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I regularly see litter pickers around....including on Saturdays. I am cynical and believe that whenever you have a Labour council and a Tory government the Council will divert monies away from front line services (and increase the admin staff) and cause the ordinary person aggro and then blame it on central government cuts. Because of local democracy, once the council has the wedge of cash from central government they can do whatever they want!

Terror and Hubris in the House of frank Pollard- Lamb of God

We always used to tip the binmen when they lifted the bins because it was generally thought that if you didn't your rubish would be on your front path for the whole of the next year!

(I was not accusing you of apologising for domestic abuse d-c, sorry if I gave that impression) I totally agree that wanton aggression should be challenged every time because what some parents consider acceptable behaviour towards other children, others will not tolerate. If a child is displaying wanton aggression towards its peers or other age groups then it should be reprimanded as all children need to know what is socially acceptable and schools and other parents sometimes have to do this. I would not dismiss your child as having a colourful imagination Lochie when he said another child tripped him on purpose because we had a neighbour whose child was very fond of doing this to my younger son and this was witnessed by several other children. His own older brother was often hit with objects by this boy but since the parents thought the sun shone out of his backside not much was done- unfortunately he was persona non grata at several playgroups and eventually was sent to boarding school.

There are some children that get routinely physically punished by their parents. They then grow up believing that big people hitting little people is normal and then they go ahead and punch your smaller child....it is wrong and all of it should be challenged. It is time consuming for schools to deal with this stuff but a sea change is necessary because bullying and inappropriate physical contact across both sexes and at all levels is on the increase.

FYI PT he didn't he is now renting an ex-council flat!

I always wondered what the song 'When Black Friday Comes' by Steely Dan was about and now I know!

Fortune Favors The Brave- DevilDriver

The only place to get good fish and chips now is outside of London!

There should be lunchtime supervisors keeping control in playgrounds. My mum did this after she retired and was always telling us how often she had to intervene in disputes and 'boisterous' behaviour between children. This will be a never ending situation because there are parents that encourage this behaviour in their boys for some peculiar reason. I remember a mother of a boy saying to me 'he doesn't mean anything by it' when I pointed out to her that her little darling was kicking the heck out of another boy who was on the ground!

What I've Become- Lamb of God

The Crystal Palace Road chappie is still there!

Some sort of funeral limo.....

People who change the words slightly in the 'Song game...' thread so that they can put whatever song they want

Every Picture Tella A Story- Rod Stewart

So that video he did with Jack Black for 'Low' was real and not a p*ss take of Brokeback Mountain then

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PT-When property developers were hiring people to refurbish property where my brother lives he asked one of his regulars (before the influx) if there was any work going and the man replied 'why should I employ you when I can get someone to do it for ?20 a day?' You are na?ve if you think that there is no black economy in the construction industry or people working for much less than they should be....

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Pork is great (especially with bramley apple sauce...)- bacon is a waste of frying pan space!

(On a par with Brown's 'bigoted woman' comment methinks) My brother is a very qualified and experienced white van man, West Ham supporter and in the last 10 years has struggled to find work because he cannot afford to work for ?20 a day (he has a mortgage and 2 children).... I am sure he will vote UKIP

It used to be (info from a Southwark produced leaflet) that you can have 1 bonfire once a month for 1 hour at dusk and that you are not allowed to burn poisonous stuff like paint and plastic. Southwark used to enforce this- because let's face it if we ALL burned whatever we wanted whenever we wanted the deaths from pollution would soar and our lives would be a misery. These builders are doing this because it is cheap. There are also rules and regs controlling building work- (not DIY) they can only work between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday, 8am to 1pm Saturday and NOT on Sunday. If they are creating dust (e.g. from cutting bricks etc) they must put netting up to stop it spreading. This info is available from the Southwark website. Be wary of approaching them yourself because I did that and my car suffered from mysterious petty vandalism for a month or so!

It always seemed a contradiction to me that politicians are trying to convince us all that they know what is best for the rest of us, but because they are seeking to be politicians and have power over the rest of us they have the totally wrong mindset for the job! I view the clergy in the same way.....

Black- Pearl Jam

Yes the public sector is very good with emergency childcare stuff- my male colleague has 2 young children and is off now and again when one or both of them are sick. His wife is a teacher too and they share the burden.......there is probably something definitive in the teachers' pay and conditions book- see your union rep or look on line