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Power to the people in all-out doormat wars!
Housing chiefs in Wolverhampton have clamped down on – wait for it – doormats!
Those unruly beasts that are seen tearing across the city have become just too much trouble it seems for the health and safety fun-sucker patrol. Honestly, you’d think they’d have better things to enforce, but apparently not.
Instead they’ve waged war with a “zero tolerance” policy on 360 tenants across the city who are living in three 15-storey blocks of flats. The move has been implemented apparently as a result of the recent Camberwell blaze in London, but we think it’s just bureaucracy gone mad.
Chief fun-sucker Mr Mark Darmody, Wolverhampton Homes head of health and safety, said: “We are not out to make life difficult for people.
“We are not saying what you can or cannot do in your flats but once you step outside the front door you are liable to follow this policy. Nothing will be allowed.”
However, this argument (pardon the pun) has literally blown up in their faces when West Midland Fire Service spokesman Mr Jeremy Sharp said: “Wolverhampton Homes has a duty to ensure the safety of their tenants and is legally obliged to comply with national fire safety legislation which includes keeping escape routes clear.
In spite of this, he added: “West Midlands Fire Service has issued no specific instructions regarding the removal of front door mats.”
Well, quite clearly the housing chiefs have selective hearing and are happy to burn bridges with their tenants over a ridiculous issue.
Flaunt your doormat in style, or grab a snazzy new one to get right up their noses at doormatsdelivered.com!
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