Have a read – it brought a smile to my face…
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/community/nostalgia/remember-life-before-health-and-safety-1-5313451
this is my favourite bit..
I recalled how we would sit on asbestos-wrapped pipes to have a rest or cal or drink water from lead pipes.
Then came health and safety and, like everything else in life, it became ludicrous as the health and safety brigade had to justify its existence.
Oh yes, silly old me thinking preventing exposure to asbestos was a good thing – there we go …