Don't Do this at Home

There are many things that we do at home that we would not do at work under the paternalistic occupational health and safety dogma that seems to pervade risk management at work. We have a strong safety culture at work, but some of the stuff that is being adopeted is getting a bit loony. Don't get me going on the politically correct stuff either.

One of the things that we have to do is to get the outside electrical system set up properly. The previous owners had extension cords going everywhere, including to the pool. This reminded me to get on to it. The photograph has been all over blogworld and I have seen it a number of times. That said, it is worth saying, don't do this. The alcohol will not be the only thing frying your brains. I used to see this sort of stuff a lot in countries like the Philippines and Nepal. That said, our last house had some of the most astonishingly dangerous wiring. Prime candidate for an electrical fire.



And as for this one. I hate chainsaws. I worked in a saw mill in my younger days and none of the older guys had all their fingers. I would suggest passing if somebody asks you to hold the water melon while he cuts.