Rant of the Day v2.

[OFSO]

Bastards ! No wind today so every farmer, every person with an olive grove, is burning green waste. Smoke filling the lowlands all morning, has now reached Chateau OFSO up on the mountainside, air blue and smelly.

No sign of plumber coming up to repair ceiling. Six weeks now. OTOH nobody presented a bill for lopping our trees three weeks ago. Nor has the green council truck been up to collect the debris part-blocking the road.

Country gets more and more chaotic.

Another two weeks then back to civilization...

[jimtherev]

.....Another two weeks then back to civilization...

Surely you don't mean London?

[OFSO]

Indeed. Nice quiet tree-lined street, lots of good walks available down the Thames, good pubs and restaurants, free public transport, art galleries and concerts, endless list. As Dr Samuel Johnson said.....

[Ex-Ascot]

Indeed. Nice quiet tree-lined street, lots of good walks available down the Thames, good pubs and restaurants, free public transport, art galleries and concerts, endless list. As Dr Samuel Johnson said.....

Pollution, crowds, stabbings, political correctness, cost of living, not an Englishman in sight, Markle, NHS, tax, no banks, no free ATMs, strikes, rail service, country pubs closing down every day, traffic jams, crimes ignored, police and ambulance reaction times, cold and wet, theatre costs, and no hippos.

[Rwy in Sight]

What about NR?

[ExSp33db1rd]

The automated checkouts don't chat with lady shoppers

But they do nag. " Follow the instructions on the key pad" "Insert cash " "Pick up your items " "Take your receipt"

FFS I'm DOIN' it

[ExSp33db1rd]

9.25 am. today, in the middle of reading OpsNormal. Click. Power failure. Living in rural New Zealand with visible overhead wires providing service occasionally savaged by falling trees,or drunken yobs driving into necessary supporting posts, a common occurrence, but for how long this time ?

Pick up old fashioned landline phone, still working, dial 0800 number to local Elec. Company. First listen to recorded message telling how to check on "Outages" by checking Online via their website. FFS how ? Laptop computer works off battery but not the modem, and then receive repeated recorded message apologising for delay in answering, doubtless a few thousand other residents picked up the phone at the same time ? After 20 mins give up and continue with my power denied day. 1 hour later try again, number unobtainable - off the hook ? Understandable but unacceptable. 1 hour later try again, told to check Online as usual, but after about 15 mins. actually talk to a human. Major fault affecting all of what is known as Northland ( NZ has imaginatively named localities, e.g. Northland, Westland and Southland but no Eastland ) no idea of any reconnection time.

Obviously it isn't possible to change the standard recorded message instantly everytime there is a failure somewhere in the area, but after 2 hours ? Isn't it possible to cut out all the crap on first being connected and give a brief recorded summary, even bad news, e.g. "Major fault, no Idea of repair time at this stage" is better than no news and would keep the punters happy and not blocking the telephone line or wasting staff time.

Seems too easy, so what's the problem ?

I have written to the CEO in similar vein. Breath is held.

[OFSO]

NRs in London come in varieties. N. Spain, all N. African. No, and I mean no, white women bringing kids to school in Castelló. All headscarfs. I am currently on bus. Like being in Marocco, jabbering in Tongues.

[Pontius Navigator]

Indeed. Nice quiet tree-lined street, lots of good walks available down the Thames, good pubs and restaurants, free public transport, art galleries and concerts, endless list. As Dr Samuel Johnson said.....

Pollution, crowds, stabbings, political correctness, cost of living, not an Englishman in sight, Markle, NHS, tax, no banks, no free ATMs, strikes, rail service, country pubs closing down every day, traffic jams, crimes ignored, police and ambulance reaction times, cold and wet, theatre costs, and no hippos.

You should have said no country pubs in easy motoring distance. Motoring? Impossible.

[Rwy in Sight]

As it is 2019 maybe we need to rethink the chador ban France tried to impose in 1990. Not necessarily to implement it but discuss it here.

As a matter of fact I am getting annoyed seeing more and more chador wearing ladies to appear in my city and obviously considering the bus runs on air hence no need to pay for a ticket.

[Capetonian]

Pollution, crowds, stabbings, political correctness, cost of living, not an Englishman in sight, Markle, NHS, tax, no banks, no free ATMs, strikes, rail service, country pubs closing down every day, traffic jams, crimes ignored, police and ambulance reaction times, cold and wet, theatre costs, and no hippos.

Parts of London are fine for an hour or so, then I have to get out. The further you go in the UK from the cities the more enchanting it is. There are places where people still speak English, and are polite and helpful and have respect for each other.

RiS, as usual makes good points above. I was on a train in UK once and there was a group of NR 'yooves' in the 1st. class area I was travelling in. As the ticket wallah went in and asked them for their tickets, they immediately raised a shout of: "Wat about im, wat about im" pointing to me. He said he'd get to me. Needless to say they had no tickets and he asked them to leave the train at the next stop. I had a brief chat to him later and he told me they have instructions not to engage with them or threaten them with a fine etc, as the resultant time wasted over charges of 'racism' are not worth the trouble, plus they are afraid of physical retaliation. It does piss me off that by buying a ticket when I use the trains, I am subsidising these scum.

As for the chador and similar apparel, I have no problem allowing these ladies to wear it. I would also have no problem with decreeing that the owners of any business or mode of transport would have the absolute right to deny access or use to anyone whose face was not visible.

[Slasher]

Pollution, crowds, stabbings, political correctness, cost of living, not an Englishman in sight, Markle, NHS, tax, no banks, no free ATMs, strikes, rail service, country pubs closing down every day, traffic jams, crimes ignored, police and ambulance reaction times, cold and wet, theatre costs, and no hippos.

Corbyn, that butt ugly obese black...thing, islamics telling poms that Xmas is offensive, an islamic running London FFS, ineffective pansy cops, stinkshun rebellion, warm beer, **** weather and no Thai chicks.

I wouldn’t recommend the place as a vacation resort.

[Woody]

Has everyone been reading the Daily Mail today, lots of pent up anxiety on display

[OFSO]

Cost of living in London about 30% less than this part of Spain. Ask Mrs OFSO about the weekly shop ! As for taxes.....crowds ? Yes, if you go to crowded places.

[Pontius Navigator]

On my rare forays to London I dive into the Mayfair car park opposite the Hilton and run by a team of very reliable NRs, down Park Lane, and then my beef, having to push through an ignorant throng of frogs and spics to get to my club. My folded umbrella serves well as a rapier.

Once refreshed a stroke through Shepherd's Market, largely unknown to tourists, to Trumpets to refresh my stock of shaving cream. Shock horror though, Trumpers no longer offer a complimentary whisky.

Escaping to the country involves a trip through by Londistan, formerly known as Paddy Land.

[ian16th]

Escaping to the country involves a trip through by Londistan, formerly known as Paddy Land.

Would that be County Kilburn?

I resided there, 1965-7. T'was odd being English.

[OFSO]

A few things you blasted tourists missed out in condemning London. Surprised nobody mentioned the pea-souper fog 365 days a year, dead babies floating in the polluted Thames, orJack the Ripper lurking round dark noisesome lanes.

[barkingmad]

And would you really want to visit or live in London after reading the book “Londonistan”?

[OFSO]

Cape, you should know better, after that splendid floor show we had at Fredericks on October 4th. Will try to arrange similar at Rules on December 29th. Sorry, that should be on Upcoming Bashes thread.

[barkingmad]

Anyone travelled on the new exciting Azuma trains in UK?
Currently I’m speeding towards Londonistan aboard shiny new pride of LNER fleet.
Seats like boards, seat pitch reduced IAW loco airline practice, lightweight carriages which transmit every minor track blemish straight into the buttocks via aforementioned seat pan, catering schedule means aboard nearly 1hour before solid food in 1st class, synthetic progress PAs which grate after a few stations and a bewildering array of train sets which means a lottery on where you might find your booked seat.
Same on GWR to Truro from Paddington my spy informs me.
Pity the old 125s are being retired as the comfort factor is very different even if they were tired.
But, heyho, that’s progress on our currently privatised rail network.
But when J C gets the reins it’ll all be good then.........