SteveT

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If the money was released from the treasury in 12 monthly instalments to the local councils, instead of annually, we would not suffer this Feb/March dig-up all over the country.

I find Heidihi your post full of that increasingly rare commodity, 'common sense' so top marks to you.

Is she now an old has been!

I said muzzled advisedly microbite, as I know dogs have to run, so cannot always be on a lead. I agree the people who are likely to challenge the post are the law abiding pet owners, not the pea brained, unlawful wild animal keeper, who seem to go unchallenged throughout their wreckless lives.

mattham wrote:- I'm not saying Jack Charlton could actually have united Ireland. Well I believe out of all the Englishmen involved in Ireland in the last hundred years, he would have been the main contender, and although most readers were considering a political animal, it was a footballer who had the balls for the job.

If all dogs were muzzled in public places, we would not have to suffer a pea brained moron with a big bruiser dog threatening and endangering our pleasure in the park.

I wonder what happened to 'respecting your elders and betters'. It's times like that when a 'tazer' would be useful! Or a cudgel. Mace spray? A pitbull in your shopping trolley called 'Ripper'. My heart sinks when a bus I am riding on fills with school dross, I cannot get off quick enough.

I guess that means the other quarter of a million go undiagnosed.....

My greatest weakness is to use my initiative to solve unexpected problems, thus preventing them from growing and getting out of hand, which tends to look as if I have unnecessarily rushed things. For example in my last job they ran out of computer paper, so in my lunch hour I purchased a box from the local store to tide us over although it was 20 percent dearer than the usual supplier. I should have waited, and asked my boss when he came back from his meeting, the following day. You might point out the store was three miles away there was two feet of snow and you were bare foot at the time.

Fred Dibnah was my all time fave demolition man. Unassuming and interesting too. There is a shortage of such characters.

Your book sounds like the 'Child of the Jago'. Same sort of flavour though a little earlier I think. It sounds like an excellent read.

I was attacked some years ago by a pitbull and ever since that visit to brockwell park I always carry a walking stick. It was one of the most frightening experiences of my life. There was no owner with the dog, and it took me several minutes to calm down enough to stop shaking, and eventually to resume my journey. The people who own such dogs are incapable of dealing with them as they are dangerous animals, not family pets. Ownership seems all too easy, and in my opinion they should all be muzzled in public places.

Can we put the useless owners down to keep the animal company in the after life?

This forum is a big employer in the area and it creates industry. Loads of useful trades make profit from it. mlteenie with his 'ride to you' bicycle repairs, and boneyard's delivered upmarket meals, would have an uncomfortable time without it. It also supplies mirth to the masses and lets us all know there are people out there who are very concerned about a death in the family.

Allfornun wrote:-er i am not sure that you actually have the facility to be enlightened ? Yep, you are probably right, I shall continue being a grumpy old racist git and to my chagrin, I will just have to live with it, yeah wotchyagonnado.

Did anyone shag????

Sharpen a stick, wait behind the door, when he appears poke him in the eye. Then open the letterbox and shout "SURPRISE"! If you can film it at the same time, you will have a winner.

Louisiana I think I am falling in love with you, and the very alert Snoozequeen 1, who I think should change her name to the more appropriate 'Sharpqueen'. I really am impressed by some members of this forum.

What is perceived as racist remarks seems to change quite frequently. When I was a kid the word 'nigger' was a colour of shoe polish and the name of every other black labrador in the street. The word 'coloured' was then a racist remark having been used as the collective for the black population for many years. Then the word 'black' or 'blacks' was the word to be used for the description of African/West Indian immigrants. I did not realise that using this word now "say's a lot about me". Perhaps someone who is well informed on these matters might enlighten me on the most recent term for the collective noun?

The silver lining is, Barry Rd is so quiet, now the bendy buses aren't rattling the house from front to back every 10 minutes.

Jah wrote:-Writing a well constructed sentence is a bit like making love to a beautiful woman. 'Wot' you mean, difficult, unlikely, and seldom.

I think any pub that has been used for the monthly forum drinks do, should be included. Just my opinion.

Sticky labels. Felt tip pens. Write your posting name and stick it in a prominent position on your person. Good luck, I hope you all pull!

This highlights the problem of job security. It should be a simple task to sack the offenders, and replace with pleasant amenable employees. Because of all the staff protectionism, it is now a major headache for employers to rid themselves of incompetent, truculent, obnoxious, offensive and costly incumbents.