...it's up to us to use common sense at all times I suppose,
I'm a firm believer that there's no such thing as common sense, there's such a thing as sense but it's not common amongst all of us, that's why the authorities have to put locks on gates to piers because some anglers will put themselves in danger either oblivious to that danger or with total disregard to the danger, looking at it from our side that's also why authorities have a gate locked during a flat calm sea because there's no such thing as common sense.
An example would be Hendon, anyone who fishes it regulary would know the exact dangers relevant to that mark anyone who doesn't fish it regulary would not know the dangers, so when someone who doesn't know what they are doing gets washed off and another angler says common sense should have told them not to fish that area the way the sea was.........see what I mean.
Off the track a bit now but I thought I would try and lighten this thread a little and prove there's no such thing as common sense;
In 2000 eight people were admitted to hospital with fractured skulls
Whilst throwing up into the toilet.
3 people die each year testing if a 9v battery works using their tongue.
142 people were injured in 1999 by not removing all the pins from new
shirts.
31 people have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while
the fairylights were plugged in.
18 people had serious burns in 2000 trying on new jumpers with a lit
cigarette in their mouth.
Why do we leave our cars worth thousands of pounds on the drive
While we lock our junk and cheap lawn mowers in the garage.
Why do banks leave both doors wide open then chain the pens
To the counter.
Why do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions.
While healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front door.
Good debate by the way, hope I haven't spoiled it with this
- the only difference being two different port authorities.
