UK : SW : Bouncers in tea rooms, and multi-force cop deployment for Gypsy horse fair!

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October 20, 2005 at 8:13 pm #1036861
General Lighting
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another example of middle england clamping down on any “alternative” event, backed up by the cops new Airwave radio system. Incidentally this event which has been going on since the 1700s is apparently due to be scrapped as locals voted for its abolition..

Tearoom bouncers tackle fair fear
A Cotswold tearoom has employed bouncers to head off trouble during this week’s Gypsy horse fair at Stow. Locals claim trouble at the twice-yearly event is getting out of hand with many traders shutting up shop to avoid problems.
But Ed Simpson, who runs the Ann Willows tea shop, has taken on door staff to prevent theft and vandalism.
The Gypsy Council says reports of anti-social behaviour have been blown out of proportion.

A tea shop in a small Cotswold town having door staff on it is a bit ridiculous, but that’s what you have to do
Ed Simpson
The fair dates back to the 1400s and now draws hundreds of travellers in May and October. Following complaints, police have stepped up their numbers and drafted in officers from neighbouring forces including Warwickshire and Thames Valley.
Mr Simpson said: “I’m staying open because I can’t really afford to close, but it means you have to pay for door staff.
“And when you think about it, a tea shop in a small Cotswold town having door staff on it is a bit ridiculous, but that’s what you have to do.”
But one Gypsy told the BBC: “It’s other people causing trouble for us. We’re decent people. Gypsies aren’t like that, people just don’t like us.”
Shopkeeper, Vera Norwood, who sits on the Gypsy Council’s education committee, added: “There are lot of people who’ve moved here recently and they don’t understand the fair.
“When they moved here they should’ve known it’s been happening for hundreds of years and they love to exaggerate anything that does go wrong.”

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/4359734.stm

Published: 2005/10/20 09:45:36 GMT

© BBC MMV
October 20, 2005 at 10:01 pm #1067434
globalloon
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i thought Vera hit the nail on the head

wankers keep moving to the south west and then complain harshly about everything

anyone remember my post about the wild goats that have lived in the Lydford Gorge on Exmoor for centuries? (they are mentioned in the Doomsday Book)… wankers from SE England have moved in (buying up houses at stupid prices and driving ut local young people) and are trying to have the goats exterminated because they eat their flowers from their gardens

these people should do one:you_smart

they should fuck off

they should be made to eat my arse:crazy_fre

while learning about he heritage and history of this once great and tolerant nation:weee:

apologies for the expletives, but seriously
October 20, 2005 at 10:11 pm #1067425
General Lighting
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the old wankers from SE England have priced the youth out of the housing market down here as well, in BErks/Oxon no one under 50 can afford a house in most areas…

I guess as a country boy you know what a muscovy duck is…

they put some in a village pond in one of the villages in Oxfordshire these ducks quack more than other breeds….

anyway all these yuppies called environmental health about the noise and the council had the ducks removed…

Incidentally I collect books about the English countryside and ye olde customs like country fairs, morris dancing, shin-kicking, gurning (yes, from way before raves), and whilst I wouldn’t say England was particularly welcoming of some of these customs (equivalents of the PEL laws existed in the 1600s!)

the people who lived in the rural areas did at least tolerate stuff like horse fairs, and gypsies were part of rural life instead of being marginalised…. their involvement in crime was exaggerated, but if people are denied legit opportuinites of course they will get involved in crime..
October 21, 2005 at 8:29 am #1067430
BioTech
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globalloon wrote:

anyone remember my post about the wild goats that have lived in the Lydford Gorge on Exmoor for centuries? (they are mentioned in the Doomsday Book)… wankers from SE England have moved in (buying up houses at stupid prices and driving ut local young people) and are trying to have the goats exterminated because they eat their flowers from their gardens

I know who I’d like to have exterminated and I bet the goats think the same way.
October 21, 2005 at 11:31 am #1067426
General Lighting
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another thing these new village idiots do is stuff like buying the house next to the village hall and then opposing the PEL appllication for late license because of the noise!
October 21, 2005 at 11:48 am #1067436
Tombo
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globalloon wrote:

anyone remember my post about the wild goats that have lived in the Lydford Gorge on Exmoor for centuries? (they are mentioned in the Doomsday Book)… wankers from SE England have moved in (buying up houses at stupid prices and driving ut local young people) and are trying to have the goats exterminated because they eat their flowers from their gardens

these people should do one:you_smart

they should fuck off

they should be made to eat my arse:crazy_fre

while learning about he heritage and history of this once great and tolerant nation:weee:

apologies for the expletives, but seriously

Goats eat most things including the remains of rich london types after they have been pushed through a wood chipper.
Also Lydford is on Dartmoor.:crazy_fre
October 21, 2005 at 11:57 am #1067432
vicky
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General Lighting wrote:

the old wankers from SE England have priced the youth out of the housing market down here as well, in BErks/Oxon no one under 50 can afford a house in most areas…

I guess as a country boy you know what a muscovy duck is…

they put some in a village pond in one of the villages in Oxfordshire these ducks quack more than other breeds….

anyway all these yuppies called environmental health about the noise and the council had the ducks removed…

Incidentally I collect books about the English countryside and ye olde customs like country fairs, morris dancing, shin-kicking, gurning (yes, from way before raves), and whilst I wouldn’t say England was particularly welcoming of some of these customs (equivalents of the PEL laws existed in the 1600s!)

the people who lived in the rural areas did at least tolerate stuff like horse fairs, and gypsies were part of rural life instead of being marginalised…. their involvement in crime was exaggerated, but if people are denied legit opportuinites of course they will get involved in crime..

i’ve just been doing some similar reading myself….
Gypsies were 1st recorded in Britain before 1500 as part of a 1000 year migration originating in Northern India.
they were for a long time mistaken as and called “egyptians” becuase of their skin colour. they were popular entertainers with rural folk in the C16th, but not surprisingly, not with the authorities, who perceived them as a threat to society.
talking about PEL laws and pre-modern equivalents – the “Egyptians Act” was passed in 1562, an act passed because of FEAR (it’s always fear) that the Egyptians/gypsies were recruiting indigenous folk to their “itinerant” life.
the authorities it seems will always be afraid of those who successfully live alternative lifestyles.
October 21, 2005 at 2:47 pm #1067433
vicky
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Tombo wrote:

Goats eat most things including the remains of rich london types after they have been pushed through a wood chipper.

that’s a funny image – made me laugh
October 21, 2005 at 3:00 pm #1067435
globalloon
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Tombo wrote:

Also Lydford is on Dartmoor.:crazy_fre

you’re right

i meant Lynton and Lynmouth
October 21, 2005 at 3:10 pm #1067427
General Lighting
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Tombo wrote:

Goats eat most things including the remains of rich london types after they have been pushed through a wood chipper.

you’ll lose your organic farming subsidy though…

this sort of thing actually happens fairly often, although human remains usually end up being fed to livestock in Essex or Kent, being geographically nearer.

Its unwise travelling too long down the M4 with a body in the boot – there are lots of cops and heddlu doing random stop checks, and it wouldn’t be too nice in the high summer.

usually its the rich london types feeding their own family members or business rivals to the livestock after domestic arguments, read the crime news and you’ll see loads of people who go to HMP but never admit where the body is…

when I was at school one of the local girls in my area got topped by her angry boyfriend and fed to pigs in a local piggery.

he guy got nicked, but nothing was done about the pigs who had eaten human flesh; (today they would be isolated and put down but the farmer would get compensation) they just ended up being made into bacon, ham and pork like any other porkers, and probably found their way into our school dinners!

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Allso Lydford is on Dartmoor.:crazy_fre

its it in a borderline areas? lots of the best agricultural places have loads of borders running straight through them (there are no less than 3 regional borders just a few miles away from where I live) ,

it dates back to ancient times when the location of borders was very important so the parish would get the best grazing land but not have to look after the unemployed and orphans etc (they had to give out dole before giro was invented) .

it was a cermony called “beating the bounds” all the farmhands and the vicar would take the young boys to the boundary and then thrash the lads with sticks. They still do this in some areas but the lads now read poetry instead as too many got injured in the old style ceremony which also breaks modern child protection rules – even though Middle England probably complains of the “decline of old style customs”
October 23, 2005 at 5:44 am #1067437
Tombo
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General Lighting wrote:

you’ll lose your organic farming subsidy though…

this sort of thing actually happens fairly often, although human remains usually end up being fed to livestock in Essex or Kent, being geographically nearer.

usually its the rich london types feeding their own family members or business rivals to the livestock after domestic arguments, read the crime news and you’ll see loads of people who go to HMP but never admit where the body is…

when I was at school one of the local girls in my area got topped by her angry boyfriend and fed to pigs in a local piggery.”

If you were stuck in London with a corpse, I am not sure feeding it to pigs would be the best option. Pigs will catch and eat rats by the way. I would imagine a roof top and the woodchipper is all you would need, seagulls would flock and eat the corpse pretty quickly. I would imagine what would result from a woodchipper corpse combination would be so far from human looking and so liquid you could dispose of the result very easily. Down the toilet for example.

Or for those who really like risks, and lets face it if your topping someone you got to like risks. You could place the remains in a dustbin – I estimate a full grown male to be approximately 80 litres, therefore a 100 litre dust bin would be best. Remove the spare wheel and jack from the boot floor of your car, then remove one of the rubber bungs in the bottom of the spare wheel well. Then place the bin in the spare wheel well in the boot of your car. Drive on to the M25, pull over to the hard shoulder make a hole in the bottom of the dust bin cordless drill would be handy here, or you could employ a lightly trained rat to do the job. Wither way you can then drive around London (literately) spreading the evidence as you go. The only slight floor in this plan is the possibility that the motorway might be jammed. Thus amassing the evidence. However I whole heartedly believe Margaret Thatcher’s statement in 1986 while opening the M25 that it would “solve London’s traffic problems for ever”. So there is no worries of a jam then….
Now remember people your going to need a diesel powered 9 inch to fine chipper I suggest the Morbark is the 2070XL its more than capable. This way you wont end up having to chop/smash everything up first only slight dismemberment would be necessary.
But if you want to go from corpse to goo in less than a second flat, go for the 2400XL which is an 18-inch drum chipper powered by either a 250-hp John Deere or 260-hp Cummins engine.

Actually having thought about it a bit, it’s loads better just not to bother. I suggest spraying there house with slurry instead. :crazy_fre :crazy_fre :crazy_fre :crazy_fre
October 23, 2005 at 6:31 pm #1067428
General Lighting
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Tombo wrote:

If you were stuck in London with a corpse, I am not sure feeding it to pigs would be the best option. :crazy_fre :crazy_fre :crazy_fre :crazy_fre

no, not when there is a ready demand for processed meat products.

I guess you must have heard the old story of Sweeney Todd 😉

muckspreaders are fairly often used as weapons in country disputes, allegedly the farmer wanted to use his against the crowds at the last moot but hantspol stopped him from doing so….
October 23, 2005 at 8:37 pm #1067431
BioTech
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Funny you should mention that. Titch could tell you something about his farming uncle, a muck spreader and a council building.

🙂
October 23, 2005 at 9:11 pm #1067429
General Lighting
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BioTech wrote:

Funny you should mention that. Titch could tell you something about his farming uncle, a muck spreader and a council building.

🙂

was that an incident on the border between East Anglia and the midlands, in the late 1970s? Whilst researching the ATV/Central stuff I found out about a local news report which had this as an item..
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