British woman killed by metal drinking straw

[MechAg94]

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/british-woman-killed-by-metal-drinking-straw-20190710-p525rj.html

This just shows the dangers of banning plastic straws.  They can be deadly.

Elena Struthers-Gardner, 60, was carrying a mason-jar style drinking glass with a screw-top lid in her kitchen in Poole, Dorset, when she collapsed.  The 25 centimetre stainless steel straw entered her left eye socket and pierced her brain.  Today a coroner said metal drinking straws should never be used with a lid that fixes them in place, and "great care should be taken" while using them.

[Angel Eyes]

British ban on metal straws in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...

[MechAg94]

British ban on metal straws in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...

Are saying they might ban straw purchases? 

[Angel Eyes]

Are saying they might ban straw purchases? 

 

 

[cordex]

Oi, that’s an offensive weapon, that is.

[Andiron]

Oi, that’s an offensive weapon, that is.

Got your steel straw permit, guvenuh?

[MikeB]

I'm surprised the UK even allows metal straws, they are basically just expedient stabby things anyway.

[T.O.M.]

Sad story. And, I chuckled at all of your jokes about English law, permits, etc.

Read an article where the coroner complained that it is far to easy to purchase one of these straws, and that they are readily available at many stores.  Then a member of the House of Commons said there needs to be an investigation into these straws and what action needs to be taken about this.

And I stopped laughing.

[WLJ]

Sad story. And, I chuckled at all of your jokes about English law, permits, etc.

Read an article where the coroner complained that it is far to easy to purchase one of these straws, and that they are readily available at many stores.  Then a member of the House of Commons said there needs to be an investigation into these straws and what action needs to be taken about this.

And I stopped laughing.

I'm sure they use plenty of straw man arguments

[Perd Hapley]

Friends don't let friends drink and walk.

[Pb]

Read an article where the coroner complained that it is far to easy to purchase one of these straws, and that they are readily available at many stores.  Then a member of the House of Commons said there needs to be an investigation into these straws and what action needs to be taken about this.

Are you joking?  Please?

[MechAg94]

Are you joking?  Please?

This was in the article, but I think it was a family member.  That did seem to be the tone of the article.

Reading a statement to the inquest, Robin Struthers, Mrs Struthers-Gardner's brother, called for the coroner to comment on how easy it is to purchase metal straws, adding: "These straws can very easily be lethal."

[230RN]

I used to smoke a pipe and it only took one instance of walking into a closed glass door to learn not to put long hard things in your mouth.

[cordex]

I used to smoke a pipe and it only took one instance of walking into a closed glass door to learn not to put long hard things in your mouth.

Seriously, guys, are we not doing "phrasing" anymore?