You can make a snowman out of yellow snow...
I like the Binman using the laws of thermodynamics as a defence. Entropy is inescapable, although "he was going to die anyway" might not work well in a murder trial.
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Update - Binman dismissed for kung-fu kick on snowman tells LBC: It would have melted anyway - LBC
A bin collector who was told not to come back to work after he was caught on camera kicking the head off a snowman today told LBC it "was going to melt anyway".
Sacked binman Callum Woodhouse said he was "overwhelmed by the fact kicking a snowman could have a massive impact on me."
The agency worker was told he will not be coming back to work for Herefordshire Council after Tuesday's 'kung fu kick' incident was captured on CCTV.
He was shown delivering a roundhouse-style kick to the 6ft-tall creation on a footpath in front of a house, in CCTV footage published by the Hereford Times.
He explained that he "felt like the snowman was obstructing my pathway to work," adding his role as a bin man is an important one which the community relies on.
Herefordshire Council says it's "disappointed" by the footage.
Read more: Binman sacked after kicking head off three-year-old's snowman
But Mr Woodhouse himself branded it "ridiculous" that he was dismissed over kicking something "which will melt anyhow."
Revealing he was about to become a father Mr Woodhouse reiterated " I have a family to feed."
He said: "I’m overwhelmed by the fact kicking a snow man could have a massive impact on me, I felt like the snow man was obstructing my path way to work, as a bin man we have an important role which the Community rely on.
"So to lose my job over kicking something that’s going to melt anyway is ridiculous.
"The snowman was in the way to put the bin back in the first place."
In a statement, a Herefordshire Council spokesman said: "We are aware of this incident and are disappointed that an individual representing the council would behave in such a manner.
"The employee was a member of agency staff working on behalf of one of the council's contractors, and he has been informed that he will not be used again.
"Information has also been circulated to all agency employees outlining the professional standards they are expected to uphold when representing a Herefordshire Council contractor."
The sacked binman said he was now fearful for his future, adding: "I really did enjoy this job, I was working for my son and only my son!
"Now I’m left in the dark wondering where I can go from here with no income"Leave a comment:
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TBF, it looks like a pretty past it snowman - an ex-snowman even before it got kicked. The top picture is definitely not taken the same day.Leave a comment:
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I'd be more miffed that the binman is employed to empty bins, not goof about kicking in snowmen.
The three year old has just learnt a new life lesson, that's all.Leave a comment:
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Frosty the snowman...
...has his head kicked off by a bin man, so they sacked the bin man.
mmm
A BINMAN has lost his job after being caught kicking the head off a snowman built by a three-year-old.
The incident was caught on camera by Sophie Taylor, who says she was 'shocked' when she saw the binman kung fu kick the head of her little boy Joseph's snowman in front of their house.
The refuse is then seen kicking the body, destroying the snowman, while his colleagues empty the bins in the street.
The incident happened in Hereford and was reported by our sister title The Hereford Times, where a video of the incident has gone viral.
Mum Sophie Taylor, 25, told the newspaper that Joseph likes to wave at the binmen every week, and then "he goes and does that in front of his face".
But now Herefordshire Council has said the binman will not be working for its contractor again after the video went viral.
“We are aware of this incident and are disappointed that an individual representing the council would behave in such a manner," they said.
"The employee was a member of agency staff working on behalf of one of the council’s contractors, and he has been informed that he will not be used again.
"Information has also been circulated to all agency employees outlining the professional standards they are expected to uphold when representing a Herefordshire Council contractor.”
Miss Taylor added neighbours' children helped to build the snowman, while maintaining strict social distancing.Last edited by SueEllen; 28 January 2021, 15:09.
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