tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post5131003073576883317..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: The Gradual Eco-Destruction Of A London IconDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-16040588815277770032012-11-26T18:05:04.804+00:002012-11-26T18:05:04.804+00:00Glorious! :)Glorious! :)Dick_Puddlecotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-25969926910128679992012-11-26T17:29:30.868+00:002012-11-26T17:29:30.868+00:00I do. I am less EU hostile than some but I loathe ...I do. I am less EU hostile than some but I loathe stupid laws and bureaucratsIvan Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-5499582106715873722012-11-26T16:48:22.329+00:002012-11-26T16:48:22.329+00:00Interesting about the 806. The London cabbie told ...Interesting about the 806. The London cabbie told me an amusing anecdote surrounding turning circles on London taxis and TfL regulations/inspections. I can't tell it here though as it might get people into trouble. ;)Dick_Puddlecotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-27295222163796245952012-11-26T16:40:02.129+00:002012-11-26T16:40:02.129+00:00Not relevant to this particular post, but you'...Not relevant to this particular post, but you'll like it, Dick: http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/smoking-makes-smokers-more-like-non-smokers-2012112650493Neal Asherhttp://twitter.com/nealashernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-11467933813004238782012-11-26T13:06:54.388+00:002012-11-26T13:06:54.388+00:00“hansom cabs”
Hackney carriages, surely? Hansoms ...<em>“hansom cabs”</em><br /><br />Hackney carriages, surely? Hansoms had two wheels.<br /><br />Of course, “London” cabs are used in several cities around the country. We've seen a lot of Peugeot 806 conversions here in Glasgow, rather than the Vito. One of the requirements - and most celebrated features - of the purpose-built cab is its extremely tight turning circle, to aid maneuverability and avoid congestion in city streets. The 806 has, I'm reliably informed, the worst turning circle of any car on the market.<br /><br /> Well done, everyone! Or as Glenn Reynolds is fond of saying, the country's in the very best of hands.Sam Duncannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-13927674529459269082012-11-26T11:52:39.871+00:002012-11-26T11:52:39.871+00:00When you go to Ukraine, it is better to have phone...When you go to Ukraine, it is better to have phone numbers of local taxi services in your pocket. You don’t know when you will need it, and it is not recommended to stop an accident car if you want to be safe in this country. Use licensed taxi services and be secured. This is my list of Ukraine taxi http://ukraine-vacation-guide.com/dir/taxi/20 all of these services are appropriate and rates are not expensive. If you know more good taxi services in Ukraine, please add them to this Ukraine travel guide.samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-72693629117498497442012-11-26T11:51:29.446+00:002012-11-26T11:51:29.446+00:00All this will just continue ad infinitum. Just loo...All this will just continue ad infinitum. Just look at how many are 'employed' in the public sector (countless secretaries, administrators and managers - admittedly very few actual workers though). In many areas the majority of working aged adults are employed in this mad bureaucracy. It just makes me wonder who exactly is paying for all of this when such a tiny minority are actually earning real money with which to pay the tax to pay them all. <br /><br /><br />The thing which confuses me most though is - why, with these Dictats coming from Brussels as EU wide directives, is it only our gormless government that enforces the regulations, not only to the last letter, but sometimes beyond? Go anywhere else in Europe and smoke, drive a dodgy motor or fancy a cheap bit of plonk and nobody bats and eye. Here they have you in a cell faster than a mass murderer, take your kids into care and have you denounced as a 'cancer causing, polluting, alcoholic, right winger' in the Guardian. <br /><br /><br />I wonder what happened to my country sometimes. I really do!Ablenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-86970161255103486772012-11-26T11:17:56.439+00:002012-11-26T11:17:56.439+00:00All this will just continue ad infinitum. Just loo...All this will just continue ad infinitum. Just look at how many are 'employed' in the public sector (countless secretaries, administrators and managers - admittedly very few actual workers though). In many areas the majority of working aged adults are employed in this mad bureaucracy. It just makes me wonder who exactly is paying for all of this when such a tiny minority are actually earning real money with which to pay the tax to pay them all.<br /><br />The thing which confuses me most though is - why, with these Dictats coming from Brussels as EU wide directives, is it only our gormless government that enforces the regulations, not only to the last letter, but sometimes beyond? Go anywhere else in Europe and smoke, drive a dodgy motor or fancy a cheap bit of plonk and nobody bats and eye. Here they have you in a cell faster than a mass murderer, take your kids into care and have you denounced as a 'cancer causing, polluting, alcoholic, right winger' in the Guardian.<br /><br />I wonder what happened to my country at times. I really do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-72975904256371319192012-11-25T23:03:59.476+00:002012-11-25T23:03:59.476+00:00I'd add that UK public servants are now so obs...I'd add that UK public servants are now so obsessed with ideologically contrived, turgid, triple redundant "process" that they perceive it as their purpose - rather than the delivery of actual services that the great unwashed actually think they're paying for.....<br /><br />And they continue to pile on demands for more money with menaces...<br /><br />Road tolls for everybody<br /><br />eco-levy on anything<br /><br />Something's going to snap - and it looks like it might be da wevver<br /><br />http://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/french-meteo-forecast-for-nov-30-it-aint-pretty/moonrakinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-78712023940902038092012-11-25T22:45:49.291+00:002012-11-25T22:45:49.291+00:00Boris is b), following those who work to c)Boris is b), following those who work to c)Dick_Puddlecotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-78561256835452110812012-11-25T22:45:05.386+00:002012-11-25T22:45:05.386+00:00A policy which came from you-know-where ... in Bel...A policy which came from you-know-where ... in Belgium. ;)Dick_Puddlecotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-77193061112874662182012-11-25T21:43:25.941+00:002012-11-25T21:43:25.941+00:00I always thought it was about c. You can't reb...I always thought it was about c. You can't rebuild until you destroy and no can remember what the new compared to in the past. Smoking ban anyone?PatNursenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-8553680686259327552012-11-25T21:14:04.649+00:002012-11-25T21:14:04.649+00:00One wonders if the likes of Boris are:
a) Stupid....One wonders if the likes of Boris are:<br /><br />a) Stupid. (Something I rather doubt, but I might be wrong).<br /><br />b) Totally blinded by the ideological fervour of their green mentors.<br /><br /><br />c) Working to an agenda that will bring the country to its knees so the system is ripe for replacement.<br /><br /><br />I'm starting to favour c).nisakimannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-37853695275369688892012-11-25T20:46:37.334+00:002012-11-25T20:46:37.334+00:00It is almost as idiotic as not being allowed to ch...It is almost as idiotic as not being allowed to charge young men more for car insurance than young women because they are massively more likely to have an accident. We appear to be living in an age in which ideological nonsense routinely triumphs over reason.Ivan Dnoreply@blogger.com