Grand Union Canal - how stupid do you have to be...
There were some students on a field trip on the West side of the GUC this morning (21 March 2011). They tried to capsize one of the British Waterways Engineering barges. Having failed to do that they untied it and let it drift across the Canal.Hey we all did stupid stuff when we were young, but this was just dumb and when a barge rolls it tends to be fatal. So perhaps if you were one of the teachers responsible for these children you should pay a little more attention. If I was a parent I would want to know which school it was and why the teachers did not take more care of the students... just don't assume the teachers would do what you would expect them to do. BW engineers recovered the barge, no one was hurt and I guess no damage done...so a happy ending then. For the teachers that is about as benign a lesson as you can get.
John Coulthard ● 5254d3 Comments