NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Actually 'An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last' but true none the less. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Thats the one NBL,just got it round me neck a bit, Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woody 552 Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Give them thirty minutes to clear off or produce documents for the vehicle. Mind you don't get run over in the stampede. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Or even better still, prosecute them for crapping everywhere (health & safety) ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Their untaxed vehicles should be confiscated. Joe Publics would be. If they refuse to abide by the rules and ethics of a 'civilised' society, and pay their fair share of its upkeep, then they should be unable to reap any of the benefits that the country provides. Why should we pay for the construction and upkeep of travellers sites, when they blatantly refuse to contribute ! Contrary to much popular opinion, this country isn't a charity solely for their free ride through life ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Yet another local ram raid on an ATM situated in a village shop. This time Cotgrave. Im amazed that nobody in the locality hears a large digger in the early hours of the morning. Perhaps the owners of such vehicles should be advised to take more care regarding security of such machines. Could these raids, and the resurgence of travellers in the area be coincidental? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Kids (and adults) doing facebook etc. at the dinner table. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Facebook full stop ! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 I heard that sometime over the weekend, the feral thicks at Toton tram terminus, had the temerity to block off the entrance with some abomination of a 4x4 and was manned by several hairy backed thugs, turning people away until their rampaging hoards had got their caravans positioned. Broxtowe Council........ Flame throwers please ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 ^^^^^^^^^Just to the right of Genghis Khan much like myself, are they self igniting or do you need a box of matches. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 On 04/07/2017 at 10:05 AM, catfan said: It's ca;;ed "Cashing in" FLY ! And capitalism? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 BW. you keep going back & digging my old posts out just to quote my comments, this last one was posted over a month ago & 40 + posts later, what is your point ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Sorry Mick I was not looking at dates just at the posts you & FLY2 made Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Re #943, Without Capitalism, civilisation as we know it would cease to exist. People decry it, but still frequent the big supermarkets, pubs and clothing shops. Without Capitalism, we'd all be back living in caves or mud huts. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 825 Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 #946 Without capitalism we would not have b(w)ankers, hedge fund managers, a cabinet largely composed of millionaires that do not seem to be interested in ordinary folk, the doctrinaire movement towards privatising key elements of a healthy society that values its children, those that work and its older people...............................I could go on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Society has evolved over millenia following the capitalist way. Those attempts to repress it and change it to the other alternative, socialist or collectivist systems at various times haven't proved sustainable, plus they were systems that led to terrible conditions for the majority of the population. Look at changes in China and Russia today. If you want a scary example of the alternative to capitalism, look at North Korea. I agree though siddha, although we have a capitalist system, things don't have to be as awful as they are rapidly becoming. But the millionaire cabinet members ( and ordinary MPs ) are only there because we voted for them. This post is about economic systems not politics. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 825 Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Thanks TBI, I thought the post was "Things that pee you off " for me that is economic systems that exploit people and create unreasonably rich fat cats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Believe me, it pees me off too, siddha. My comment was just attempting to point out the lesser of evils. There are ways and means of reducing the exploitation and inequality we see within the Capitalist system, but that becomes political of course so I'll say no more. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Drove past the Toton Tram Terminal at 9 this morning, and there was only one caravan remaining. There was also the Broxtowe Council cleansing team, with a water tanker and a van full of operatives. On returning at 1, the caravan had gone, but the tanker and cleansing team were still cleaning the affected area of the car park. What a delightful job to have to do in the pouring rain, but I suppose it's better than it being a steaming hot sunny day. It'd be interesting to know the cost of that cleansing operation. Good riddance ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 A very dear friend who is 94 had to move to a care home due to physical frailty. She wants to go home. She has a mind like a knife and loves a good political discussion. She got a nasty letter from the council saying that if her home remained unoccupied they would take it over and let it to tenants! This forced her to sell. Now we read in the press how many expensive flats and houses in the posh parts of London are unoccupied for long periods of time and owned by the very rich. They do not get the letters like my friend did. One law for the rich and another for the ordinary citizen who worked hard to afford her own home. Time for a change. The rich property developers treat houses as a way of making money out of others who are less well off with leasehold sales. We are in danger of heading back to Victorian times/conditions. 1 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Just how many more bleddy letters am I going to receive from Nottingham City Council wanting to know how many people live at my address. There's been no change in the last fifteen years, and I've had a letter about the legibility of voting virtually every six months for the last few years. I'm getting thoroughly sick of their inquisitiveness and hassling me. They must spend a vast fortune if everyone in the City receives one, or are they just in the process of feathering their own nest as usual ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 I got one today as well FLY2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 I don't think they've got enough to keep them busy Dave. I'm sure there are certain dubious individuals to check up on. I find it very intrusive ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Did you notice that if you reply by sending the form by post it goes to London! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 I didn't. I left it to madam to read, then I did as I was told and went online. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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