Some people are just stupid

[Barmaid]

I just stood outside the house looking over the lake - which is frozen and covered in snow. I watched a woman on the other side walk her toddler up to the edge of the lake and then let him walk on it!!!! OK, so the edge is pretty thick and she did call him back, but my heart was in my mouth watching this unfold. Honestly, the stupidity of some people.

[NoMercy]

If her son had fallen in and died, she would have probably sued the Council, The Environment Agency and the Met Office.

[Bobbisox]

Un-bloody-believable!!!!
pity you didn't get it on camera, you could have shown here stupidity on You Tube !

Bobbi ♥

[redcrx]

next he will be trying to walk over next doors pond or something!

[albaqwerty]

obviously not just the ice that's thick.

[Bobbisox]

Hya alba :)

[Bobbisox]

sorry and red x

[Bbbananas]

Just a thought Barmaid - when you mention lake - you don't live anywhere in the Hampton area?

[Barmaid]

Yes Salla! We call it the lake, but its really an old brick pit! (Snob, me!)

[Bbbananas]

OMG - I had a feeling you were 'close' to my BF - He's Hampton too (Hargate). We may well have passed each other in the One-Stop, Kurryz, Flames, Subway or Serpentine Green?
I know just the man-made lakes you mean - I'm often dragged out for a healthy 'walk' around them.
It's a small world....

[Barmaid]

LOL, the One Stop is just behind the house! We sometimes go to the Moorhen if we want some bad food and crap wine too! I wouldn't be surprised if your bf doesn't know mine (mine's quite well known around here).

[Bbbananas]

Yup - been to the Moorhen a few times... !!
It's unlikely Cap'n Pug knows your man - he's very unsociable and a bit of a hermit - apart from his immediate neighbours & his malaysian hairdresser he;s never really got to know anyone round his neighbourhood - even though he's lived there 7 years... If it wasn't for me dragging him out to be forcibly socialised, there'd be weeks where he only saw the cashout lady at Tessy's. He works from home, only has ex-work colleagues who he's lost contact with. He is quite vocal on the Hampton internet site though - usually ranting on about politics & useless government & what he'd do if he were Prime Minister....

[Bbbananas]

(we are like chalk and cheese...........!!)

[Iggle Piggle]

have to recommend Kurryz, the food is fantastic !

[haysi06]

Hi Barmaid, hope you're well. Thats so stupid in this weather putting the wee boy onto the lake, kids love the snow but it can be dangerous.

[Mamyalynne]

I live overlooking frozen water too, and everytime we have incidents of kids on it, even in supermarket trolleys once!! I cringe, its scares the heck out of me.

[karenmac60]

There was a picture in yesterday's paper of a woman pushing a buggy over a frozen lake!