In message , Paul Kelly
writes

"Chris French and Helen Johnson" wrote in
message ...
In message , Nick Maclaren

Sure small children shouldn't be left unsupervised in the garden, but it
may only take a few moments for a child to get them selves into a sticky
situation


ie die

Well maybe, but probably not. As you point out elsewhere, there are very
few child deaths due to drowning in garden ponds. I would guess a lot
more trip/fall in etc and get a fright (their parents also....) and
learn a good lesson for the future.

I'm not arguing against people fencing or otherwise protecting children
from falling in their pond (as the partial quote you made was making
clear), just that the importance and necessity of it may be overstated
--
Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds
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