Our local council have decided to renew the contract with the same firm who have been mending potholes.
They are keeping them on until, at least 2030.

They are said to have realised that to bring this county's roads up to a decent standard (huh  ),  would cost close to  £380m.    This year's highway budget is  £18m!!

It doesn't take much working out to see things aren't going to improve over the next year, does it.

Is it much the same where you live, too?

I would at least hope when you took a room there wouldn't be anything other than water and maybe a toilet block in the toilet. After that it's entirely up to you when it gets flushed same as it's up to you what the air-con is set to etc.

Resurrecting this thread,  I saw in the local paper a day or two back,  that this 15 yr old has been in court and is now referred to the Crown Court.

His alleged crimes are even worse than I read before.  The paper says:

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12 counts of sexually assaulting a female. 
3 counts of assaulting a girl under 13 by touching.
1 count of raping a girl under 13.
1 count of assaulting a female 13 and over penetration.
1 count of raping a girl aged 13-15.
2 counts of making an indecent photograph/pseudo photograph of a child.
1 count of possessing a prohibited image of a child.
1 count of possessing extreme pornographic image/images portraying an act of intercourse/oral sex with a dead/alive animal.

He has pleaded not guilty to all charges!

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Unbelievable isn't it.   A lad still at school age.   Frightening stuff.

The poor birds will be easy targets this  year with them half starved and nothing to drink anywhere.
Only about 7 weeks to go till the b***ards  will be out with their guns.

That brilliant, Muddy.   I really like that.   Well done.  
One more little soul being fed and watered.

Hope it doesn't encourage rats as well though,  that's the only thing that would worry me.

Quote from: klondike on Yesterday at 05:15:05 PMOf course it's not just more going in it's also more coming out. I suspect that our sewerage systems only get by on a wing and a prayer - there are always water companies getting sued for not handling that properly too.

Yes, I wouldn't mind betting that's true as well.   


Yesterday at 10:29:39 PM

Quote from: muddy on Yesterday at 08:27:20 PMMy water barrels ran dry today.


Yesterday at 08:30:49 PMWe waste so much water in the loo.

Some hotels in the Middle East try to save water by sticking this little ditty on the bathroom wall .

Preserve water

If it's yellow
Let it mellow
If it's brown
Flush it down

😇

Yes,  but  if I was paying good money to stay in a hotel somewhere,  whether here, or abroad,  I would not want to use a toilet with loads of previous wee's left in it.     
It  would probably also go through my mind what else they didn't clean too. e.g. not washing the sheets to save water!

Oh dear, Scrumps.    That is bad of them.   
 If they knew these letters were going out,  why didn't they send you an email telling you not to worry?      
I can certainly understand you feeling annoyed.
Glad you managed to sort it out though.  

Quote from: muddy on Yesterday at 08:23:49 PMThis is exceptional .
Andrew Harper died a horrible death he was only 28 just six weeks married ,all life ahead of him .
And those POS s who killed him sniggered and mocked the court as they were convicted .
They have shown not the least bit of remorse .
It woul be preferable if they never saw the light of day again but failing this it's an absolutely travesty of justice that they get away with a few paltry years for such a heinous crime .
Justice must not just be done it must be seen to be done .

As I have said many times, in my opinion murder should be repaid with hanging, just as it used to be before the 60s.

After my night with the hedgehogs I was so enthused I made a home made dog proof hedgehog feeder .
Only thing is I didn't know if it was hedgehogs or something else .
Tonight I saw it was indeed a hedgehog .

Here he is

My water barrels ran dry today.


Yesterday at 08:30:49 PM

Quote from: klondike on Yesterday at 05:15:05 PMOf course it's not just more going in it's also more coming out. I suspect that our sewerage systems only get by on a wing and a prayer - there are always water companies getting sued for not handling that properly too.

We waste so much water in the loo.

Some hotels in the Middle East try to save water by sticking this little ditty on the bathroom wall .

Preserve water 

If it's yellow 
Let it mellow 
If it's brown 
Flush it down 

😇