You Must Sand It To Him
Aunty,
Is it true that 72% of all accidents in the home are caused by the mis-use of Sand?
Del, Daventry
Aunty Bill Replies;
Del!
Sand accidents in the house do account for a substantial amount of A&E admissions for a variety of reasons;
A bag of hot sand in the bed instead of a hot water bottle – bag too heavy for the bed – bed collapses and falls through ceiling killing both occupant of bed and other household member(s) downstairs listening to “Here’s Bernie Winters!” on the iPod (hence didn’t hear bed come crashing through ceiling – take note) – 12 recorded examples in the UK.
A bag of hot sand in the bed instead of a hot water bottle – bag too hot/too heavy to lift up stairs –loses balance, falls down stairs and cracks head open on bannister/burns to death under hot sand or suffocates to death – 4 recorded examples in the UK.
Using sand to clear blockage of toilet – causes back surge of water which under extreme pressure causes water to travel back up soil pipe at over 120 mph causing structural damage to both toilet and user - in extreme cases an unwelcome and painful dose of IBS can result – 2 recorded examples in the UK.
Using sand to prop up wonky furniture – sand actually destabilizes the item being propped up. In the case of a piano or large bookshelf this can fall, causing severe injury/death/a good laugh for all your mates – 6 recorded examples in the UK.
These are just a few of the common mistakes people make when using sand as a solution to problems round the home.
I’m sending you a copy of my leaflet “Sand – the grainy, light coloured silent killer in the home”.
Be careful out there!
Aunty B
