08-04-2014, 10:34 PM
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Hi viz jackets/tops
Not sure if we've asked this before, but are they really necessary?Richard Littlejohn in the Daily Mail takes the p*** out of people who don them for no particular reason, citing a case in today's paper of a swimmer, in charge of a group of teenagers at a pool, who slipped an hv top over her costume before getting in the pool! Made me laugh. Whatever was the reasoning behind that?
This reminded me of the two ladies who arrived at the allotment this morning, to meet the allotment officer. They were managers of the Community Payback team. One was wearing an hv top, and went to her car to get one for her colleague when she arrived.
The CP team wear them, as do their supervisors. If they need to stand out from us plot holders, so be it. But why did these ladies need to wear them? It's true that cars are over the site, but if ordinary people can be seen, so can they. Did they expect fog to descend suddenly? If they need hv vests, don't the rest of us, who use the site all the time?
Answers, on a high viz vest, please.
09-04-2014, 07:17 AM
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Re: Hi viz jackets/tops
Originally Posted by Jazzi
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Not sure if we've asked this before, but are they really necessary?Richard Littlejohn in the Daily Mail takes the p*** out of people who don them for no particular reason, citing a case in today's paper of a swimmer, in charge of a group of teenagers at a pool, who slipped an hv top over her costume before getting in the pool! Made me laugh. Whatever was the reasoning behind that?
The CP team wear them, as do their supervisors. If they need to stand out from us plot holders, so be it. But why did these ladies need to wear them? It's true that cars are over the site, but if ordinary people can be seen, so can they. Did they expect fog to descend suddenly? If they need hv vests, don't the rest of us, who use the site all the time?
09-04-2014, 08:53 AM
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Re: Hi viz jackets/tops
Hi viz doesn't bother me but I do get a bit nervous when the council chap comes to see the flats and puts on a hard hat, I am never sure what he expects to fall on him but walking round with him I find myself looking above a lot wondering what is going to hit us
09-04-2014, 10:49 AM
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Re: Hi viz jackets/tops
My Son has to wear a high Viz jacket for his job. If he wore ordinary clothes where he worked no one would know who he was.He works with hundreds of people
Also on nights the high viz shows him up if a light shines on it. This is
for Police or Ambulance especially near traffic.
My son works to protect the building and also the people who work in it.
He also does first aid and would be someone you could rely on. The jacket
is what makes him stand out if an emergency happened.
09-04-2014, 08:49 PM
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Re: Hi viz jackets/tops
Originally Posted by cranberry
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Think it's completely OTT people seem to wear them at every turn. On the continent, in France particularly, I believe it's an offence NOT to carry a hi vis vest in your car and triangle, too.But on an allotment??!
Well there are all those demijohns full of fermenting wine - if one of those goes 'pop' - nasty!!!
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