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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: Chris Houston on April 08, 2008, 12:02:05 AM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_fire_safety_legislation_in_the_United_Kingdom
Wikipedia - information on everything. Anyone can edit it, if they see room from improvement!
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Its a good start but theres a lot of scope for improvement, the description of the RRO is wrong as it only focuses on places of employment. Havn't got time at the moment!
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My couple of dives into Wikipedia have not been encouraging. For example, the article on the 1973 Summerland fire is riddled with inaccuracies and needs a complete rewrite in my opinion. But as far as I can see, it can only be edited 'on-line' and would take for ever. I'd much rather be able to write at leisure 'off-line' and then submit it in one go.
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I think you could write it off line and then copy and paste it in.
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My couple of dives into Wikipedia have not been encouraging. For example, the article on the 1973 Summerland fire is riddled with inaccuracies and needs a complete rewrite in my opinion. But as far as I can see, it can only be edited 'on-line' and would take for ever. I'd much rather be able to write at leisure 'off-line' and then submit it in one go.
Good idea
In Wikipedia's defence they're really tightening up on inaccuracies by asking contributors to provide verifiable sources and back up claims made in written articles.
I contribute a lot to Wiki (thankfully Summerland fire isnt one of mine) and I have seen an improvement on bad / innacurate articles being brought up to scratch.
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Retty
Mrs Retty must be a very understanding woman, not only letting you disappear down the pub for ages on end but also let you play for ages on Wiki!!!
Pray tell us what does Mrs Retty get up to whilst you're doing all this??
davo
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Steady Davo, she only lets me out down the pub twice yearly!
What does Mrs Retty do ?
Well, that's a question that has mystified me for years... aside from bossing me around, generally suffering from permenant bouts of Post Mortgage Tension, and demanding I re-decorate the lounge (for the fifth time in two years) I'm not overly sure... and I find it safer not to enquire.
You see I'm constantly " in the brown smelly stuff" ... and its just the depth that varies.
So to answer your question she is very understanding of anything that involves me getting from under her feet and embarrasing her in front of her friends (that's after I've had my daily rollocking of course).
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Retty
Very similar to Mrs Davo apart from the mortgage bit!
davo
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Steady Davo, she only lets me out down the pub twice yearly!
What does Mrs Retty do ?
Well, that's a question that has mystified me for years... aside from bossing me around, generally suffering from permenant bouts of Post Mortgage Tension, and demanding I re-decorate the lounge (for the fifth time in two years) I'm not overly sure... and I find it safer not to enquire.
You see I'm constantly " in the brown smelly stuff" ... and its just the depth that varies.
So to answer your question she is very understanding of anything that involves me getting from under her feet and embarrasing her in front of her friends (that's after I've had my daily rollocking of course).
Come on be more of a man - tell her who wears the trousers!
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Clevelandfire
Perhaps she already knows, after all, as we Noverners say. owt fur a qwiet life!
davo
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Steady Davo, she only lets me out down the pub twice yearly!
What does Mrs Retty do ?
Well, that's a question that has mystified me for years... aside from bossing me around, generally suffering from permenant bouts of Post Mortgage Tension, and demanding I re-decorate the lounge (for the fifth time in two years) I'm not overly sure... and I find it safer not to enquire.
You see I'm constantly " in the brown smelly stuff" ... and its just the depth that varies.
So to answer your question she is very understanding of anything that involves me getting from under her feet and embarrasing her in front of her friends (that's after I've had my daily rollocking of course).
Come on be more of a man - tell her who wears the trousers!
MR wears the trousers and he has his wife's permission to say so!
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Steady Davo, she only lets me out down the pub twice yearly!
What does Mrs Retty do ?
Well, that's a question that has mystified me for years... aside from bossing me around, generally suffering from permenant bouts of Post Mortgage Tension, and demanding I re-decorate the lounge (for the fifth time in two years) I'm not overly sure... and I find it safer not to enquire.
You see I'm constantly " in the brown smelly stuff" ... and its just the depth that varies.
So to answer your question she is very understanding of anything that involves me getting from under her feet and embarrasing her in front of her friends (that's after I've had my daily rollocking of course).
Come on be more of a man - tell her who wears the trousers!
MR wears the trousers and he has his wife's permission to say so!
Aint that the truth Dragonmaster...aint that the truth!