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Whatever happened to common sense?
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Mind you, come to think of it, inhabiting a dwelling where electricity, water and gas course through the very fabric is pretty damn scary.
Notwithstanding the risks, it is a potentially lethal combination that works perfectly well in billions of homes the world over.
And why? Because, unlike the over-paid bureaucratic ‘elf ‘n’ safety jobsworths whose raison d’être is to warn us of the totally bleeding obvious, the human race – with a sadly alarming number of glaring exceptions – is gifted with common sense.
Which is why, when standing on the kerb of Victoria Avenue, especially when idiotic Islanders are doing over 100 mph, our inner instincts tell us not step out in front of traffic. Likewise, when enjoying the view from the north coast, it is not advisable to launch oneself into space.
Read the rest of Paula’s column in Friday’s JEP
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