Things which are NOT COUNCIL at all.....
Discussion
Mothersruin said:
austinsmirk said:
simple one.
Books.
You don't ever go into council homes and see bookcases, collections of books etc.
maybe a wall of VHS cassettes or DVD's, or PS games: but no to books.
In fact you don't ever see a child's desk/or table set aside for homework etc.
Now I wonder if there are any connections to be made here about societies impending slip downwards.
If your bookshelf is bigger than your Telly, things are going in the right direction.Books.
You don't ever go into council homes and see bookcases, collections of books etc.
maybe a wall of VHS cassettes or DVD's, or PS games: but no to books.
In fact you don't ever see a child's desk/or table set aside for homework etc.
Now I wonder if there are any connections to be made here about societies impending slip downwards.
But sadly, no. They're IKEA bookcases. With adjustable shelf holes, some of which are visible. *shudder*. They are made of low-density veneered chipboard. Can you imagine? VENEER! It's not even oak. Not even custom made. Not a wheely-ladder in sight.
And very few of the books are leather-bound. Fewer still are older than I am. I doubt any are first editions. Along the lower two shelves you may find some containing Peppa Pig.
I should just get a pit bull, sit down with a can of Stella, and accept my place in life.
My long-suffering garage vacuum cleaner finally expired. I had to take it to the local tip recycling centre. It was a Miele Cat and Dog.
I bought a Henry to replace it cos it was cheap on Amazon.
Now I'm so confused, I don't know whether I'm so council I need to by a stickered-up Subaru or if my workmates will ostracise me for being a middle-class w
ker 
I bought a Henry to replace it cos it was cheap on Amazon.
Now I'm so confused, I don't know whether I'm so council I need to by a stickered-up Subaru or if my workmates will ostracise me for being a middle-class w
ker Nik da Greek said:
My long-suffering garage vacuum cleaner finally expired. I had to take it to the local tip recycling centre. It was a Miele Cat and Dog.
I bought a Henry to replace it cos it was cheap on Amazon.
Now I'm so confused, I don't know whether I'm so council I need to by a stickered-up Subaru or if my workmates will ostracise me for being a middle-class wker
You need Sebo old chap I bought a Henry to replace it cos it was cheap on Amazon.
Now I'm so confused, I don't know whether I'm so council I need to by a stickered-up Subaru or if my workmates will ostracise me for being a middle-class w
ker 
or rather that is what your staff should use.J4CKO said:
Its all bks of course, I know people who are in that world and I reckon they end up doing stuff they hate because they feel they should be doing it.
Boarding school - have kids, they get to six, send them away ?
Sailing - Sure its great if you really like it but so many seem to do it as they feel they should be seen to.
Horses - colossal pain in the arse and expense, horsey people will have them whatever, I think some get them as they think it fits with the image.
Worthy holidays - cant go anywhere touristy, has to involve walking.
A lot of pursuits that people say they enjoy, I think secretly then enjoyment is actually the transition from doing it, to it being over, that is the enjoyable bit.
The thing is, the Councilista doesn't feel the need to go through the motions, they just go for the gratification, go to Benidorm, get drunk, eat st, shag, get drunk, sleep it off on the beach, they dont pretend to themselves that they need to watch bks like Ballet or the Opera, they go and see WWE or Monster Trucks.
they dont feel the need for everything to be tasteful, far from it, if they like it, it gets plonked in the house, the gas fire works well, why fk about with a bloody log burner.
All classes like to get drunk, whether it be a fine old Port, or Frosty Jacks, that is universal, but dont pretend its a worthy pursuit because you paid £30 plus for a bottle of wine and shared it with people called Giles and Clarissa.
Ugg and trainers boots are comfier than Brown Brogues, a pink shirt, jeans and a blazer dont make you posh, even if the jeans are red, it just makes you look a tt/Tim Nice but Dim, and that silly posh boy "arent I a bit wacky and posh" mad hair, get a haircut.
This thing about old Volvos is bks as well, you dont cruise round with people assuming you are lord of the manor, they just think, well nothing, totally blends in, if asked for an opinion they will just say its because you cant afford something newer.
My thinking is, do things you enjoy, but that arent anti social or upset anyone else, dont do stuff you dont want to do because you feel you should, do stuff you want to do, be pleasant, have manners and leave things as you found them.
Good post!!!ks of course, I know people who are in that world and I reckon they end up doing stuff they hate because they feel they should be doing it.Boarding school - have kids, they get to six, send them away ?
Sailing - Sure its great if you really like it but so many seem to do it as they feel they should be seen to.
Horses - colossal pain in the arse and expense, horsey people will have them whatever, I think some get them as they think it fits with the image.
Worthy holidays - cant go anywhere touristy, has to involve walking.
A lot of pursuits that people say they enjoy, I think secretly then enjoyment is actually the transition from doing it, to it being over, that is the enjoyable bit.
The thing is, the Councilista doesn't feel the need to go through the motions, they just go for the gratification, go to Benidorm, get drunk, eat s
t, shag, get drunk, sleep it off on the beach, they dont pretend to themselves that they need to watch bks like Ballet or the Opera, they go and see WWE or Monster Trucks.they dont feel the need for everything to be tasteful, far from it, if they like it, it gets plonked in the house, the gas fire works well, why f
k about with a bloody log burner.All classes like to get drunk, whether it be a fine old Port, or Frosty Jacks, that is universal, but dont pretend its a worthy pursuit because you paid £30 plus for a bottle of wine and shared it with people called Giles and Clarissa.
Ugg and trainers boots are comfier than Brown Brogues, a pink shirt, jeans and a blazer dont make you posh, even if the jeans are red, it just makes you look a t
t/Tim Nice but Dim, and that silly posh boy "arent I a bit wacky and posh" mad hair, get a haircut.This thing about old Volvos is b
ks as well, you dont cruise round with people assuming you are lord of the manor, they just think, well nothing, totally blends in, if asked for an opinion they will just say its because you cant afford something newer.My thinking is, do things you enjoy, but that arent anti social or upset anyone else, dont do stuff you dont want to do because you feel you should, do stuff you want to do, be pleasant, have manners and leave things as you found them.
J4CKO said:
Sailing - Sure its great if you really like it but so many seem to do it as they feel they should be seen to.
But nobody sees you sailing apart from the other members of the crew.I have never met anyone who sails in order to be seen.
And only one member of a sailing boat's crew needs to be rich enough to afford a boat.
Although some parts of sailing can be a bit elite - there is a story, possible apocryphal, of the Royal Yacht Squadron (a sailing club on the Isle of Wight) refusing to admit Princess Anne's husband as a member as he wasn't well bred enough...
Nik da Greek said:
My long-suffering garage vacuum cleaner finally expired. I had to take it to the local tip recycling centre. It was a Miele Cat and Dog.
I bought a Henry to replace it cos it was cheap on Amazon.
Now I'm so confused, I don't know whether I'm so council I need to by a stickered-up Subaru or if my workmates will ostracise me for being a middle-class wker
Well there's the thing with Henrys, I think, they're pretty much classless, sort of like a VW Golf if you see what I mean: And like VW fiddling the emissions, Henrys now have 2 power levels in order to circumvent EU energy consumption targets, the 'Eco' setting and the 'Max' level that actually sucks stuff up.I bought a Henry to replace it cos it was cheap on Amazon.
Now I'm so confused, I don't know whether I'm so council I need to by a stickered-up Subaru or if my workmates will ostracise me for being a middle-class w
ker Nik da Greek said:
J4CKO said:
You need Sebo old chap or rather that is what your staff should use.
Dayam or rather that is what your staff should use.
For nigh-on 300 quid the staff can whistleGuess that settles it
I'll hie me away to the Council threadSame with Washers and Dryers, Miele all the way, £800 versus £300 but they keep on going, you can tell they are a cut above when you turn them on, so much quieter and better made, have had several Hotpoints, indesits and whatever over the years, get four years, six at a push, Miele washer is still like new after ten years. If you really must, Bosch or Neff (same thing) but they are nearer to the cheaper end than Miele.
I think the problem is people expect a washer to be £300 or so, Dryer £200, Vac £100 or so, usually a distress purchase or someone setting up home so spend as little as possible, but in the long run, the dearer stuff will last better and you avoid that agro of not having a washer, or having to faff about with it, our old dryer needed more fettling than the average classic car, used to eat bearings, werent even ball bearings, just a brass thing that wore out every few months as it got older.
Ayahuasca said:
J4CKO said:
Sailing - Sure its great if you really like it but so many seem to do it as they feel they should be seen to.
But nobody sees you sailing apart from the other members of the crew.I have never met anyone who sails in order to be seen.
And only one member of a sailing boat's crew needs to be rich enough to afford a boat.
Although some parts of sailing can be a bit elite - there is a story, possible apocryphal, of the Royal Yacht Squadron (a sailing club on the Isle of Wight) refusing to admit Princess Anne's husband as a member as he wasn't well bred enough...
Its Full of posh chaps in deck shoes, chino shorts and they always have a pullover wrapped round their shoulders which makes them look like an M and S dummy, I end up getting roped in moving boats and have crewed on occasion but they do tend to talk to me like I am a minion, its funny when I meet proper Mancunians I always feel like a posh ponce, but with that lot, I feel like I am Liam or even Frank Gallagher, a can of Stella mysteriously appears in my hand and I suddenly feel very common, One woman asked to borrow a dogs lead when she was visiting the same place we stay, I return with a lead and she says "Is that for me", I say "No, its for the dog", we piss ourselves, not even a flicker, different species they are.
The older ones always sound like Rowley Birkin QC and some dont even speak recognisable English any more, they just make posh noises, generally have nicknames like Bunter or Jumbo as well, they do drink a lot, mainly Gin and Wine, beer is generally only canned bitter or bottled ales, I think if you give them Stella they react like the Vampires in the bath of Holy water in the Lost Boys.
J4CKO said:
Hmm, I have previous with a sailing club and that is true when on the water, but not when on land, massively posh and a lot do live and breathe it, my kids were offered it and gave it a try but it didnt grab them, its very cliquey but they are generally nice, but you feel a bit like you are being humoured.
Its Full of posh chaps in deck shoes, chino shorts and they always have a pullover wrapped round their shoulders which makes them look like an M and S dummy, I end up getting roped in moving boats and have crewed on occasion but they do tend to talk to me like I am a minion, its funny when I meet proper Mancunians I always feel like a posh ponce, but with that lot, I feel like I am Liam or even Frank Gallagher, a can of Stella mysteriously appears in my hand and I suddenly feel very common, One woman asked to borrow a dogs lead when she was visiting the same place we stay, I return with a lead and she says "Is that for me", I say "No, its for the dog", we piss ourselves, not even a flicker, different species they are.
The older ones always sound like Rowley Birkin QC and some dont even speak recognisable English any more, they just make posh noises, generally have nicknames like Bunter or Jumbo as well, they do drink a lot, mainly Gin and Wine, beer is generally only canned bitter or bottled ales, I think if you give them Stella they react like the Vampires in the bath of Holy water in the Lost Boys.
Firstly, thanks for a good laugh. Secondly, thanks for re-instating my non-Council quotient. I drink a lot of gin Its Full of posh chaps in deck shoes, chino shorts and they always have a pullover wrapped round their shoulders which makes them look like an M and S dummy, I end up getting roped in moving boats and have crewed on occasion but they do tend to talk to me like I am a minion, its funny when I meet proper Mancunians I always feel like a posh ponce, but with that lot, I feel like I am Liam or even Frank Gallagher, a can of Stella mysteriously appears in my hand and I suddenly feel very common, One woman asked to borrow a dogs lead when she was visiting the same place we stay, I return with a lead and she says "Is that for me", I say "No, its for the dog", we piss ourselves, not even a flicker, different species they are.
The older ones always sound like Rowley Birkin QC and some dont even speak recognisable English any more, they just make posh noises, generally have nicknames like Bunter or Jumbo as well, they do drink a lot, mainly Gin and Wine, beer is generally only canned bitter or bottled ales, I think if you give them Stella they react like the Vampires in the bath of Holy water in the Lost Boys.
J4CKO said:
Ayahuasca said:
J4CKO said:
Sailing - Sure its great if you really like it but so many seem to do it as they feel they should be seen to.
But nobody sees you sailing apart from the other members of the crew.I have never met anyone who sails in order to be seen.
And only one member of a sailing boat's crew needs to be rich enough to afford a boat.
Although some parts of sailing can be a bit elite - there is a story, possible apocryphal, of the Royal Yacht Squadron (a sailing club on the Isle of Wight) refusing to admit Princess Anne's husband as a member as he wasn't well bred enough...
Its Full of posh chaps in deck shoes, chino shorts and they always have a pullover wrapped round their shoulders which makes them look like an M and S dummy, I end up getting roped in moving boats and have crewed on occasion but they do tend to talk to me like I am a minion, its funny when I meet proper Mancunians I always feel like a posh ponce, but with that lot, I feel like I am Liam or even Frank Gallagher, a can of Stella mysteriously appears in my hand and I suddenly feel very common, One woman asked to borrow a dogs lead when she was visiting the same place we stay, I return with a lead and she says "Is that for me", I say "No, its for the dog", we piss ourselves, not even a flicker, different species they are.
The older ones always sound like Rowley Birkin QC and some dont even speak recognisable English any more, they just make posh noises, generally have nicknames like Bunter or Jumbo as well, they do drink a lot, mainly Gin and Wine, beer is generally only canned bitter or bottled ales, I think if you give them Stella they react like the Vampires in the bath of Holy water in the Lost Boys.
I do actually miss the marina set sometimes, good times, plus ex-MrsAlorotom didnt really like the boat so it was peace perfect peace with just the clink of the masts and lapping water
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