Die Frankfurter Grundschule gibt 14.000 €/Woche für die Sicherheit aus, um ein 2,75 Zoll zu niedriges Geländer zu bewachen, obwohl es seit 100 Jahren ohne Probleme funktioniert
https://inleo.io/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/regulation-in-germany-security-service-must-guard-the-railing-at-an-elementary-school-in-frankfurt-because-its-275-inches-too
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Until a new railing can be installed, the school is required to hire a security service with 12 guards, which costs around €14,000 per week. Does this seem excessive?
It is not DIN conform. If it is also Denkmalschutz (historic preservation) then it could take years to replace. Best example of German system
I’ll do it for 10k/week
FOLLOW THE RULES !
Germany using inches now?
Yes, this is a real story. And yes, it was handled according to protocoll. And yes, almost every non pacifistic citizen right now wants to smack someone for this.
Since when are we using inches in Europe? /s
Anyway, it’s about 7cm.
I could’ve taken some welder equipment and added a bit of metal to the top in a weekend.
(Aside from the fact I cannot welD.)
regulatory incentive structures exist for a reason.
it’s always easy to make noise when you are just barely on the wrong side of the law.
it’s a simple question of whether you want to live in a place where laws matter or not.
This sums up the EU so well.
Typical Germany.
Also typical when there is no money for a functioning toilet in the same school.
Don’t know if the railing is fixed – but it would be also typical if it needs years to fix.
Even made international news, interesting. But jeah, it’s still fucked up.
They are changing the railing. Also, they are being scammed, it doesn’t cost 28k to hire a guy for 2 weeks.
I can come and replace this railing today, while at the same time guarding it until it is up to code, for meager 30k€. Savings!
knowing german construction costs replacing the railing would pay itself off in 2 years
Good I loath this „X years it wasn’t an issue“. No, it **was** an issue. It just wasn’t detected.
Rules and regulations broadly exist for a reason. „Oh I violated the rules for a very long time why should I follow them now“ is utterly insane and unreasonable and a recipe for chaos because it incentivizes what we exactly don’t want.
Tja.
Love my taxes being unreasonably wasted as usual. The stairs have been standing with no issue for 100 years, but they are a problem now..and the fix is to hire 12 security guards instead.
14000 per week?!
Hmm … that’s more than my fucking hourly rate and I’m a senior IT consultant …
I wouldn’t be surprised when a relative to the person responsible to this has a security company.
In my country, this is something we admire about Europe because it shows the value European governments assign to life, something sorely lacking in many other parts of the world. Be glad this is a thing.
> 2.75 inches
???
Can they not just put a sign up? „Warning: low railing“ or some such?
Sorry, I’m too european to understand „inches“.
Somebody tell Germany that it is no longer in the position to spend money excessively like this. Cost saving needs to become an important factor in decisions from now on.