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[Andy Adcock]

Happy xmas Michael and all.

Risking lives for Christmas trees

In the Republic of Georgia, workers harvest the seeds of Nordmann firs for export to Europe.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Nutcracker]

Aye, seen similar reports in previous years!

Nice to see it is a Danish firm leading on requiring safe working conditions 🇩🇰

 

[Xenospiza]

Interesting stuff. I wish them better pay and better safety!

I used to climb trees a lot when I was young. Falling on my back from 6 metres up was a scary experience: I couldn't breathe for a while – it did put me off doing it!

 

[Nutcracker]

Highest I've climed freehand to collect cones is about 15 m, that was scary enough. Going up 50 m 😳

 

[Andy Adcock]

When I was a kid and 'health and safety' regulation were still in the womb, we regularly used to climb to height for things like Mistle Thrush eggs. One scary event was climbing right up in to the roof of a disused factory for a Jackdaws nest, probably about 30m and involving a balancing act to cross a 4 inch girder.

Oh, those were the days, summers were long and the now constant, companions, arthritis and the spectre of my own mortality, were yet to introduce themselves to me.