The Compensation Culture

The road outside our store turns into a pedestrian precinct between the hours of 10am-4.30pm. No vehicle is allowed down there between these hours except emergency ones, and the people who drive to the front entrance of Index with their hazard lights on. ( Putting hazard lights on when parking illegally does not, contrary to popular opinion, fool the traffic warden.)

I was outside the store in my breaktime getting a bit of fresh air, when I noticed this white transit van bearing down on two women who were stood in the middle of the road chatting away like most women do. The van was doing the incredible speed of at least 2mph, so by my reckoning it would take about 5mins to knock these two down. Ample time to move out of the way.

The van was almost upon them when one women pulled her friend away to the side. The other women glared at the driver and in a loud voice said, "If you 'ad knocked me down, I'd 'av sued yer, yer f*****g b*****d."

And that got me thinking about the way everybody blames someone else for the mishaps they have today and how, at the slightest whiff of any financial reward, they'll go running to the "No win, No fee," parasites that are springing up all over the place. People are throwing themselves on the pavement, then sueing the council, over uneven paving slabs. I think personally, that it's getting out of hand, especially when council taxes and insurance premiums start rising to cover the cost of these claims.

Now then, let's see what's under this monitor cover..........( bangs and flashes.)

(Looks at damaged hand and wonders if he can sue the computer people.)

Nuff said.