I looked it up after you posted it

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Quote from: muddy on Yesterday at 06:13:26 PMHow I wonder do they justify that , how can a flag be a hazard to health and safety ?

It was a tongue in cheek suggestion not a statement of fact. That said let me invent...

Distraction to traffic causing a multiple pile up.

May not be securely fastened and could come loose in high winds and cover a bus windscreen causing it to crash into the ground floor of a tower block of flats exploding into flames and killing all bus and flat occupants.

May give the local community leader a heart attack.

Plus what on earth makes you think a local council has to justify anything?

'Tis true though.   
I did look it up before I posted it.  

Quote from: CHF on Yesterday at 02:07:03 PMMy sympathy, I used to get them as a child.

So did I.
Didn't we used to use something called  'Golden Eye Ointment'  on them?
Or I remember hearing it said to rub a gold ring gently over them.   Something to do with the gold healing I think.

As the day draws to a close on St Georges Day 

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Interesting fact .

St George is buried in Lod near Tel Aviv Israel .

Thank you everyone .
I love horses and miss them 
I rarely ride now so I paint them instead .

That's a long time to go ☹️

Quote from: muddy on Yesterday at 12:12:08 PMI am feeling quite patriotic on this St George's day
I somehow think that patriotism is a fast fading thing.
We are a country that no longer loves itself .

We are certainly a very divided country these days, no doubt enhanced by the Labour party and its activities.

I sincerely hope that it can be restored once they are out, presumably in 2029.

BBC report on drugs for sale from corner shops in the West Midlands .

Birmingham our second city has become a sink hole ruled by tribal  cultures and lawlessness .
Not to mention the continuing rubbish problem ,
No doubt there are nice parts but it sounds dreadful
Apologies to anyone who lives there  !

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/west-midlands-mini-marts-caught-33826788