Lollipop, lollipop

This is a post which has been overtaken by events before it was written.  An 83-year-old traffic warden was always in the habit of "high-five-ing" the children as they crossed under his protection. The council suddenly said he could no longer do this, as it could be construed as grooming.  The man decided that he no longer wished to work under those conditions, and resigned.  And that's where the story was going to end - with a few well-chosen words on the stupidity of the council official involved.  But now, before I had the chance to publish it, the council have had a change of heart and apoligised, no less, so we're all  back to square one it would seem.