tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post7201218099567119062..comments2024-03-29T05:21:11.278+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: This Really Is Why You Can’t Have Nice Things…JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-35775978894139886922011-08-19T05:35:00.361+01:002011-08-19T05:35:00.361+01:00"One has wonder how much having a "cabin...<i>"One has wonder how much having a "cabinet member for leisure and the arts" costs the good ratepayers of Basildon...."</i> <br /><br />Far, far too much.<br /><br /><i>"Perhaps they should go for one of these they'd have a hard time setting that on fire"</i> <br /><br />A challenge the Basildonian feral street kid population will gladly accept!<br /><br /><i>"Co-incidentally...in Leasowe over the hallowed water of the Mersey...<br />If you want a playground we'll soon have one to spare..."</i> <br /><br />GAH!<br /><br /><i>"once 'pon a time playgrounds had things that kids come climb over (or fall off) and they were variously iron and concrete. Then came Elfin Safety, where things ahd to be added that could be damaged, like soft rubber mats in case the darlings fell."</i><br /><br />Spot on!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-79125684112260981442011-08-18T13:21:14.382+01:002011-08-18T13:21:14.382+01:00The thing we have to remember is that once 'po...The thing we have to remember is that once 'pon a time playgrounds had things that kids come climb over (or fall off) and they were variously iron and concrete. Then came Elfin Safety, where things ahd to be added that could be damaged, like soft rubber mats in case the darlings fell.<br /><br />Well, we fell when i was younger and it hurt, so we took care not to fall too often while extracting the maximum fun from a pile of rock or iron frame.<br /><br />But if you add flammable things to playgrounds then yes, scrotes will set fire to them. sorry, but it's part of the job description of da yoof.Swings 'n' roundaboutsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-9414701294838413662011-08-18T12:33:09.410+01:002011-08-18T12:33:09.410+01:00From the Anthem In My Liverpool Home:
And if you w...From the Anthem In My Liverpool Home:<br />And if you want a cathedral we've got one to spare.<br /><br />Co-incidentally...in Leasowe over the hallowed water of the Mersey...<br />If you want a playground we'll soon have one to spare: <br /><br />http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/9192614.New_Leasowe_play_area_gets_the_go_ahead___but_nobody_wants_it/?ref=mc<br /><br />Utterly ridiculous.Tattyfalarrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-81927911765331356032011-08-18T12:30:23.385+01:002011-08-18T12:30:23.385+01:00Perhaps they should go for one of these they'd...Perhaps they should go for <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1272740/Family-fury-Sunderland-council-spends-70-000-deathtrap-playground.html" rel="nofollow">one of these</a> they'd have a hard time setting that on firePavlov's Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162563403722211352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-81924350426921762892011-08-18T10:30:46.431+01:002011-08-18T10:30:46.431+01:00@ SBC ..
Well said .. Seconded@ SBC ..<br /><br />Well said .. SecondedCaptain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-26155644915627268352011-08-18T09:51:22.622+01:002011-08-18T09:51:22.622+01:00One has wonder how much having a "cabinet mem...One has wonder how much having a "cabinet member for leisure and the arts" costs the good ratepayers of Basildon....<br /><br />Neither art or sport are things any council should be funding in these cash strapped times. <br /><br />Can we not have a "Cabinet Member For The Emptying Of Bins and Street Sweeping" instead? Please, pretty please..?SBChttp://nospam.comnoreply@blogger.com