A bit council (Vol 4)
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Council behaviour from the 1980's, trying to bill the RNLI for a lilo after they've sent a helicopter to rescue your child:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pa...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pa...
Dog Star said:
I absolutely disagree.
My grandparents are a prime example - born in 1918 (both of them, they were childhood sweethearts).
Lived in Rossendale, grandma worked in a mill, grandad made shuttles for said mill. My grandma wanted to be a teacher, but couldn't as her parents were too poor. Very clever lady too. They were poor by any modern definition, my mum was brought up in this household. Outside toilet. But everything was spick and span, they saved for everything, swept the road outside their house etc etc. It was another world.
That's working class by my definition. There was not one aspect of them that was council.
(As an aside - my grandma died in 2011, she left me a little money. I put this toward a new Yamaha R1 (she always liked my bikes). Said R1 was later stolen - I will bet my house that it was stolen by someone off a council estate.)
Nice story Dog Star and we both know you live a. It of council poontang. However, as nice as your story is, there was one thing you overlooked which will partly explain how you are attracted to council types. Rossendale. My grandparents are a prime example - born in 1918 (both of them, they were childhood sweethearts).
Lived in Rossendale, grandma worked in a mill, grandad made shuttles for said mill. My grandma wanted to be a teacher, but couldn't as her parents were too poor. Very clever lady too. They were poor by any modern definition, my mum was brought up in this household. Outside toilet. But everything was spick and span, they saved for everything, swept the road outside their house etc etc. It was another world.
That's working class by my definition. There was not one aspect of them that was council.
(As an aside - my grandma died in 2011, she left me a little money. I put this toward a new Yamaha R1 (she always liked my bikes). Said R1 was later stolen - I will bet my house that it was stolen by someone off a council estate.)
Sorry to hear about the R1. The original R1 was the council weapon of choice mind you.
matrignano said:
SlowAndDull said:
From last year so may have been posted already. Such sweet kids...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7932714/police-spoke...
How did this one pan out then?https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7932714/police-spoke...
Very little you can do in this scenario, if parent's don't intervene.
George Smiley said:
Nice story Dog Star and we both know you live a. It of council poontang. However, as nice as your story is, there was one thing you overlooked which will partly explain how you are attracted to council types. Rossendale.
Sorry to hear about the R1. The original R1 was the council weapon of choice mind you.
Rossendale is a beautiful place. Love it. Nice people too.Sorry to hear about the R1. The original R1 was the council weapon of choice mind you.
The one that got nicked was a 2008 with the black/black/black paintjob (along with my enduro KTM EXC250F Racing). Still have an original red/white R1 (they smashed the ignition off that as they obviously planned to ride that one away but the immobiliser saved it) along with a latest model R1 60th (the yellow one). I've also had a blue 2001 R1.
George Smiley said:
Last time I was over there was on the dry ski slope. It’s a stunning area but had fallen in standards.
What? The ski slope? That basically went very downhill when the big snow place in Trafford Park opened. It closed down and was reopened by some local enthusiasts, but I don't think they have the money or footfall to look after it. Not sure if it is even open now.Camelot1971 said:
Steamer said:
Barchettaman said:
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/sho...
Goes on a bit, but the gist is that bloke buys a mini pool thing, punctures it, tries to take it back, gets ‘treated like a shoplifter’.
Gloucester is going to get a nomination for being 'Council' at this rate - thats two stories from gloucestershirelive, and again the below the line comments do not fail to deliver:Goes on a bit, but the gist is that bloke buys a mini pool thing, punctures it, tries to take it back, gets ‘treated like a shoplifter’.
"Can't believe it, I had the very same problem....until my wife stopped swimming with her stilettos on!"
"Put it down to experience mate, get yourself down the pub and have a shandy. "
...and some rambellings about buying a car...
Dog Star said:
George Smiley said:
Working class traditionally couldn't afford housing, this is why post war after the working class slums were pulled down, Bevan gave them council estates.
turn of the century you had 95% of the population renting from 5%- WW1 pointed out the massive health discrepancies- i.e yr officers with a good diet are a healthy 6' tall.
yr Englsih tommy is 5.2' and weak- what was it originally- 1:3 failed the army medical, till we got desperate and needed more cannon fodder.
social housing starts (on the back of Philanthropists models like salt, Bourneville, Cadbury) to give people better health, well being…………. All the while not forgetting millions of trained men are coming back to utter squalor, having started to see the world.
WW2 has a bigger impact- same story and a chance to rebuilt bomb damaged areas- homes for heroes. Not only that, but give people space standards and garden standards and let them be self sufficient, growing their own food.
Don’t forget rationing and the impact it had- we had this till 53 ?
Bevan and the NHS, to me, was part of not only doing a good or a great thing, but also about giving England a fit, fighting workforce.
A council house was a desirable, hard won thing. A thing to be proud of. I visited an old boy a month or so back- he remembers leaving some slum with his mother (80 years ago) and her just breaking down and weeping when they were shown their new house with 2 indoor bathrooms/toilets, their own garden and three bedrooms.
I break down and weep at the utter ungrateful dross that now demand a home, never having worked, contributed to society and will never do so. Placing bunny ears on their FB profile and churning out a handful of strangely named children to a dozen different men, is the only thing they'll ever achieve in life.
Rawwr said:
alorotom said:
iPad mini actually and yes she does have access to her own iPad for a max of 1hr per day - it’s a great learning tool and recommended by her school as they also use them for the JollyPhonics and a couple of other learning tools.
What’s your point dear??
Powercouncil. The only reason you gave your spawn a tablet is so you could keep the brat quiet whilst you enjoy your Stella and wife-punching sessions What’s your point dear??
Sadly my daughter likes books and those are what tends to keep her quiet - if she doesn’t council-up soon we might have to take action.
SlimJim16v said:
IpcmcI said:
No matter what standard achieved or the quality of venue anywhere in the world, nothing says council to me more than snowboarding.
Seriously? You really think snowboarding is the most Council thing in the world, ever? IpcmcI said:
No matter what standard achieved or the quality of venue anywhere in the world, nothing says council to me more than snowboarding.
I’m currently listening to the cricket on the radio while preparing dinner for the offspring. I absolutely love my snowboard. More than my own children.
Edited by Mr E on Thursday 15th August 18:25
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