What bloody planet does she live on - Cloud Cuckoo Land ? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34651119 About three quarters into the article, Ms Thornton ( formerly a Chief Constable - now Chairwoman of Police Chiefs ), claims that 'Bobbies on the beat' do NOT make people feel safer !!! With that sort of logic it's a real wonder that she has attained such high rank in her Police career. I would have said that she's fit only to be a store detective for Tesco.
Halloween Last weekend the clocks 'went back.' It now gets dark very early. The street lights in our towns have been turned off to save a few pennies. You wont get a Police officer on patrol - because a former Police Chief Constable reckons that they don't make the public feel 'safer' ( see my previous post ). Our old (and not so old), folk are too afraid to go out at night. There might not actually be anything out there of which to be afraid - but the scene I have set is enough to stir the imagination - sufficiently to want to barricade yourself inside your homes to protect yourself from an 'imaginary' evil .......................................... It hardly helps the cardio-vascular system of the frail, elderly and vulnerable in our society to have a 'tradition' ( Americanism ),in which some morons adorn themselves in ghoulish attire and deathly face masks - and go around our neighbourhood, banging on doors - scaring the residents to death - demanding a 'treat' - otherwise they'll use it as an acceptable excuse to cause you to suffer a 'trick.' (basically some form of criminal damage ) - and yet any other time of the year we expect our Police to be 'on demand' to protect us and to arrest any masked and armed robber from demanding anything from us - with or without menaces !.............so why is this acceptable behaviour at this time of the year ? I'm no killjoy - I love to see young kids enjoying the occasion in an 'innocent' way - but we all know that the actions of a small, but significant number of idiots have created a monster out of Halloween - and that they do not need any fancy dress to terrify many people in our midst. There is absolutely no 'treat' involved. As usual, I have reminded my, elderly, frail ( and already too afraid to look out into the darkness ), mother to NOT answer her door tomorrow night - and hope that she doesn't incur some form of 'bombing' of her home. As for me - well it will definitely be a 'toss-up' between trick or treat at the Bescott Stadium - I just hope that I don't die of fright.
And it's not as if they'll get punished ! Josh Wright committed the wrong crime ! Just been watching 'Caught Red Handed' on BBC1. As you'd expect if featured criminals caught red handed - by CCTV. One 'bright spark' is shown pouring accelerants onto a van parked in a street. He then ignites the fluid - and the van goes up in flames - but this idiot also manages to set light to his clothing. No real harm is done to him - and he is 'captured' by the Police. His 'punishment' -- no further action. WHAT ! That decision is the sort of thing that really scares me. Another chap who was caught inside a building that he was in the process of burgling - got a jail sentence (6 weeks) - suspended. These types of non punishment is what is routinely being meted out. So it's no wonder that anyone who wants to roam the streets - terrifying everyone else can do so, safe in the knowledge that there's no chance of them receiving any tricks from our great British 'justice.'
Some advise for Sky users; Currently i am on freesat so pay for no TV channels, however, i do have my broadband through Sky, which requires also the necessary phone line monthly charge to connect, which is fair enough. Recently Sky have indicated an increase in their charges by £1 monthly at a future date, i have no problem with this. BUT it is also indicated that Sky phone calls 'freetime' will now be charged for at £4 a month as the package has been revamped to take on so called customer feedback...DESPITE me not using my landline to make calls! As with many people my call costs are in my data allowance with my mobile provider, so why would i want to pay an extra £4 per month for something i do not require or use. One simple call to Sky, will remove this charge, just change to pay as you go with Sky, if you don't generally use the landline to make calls, why put an additional £48 per year in Sky's pocket. Personally i think its a bit of cheek just opting you in to this package automatically.
That's one of the reasons I left UK and will never return to live there. Reading KOL regulary, I even think twice about a brief visit to Kent these days. Sad really..but there you go. I remember the 20th century and can't help but compare to the current state of affairs.
Just for a minute I was worried http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34766361 But then I read the word 'change' and breathed a sigh of relief - I've always had a warped sense of humour - so I don't expect any 'change' in my mentality <itsurelycan'tgetanylower>
Looks like Windyrog has a warped sense of humour ( or dementia) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ok......Gills 0 Bury 2 (Pope and Clarke) After the game, Brentford are given 'permission' to speak to JE about their vacant manager's position. Terms are agreed, JE leaves taking Dack, Donnelly and Garmston with him. Hessy is then reinstated as Gillingham manager after being released by Orient 'on mutual terms'. NOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo :-( I reserve the right to change my prediction before the game should my cloud of depression lift. #8 WINDYROG, Yesterday at 8:39 AM
Ha....I've 'always' had a warped sense of humour and worship sarcasm. However unleashing such traits at inappropriate times can give others a different perspective of one's self. My post was to highlight my own Saturday evening nightmare....and would not put it past the Gills to put in the performance of the season......having followed them since 1966 nothing would surprise me....even Hess coming back for a (what is it now) fifth time.......(shaking of head offstage to right). Have a good weekend whatever you're doing....
Windyrog I shall be gratifying my warped sense of humour at Priestfield - as usual -since 1963. ( I've had a few more Saturday nightmares than your good self - but not quite reached the stage where I need to instruct : DNR.)
The World hasn't gone mad ! Despite the massacre in France, the World hasn't gone mad ! - but there will always be a crazy minority who think that blowing up or gunning down completely unconnected victims is the solution to their cause. I'm no expert on the IS movement - but anything that promotes the indiscriminate slaughter of innocent people, is an evil that needs to be eradicated. I am struggling to find the correct words to express my disgust for the murder of the victims in the French atrocities last night - and similar difficulty in finding the correct expression of sadness and commiseration for their families and friends. However, I have a 'deeper' side to me that isn't always apparent - I can't help but give some thought to those fanatics who would commit such evil acts on another human being. In an effort to have some 'compassion' for these murderers, I can accept that they have been 'brain washed' into thinking that their barbaric actions are the actions of 'good' people. Surely if these people had any rational thought for their actions, they would see that it is wrong to murder another human being. But, then I expect that by the time they have reached the point of putting on their suicide jackets, their 'teachers' have completed a successful lesson. The whole World hasn't gone mad - we are predominantly good people. Many millions of us in many countries live in peace, and do not wield guns to teach the message of peace - it is a message that needs to be taught to all mankind - because if we do nothing to prevent evil, it will succeed. To everyone going about their business today - I wish you peace in your life. (maybe not for the referee if he doesn't use his whistle wisely).
How do you eradicate, the enemy within, urban terrorism? Three from Brussels, not the first time terrorists have come out of Belgium. One French national, not sure if that includes one of the Belgium residents, a possible Syrian Refugee who came via Greece in October 2015, if passport is identity of perpetrator. You only have to look at the London and Boston bombings to see a similar pattern. Home grown or integrated products of terrorism. As for brain washing who is brain washing whom, Blair made a pretty good job of brain washing the British public when we attacked Iraq and opened this can of worms. Attacks of this nature i understand happen regularly in the Middle East but Europeans don't bat an eyelid, but bring it to their doorstep and the French Premier gives a declaration of war. As for weapons, don't many Americans carry them, and how often have we seen their citizens slaughter their own kind in high numbers. But it makes good European propaganda to discuss Syria, ISIS and many other middle eastern countries every day or at the very least every week on the news, month in, month out. Actually i think the British public would be hard stretched to find a day where there has not been a mention of it in a very long while. Sometimes during terrorist attacks it feels like a glorification by the media for us to then rightly shed a tear, which is precisely what the terrorist wants. Example last night the police had to tell the media to stop reporting as they were feeding the very assault machine information on the ground as events were happening! Shocking sad events, but who exactly are the French going to attack, the North Africans over in Belgium? The Chechens maybe?...http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...otest-cartoons-prophet-muhammad-charlie-hebdo or their own Nationals?
brb I can understand some of your points - especially about Blair not being honest about Iraq . I actually believe that if he said something along the lines that he wanted to save a nation of people from the treatment from their dictactor - he might have (still) got support from the British people - however - I can forgive his lies / mistake - because the ultimate achievement was the right thing for the Iraqi population. Personally, I believe that the World shouldn't just sit back and not try to eradicate evil. I'm not suggesting that Britain should get involved in the politics of other nations - but when innocent people are being slaughtered by fanatical terrorists or a radical regime, then it is a sad indictment of our (in)humanity towards our fellow man to sit back and do nothing. My words may be easy to say rather than to implement - I never suggested that it would be easy - but if good people do nothing, evil will triumph.
Trouble is this a urban problem, the UK alone have 3,000 individuals known to the authorities, how do you police that, let along get intelligence from it. We don't have the resources. France could blow Syria off the face of the world map, but it would still not eradicate the problem. The quicker people realise that this a home grown problem, the quicker we may remedy the social issues that create it.
brb and it doesn't help when we have developed a freedom of movement and speech and political correctness, that these suspects are allowed to walk freely in our midst - and when asked to account for themselves they plead the 5th amendment. It's ironic that their freedom of movement is only possible because of the personal sacrifices made by millions in the cause of freedom........ alas I haven't got many answers - I'd love to have a magic wand.
I've always been against the EU probably well known on here, but a starting block would be understanding why a young man or woman would strap a bomb to themselves and be prepared to die, yet they don't liven in some forbidden land or suddenly spring from the depths of hell, they come from our own backyard! We need to look at the differing ideologies and understand what can be done to bring peace, hopefully with help from other Arab countries.
I didn't realise that Cahill's first name was Richard ! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34828558 Spain hardly broke sweat - that was how easy it was to beat England. England's efforts on goal were embarrassing - and hardly flattered players earning millions - sorry, I didn't mean to say 'earning' - I meant extracting the urine out of hard working 'ordinary' people. I would have liked to have seen Cahill in the position Pique found himself - with the ball and being pressured in the area of the corner flag. Pique didn't panic - he played football and the team passed their way out of a tight spot and kept possession - Cahill would have just lumped the ball (probably in row Z). ...... Oh, and Cahill hardly flattered himself when he couldn't stop a second choice right back from scoring. ( but then, he has hardly flattered himself with his defensive duties for his own club.) nb - apologies to those whose name is Richard - I don't like it when people use 'Dick' - it's not very flattering (although, sometimes appropriate).
I hope we don't play as slowly as this at Coventry I've just checked the Gillingham FC Official website for confirmation details for the Kings Ferry coach times for tomorrow's game at Coventry. What did I find - not only nothing about those arrangements - but the details for the Stevenage FA Cup game were still 'up' --- you may remember the occasion- it was when we were knocked out of the competition, nearly two weeks ago, ( 7th November ). Needless to say that I found the 'information' about as much use as a wet paper bag.
Hurry - there are only 33 days left to ban Christmas !! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34891928 I thought I'd seen enough excrement this weekend at the Ricoh Arena - but the above story almost makes sense out of the defending by The Gills. It's about as mad an example of political correctness gone mad as you can possibly get. Should we ban Christmas - in case it offends atheists ? And how can we sing ' God save the Queen ? And yet cinemas are quite happy to show films that depict and glorify violence and murder ( among other such lovely behaviour towards our fellow human being ) - I think there's a word for that - Hypocrisy
A real idiot ( and I don't mean football referees ), could have seen it coming. The Government has announced that since scrapping the paper Road Tax disc, the number of untaxed cars has increased from 210,000 to 560,000. The amount of lost revenue has increased from £35 Million to £ 80 Million. This is £45Million more lost - all because the Government wanted to make an efficiency saving by scrapping the paper discs. Just how much did the Government expect to 'save' by implementing this wonderful efficiency 'saving' ? --- Well it was to be £10 Million. So this utterly stupid exercise has cost all of us £35 Million. If the Government have any more bright ideas such as this, they can all be expected to be promoted to the office of Hi Viz steward.
