A bit council Vol 2

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Goaty Bill 2

3,416 posts

120 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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jas xjr said:
strange one from yesterday. took my mum and dad to Morrisons to pick up a few items. i stayed in the car so i could listen to the radio and read my book.

just by where i had parked is one of those metal boxes affixed to the wall for cigarette ends. a chap comes along , unlocks this box and proceeds to put some cigarette ends in his jacket pockets. he definately was not a tramp.

not sure if this counts as council but definately rather strange
Have seen lots of tramps doing this. In fact the locks on the boxes are often broken by them to ensure they can get in and collect the day's 'takings'.
I will often offer them a cigarette, if they haven't tried begging one from me already.
Kind of a 'reward' for having done me the courtesy of not disturbing me. It's rare.

Fozziebear

1,840 posts

141 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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Herbie58 said:
colonel c said:
LordJammy said:
It would never even occur to me to buy a tv on tick. I drive a van too so I'm council.
Back in the day. I had a girlfriend who's family rented a TV. It had some sort of slot attached and would have to be fed with a coin after so many hours viewing. Old school PPV.

TV wasn't rented. In the 90's the "provie" put the box on the TV to collect funds to repay debts.

Grew up proper council me biggrin
Still happens now, look up buyasyouview they used a black box £1 coin meter

WD39

20,083 posts

117 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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Goaty Bill 2 said:
jas xjr said:
strange one from yesterday. took my mum and dad to Morrisons to pick up a few items. i stayed in the car so i could listen to the radio and read my book.

just by where i had parked is one of those metal boxes affixed to the wall for cigarette ends. a chap comes along , unlocks this box and proceeds to put some cigarette ends in his jacket pockets. he definately was not a tramp.

not sure if this counts as council but definately rather strange
Have seen lots of tramps doing this. In fact the locks on the boxes are often broken by them to ensure they can get in and collect the day's 'takings'.
I will often offer them a cigarette, if they haven't tried begging one from me already.
Kind of a 'reward' for having done me the courtesy of not disturbing me. It's rare.
My dad used to do this with his revolving/disappearing ashtray when it was full. Always a couple of rollups left from the old dog- ends.

Times were hard. We used to get up before we went to bed, scrub...

ThunderGuts

12,230 posts

195 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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Fozziebear said:
Still happens now, look up buyasyouview they used a black box £1 coin meter
mmmmm wholesome...


shep1001

4,600 posts

190 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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ThunderGuts said:
mmmmm wholesome...

Nic e- quality well known brand tv's at extortionate prices. I like the bit about if you purchase some of their other tat i.e. not a TV they stick a payment meter on the TV you do own!

smileymikey

1,446 posts

227 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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ThunderGuts said:
Fozziebear said:
Still happens now, look up buyasyouview they used a black box £1 coin meter
mmmmm wholesome...

I love the fact that if you buy a bed they want to put a coin meter on your own widescreen. Dont pay were shutting your telly down!

ThunderGuts

12,230 posts

195 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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Says a lot about the target customers!

AstonZagato

12,723 posts

211 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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Probably been done before.

People throwing rubbish out of a car.

I find Red Bull cans, McDonalds wrappers, crisp packets at the end of my drive and along my verges. The rubbish is always chav consumables. Scum.

anonymous-user

55 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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AstonZagato said:
Probably been done before.

People throwing rubbish out of a car.

I find Red Bull cans, McDonalds wrappers, crisp packets at the end of my drive and along my verges. The rubbish is always chav consumables. Scum.
I swear someone said tge EXACT same thing like half an hour ago..

Mr Snrub

24,997 posts

228 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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smileymikey said:
ThunderGuts said:
Fozziebear said:
Still happens now, look up buyasyouview they used a black box £1 coin meter
mmmmm wholesome...

I love the fact that if you buy a bed they want to put a coin meter on your own widescreen. Dont pay were shutting your telly down!
Just under a grand for something that can be bought from the manufacturer for £289 yikes

smn159

12,748 posts

218 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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Card shops.

Every single item for sale, from the tacky giant cards to the 'comedy' mugs scream council

0a

23,902 posts

195 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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Oak Furniture Land

Hainey

4,381 posts

201 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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An MMA gym. Add in a cash4clothes and congratulations, you live in a st hole.

Fozziebear

1,840 posts

141 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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Mr Snrub said:
smileymikey said:
ThunderGuts said:
Fozziebear said:
Still happens now, look up buyasyouview they used a black box £1 coin meter
mmmmm wholesome...

I love the fact that if you buy a bed they want to put a coin meter on your own widescreen. Dont pay were shutting your telly down!
Yep, the meters get broken into on a regular basis. During the summer the amount of cash in the meter drops compared to winter, so most customers go through a debt cycle and end up refinanced, never ending debt.

Just under a grand for something that can be bought from the manufacturer for £289 yikes

AstonZagato

12,723 posts

211 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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Tailgater said:
AstonZagato said:
Probably been done before.

People throwing rubbish out of a car.

I find Red Bull cans, McDonalds wrappers, crisp packets at the end of my drive and along my verges. The rubbish is always chav consumables. Scum.
I swear someone said tge EXACT same thing like half an hour ago..
But not in this thread...
smile

StangGT

3,925 posts

270 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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0a said:
Oak Furniture Land
Yes

Whistle

1,408 posts

134 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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Copied this from my local Facebook page....

"If ya live in Ince or anywer actually tel ur mam n grandmas/grandads watch what ther doin n keep ther doors locked and dnt answer to no1 mi mates nan jst bin robbed of a lad on his own knockin on door pretending be police wen she opend door threatend her n took her purse n money, scruffy bds hope find out who it is, he had stripes t shirt on an orange in his hand he's dropped it in the house so hopefully get fingerprints,"

WFT

Cliftonite

8,415 posts

139 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2016
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jas xjr said:
strange one from yesterday. took my mum and dad to Morrisons to pick up a few items. i stayed in the car so i could listen to the radio and read my book.

just by where i had parked is one of those metal boxes affixed to the wall for cigarette ends. a chap comes along , unlocks this box and proceeds to put some cigarette ends in his jacket pockets. he definately was not a tramp.

not sure if this counts as council but definately rather strange



Dog Star

16,154 posts

169 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2016
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Whistle said:
Copied this from my local Facebook page....

"If ya live in Ince or anywer actually tel ur mam n grandmas/grandads watch what ther doin n keep ther doors locked and dnt answer to no1 mi mates nan jst bin robbed of a lad on his own knockin on door pretending be police wen she opend door threatend her n took her purse n money, scruffy bds hope find out who it is, he had stripes t shirt on an orange in his hand he's dropped it in the house so hopefully get fingerprints,"

WFT
What amazes me is that kids - hell mid 20s - think that it's ok to write like that. It must actually be harder to type than spelling correctly.

The one that really made me cringe was an article I saw "written" by that ghastly ned, Mharie Black, about her first visit to Parliament. The whole thing was written in the same "down with the kids" style.

anonymous-user

55 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2016
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Dog Star said:
Whistle said:
Copied this from my local Facebook page....

"If ya live in Ince or anywer actually tel ur mam n grandmas/grandads watch what ther doin n keep ther doors locked and dnt answer to no1 mi mates nan jst bin robbed of a lad on his own knockin on door pretending be police wen she opend door threatend her n took her purse n money, scruffy bds hope find out who it is, he had stripes t shirt on an orange in his hand he's dropped it in the house so hopefully get fingerprints,"

WFT
What amazes me is that kids - hell mid 20s - think that it's ok to write like that. It must actually be harder to type than spelling correctly.

The one that really made me cringe was an article I saw "written" by that ghastly ned, Mharie Black, about her first visit to Parliament. The whole thing was written in the same "down with the kids" style.
What must it feel like to be that thick? I'd like to spend an hour in their heads just to experience it. I imagine it to be a bit like a bad drugs overdose or a stroke where your brain stops doing what it should.

Edit for speeling error.

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 23 August 09:45

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