A bit council (Vol 3)

[shakotan]

Vaud said:

I stopped at McDonalds outside Kings Lynn for a small person emergency pit stop.

While waiting in the car I saw the drive through. A Peugeot 206 (I think) with:

Driver. On her phone. Shouting at kids.
2 children in passenger seat (4/5yrs old ish)
Adult passenger in back. No seatbelt.
2 babies (12-18 months) in the back, no child seats being held.
3 other small kids in the back, no belts, some crammed in the footwell.

So 8 in one car with no hope in a crash. Max council and very sad to see.

Still, one crash and 8 fewer feral scum. I like those odds.

[Vaud]

shakotan said:

Still, one crash and 8 fewer feral scum. I like those odds.

How is an 18 month old "feral scum"????

[V8mate]

Vaud said:

shakotan said:

Still, one crash and 8 fewer feral scum. I like those odds.

How is an 18 month old "feral scum"????

I recall... back in 1990(?), walking down a road of back-to-backs in Leeds around 7pm and a tot, in a nappy and having just removed its bottle from its mouth, called me a wker. (some might say, remarkably perceptive for one so young!)

Just because it hasn't yet had its collar felt, doesn't mean that its future is not entirely in its breeding.

[Digga]

V8mate said:

Vaud said:

shakotan said:

Still, one crash and 8 fewer feral scum. I like those odds.

How is an 18 month old "feral scum"????

I recall... back in 1990(?), walking down a road of back-to-backs in Leeds around 7pm and a tot, in a nappy and having just removed its bottle from its mouth, called me a wker. (some might say, remarkably perceptive for one so young!)

Just because it hasn't yet had its collar felt, doesn't mean that its future is not entirely in its breeding.

A friend of mine rented a room in a house on Burley Road for a year while at uni there and the house (and others there) had to have protective screens over the back windows because the kids, bless them, would throw stones through from the alley behind which was slightly higher than the house. Had lovely views of Armley too.

[chow pan toon]

Digga said:

A friend of mine rented a room in a house on Burley Road for a year while at uni there and the house (and others there) had to have protective screens over the back windows because the kids, bless them, would throw stones through from the alley behind which was slightly higher than the house. Had lovely views of Armley too.

I lived on Burley Road for two years when I was at Uni. The local kids were handy for getting rid of Christmas trees - leave it out the back and within half an hour it was gone to be burned somewhere.

[shakotan]

Vaud said:

shakotan said:

Still, one crash and 8 fewer feral scum. I like those odds.

How is an 18 month old "feral scum"????

Their future is enshrined due to their parentage. Better off saving them, and indeed us, the suffering.

[Adenauer]

V8mate said:

>peers out of window to ensure top of the range Skoda is still pride of place on the drive<

That ^^ just made my skin crawl.

Could you not have just said 'peers out of window to ensure Skoda is still pride of place on the drive'.?

I think you should have.

[motco]

V8mate said:

O/T

I really don't get internet food shopping. Why would I let the kind of people who work in supermarkets choose my food?

And I can only imagine that those who do shop in this way suffer with incredibly dull diets. They must eat the same stuff week-in, week-out. They get no real exposure to new products, or any visual cues on what is looking particularly fresh or tasty on a particular day. Even things as simple as bacon and steaks... I'll rifle through the lot looking for the perfect (for me) cuts.

Long live the supermarket I can visit!

Quite so Old Bean!

[Ari]

Spotted said:

Thanks to the man who stopped and helped fix my daughters pram this morning when the wheel jammed. I was in a right state as baby was crying, I had 6 bags of shopping on it, my toddler was attempting to do a runner and my pram wouldn't move!
What a kind guy to come to my rescue. Most people looked at me as if I was the worst mother on earth as I had two little ones screaming.
Sometimes just a little help is needed

FFS, just politely say thank you, no need to trot home and announce it to the world in that hope that you'll get 'likes' for it.

[Tim-D]

Grahamdub said:

Tim-D said:

I love the local Asda (Bedminster Bristol).....it's endless entertainment... And,stealing a phrase - where I go to feel rich & attractive......

Mobility chariots chock full of vaping hippos clog the car park, police constantly in & out of the security office, Asda FM drowned out my constant beeping from the security barriers and most of the clientele appear to have forgotten that this palace of crap consumerism also sells deodorant, soap & toothpaste....

Don't know why they sell tattoo mags though - a stroll around is like a catalogue.....

Love it - councilistas full house....

If you go in there first thing in the morning it is relatively ok, as I assume most of the regulars are still tucked up in their pits. The nearer it gets to lunchtime though, the more it fills up with people who appear to have nowhere else to go. The instore McDonalds is a particular highlight and really does need to be seen to be believed. I like their choose your own topping pizza's and it is also it is also on our way home, but my wife refuses to go inside and sits in the car with all the doors locked. Mind you, she did see two young Mums fighting over the last parent and child parking place once

Going back some years my Mrs of the time did witness a typical local opening a box of Tampax removing one and deploying as intended in the middle of the aisle and popping the detritus back in the box (there's more than o e pun opportunity there!)

This thread has gone on for so long I, like probably all of us, are almost convinced we're cah-n-sil.... But said store is the very definition!!!

You ought to get your Mrs in the store - she's probably in less danger inside than in the carpark!!!

[V8mate]

Adenauer said:

V8mate said:

>peers out of window to ensure top of the range Skoda is still pride of place on the drive<

That ^^ just made my skin crawl.

Could you not have just said 'peers out of window to ensure Skoda is still pride of place on the drive'.?

I think you should have.

I was being deliberately snobbish for comedic effect. Sorry if that overloaded your working class sensibilities.

[Digga]

chow pan toon said:

Digga said:

A friend of mine rented a room in a house on Burley Road for a year while at uni there and the house (and others there) had to have protective screens over the back windows because the kids, bless them, would throw stones through from the alley behind which was slightly higher than the house. Had lovely views of Armley too.

I lived on Burley Road for two years when I was at Uni. The local kids were handy for getting rid of Christmas trees - leave it out the back and within half an hour it was gone to be burned somewhere.

IIRC, she and her mates were there in about 1990. You'd remember 'them' if you were there at the time; a house full of goths. Was a horrible place though - not like where she'd stayed in halls, previously - and me and Mrs Digga were glad to get back to sunny Manchester.

[anonymous-user]

Tim-D said:

Going back some years my Mrs of the time did witness a typical local opening a box of Tampax removing one and deploying as intended in the middle of the aisle and popping the detritus back in the box (there's more than o e pun opportunity there!)

This thread has gone on for so long I, like probably all of us, are almost convinced we're cah-n-sil.... But said store is the very definition!!!

You ought to get your Mrs in the store - she's probably in less danger inside than in the carpark!!!

In any other shop I wouldn't believe that, but in Asda Bedminster that is about right. One step up from opening crisps as you are walking round I suppose !

Mrs GD is better off in the car. She can keep an eye on it then

[chow pan toon]

Digga said:

chow pan toon said:

Digga said:

A friend of mine rented a room in a house on Burley Road for a year while at uni there and the house (and others there) had to have protective screens over the back windows because the kids, bless them, would throw stones through from the alley behind which was slightly higher than the house. Had lovely views of Armley too.

I lived on Burley Road for two years when I was at Uni. The local kids were handy for getting rid of Christmas trees - leave it out the back and within half an hour it was gone to be burned somewhere.

IIRC, she and her mates were there in about 1990. You'd remember 'them' if you were there at the time; a house full of goths. Was a horrible place though - not like where she'd stayed in halls, previously - and me and Mrs Digga were glad to get back to sunny Manchester.

I was there 98/99, you can let her know that nothing had changed, in fact we had a car torched during one summer holiday so it may have got slightly worse since she left

[Countdown]

V8mate said:

captain_cynic said:

Gary29 said:

austinsmirk said:

If it helps you feel better, we shop between Aldi, Asda and the farm shop for meat. No fashion dog though !

Round here, Lidl and Aldi are far less council than Asda, what a st hole that place is, don't know why it attracts such clientele as the prices are just the same as Tesco and Sainsburys, it's a mystery?

Around Reading way, the Asda is far less council than Aldi/Lidl. It usually has better specials than Sainsbo's (on par with the big Tesco, but not average sized ones).

Asda is the sinkhole of all supermarkets. Either you're making excuses for them... or for yourself

it really isn't (and yes, we shop there). The demographic of the clientele is a reflection of the local population. Our local Asda (Bury) is perfectly fine, I used to work there 30 years ago, one of my kids still works there parttime, And prices for branded goods are usually cheaper, even if we didnt get the 10% staff discount.

[Ari]

Grahamdub said:

Mrs GD is better off in the car. She can keep an eye on it then

Watch yer car mista?

No you're alright, my missus is in it.

Put out fires, can she..?

[Digga]

Countdown said:

The demographic of the clientele is a reflection of the local population.

Not sure I agree. Our town has a Sainsbury's, a Tesco and also an Asda. The latter is and always has been a magnet for the worst families from the worst areas, even if that is not necessarily a fair description of most of the clientele.

Countdown said:

we shop there.... 10% staff discount.

Kerching!

[anonymous-user]

Asda donuts are really naff

[hyphen]

techiedave said:

Asda donuts are really naff

We all know why you go there Dave, the larger Totty still in their pyjamas

[captain_cynic]

hyphen said:

techiedave said:

Asda donuts are really naff

We all know why you go there Dave, the larger Totty still in their pyjamas

Makes sense... if they're still in their jammies it makes it easier to get them into bed.