A bit council (Vol 4)
Discussion
Frank7 said:
Just out of shot, is an entrepreneur, charging £25 a pop for having your photo taken with a Waitrose bag, a bit like a photo with Santa for kids at big stores at Christmas time.
I've got to say - I really fail to see why some people - it's prevalent on PH - think that they are somehow "better" than someone else because of which shop that they buy their cornflakes (or in this case organic quinoa) in. It's ludicrous.I'll shop where the prices are best and/or is closest, and to be fair I'd rather shop with council than the dreadful middle-class twits who seem to inhabit Waitrose. Give me Lidl any day. Plus you can't buy angle grinders in Waitrose.
austinsmirk said:
Poor doors. There’s a very good reason they exist in mixed tenure developments: I’m guessing this is a London thing anyway.
Tenants, on the whole are incapable of going anywhere without leaving a trail of filth behind them.
Or supervising their children.
Or thinking or others and the consequences of their actions.
Imagine you blow £2 m on some flat in London and then destiny moves in next door on universal credit ?
I've got to say, Austin, yet again I agree with you 100%. I've been watching this hand-wringing "outrage" about these two tier developments with some interest.Tenants, on the whole are incapable of going anywhere without leaving a trail of filth behind them.
Or supervising their children.
Or thinking or others and the consequences of their actions.
Imagine you blow £2 m on some flat in London and then destiny moves in next door on universal credit ?
So we are going to see weed smoking, litter throwing types sharing lobbies with normal people, their kids wrecking park equipment and s
tting up the garden areas etc. They aren't f
king paying for it - why should they get to wreck it?Dog Star said:
Dog Star said:
Mrs DS knows both what I like and that I will starve to death rather than cook.
The consequence.... The Slag of Snacks ...
Oh my god! The consequence.... The Slag of Snacks ...
I took that picture on Thursday. It's now Monday morning.There are THREE of those Pot Noogles left.
What have I become?
Me, early 20's, without owning a car at the time, saw this whilst on the bus home from work. I was laughing most of the remaining journey.
Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:
O/T, but the Bombay Bad Boy had such a funny bill board advert, for about a week, before it got banned.
Me, early 20's, without owning a car at the time, saw this on the bus home from work. I was laughing most of the way home.
The TV adverts (I have to confess I've never seen a billboard ad) must have been created knowing full well that they would get banned in a matter of days. I guess they have gained a fame and notoriety that money cannot buy as a result.Me, early 20's, without owning a car at the time, saw this on the bus home from work. I was laughing most of the way home.
Incidentally - getting back on the council theme - I always add a blob of "Dave's Insanity Sauce" to mine and have it with a can of Stella
Dog Star said:
I've got to say - I really fail to see why some people - it's prevalent on PH - think that they are somehow "better" than someone else because of which shop that they buy their cornflakes (or in this case organic quinoa) in. It's ludicrous.
I'll shop where the prices are best and/or is closest, and to be fair I'd rather shop with council than the dreadful middle-class twits who seem to inhabit Waitrose. Give me Lidl any day. Plus you can't buy angle grinders in Waitrose.
The story reminded me of an incident where I live. An unnamed supermarket were wanting to build a mini-market in Saddleworth. Naturally the good (wealthy) people of Saddleworth didn't want a supermarket development attracting the wrong sort, so prepared to object. Word got round that the supermarket in question was Waitrose. Suddenly it was a different story. The mighty arbiter of middle classness (excluding the true king J Lewis) Waitrose had finally deigned to recognise Saddleworth of being worthy of a store. Objections melted like June snow.I'll shop where the prices are best and/or is closest, and to be fair I'd rather shop with council than the dreadful middle-class twits who seem to inhabit Waitrose. Give me Lidl any day. Plus you can't buy angle grinders in Waitrose.
The Tesco which was built is still to this day boycotted by a majority of the locals.
Dog Star said:
Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:
O/T, but the Bombay Bad Boy had such a funny bill board advert, for about a week, before it got banned.
Me, early 20's, without owning a car at the time, saw this on the bus home from work. I was laughing most of the way home.
The TV adverts (I have to confess I've never seen a billboard ad) must have been created knowing full well that they would get banned in a matter of days. I guess they have gained a fame and notoriety that money cannot buy as a result.Me, early 20's, without owning a car at the time, saw this on the bus home from work. I was laughing most of the way home.
Incidentally - getting back on the council theme - I always add a blob of "Dave's Insanity Sauce" to mine and have it with a can of Stella
paulguitar said:
I'm staying in Southampton tonight.
HOLY fk! Uber council. I have been here quite a few times before, being a seafarer and all, but I had forgotten just how council it is here. I just took a short walk from my (council) hotel to get some (council) beers. I had to use an underpass straight out of 'Harry Brown' and the small area I ended up in was total, total council.
Oh, and here is the view out of the window at dinner tonight:
Council hellhole!
Premier Inn by Six Dials at a guess. It isn't just council. It is skanky, druggy underclass and quite foul.HOLY f
k! Uber council. I have been here quite a few times before, being a seafarer and all, but I had forgotten just how council it is here. I just took a short walk from my (council) hotel to get some (council) beers. I had to use an underpass straight out of 'Harry Brown' and the small area I ended up in was total, total council.Oh, and here is the view out of the window at dinner tonight:
Council hellhole!
Supercilious Sid said:
paulguitar said:
I'm staying in Southampton tonight.
HOLY fk! Uber council. I have been here quite a few times before, being a seafarer and all, but I had forgotten just how council it is here. I just took a short walk from my (council) hotel to get some (council) beers. I had to use an underpass straight out of 'Harry Brown' and the small area I ended up in was total, total council.
Oh, and here is the view out of the window at dinner tonight:
Council hellhole!
Premier Inn by Six Dials at a guess. It isn't just council. It is skanky, druggy underclass and quite foul.HOLY f
k! Uber council. I have been here quite a few times before, being a seafarer and all, but I had forgotten just how council it is here. I just took a short walk from my (council) hotel to get some (council) beers. I had to use an underpass straight out of 'Harry Brown' and the small area I ended up in was total, total council.Oh, and here is the view out of the window at dinner tonight:
Council hellhole!
Finally, some recognition. Yes, it was horrific. The walk to the Tesco express through the underpass was genuinely alarming.
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