Weird and Daft
Max Hastings
Monday August 29, 2005
The Guardian
A tiny primary school in Perthshire has seven pupils. Staying nearby a few weeks ago, I found the local community talking of nothing but its water supply. After centuries in which almost everybody in the Highlands has drunk water from the hill, new regulations decree this is unacceptable for schoolchildren.
A pipeline is being laid, to connect the school to the nearest fluoride-enriched mains, about six miles away. The work would normally cost £800,000, but since the pipe must bypass an ancient listed bridge, additional excavations will add £200,000 to the bill.
Monday August 29, 2005
The Guardian
A tiny primary school in Perthshire has seven pupils. Staying nearby a few weeks ago, I found the local community talking of nothing but its water supply. After centuries in which almost everybody in the Highlands has drunk water from the hill, new regulations decree this is unacceptable for schoolchildren.
A pipeline is being laid, to connect the school to the nearest fluoride-enriched mains, about six miles away. The work would normally cost £800,000, but since the pipe must bypass an ancient listed bridge, additional excavations will add £200,000 to the bill.
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