A bit council (Vol 6)

[The Gauge]

HTP99 said:

"The other side of town", it's a funny one.

I live in a very affluent area of the UK in the SE, I live on a very large, originally all Council estate from the 60's, houses are now a mix of council, privately owned and privately rented, generally a nice area to live, no problems with kids or youths, all tidy and pretty boring and uneventful.

There is a similar set up in the village next door and spattered about between the 2 of us are the usual roads with detatched houses, all silly money, privately owned or rented, no issues there.

"The other side of town", completely different, it's like another world, again large council estate, 2 of them but mostly council rented, some privately owned but I'd say less than "my side of town", run down areas, boarded up shops, definitely more crime, for an example the recently new electric bike rental scheme locations have been pulled from that area due to vandalism, not from my side though.

My stolen dog was "found" in that area, the house was deep in the estate, it was a grim location.

It's amazing the contrast and only a few miles apart and the same town.

Nice areas don't remain nice forever, but bad areas tend to remain bad. The rot will be creeping it's way over to 'your side' slowly but surely, maybe time for you to move now whilst house prices are high

Come to think of it, maybe I need to move too, but where's safe from this rot?

Council rot, coming to a housing area near you

[Dog Star]

The Gauge said:

Nice areas don't remain nice forever, but bad areas tend to remain bad. The rot will be creeping it's way over to 'your side' slowly but surely, maybe time for you to move now whilst house prices are high

Come to think of it, maybe I need to move too, but where's safe from this rot?

Council rot, coming to a housing area near you

Not just “council”; I live in a very nice area indeed in a north west ex-mill town, a place that gets soundly slated. However we have a beautiful old Victorian stone house and it is gorgeous here.

But the writing is on the wall - it’s not spreading scrotes, it is (this will no doubt offend some on here) “white flight”. All my friends have either got out or are getting out before the properties get bought up and the value of your home is crashed. We are frantically getting our house ready to go on the market in spring (in fact right now I’m just taking a break from stripping a bedroom to be plastered). With everyone it’s the same reason.

I live this place and wish I could just teleport my house somewhere else. When we go I won’t ever come back.

[WarrenB]

Dog Star said:

The Gauge said:

Nice areas don't remain nice forever, but bad areas tend to remain bad. The rot will be creeping it's way over to 'your side' slowly but surely, maybe time for you to move now whilst house prices are high

Come to think of it, maybe I need to move too, but where's safe from this rot?

Council rot, coming to a housing area near you

Not just “council”; I live in a very nice area indeed in a north west ex-mill town, a place that gets soundly slated. However we have a beautiful old Victorian stone house and it is gorgeous here.

But the writing is on the wall - it’s not spreading scrotes, it is (this will no doubt offend some on here) “white flight”. All my friends have either got out or are getting out before the properties get bought up and the value of your home is crashed. We are frantically getting our house ready to go on the market in spring (in fact right now I’m just taking a break from stripping a bedroom to be plastered). With everyone it’s the same reason.

I live this place and wish I could just teleport my house somewhere else. When we go I won’t ever come back.

Also speaking as the resident of a north west ex-mill town (who knows, could even be the same one... Dave banks here....) I've recently come to the realisation that this town is not where I want to spend much more time. Just as the big cough of 2020 was kicking off I bought a house in need of full renovation with the idea of it becoming a forever home. It's 90% done now, but seeing just how downhill things have gone in a relatively short period of time I just want out and I've lost all motivation and interest to finish the house off. Scrotes and lowlifes of all races and colours, along with a completely inept council making even a simple job of driving across town have made it a miserable place to live.

Can't even take the dog for a walk into the park because there'll likely be scrotes on surrons tearing up the fields, and if they aren't there there'll be plenty of evidence that they have been. Walk 15 minutes in any direction and you'll come across litter or fly tipping, walk a bit further and it's like you're in a completely different country and made to feel very unwelcome.

[Dog Star]

It’s not like that here - I’m literally the last house on the Lancs border and it’s just open moorland and countryside. I’ll miss the mountain biking for sure - it’s second to none. However the writing is on the wall. Get out while the going is still good.

[OzzyR1]

Notting-Hill was a dive in the 70's, now unbelievably expensive.

It's less than a mile from £50m houses in Holland Park to some pretty run-down estates in Shepherd's Bush & White City today.

[I-am-the-reverend]

The Gauge said:

Come to think of it, maybe I need to move too, but where's safe from this rot?

Portugal?

[Alex Z]

MDMA . said:

nuyorican said:

Pit Pony said:

Merseyside police 25 years ago told me it wasn't appropriate to phone 999 after I'd seen kids racing a petrol driven bike around our estate. I told them, I'd do it again and again until the problem was solved.
No insurance, stolen bike, no licence, no helmet, and dangerous driving is not the same "Antisocial" behaviour as 2 lads smoking dope on a park bench.

Derby Police 6 years ago phoned me back to thank me and tell me they'd captured 3 lads on a quad bike in a city park and one had gone straight back to prison as he was on parole.

I guess the police have realised that it's worth responding.

Bravo,

Next, could they deal with the Deliveroo/Just Eat/Uber Eats riders whizzing around on electric motorbikes. They seem to have carte blanch to do whatever they like.

All immigrants though, so it’ll be racist. Same goes for every single private hire Prius on the road. None of them can drive. I doubt any would pass a UK driving test.

Bristol this week, so they *are* targeting uninsured delivery riders.

[sir humphrey appleby]

Spare tyre said:

Been over “the other side” of my hometown today to visit people.

Sizzlers really is the perfect amount of council, burger van in a supermarket car park on a big council estate. Betting shop just out of shot along with the massive bingo hall

Despite the size of the massive free car park, when the burger van is open customers have to park their “motors” or “trucks” on the grass, on the mini roundabout - basically anywhere that doesn’t involve walking or courtesy to others

I’ve been in that pub when I was 16 or so and that was enough, it’s dole pole / vape heaven




Bonus points to anyone who can remember when the bingo hall just behind was a Homebase, probably at least 25 years ago

Edited by Spare tyre on Sunday 19th January 09:57

Ha, I drank in that pub for about half an hour 30 odd years ago after my Saturday shift at Sainsbury’s. I was Absolutely terrified! Legged it back to the relative safety of The Bellemoor asap.

[shed driver]

One for DogStar, although I do think his tastes may be a little more "mainstream"

Content creator gets massive tattoo of "Wetherspoons" inked across her belly. Extra points for the stretch marks.



Full story
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/w...

SD.

[Tom8]

WarrenB said:

Dog Star said:

The Gauge said:

Nice areas don't remain nice forever, but bad areas tend to remain bad. The rot will be creeping it's way over to 'your side' slowly but surely, maybe time for you to move now whilst house prices are high

Come to think of it, maybe I need to move too, but where's safe from this rot?

Council rot, coming to a housing area near you

Not just “council”; I live in a very nice area indeed in a north west ex-mill town, a place that gets soundly slated. However we have a beautiful old Victorian stone house and it is gorgeous here.

But the writing is on the wall - it’s not spreading scrotes, it is (this will no doubt offend some on here) “white flight”. All my friends have either got out or are getting out before the properties get bought up and the value of your home is crashed. We are frantically getting our house ready to go on the market in spring (in fact right now I’m just taking a break from stripping a bedroom to be plastered). With everyone it’s the same reason.

I live this place and wish I could just teleport my house somewhere else. When we go I won’t ever come back.

Also speaking as the resident of a north west ex-mill town (who knows, could even be the same one... Dave banks here....) I've recently come to the realisation that this town is not where I want to spend much more time. Just as the big cough of 2020 was kicking off I bought a house in need of full renovation with the idea of it becoming a forever home. It's 90% done now, but seeing just how downhill things have gone in a relatively short period of time I just want out and I've lost all motivation and interest to finish the house off. Scrotes and lowlifes of all races and colours, along with a completely inept council making even a simple job of driving across town have made it a miserable place to live.

Can't even take the dog for a walk into the park because there'll likely be scrotes on surrons tearing up the fields, and if they aren't there there'll be plenty of evidence that they have been. Walk 15 minutes in any direction and you'll come across litter or fly tipping, walk a bit further and it's like you're in a completely different country and made to feel very unwelcome.

A good friend of mine had a very expensive mews house in Maida Vale. Whilst very nice and very expensive it was also surrounded by rough areas with street fights, gang fights and drug dealing etc all going on right outside. Drinking fine wine and watching a gang fight was always entertaining. I can never understand people spending so much to live in such a place especially when you end up worrying whether or not you car, bike etc will still be there when you return home every day.

[Mammasaid]

shed driver said:

One for DogStar, although I do think his tastes may be a little more "mainstream"

Content creator gets massive tattoo of "Wetherspoons" inked across her belly. Extra points for the stretch marks.

Full story
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/w...

SD.

Wetherspoon declined to comment.

[Richard-390a0]

Geekman said:

Kids racing around on unregistered petrol bikes is predominantly a white British council thing, while terrible taxi driving and ebike riding is predominantly an immigrant thing. Both annoying, just in different ways.

This fine example of that amused me at the weekend. Mum with double barrelled first name fumin' that little Jayden Kayden Okayden's bike has been nicked... First photo is him riding it on road, probably best ask which one of your disgruntled neighbours dealt with it!!...

Edited by Richard-390a0 on Monday 20th January 12:21

[Tom8]

If I lived there I would be a likely culprit for taking that to the tip or hide it under the sofa in their front garden.

[hidetheelephants]

Is there a canal nearby?

[Tickle]

Richard-390a0 said:

This fine example of that amused me at the weekend. Mum with double barrelled first name fumin' that little Jayden Kayden Okayden's bike has been nicked... First photo is him riding it on road, probably best ask which one of your disgruntled neighbours dealt with it!!...

Edited by Richard-390a0 on Monday 20th January 12:21

Is that young JK Okayden riding, he looks about 6' 2"!

[Spare tyre]

shed driver said:

One for DogStar, although I do think his tastes may be a little more "mainstream"

Content creator gets massive tattoo of "Wetherspoons" inked across her belly. Extra points for the stretch marks.



Full story
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/w...

SD.

Jesus wept, mental health crisis coming soon!

What one earth is the thought process, where are friends and family to guide her

[Spare tyre]

Tickle said:

Richard-390a0 said:

This fine example of that amused me at the weekend. Mum with double barrelled first name fumin' that little Jayden Kayden Okayden's bike has been nicked... First photo is him riding it on road, probably best ask which one of your disgruntled neighbours dealt with it!!...

Edited by Richard-390a0 on Monday 20th January 12:21

Is that young JK Okayden riding, he looks about 6' 2"!

Ha, very similar to the post I mentioned last week, I’m sure they have cctv of it all!

[njw1]

shed driver said:

One for DogStar, although I do think his tastes may be a little more "mainstream"

Content creator gets massive tattoo of "Wetherspoons" inked across her belly. Extra points for the stretch marks.



Full story
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/w...

SD.

Jesus Christ. I was trying to have lunch.

[Megaflow]

shed driver said:

One for DogStar, although I do think his tastes may be a little more "mainstream"

Content creator gets massive tattoo of "Wetherspoons" inked across her belly. Extra points for the stretch marks.



Full story
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/w...

SD.

I feel ill looking at that.

[LankyFreak]

Spare tyre said:

Jesus wept, mental health crisis coming soon!

What one earth is the thought process, where are friends and family to guide her

I think it's a bit of a thing now, 'ignorant style' tattoos.

is it more or less council than a Clock-Lion-Fire-Chain-Woman-Rose-RomanNumeral-MumsName tattoo?