[Discuss] points

[Peter Constable]

OMG
On 20 Apr 2010, at 20:08, Simon Norton wrote:

> Sorry if it makes me seem pedantic, but "barbecue" is not spelt with  
> a Q. If it
> was it would be pronounced quite differently ! I regard the  
> abbreviation BBQ,
> which does suggest the correct pronunciation, as acceptable.
>
> Also, with the forthcoming general election, I initially  
> misinterpreted the
> start of the first message on this thread "the Greens are being badly
> damaged..." (with a capital G).
>
> Now for a couple of more substantive issues. First, in yesterday's  
> Guardian
> there is an article suggesting that eating barbecued food can cause  
> cancer.
> Search for "barbecue cancer" on http://www.guardian.co.uk
>
> Secondly, I would have thought that most people would want  
> barbecuing facilities
> for parties rather than family meals. Could one therefore introduce  
> a booking
> system whereby people contacted the Council in advance, saying where  
> they wanted
> to hold the barbecue and roughly how many people they expected, and  
> the Council
> would then tell them whether there was anywhere suitable that fit  
> their
> requirements ? This would have the advantage of eliminating the need  
> for special
> notices. Bye laws would read something like "no cooking unless  
> authorised" --
> which I think is appropriate anyway because of the number of special  
> events on
> Midsummer Common (and other greens) where freshly cooked food is  
> sold (more
> pedantry !). I would expect that the Council would impose some kind  
> of payment
> for the facility, which should be refunded if the weather was such  
> that the
> barbecue had to be cancelled. Is this a feasible way of doing things ?
>
> If this was agreed then SOS should ask to be consulted as to what  
> places would
> be considered suitable -- that is, assuming that the answer isn't  
> "none".
>
> Simon Norton
>
>
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