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250216 Filthy

A trip to Kentish Town produced a jolly good breakfast and a new snap for urban ideologies.  A slightly less gentle tone than K&C's "Love your Streets" approach.
Del
February 25, 2016
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240216 Gun Recycling?

Well this is ambiguous.  I assume that the notice refers to people who clean the street and their rubbish.  On first reading, however, this isn't terribly clear and visions of cleaners being recycled with "12-round revolver style shotguns" did come…
Del
February 24, 2016
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230216 Gingerphobia

Vienna has never been short of political-comment-via- the-sticker and today I found a new one: "Against gingerphobia".  Now I am not gingerphobic (I couldn't be - not with the Barrett family genes) so my reasons for not wanting Damian Lewis as…
Del
February 23, 2016
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210216 Hot Dog

En route to the bus-stop for a trip down memory lane.  Memories of Jimmy Sommerville, alcopops, gay night-clubs, disasters in Minchinhampton and princesses.  Good wine, good company, good fun.
Del
February 21, 2016
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170216 Help Raise the Cash

And so to the screening of the first part of Ray & Liz - a fabulous film in the fabulous Arts Club.  Following on from his book Ray's a Laugh, photographer Richard Billingham is making his directorial debut in the world of…
Del
February 17, 2016
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150216 More Designer Rubbish

Home delivery of ready-made meals seems to be booming, judging by the contents of the rubbish bins in SW3.  I just love the "take out" sticker on this - as if the brown paper bag wasn't a bit of a…
Del
February 15, 2016
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130216 Free Parking

So Cirencester has introduced free parking after 3.00 during January and February, but for some it's clearly too little too late.  I'm not au fait with the history of the argument, so won't comment on the parking issue, but will comment on…
Del
February 13, 2016
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120216 Tire or Tyre?

A few visits today to those wonderful boys at Nailsworth MOT.  It all started when the car brakes were making a funny noise like nails being scraped down a blackboard ... but no matter, we are a two car family…
Del
February 12, 2016
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100216 Dumped, abandoned or just left to die?

Another interesting find by one of the “Do not dump rubbish here” signs. I suppose it depends on your interpretation of the word “rubbish” and perhaps a healthy looking Poinsettia doesn’t count; alternatively, it could depend on the meaning of…
Del
February 10, 2016
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090216 Out of Order

Apart from pointing out the obvious, there's not much else to say ... except fab day, new friends, big plans and exciting times on the horizon.
Del
February 9, 2016