"Tim Watts" wrote in message
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Jeff Layman
wibbled on Wednesday 07 April 2010 17:21


But if you use the ammonium sulphamate from that pack as a stump killer,
you
will be doing something illegal, as daft as it may sound. In fact,
AFAIAA, you are only allowed to use approved products for designated
"pesticide"

Sod that, already ordered

uses. If you use anything else (eg coffee grounds to deal with slugs),
then
you risk prosecution.

What you have to realise is that there are now so many statues on the book
that criminalise perfectly innocuous activities that the only way to
remain
sane is forget the law and use common sense - this has become and will
remain my approach to life in this country until such a time that sanity
is
restored (if ever).

Trouble is they go for the easiest target to keep numbers up. How else do
you explain the recent prosecution of the pet shop owner for selling a
goldfish to a 14-year-old?

Do you feel happy that it is a non indictable criminal offence for you to
replace one of your windows or an external door without informing local
building control, to quote one example?

What else is there for Jobsworths to do?! This country has become a mass of
idiotic laws which were brought in (mainly) for "good" reason. As the
saying goes: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions".

--

Jeff