In the Greniad this week end there was a question about Legionaire's
disease and hanging basket.

The question was: Is my local council right to have banned hanging
baskets? The response was from Tom Smith and said: "They do apparently
pose some problems. It's not just that the baskets can fall on your
head. The water and soil dripping from them may contain Legionella,
and if you inhale the droplets you may catch Legionnaire's disease
from them. I've never seen a case report of it in a journal, but
someone says there's a risk. I love hanging baskets, and think the
enhancement they add to our quality of life far outweighs any such
risk."

I don't know which council banned the hanging baskets, but we've just
entered our neighbourhood in the Britain in Bloom comp. and just
hoping it's not the last year we have rights to hanging baskets!!

La Puce wrote:
In the Greniad this week end there was a question about Legionaire's
disease and hanging basket.

The question was: Is my local council right to have banned hanging
baskets? The response was from Tom Smith and said: "They do apparently
pose some problems. It's not just that the baskets can fall on your
head. The water and soil dripping from them may contain Legionella,
and if you inhale the droplets you may catch Legionnaire's disease
from them. I've never seen a case report of it in a journal, but
someone says there's a risk. I love hanging baskets, and think the
enhancement they add to our quality of life far outweighs any such
risk."

I don't know which council banned the hanging baskets, but we've just
entered our neighbourhood in the Britain in Bloom comp. and just
hoping it's not the last year we have rights to hanging baskets!!

That was in Bury St. Edmunds, and the Council have now made a U turn and
allowed the baskets.
--
ßôyþëtë
London, UK

"BoyPete" wrote in message
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La Puce wrote:
In the Greniad this week end there was a question about Legionaire's
disease and hanging basket.

The question was: Is my local council right to have banned hanging
baskets? The response was from Tom Smith and said: "They do apparently
pose some problems. It's not just that the baskets can fall on your
head. The water and soil dripping from them may contain Legionella,
and if you inhale the droplets you may catch Legionnaire's disease
from them. I've never seen a case report of it in a journal, but
someone says there's a risk. I love hanging baskets, and think the
enhancement they add to our quality of life far outweighs any such
risk."

I don't know which council banned the hanging baskets, but we've just
entered our neighbourhood in the Britain in Bloom comp. and just
hoping it's not the last year we have rights to hanging baskets!!

That was in Bury St. Edmunds, and the Council have now made a U turn and
allowed the baskets.
--
ßôyþëtë
London, UK

You have got more chance muff diving the queen mother than catching
Legionaire's in this way!
Sorry to put it sooo cruedly!

Keith Kent wrote:
"BoyPete" wrote in message
...
La Puce wrote:
In the Greniad this week end there was a question about Legionaire's
disease and hanging basket.
snip
You have got more chance muff diving the queen mother than catching
Legionaire's in this way!
Sorry to put it sooo cruedly!

PLONK!
--
ßôyþëtë
London, UK

On 19 Mar, 18:58, "BoyPete" wrote:
That was in Bury St. Edmunds, and the Council have now made a U turn and
allowed the baskets.

Oh good. Ta. At least we won't hear about this again in a while, until
some bright spark comes up with yet more scientific reasons for not
using hanging baskets...

"Keith Kent" wrote in message
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"BoyPete" wrote in message
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La Puce wrote:
In the Greniad this week end there was a question about Legionaire's
disease and hanging basket.

The question was: Is my local council right to have banned hanging
baskets? The response was from Tom Smith and said: "They do apparently
pose some problems. It's not just that the baskets can fall on your
head. The water and soil dripping from them may contain Legionella,
and if you inhale the droplets you may catch Legionnaire's disease
from them. I've never seen a case report of it in a journal, but
someone says there's a risk. I love hanging baskets, and think the
enhancement they add to our quality of life far outweighs any such
risk."

I don't know which council banned the hanging baskets, but we've just
entered our neighbourhood in the Britain in Bloom comp. and just
hoping it's not the last year we have rights to hanging baskets!!

That was in Bury St. Edmunds, and the Council have now made a U turn and
allowed the baskets.
--
ßôyþëtë
London, UK

You have got more chance muff diving the queen mother than catching
Legionaire's in this way!
Sorry to put it sooo cruedly!


:O)