Forest on Fire

'Stupid is as stupid does' - was one of Forest Gump's favourite sayings - and it's still hard to argue with all these years later.

Sometimes there's no accounting for people's stupidity - and a case in point is the woman from York who has reportedly suffered severe burns - after trying to decant petrol in her kitchen while cooking the evening meal on her gas cooker.

Now I notice that at least one of the newspaper's has tried to lay the blame for this at the government's door which would - of course - be completely ridiculous.

Governments and politicians - past and present - are responsible for many of the country's ills - but I draw the line at holding them to account - for the actions of individual citizens who act like  idiots.

So while I'm as sorry as the next person to learn that someone has been badly burned in an accident - you have to ask yourself what possessed this woman to behave as if she had lost her mind - and taken leave of her senses.

Anyone who drives a car knows the dangers of dealing with petrol.

In fact anyone who knows anything about anything - would consider it more than a bit barmy to be decanting petrol inside a family home - especially with a naked flame burning away in the background.

So to my mind when people do stupid things - really stupid things - there's no point looking round for someone else to blame.

Sometimes - as Forest Gump and his momma said - 'Stupid is as stupid does'.