European Union Banning Bagpipes!

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I'm bumping this because it needs to be read.

Lol. This has got to be one of the most idiotic things I've ever read.

The world is slowly becoming what you see in movies set in the future.

Ten years will go by and we'll all be wearing gray clothing because any other color is too intense for the eyes.

^ Hahaha.
That was funny...

The funniest part about it is that I was completely serious.

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Well now... I'm going to learn to play the pipes, visit Scotland, and play as bloody loud as I can now. Stupid law. It's like out lawing a guitar because old people find the sound offensive.

C'mon guys, get the facts sorted before you leap in. This is taken entirely out of context. Here's a statement from the European Commision Press Room...

"As for banning bagpipes, Scots can rest assured that their favourite musical instrument is not under threat from EU proposals on noise pollution. While new measures will come into force next year, they are designed primarily for those who work with loud machinery for a sustained period - more than 87 decibels for eight hours in a row. The law, voted on by ministers and MEPs (including those from the UK), will from 2008 cover the entertainment industry, but will apply only to workers rather than audiences.

If, in the highly unlikely event a bagpipe player is hired to play continuously for eight hours, and the noise created averaged more than 87 decibels, the employer would be obliged to carry out a risk assessment to see where changes can be made - tinkering with the acoustics in a hall to reduce echoes, for example. If that fails, personal protection such as earmuffs will need to be considered, but only as a last resort. Banning musical instruments is not an option. Guarding against hearing loss and stress, which sustained exposure to loud noise has been proven to cause, is the only thing in the pipeline here."

How many of you know someone who is contractually obliged to play the bagpipes for longer than 8 hours straight?

This law is in itself a good idea, anyone who says it isn't is not thinking it through properly.

~Pete.

Its quite perplexing that I could read on something that is so trivial, yet funnily enough the world runs on the basis of triviality.

Oh well...

Ahah!

Thanks for that, Pete. :)

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I'd have to disagree with you there. The European Union is a good thing. It allows Europeans a collective market, a more secure security, and it has brought about the longest recent period of peace in European history.

Oh and yeah, the UK is a member state by the way. What the heck are you talking about when you say it isn't supposed to be a member. It's one of the oldest members.