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Subject: Re: News headlines: fountains drying up

Date: Thu 22/07/04 22:27:31 GMT

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They say lightning does'nt strike twice, This designer had a previous attempt at a water cascade in crystal palace park, south london. (MK will remember this park) Which surprise surprise has been dry for years

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News headlines: fountains drying up

By AnthonyX - anthonyx@jowc.net Thu 22/07/04 13:54:47 GMT

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In case you haven't heard...

A somewhat controversial fountain in London, built as a memorial to Princess Diana, which some critics have described as "little more than a granite drainage ditch" has been closed (the water shut off) due to safety reasons. Apparently a lot of visitors have taken to wading in the shallow water, and a few have slipped and fallen, sustaining injuries. It was completed earlier this year, and was only offically opened earlier this month.

In related news, several days ago a "water garden" in Dallas Fort Worth was closed following an incident in which 4 people drowned. The structure will be recognizeable to fans of the movie "Logan's Run" as it appears in a couple of scenes. The drownings resulted when some young children fell into a swirling pool at the base of the structure. Given the obvious hazards, what people in their right minds would let their kids near such a thing?

In government's headlong rush to protect us from ourselves, wetlook's simplest pleasures may be disappearing.

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