Deathly Shite Upsets Neighbours

[trigger]

I couldn't help but raise a little smile when i read this in my local paper on Thursday, I had to scan it off to share with you.

 

[Spiny Norman]

...considering some residents are in their 70s and 80s it is becoming a very depressing sight for them to get up every day and see this type of vehicle from their front windows...

[Lankytim]

Id imagine theres a plauge of scruffy hi-ab lorries heading over after that paper was published....

[M'coli]

Who's up for e-mailing Elliot Furness at the EADT(East Anglia Daily Tribune?) to say they have no problem with it, at least it's taxed etc.?

[trigger]

Come on, it must be worth scrappage at least!.Oh and it's the East Anglian Daily Times BTW M'coli

[vivapower]

thats brilliant had a right laugh at that and how random!. unfortunatley my road is full of modern shite but i`d rather that "eyesore vehicle" sat around than having to look out at all the modern euro boxes.

[barrett]

Id imagine theres a plauge of scruffy hi-ab lorries heading over after that paper was published....

Ha! thats exactly what i thought!

[simmo]

Id imagine theres a plauge of scruffy hi-ab lorries heading over after that paper was published....

Ha! thats exactly what i thought!

This is East Anglia it wouldn't be hiab trucks it would be 2 wheel car trailer (converted from a caravan)

[ChinaTom]

That story even made Look East - Stuart White couldn't keep a straight face throughout but Suzie Fowler-Watt looked genuinely concerned.They caught up with the owner in a brickie yard nearby. He looked like Shane MacGowan, but seemed decent enough. I think he also saw the funny side. I think he also said "Ass gunna be soold" so expect it on Ebay some time soon.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Fuggin Nora, is it any wonder the 'writings on the wall for local journalism' if this is what its all about. 'Oh Sidney I cant bear to look at that Hearse parked in the street a minute longer! Book me into Dignitas at once'The Wisbech paper last week screamed 'NEW KIDS PLAY AREA WILL HIT HOUSE PRICES' from the front page. The mind boggles. Its Wisbech not fuggin Kensington you morons, give the kids a new slide and STFU.

[Guest]

Surprised they haven't got a shot of some furious old giffers with folded arms in front of the object of their disgust, that seems to be a staple of local journalism photography.Though not quite as effective as the shot you get with the perennial "child suspended from school for inappropriate clothing/haircut" story - folded arms for the parents, fed-up kid resting their chin on the palm of their hand. A powerful combination!

[FredTransit]

I want to move there. Oh, and nice wheels.....

[Ratdat]

I'd love to go there and loiter around on the street in full grim reaper garb.

[vivapower]

I'd love to go there and loiter around on the street in full grim reaper garb.

now thats funny!.

[chester drawers]

^^A quite effective gag that one

[Betaphile]

Fuggin Nora, is it any wonder the 'writings on the wall for local journalism' if this is what its all about. 'Oh Sidney I cant bear to look at that Hearse parked in the street a minute longer! Book me into Dignitas at once'The Wisbech paper last week screamed 'NEW KIDS PLAY AREA WILL HIT HOUSE PRICES' from the front page. The mind boggles. Its Wisbech not fuggin Kensington you morons, give the kids a new slide and STFU.

Surprised they haven't got a shot of some furious old giffers with folded arms in front of the object of their disgust, that seems to be a staple of local journalism photography.Though not quite as effective as the shot you get with the perennial "child suspended from school for inappropriate clothing/haircut" story - folded arms for the parents, fed-up kid resting their chin on the palm of their hand. A powerful combination!

I work in local newspaper-dom. I am only slightly ashamed to say I laughed out loud at both of these characterisations since they are bang on the money...

[pompei]

http://www.framleyexaminer.com/

[pogweasel]

Suzie Foul-or-What

SRSLY thought, I thought the idea was to have a slightly attractive female co-anchor.... not a woman wearing a bulldogs face as a mask. And I assume that a large part of Partridge was based on Stuart White....?Anyway, this is an anjoyable piece of local non-news, injects a little excitement into some folks lives!

[ChinaTom]

^ROFL. Kim Reilly is better looking!! Isn't she married to one of the other presenters?

 

I have bumped into Stuart White a few times in Tescos - he's actually quite a nice chap.

 

Don't you get the pretty one doing the "news where you are" bit? I recall a reasonably cute one (Janine??) when watching in Peterborough. I try as hard as I can to fancy the weathergirl, but so far I have failed.

 

for Partridge inspiration, you really have to listen to Radio Norwich and Radio Norfolk.

 

[trigger]

My favorite is Becky Jago on Anglia News, Always fancied her when she was the weather girl, and now she's one of the main presenters... Yummy!

 

[ChinaTom]

http://stevesregionalnewscaps.blogspot. ... ridge.html

 

Blimey!! Seems she is quite sought after.

 

Better get back to vehicles before I admit to having Sky-plussed the episode of Total Wipeout USA with Ariel Tweto bouncing on those balls.

 

Anyway, here's a quote from the Evening Star

 

But hearse owner Mark Jones, who lives in Felixstowe, said he was a little disappointed that the unhappy residents had not made contact with him, requesting he moved it first before they sent their letter.

 

He said: “I was doing it up. I did a Halloween party for a nightclub with it and just left it there (in Reeds Way) after. My ex-missus (who lives in Reeds Way) said I could leave it there at her house.

 

“I got it in Cambridgeshire from a dealer as I had always fancied doing one up. I'm a bit jarred off - if they had come and told us to move it somewhere I wouldn't have minded.â€Â

 

Mr Jones, 39, said he had even paid £60 for a damaged coffin to put in the rear of the hearse and had fitted it with alloy wheels and a sound system.

 

He said he was hoping the hearse, which is taxed, insured and parked legally, would attract more parties and events after the successful Halloween bash.

 

He added: “That's what I originally bought it for, to take it to car shows and things like that.â€Â

 

Mr Jones works at Whip Street Motors in Ipswich and is a car fanatic, at one time owning four.

[trigger]

Mr Jones works at Whip Street Motors in Ipswich and is a car fanatic, at one time owning four.

[FredTransit]

Mr Jones works at Whip Street Motors in Ipswich and is a car fanatic, at one time owning four.

OOO steady now, four? Yeah I remember when we had four, I think it was some time in the mid 90s......

[Father Ted]

Though not quite as effective as the shot you get with the perennial "child suspended from school for inappropriate clothing/haircut" story - folded arms for the parents, fed-up kid resting their chin on the palm of their hand. A powerful combination!

I work in local newspaper-dom. I am only slightly ashamed to say I laughed out loud at both of these characterisations since they are bang on the money...

http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/articles.aspx ... =151341050Child suspended from school for selling crisps - rather than applaud his enterprising ways they punish him. I remember when I was at school we got awards for the "Young Enterprise Scheme" whereby we got given £100 and had to set up a business and make money - most of the participants went into the "tuck shop" or "making crap out of wood" lines - me and Adrian became money lenders and actually did quite well before getting chucked off the scheme - we were only charging 10% interest too.

[dollywobbler]

My wife has met Janine...Thankfully, my wife doesn't have a slightly disturbing fan site. I don't think...

[Tayne]

.

[CortinaDave]

God I'd completely forgoten about young enterprise! I think I went down the making crap mug trees out of wood route.Of course knowing what I know now I'd have bought a knackered Mk1 Escort for £100 and stashed it away for a few years and sold it now for ££££££Bet I'd have made more than anyone else on the scheme!

[Father Ted]

Aye, we use to lend money on a Monday, collect it on a Friday with interest and on odd occasions take items "in lieu" of payment or untill it could be made. We got a Sinclair B&W telly off one lad for a few days. Twas great till the polaroid battery went flat.Adrian went off to work for the 'revenue and so it obviously was his calling.

[FredTransit]

Money lending Enterprise Scheme, priceless!

[Futuramic]

It amuses me that the elderly residents find it a depressing sight. If I was old, and a grumpy twat, I wouldn't. I'd be aware of the fact that all my bus pass entitled me to do was sit next to dribbling weirdos or unemployed wasters with veins full of brown - and Id be somewhat cheered up that I was at some point guaranteed a ride in air conditioned comfort courtesy of the Mk3 Granada.