A bit council Vol 2
Discussion
) crap to drive. Only council when, like I said earlier, Mr Khan has ruined it. 
sleepera6 said:
nonsequitur said:
sleepera6 said:
Here's the offending picture of the house with the "Costco garden"
Sadly it's all fixed in.
Truly awful.
Dinosaur eggs, are they council now? Is that the biggest wheelbarrow known to man? (or a seat?).Sadly it's all fixed in.
Truly awful.
Edited by nonsequitur on Sunday 23 July 17:39
That is a outdoor hot tub next to it.
csd19 said:
nonsequitur said:
Jonmx said:
HTP99 said:
What's the vehicle the other side of the Frontera?
Jonmx said:
sleepera6 said:
nonsequitur said:
sleepera6 said:
Here's the offending picture of the house with the "Costco garden"
Sadly it's all fixed in.
Truly awful.
Dinosaur eggs, are they council now? Is that the biggest wheelbarrow known to man? (or a seat?).Sadly it's all fixed in.
Truly awful.
Edited by nonsequitur on Sunday 23 July 17:39
That is a outdoor hot tub next to it.
We went for a viewing, ignoring the posh-council garden (big mistake)
The landlord (yes, flame me, it's rented!) had not made any effort to clean up the house, as a result the manky old water bed was surrounded by a lone, used panty and clothes (mmm, nice)
The manky old water bed in question was covered in what seemed to be s
tty velvet.And they wanted us to sleep on that! They refused to remove the waterbed or fix the many issues, and had the cheek to ask us for a £6000 (yes, you heard that right, £6000) deposit on the spot so we walked away
LeadFarmer said:
Can we add Rattan patio furniture to this thread yet? Everyone seems to have it.
Nah, that st's expensive. I think a few people in this thread need to realise that just because something is popular/trendy, "everyone has it", or you don't like it, doesn't make it council!
Those manky gardens that look like household recycling centres posted a few posts up? That's council. Vauxhall Zafiras? They're definitely council. That neatly-kept but perhaps a bit tacky garden with Costco barbecue and hot tub isn't council.
Nope, one of the most over-hyped vehicles ever.Howard- said:
I think a few people in this thread need to realise that just because something is popular/trendy, "everyone has it", or you don't like it, doesn't make it council!
Those manky gardens that look like household recycling centres posted a few posts up? That's council. Vauxhall Zafiras? They're definitely council. That neatly-kept but perhaps a bit tacky garden with Costco barbecue and hot tub isn't council.
You make a fair point, but I take issue with some of it. Those manky gardens that look like household recycling centres posted a few posts up? That's council. Vauxhall Zafiras? They're definitely council. That neatly-kept but perhaps a bit tacky garden with Costco barbecue and hot tub isn't council.
Despite everyone here telling me that a Zafira - an inanimate object sold by the multi-thousands - is Council I'm just not convinced. Yes, often driven by 'that type', but so is an Evoque.
On the other hand, a hot tub in a UK domestic garden is always Council.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
On the other hand, a hot tub in a UK domestic garden is always Council.
I think if you're trying to squeeze a hot tub, bought on credit, into a tiny little back garden barely big enough to hold it then yeah I agree it's a bit 'council'. But if you've got enough space and you can afford one, why the heck not? I went to Wythenshawe "Civic Centre" on Saturday, it isnt far from where I live and it was suggested by my mate as I needed some new trainers (sorry, but cant really where brown brogues on holiday). Now, I have previous in this area, my grandparents lived maybe 200 yards from "Civic" when I was a kid so this may be tinged with nostalgia.
Ok, its council, but not overtly so,it was actually very pleasant and vibrant, loads of shops selling some pretty good stuff at good prices, I had a chicken kebab for lunch from a stall in the undercover market, its was lovely, helped that it was sunny, my memories are of grey eighties days, cone of chips from the chippy, go and have a look in NSS (think Woolies) get a computer game (3D Ant Attack), then maybe a Slush Puppie. The a trip round the market, that used to be ace as a kid, its a pale shadow of its former self, used to bustle, now its tiny and stuck out of the way, oh and Spinks the bakers seems to have gone, they used to do Vanilla slices double the size of the ones you get now, and like Tacos, completely impossible to eat, who would design two rigid pastry structures with loads of viscous custard between ? it just shoots out the side.
The council aspect was mainly down to hoards of massive people on mobility scooters vaping for all they were worth, it reminded me somewhat of a wild west locomotive ascending a steep grade such was the cloud left behind, some folk did look like a slightly separate species, Homo-Boselectaris we shall call them, small, dumpy, big thick glasses.
But otherwise, a successful trip, I even parked opposite my grandparents old house, the road still looks spookily similar to when they left in 1983.
No stray dogs now, so no white dog st either, I mentioned the mobility scooters, they replaced the little blue chariots and are way more numerous.
Its weird, expected uber council, and it wasnt any more than anywhere else.
Ok, its council, but not overtly so,it was actually very pleasant and vibrant, loads of shops selling some pretty good stuff at good prices, I had a chicken kebab for lunch from a stall in the undercover market, its was lovely, helped that it was sunny, my memories are of grey eighties days, cone of chips from the chippy, go and have a look in NSS (think Woolies) get a computer game (3D Ant Attack), then maybe a Slush Puppie. The a trip round the market, that used to be ace as a kid, its a pale shadow of its former self, used to bustle, now its tiny and stuck out of the way, oh and Spinks the bakers seems to have gone, they used to do Vanilla slices double the size of the ones you get now, and like Tacos, completely impossible to eat, who would design two rigid pastry structures with loads of viscous custard between ? it just shoots out the side.
The council aspect was mainly down to hoards of massive people on mobility scooters vaping for all they were worth, it reminded me somewhat of a wild west locomotive ascending a steep grade such was the cloud left behind, some folk did look like a slightly separate species, Homo-Boselectaris we shall call them, small, dumpy, big thick glasses.
But otherwise, a successful trip, I even parked opposite my grandparents old house, the road still looks spookily similar to when they left in 1983.
No stray dogs now, so no white dog s
t either, I mentioned the mobility scooters, they replaced the little blue chariots and are way more numerous.Its weird, expected uber council, and it wasnt any more than anywhere else.
Europa1 said:
Countdown said:
Unless you lived on a farm why would you buy a Defender, when a LandCruiser does everything it does, but better?
Pedantry alert: if the Landcruiser does everything a Defender does, but better, surely if you lived on a farm you would buy a Landcruiser?But I did notice that the gamekeepers on my favorite estate drive Toyota pickups rather than Defenders and have done for a good few years.
AstonZagato said:
Europa1 said:
Countdown said:
Unless you lived on a farm why would you buy a Defender, when a LandCruiser does everything it does, but better?
Pedantry alert: if the Landcruiser does everything a Defender does, but better, surely if you lived on a farm you would buy a Landcruiser?But I did notice that the gamekeepers on my favorite estate drive Toyota pickups rather than Defenders and have done for a good few years.
V8mate said:
AstonZagato said:
Europa1 said:
Countdown said:
Unless you lived on a farm why would you buy a Defender, when a LandCruiser does everything it does, but better?
Pedantry alert: if the Landcruiser does everything a Defender does, but better, surely if you lived on a farm you would buy a Landcruiser?But I did notice that the gamekeepers on my favorite estate drive Toyota pickups rather than Defenders and have done for a good few years.
AstonZagato said:
Europa1 said:
Countdown said:
Unless you lived on a farm why would you buy a Defender, when a LandCruiser does everything it does, but better?
Pedantry alert: if the Landcruiser does everything a Defender does, but better, surely if you lived on a farm you would buy a Landcruiser?But I did notice that the gamekeepers on my favorite estate drive Toyota pickups rather than Defenders and have done for a good few years.
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