pm**

Why do they always act vegative to black things! sheesh as if white pears never do anything wrong!!

Racism it is!

Cheers Soui ( who hopes that people see the fun side of this remark)

Posted: **Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:50 am**

Next they'll be putting diapers on birds... ::)

Check, please...

Posted: **Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:33 am**

To be honest, much of the blame must be laid on the people who are actually willing to seek legal action against petty incidents, similar to this.

The law has become far too soft, allowing anyone to gain undeserved compensation for anything. ::)

Posted: **Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:07 am**

If you care to read the article it's in Cripplegate Park, Worcester.

My geography is a bit twisted. I hadn't any idea where that was, :-[

but I saw Hereford in the link and assumed it would be there.
Actually I did read it.

I read it before I saw your thread and then I partly read it again, but unfortunately I don't know where Worcester is!

Posted: **Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:14 am**

Next door to Hereford ........ and they say the English no nothing about Scotland ..... ::) ::)

Posted: **Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:58 am**

My geography is a bit twisted. I hadn't any idea where that was, but I saw Hereford in the link and assumed it would be there.
Actually I did read it. I read it before I saw your thread and then I partly read it again, but unfortunately I don't know where Worcester is!

Worcester is in Worcestershire. Hereford is in Herefordshire and Gloucester is in Gloucestershire. All very simple really.

Posted: **Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:17 pm**

Falling pears... this PC business is going pear-shaped ;D

Posted: **Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:25 pm**

Worcester is in Worcestershire. Hereford is in Herefordshire and Gloucester is in Gloucestershire. All very simple really.

thank goodness for that, i thought i was going insane

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