Please be careful this Christmas.

[B00]

As I love you all (!?) I'd like you all to have a Merry but most of all safe, Christmas this year. So with that in mind, please bear these frightening statistics in mind.

1 - Every year at least 3 people are reported with broken arms due to pulling Christmas crackers.

2- In 1999 over 200 people were admitted to hospital after not removing all the pins from new shirts

3- Over the last 10 years 27 people have died testing batteries on their tongue.

4- In 2001 9 people needed hospital treatment due to Scalextric cars.

5- Last year 2 people died eating Christmas decorations they thought were chocolates.

6- Since 1997 26 people have died watering Christmas trees with the the Christmas lights on.

7- In 2002 12 people sustained burns when trying on a new jumper with a cigarette in their mouth.

8- Last year 22 children were admitted to hospital when swallowing wheels from diecast cars.

9- 5 People suffered 3rd degree burns last year when trying to flame torch their Christmas pudding

[tiggerblue10]

Why would anyone want to test a battery on their tongue?

[sleepyj]

think i will go to sleep on xmas eve and wake up on jan 1 ..just to be on safe side lol