I am the most PISSED OFF that I have ever been for about 30 years tonight, but I will spare you the details why - maybe until later. Put it this way, I have to listen to this music to stop myself going out and attacking the numerous bastards who patrol our streets these days. Let's hope it lasts until the morning and beyond. If not, then you will be reading about it all in the papers anyway.
He's like something from 'The Muppets', eh? Was it Gonzo?
ReplyDeleteI remember Harry Belafonte singing this when I was a wee lass. I think it came out in the early 50's. Great music.
ReplyDeletedid someone put a peanut in your white wine tonight thomas? whats up?
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going gently
I remember Harry Belafonte singing this, too, Starting Over.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the problem Thomas? You'll feel better if you tell all.
You're scaring me. Glad I live across the pond
ReplyDeleteOh, I wish I could play Gee-tah like that!
ReplyDeleteOh, I will get too angry if I go into all the details right now (I hardly slept last night for anger), but H.I. has just been harassed and intimidated by a 'Community Warden' - otherwise known as a 'plastic policeman' - for dropping a cigarette-end into the gutter outside her place of work (she is forced to go outside the whole premises anyway), and now faces a £60 fine or imprisonment.
ReplyDeleteThese 'wardens' disappear at night, leaving the streets free for all the drunken and violent yobs who roam them to throw fag-butts and worse - much worse - until dawn EVERY night.
They are SO cowardly, that they would rather pick on a lone, 66 year-old woman in broad daylight. This is the reason that nobody over the age of 30 can be seen on the streets of Bath after 10.30 at night these days.
I would be VERY grateful if you could refrain from any anti-smoking comments or other forms of piss-take with regard to this issue. I may not be answerable for my reaction to them.
I hope today is better for you. Mark
ReplyDeletePublic Security Officers can be a joke. Like you say, they need to be a face on street dealing with issues of safety, not petty fines for decent people.
ReplyDeleteThey all suffer from "little penis" syndrome. Actually, a friend and I were asked to leave an outside cafe for lighting up. It looks like nicotine is becoming the new heroin. (not so much a joke).
ReplyDeletePut on some more Calypso music, have a nice glass of wine and dance around the floor with HI for a bit and you will feel better. Music can sooth the soul, dancing can bring joy, and we all know the benefits of wine. Let the anger go, it does no good.
ReplyDeleteKeep listening - it's lovely - count to ten then listen again. Don't let yourself be driven crazy by it all.
ReplyDeleteThanks, bvy the way, for your interesting mole information.
Just thought - Buy another candlestick - I'm sure that'll help.
ReplyDeleteits all in the training
ReplyDeleteI guess the plastic police in themselves are no different to police, they just have no proper training before they are let loose into the real world....
their sphere of responsibilty is far too small..so I guess they over compensate.... get rid of them I say....more proper police please....
I was stopped by two "officers" in the village last year ( driving a petrol drinking van)...one was rather po faced and gave me a lecture on leaving dog poop before handing me a plastic bone with poop bags inside it!
hey ho
I've often thought lately that, although a life-long non-smoker, I might take it up as I am increasingly incensed at the Stasi like pursuit of ordinary people enjoying a legal pleasure. Unlike the drunken out of control youths whose foul-mouthed behaviour often includes verbal assaults and criminal damage to the studied ignorance of the police.( Well, in my town anyway.)
ReplyDeleteOh dear Tom , I can see why you're pee'd off. I hope you are feeling a bit perkier this evening. Try not to stress too much, it really isn't worth it. Sue x
ReplyDeleteThanks all - I've calmed down a tad now. I have the Mayor of Bath (a mate of mine) on the case, and he's a smoker. I also have the college union rep on the case, and everyone else agrees that H.I. was effectively harassed and intimidated. The union rep believes he broke the law when following her into the private premises without clearance. Only the police may do that.
ReplyDeleteIt's not the £60 that gets me, it's the assumed power of the little Hitlers who believe they have righteousness on their side - if not the backing of the council. Well, we'll see what Mr Mayor says about it at the next meeting this thursday.
I truly believe I would have stopped smoking years ago, were it not for this bunch telling me that I must. Fuck 'em.
I can see why you're so angry. Yes, it's not the money, it's the attitude. I have never smoked but I sometimes feel like taking it up just because of that self-righteous attitude. Incidentally, when I did my nursing training in the 70s I was the only one in my intake who didn't smoke. How times change.
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