Spot the Gritter
Heron Bull
to minus ten C and I spotted THREE gritting lorries in just under six hours
travelling.
M40 down to two lanes and stop/start for miles and miles near Oxford. What a
bloody disgrace.
One wonders what happened this morning when heavy traffic and the wagons
came out to play...
Is it the cuts, or have I missed out the 'n'?.
Ian Field
"Heron Bull" <nos...@bull.com> wrote in message
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All the gritters I've seen since the snow settled have been driving around
with their yellow lights flashing but not spreading any grit.
So when the court summonses start rolling in from motorists who've spun out
on the untreated roads, the council can say "but we sent the gritters out
twice a day" - but being careful not to mention that they didn't have any
salt in them at the time.
William Black
Not seen one for two days now.
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William Black
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If you want loyalty, buy a dog...
Ian Field
"William Black" <black...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On 20/12/10 20:03, Heron Bull wrote:
>> 250 miles Sunday (from near Windsor to Manchester), with temperatures
>> down
>> to minus ten C and I spotted THREE gritting lorries in just under six
>> hours
>> travelling.
>>
>> M40 down to two lanes and stop/start for miles and miles near Oxford.
>> What a
>> bloody disgrace.
>>
>> One wonders what happened this morning when heavy traffic and the wagons
>> came out to play...
>>
>> Is it the cuts, or have I missed out the 'n'?.
>
> Not seen one for two days now.
Front page news on yesterday's paper - councils ordered to ration grit.
William Black
Translation: Stop gritting unless people start dying in road accidents
in significantly larger numbers.
The gods have made us mad
That's hardly the way for a keen multiculturalist to talk, William!
Every penny counts today - and you should be rejoicing at the fact that
every penny saved on salt & grit is one more penny for councils to spend
on grants to one-legged Albanian contemporary street theatre dance
workshop groups.
--
'The price of vigilance is eternal weariness'
Ian Field
"The gods have made us mad" <sta...@destruction.com> wrote in message
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> On 21/12/2010 18:11, William Black wrote:
>> On 21/12/10 17:50, Ian Field wrote:
>>> "William Black"<black...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ieon6n$6om$2...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>> On 20/12/10 20:03, Heron Bull wrote:
>>>>> 250 miles Sunday (from near Windsor to Manchester), with temperatures
>>>>> down
>>>>> to minus ten C and I spotted THREE gritting lorries in just under six
>>>>> hours
>>>>> travelling.
>>>>>
>>>>> M40 down to two lanes and stop/start for miles and miles near Oxford.
>>>>> What a
>>>>> bloody disgrace.
>>>>>
>>>>> One wonders what happened this morning when heavy traffic and the
>>>>> wagons
>>>>> came out to play...
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it the cuts, or have I missed out the 'n'?.
>>>>
>>>> Not seen one for two days now.
>>>
>>>
>>> Front page news on yesterday's paper - councils ordered to ration grit.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Translation: Stop gritting unless people start dying in road accidents
>> in significantly larger numbers.<
>
>
>
> That's hardly the way for a keen multiculturalist to talk, William!
>
> Every penny counts today
An engineering consultant stated on a news interview that every £1 spent on
gritting is worth £8 to the economy as a whole.
William Black
> On 21/12/2010 18:11, William Black wrote:
>> On 21/12/10 17:50, Ian Field wrote:
>>> "William Black"<black...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ieon6n$6om$2...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>> On 20/12/10 20:03, Heron Bull wrote:
>>>>> 250 miles Sunday (from near Windsor to Manchester), with temperatures
>>>>> down
>>>>> to minus ten C and I spotted THREE gritting lorries in just under six
>>>>> hours
>>>>> travelling.
>>>>>
>>>>> M40 down to two lanes and stop/start for miles and miles near Oxford.
>>>>> What a
>>>>> bloody disgrace.
>>>>>
>>>>> One wonders what happened this morning when heavy traffic and the
>>>>> wagons
>>>>> came out to play...
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it the cuts, or have I missed out the 'n'?.
>>>>
>>>> Not seen one for two days now.
>>>
>>>
>>> Front page news on yesterday's paper - councils ordered to ration grit.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Translation: Stop gritting unless people start dying in road accidents
>> in significantly larger numbers.<
>
>
>
> That's hardly the way for a keen multiculturalist to talk, William!
Of course it is.
And once more, I'm not that keen on multiculturalism, I'm a deeply
unfashionable 'integrationist'.
Mind you, you're a lethally unfashionable Nazi and revel in that.
> Every penny counts today - and you should be rejoicing at the fact that
> every penny saved on salt & grit is one more penny for councils to spend
> on grants to one-legged Albanian contemporary street theatre dance
> workshop groups.
The point about one-legged Albanian contemporary street theatre dance
workshop groups is that there aren't any, there never were any and
there probably won't ever be any.
The two Indian traditional dance groups around here certainly won't get
a grant.
Indian traditional temple dancing is ladies only...
The gods have made us mad
Truth is never 'unfashionable', William - although it is often
unpalatable to some.
>
>> Every penny counts today - and you should be rejoicing at the fact that
>> every penny saved on salt & grit is one more penny for councils to spend
>> on grants to one-legged Albanian contemporary street theatre dance
>> workshop groups.
>
> The point about one-legged Albanian contemporary street theatre dance
> workshop groups is that there aren't any, there never were any and there
> probably won't ever be any.
Ah, well, in today's completely insane Britain, it would be a brave man
who put money on a wager that a troupe of one-legged Albanian will never
hop into their local council office to receive a handsome cheque!
>
> The two Indian traditional dance groups around here certainly won't get
> a grant.
>
> Indian traditional temple dancing is ladies only...
Yes - I can see that might be slightly problematical, given the official
policy of gender equality.
The good news, however, is that a lot of these grants are administered
by feminazi types - who, whatever their 'official' pronouncements, have
no absolutely doubt that all men are rapists and child molesters, and
are likely to look favourably upon a request by other women for a grant,
especially 'ethic' women.
To clinch it, perhaps the sacred choreography could be described as
'lesbian temple dancing', for application purposes?
That should certainly do the trick.
DVH
"Ian Field" <gangprob...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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People will say anything.
DVH
> The point about one-legged Albanian contemporary street theatre dance
> workshop groups is that there aren't any, there never were any and there
> probably won't ever be any.
I bet there are, even if they all have two legs.
Ophelia
"DVH" <d...@vhvhvhvh.com> wrote in message
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... but if they have two legs......
DVH
"Ophelia" <Oph...@Elsinore.me.uk> wrote in message
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Then they also have one leg!
Ophelia
William Black
I assume you have proof of this.
My experience of grant management is that it is over run with the sort
of suit wearing men who can't even get a job in Local Government.