tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post4859888028883110689..comments2024-03-29T11:13:00.338+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Isn’t All Council Work ‘Haphazard’?JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-65740976679484560232013-10-28T06:10:28.302+00:002013-10-28T06:10:28.302+00:00"Except maybe fluorescent and pink."
S...<i>"Except maybe fluorescent and pink."</i> <br /><br />SNORK!<br /><br /><i>"...when all that was needed was a polite explanation of why the council needs the plots to be clearly numbered."</i> <br /><br />It's possible they'd already tried that, and got no co-operation from some? <br /><br />Then, in true council fashion, and to avoid singling anyone out, it's collective punishment time!<br /><br /><i>"I wonder how many council execs' live in unnumbered houses? You know, the ones called Dunroamin' or The Old Mill etc?<br /><br />Maybe someone should visit them with a pot of paint and daub "No it isn't, Twat. It's really Number 122". "</i> <br /><br />I like the way you think... ;)<br /><br /><i>"Have the cabbages left the allotments and taken up employment at the council?"</i> <br /><br />Worse, I fear!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-39609520043732310642013-10-28T06:05:54.963+00:002013-10-28T06:05:54.963+00:00"Looking at the picture I would say the counc...<i>"Looking at the picture I would say the council are trying to cover their lack of care of the overall site."</i> <br /><br />Well, it IS Brighton & Hove..!<br /><br /><i>" The job title of the chap who manages this ought to be an interesting one."</i> <br /><br />His likely salary wipes the smile off my face though...<br /><br /><i>"There should be written warnings about reporting the council for criminal damage should any daub paint on the private property of the allotment holders..."</i> <br /><br />Spot on!<br /><br /><i>"I look forward to residents arming themselves with lime green paint and marking every visible sign of council inefficiency and waste they can find."</i> <br /><br />"We're gonna need a bigger paint pot.."JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-41343985652461012742013-10-27T16:17:00.829+00:002013-10-27T16:17:00.829+00:00Is council work haphazard? I think the right word ...Is council work haphazard? I think the right word might be intermittent, but the thinking is surely haphazard.The Cowboy Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967260831514096205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-401046460776548782013-10-27T07:17:45.575+00:002013-10-27T07:17:45.575+00:00As a deterrent, officials have said they will “hap...As a deterrent, officials have said they will “haphazardly daub” electric lime green paint on sheds and posts in any plot which is not properly labelled or numbered.<br /><br />The frightening thing is that they really don't see anything out of proportion or insane in this.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-59117318679383782752013-10-27T03:49:50.346+00:002013-10-27T03:49:50.346+00:00If I had an allotment there, every bit of woodwork...If I had an allotment there, every bit of woodwork would be painted electric lime green already.<br /><br />It's cheap paint, I am colour blind and have no taste, so all I need is something to stop wood rotting.Leg-ironhttp://underdogsbiteupwards.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-45209935074990384742013-10-26T18:54:41.372+01:002013-10-26T18:54:41.372+01:00Please be a decent looking stalker, WC Jaded. I am...Please be a decent looking stalker, WC Jaded. I am loath to consider the possibility that you are intellectually weak and ugly.MTGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-17721091215357125202013-10-26T11:55:48.082+01:002013-10-26T11:55:48.082+01:00Congratulations Melvin on turning a post about all...Congratulations Melvin on turning a post about allotments into another dig at the police.The job of editor at the Daily Mail beckons.<br />JadedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-66844559700572853312013-10-26T09:55:01.452+01:002013-10-26T09:55:01.452+01:00Have the cabbages left the allotments and taken up...Have the cabbages left the allotments and taken up employment at the council?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-21467394955476250142013-10-26T08:04:55.290+01:002013-10-26T08:04:55.290+01:00Local government was founded on great public servi...Local government was founded on great public service ideals and principles; supported by local benefactors and philanthropists. <br /><br />The first socialist controllers began its mutation into the grotesque thief it is today, warped by a self-serving plod culture and as much inconvenient as dishonest.MTGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-11073113949960256542013-10-26T01:04:05.474+01:002013-10-26T01:04:05.474+01:00Shouldn't these allotments have been labelled ...Shouldn't these allotments have been labelled <i>by the council</i> already?FrankChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349761659165064987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-10248202206928684462013-10-26T00:53:19.745+01:002013-10-26T00:53:19.745+01:00I wonder how many council execs' live in unnum...I wonder how many council execs' live in unnumbered houses? You know, the ones called Dunroamin' or The Old Mill etc?<br /><br />Maybe someone should visit them with a pot of paint and daub "No it isn't, Twat. It's really Number 122". <br /><br />As for the allotments... do the council not have a map of the plots? I'm sure they'd find one pretty sharpish if someone were to stick in an extra row of carrots causing them stray over the boundary by a centimetre!John Pickworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166443099429490782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-61435970440989398122013-10-25T22:01:45.077+01:002013-10-25T22:01:45.077+01:00If I was to rent an allotment from a Council it is...If I was to rent an allotment from a Council it is up to the Council to demarcate the area which I have rented from them. The land belongs to the Council, they are renting a potion of it to me. It is, therefore, their legal responsibility to delineate and identify that portion for which I am paying rent; it is NOT my responsibility. selsey.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531315051208210724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-70050395755575123662013-10-25T21:35:11.399+01:002013-10-25T21:35:11.399+01:00I was remarking to a book group that the devil is ...I was remarking to a book group that the devil is not a free agent; he is rule-bound but we do not necessarily know what the rules are. It is his ruled-and-ruling nature which makes him a natural for local government and all exercises of petty power. <br /><br />Here, we see him (or her) opting to send an unnecessarily nasty and purposely upsetting letter when all that was needed was a polite explanation of why the council needs the plots to be clearly numbered. It takes a special kind of coward to be snarky with allotment owners; I bet they would not dare threaten to daub the illegally-parked caravans of the Travelling coh-mew-nity.Woman on a Rafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897415591130901416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-39720742209788068772013-10-25T15:56:34.529+01:002013-10-25T15:56:34.529+01:00And the irony of their council carefully selecting...And the irony of their council carefully selecting anything ‘electric’ + ‘green’ would not be lost on the burghers of that town.<br /><br />Except maybe fluorescent and pink.Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-69100093876352952992013-10-25T15:54:07.895+01:002013-10-25T15:54:07.895+01:00I look forward to residents arming themselves with...I look forward to residents arming themselves with lime green paint and marking every visible sign of council inefficiency and waste they can find.<br /><br />Make a day of it...take a picnic...fun for the kids etc.Tattynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-44977056275873339052013-10-25T15:26:04.417+01:002013-10-25T15:26:04.417+01:00...run the risk of having their plot numbers paint...<i>...run the risk of having their plot numbers painted on the side of any upright object by our maintenance |team.</i><br /><br />At which point the allotment people should go to the nearest joke shop, buy up all the inflatable dolls, make them up to look like Caroline Lucas and plant the things upright (head or feet first, doesn't matter) on their plots.<br /><br />There should be written warnings about reporting the council for criminal damage should any daub paint on the private property of the allotment holders, namely their sheds.Lynne at Counting Catshttp://www.countingcats.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-24557053076093163522013-10-25T15:16:25.829+01:002013-10-25T15:16:25.829+01:00Will they be singing "Green Grow The Radishes...Will they be singing "Green Grow The Radishes Ho" as they go about their vital work? The job title of the chap who manages this ought to be an interesting one.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-22486853831368669992013-10-25T13:04:12.197+01:002013-10-25T13:04:12.197+01:00As a deterrent, officials have said they will “hap...<i>As a deterrent, officials have said they will “haphazardly daub” electric lime green paint on sheds and posts in any plot which is not properly labelled or numbered. </i><br /><br />Ohhhh .. I forsee a <b>lot</b> of popcorn needed for this one :0)<br /><br />I also forsee several of the Council's officials being liberally daubed in "electric lime green paint" should they happen upon the less compliant of the Allotment holders :0)Fidel Cuntstrucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-85974159380141280572013-10-25T12:27:30.668+01:002013-10-25T12:27:30.668+01:00The BIG question is, why do the plots need to be n...The BIG question is, why do the plots need to be numbered - after all those using them know where they are.<br /><br />Looking at the picture I would say the council are trying to cover their lack of care of the overall site. In other words a pathetic council that doesn't know what it is doing.ivannoreply@blogger.com