Comments on: UK library: no hot coffee allowed

By: Jim Sessoms

Jim Sessoms — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:42:46 +0000

How silly! This complaint could have been solved a number of ways instead of banning the weekly coffee. Poor leadership all’round.

By: dusytdog

dusytdog — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:56:13 +0000

Wow, who knew toddlers could read? 🙂

Libraries in my area have this problem solved with an amazing invention, called a door. It keeps toddlers out, while letting adults come and go.

By: Pete Warden

Pete Warden — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:04:50 +0000

Nice to see that even ROSPA (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents no less) thought this was an overreaction, after they scarred my childhood with scary ads like these:

By: A.W.

A.W. — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:30:33 +0000

When i saw the word “hot coffee” and then saw we were talking about elderly women, i got confused, thought this was a Grand Theft Auto type hot coffee issue, and came out against it. “What? i don’t want elderly women doing that in my library!”

Opps, my bad.

By: William Nuesslein

William Nuesslein — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:33:40 +0000

If one of the elderly had a slip and fall at an alternative meeting site, could she sue the library?