06-01-2023, 09:45 AM
(06-01-2023, 08:17 AM)CliveM Wrote: /Back in the olden days a lot of people had a swimming pool of some kind as did most schools where children were taught to swim. The Government (of all kinds) introduced so many rules and regulations that it became far too expensive for all but the rich to continue to do that. Now a lot of people cannot swim and not only that blame everyone but themselves when things go wrong. It is called the law of unintended consequences.
"Olden days" ? Do you mean pre-1987 when the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act was passed? ( Subsequently repealed and replaced by the Building (Pools) Amendment Act). I think you will find that many more young lives have been saved by these regulations than have been lost because of inability to swim. I know some people want to blame absolutely everything on the government but I think this is stretching it.