I don’t know why, during a record-breaking heatwave in the
UK, York city council bans shorts on their binmen. There was mention of health
and safety concerns, and the fact that shorts might subject waste collection
crews to scratches and cuts on their unprotected legs. But that hardly seems a
legitimate reason to force men working hard outdoors in temperatures as high as
40C (104F) to wear long, heavy trousers. Humans can be clever, creative
creatures; even the ones who empty rubbish bins for a living. Lee Moran and his
fellow York binmen complained about the policy, but they got nowhere. Lee
decided he was more at risk of heat stroke than he was of seriously skinning
his shins, so he started showing up for work in a kilt. If you happen to be in
York, he’s hard to miss. His gloves, knee-high socks, shirt and kilt are all
bright orange. With reflective safety strips.
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