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A bit bendy… You know when you are getting old when you see everyone else by their failings, before seeing any of their good points. In fact they usually show their bad points before you ever find out if they have any good points. And sometimes this is even a good point! (Ed’s note: I think I’ll go back to bed!). This was highlighted on a recent bus journey when riding on the number 38 bendy from Dalston to the West End. During any bus journey, I love to study people, their actions and facial expressions. I think that everyone now realises that the nickname for these bendy buses is the freebie bus. From my selected seat at the rear of the bus, I had an excellent view of the passenger’s movement around the vehicle. You will notice that when a freebie bus pulls up at a bus stop, the majority of passengers rush to the entry doors towards the rear of the bus, as they have no intention of paying for a ride on these Ken Livingston white elephants. As law-abiding taxpayers will have noticed, these days you are paying more and getting less in return. But the lazy and work shy are getting more and paying less with more and more incentives to stay out of work. There is also an increase in the bad manners that seems to pass from the insolent groups to this once polite nation. It does not seem that the polite persons will try and get the others to come up to their standard, so they seem to lower their standards as that becomes easier and causes less confrontation. If you hold a door open for someone to pass through, or stop to let another vehicle out of a side street, do you expect a thank you? If you do, then you will most probably be sadly disappointed. Nowadays, getting a thank you is like winning the lottery! On bendy buses, you have some sets of seats that face one another, which lead to further bad manners. Into one of these groups of seats sat a couple of foreign lesbians who began cuddling. Up to that point I did not have a problem. Whilst walking our dog in the morning over London Fields, I’m often accompanied by gay and lesbian friends. During the walk we have interesting conversations interjected with jokes and humour. I have never had a problem with a person’s sexual preferences. But back to the bus… The two females put their shoes up onto the swabs of the seats opposite, leaving dirt, spit and dog’s excrement on them. It then gets transferred onto the next item of clean clothing of the following passenger; this action is seen as the norm, no doubt due to the lowering of standards that have been taught to them as children. Will anyone say anything to these offenders? Of course not, due to the increase of so-called politically correct individuals and human rights persons. You may even think that these offenders might be concealing a knife within their clothing. So those bad manners increase to the point where growing infants take this as the correct way to act. Why do parents not train and educate their siblings in the correct standard that should be the only one accepted by others? Is it because you hear parents say that it’s the job of the teachers to show them how to behave, negating their own responsibility? Over the past decade or so, we’ve had children as young as 10 years old murdering other children of a similar age, this is because right from an early age, they have not been taught right from wrong by their parents or guardians. These children are then put into a secure unit and when released, will be given a new identity and a free secure address, plus police protection at our cost. The guardians |
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 or parents are also given a secret address whilst the children are awaiting trial, this is with expenses and the cost down to the working taxpayer. In my mind this is just encouraging the parents to show neglect in their child’s upbringing. I believe that if the child is under the age of being sent to an adult prison, then one or both parents should be incarcerated as well as the child being sent to a secure unit. If the present trend is allowed to continue, the next 20 to 30 years will see an out-of-control nation where the bullies and criminals will rule the land and civilisation in this country will have taken a retrograde step. This has been allowed to happen by weak governments giving in to so called political correctness, or maybe Prime Ministers being brow beaten by their partners for a financial gain. In Hackney, the borough in which I live, on a recent Saturday there were 2 incidents that involved 3 stabbings and 1 shooting. Is this not taking away my human rights to walk along a street without the fear of being attacked and possibly even murdered? This being the case, what chance do you stand as a taxi driver with every mugger, drug addict or 14 year old with a knife looking to score? They know you will be carrying some cash around the dark streets of London, so you are an ideal target. Unless there are sharp drastic changes in the law, unless politicians do the job they are paid to complete, any person serving the public whilst carrying cash will be in a high-risk situation. These days bus drivers rarely collect money and neither do other delivery drivers, the buyer pays over the phone by credit card. But because of the nature of a taxi driver’s job, he has to collect a certain amount of cash, putting him or herself at risk. As I warned you years ago about losing of work to private hire because you stick your heads in the sand and do not want to address problems as they arise, you allow these problems to develop until they are insurmountable. We need to put pressure on the people who can change the situation or dismiss these politicians for others who will change the situation and then perhaps our daily lives would become much safer, as would the places we live. Do not put up with weak, cheating, lying and thieving people who purport to work on your behalf to make your life better and safer. Regents Park
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changeable British weather and - being in the open - the sound
quality. The show was Hello Dolly, starring Samantha Spiro as the overpowering Dolly Levi. Accompanied by my daughter, her partner and one of my grandsons, we set off on the warm Saturday evening in August through the paths towards the centre of Regents Park, past happy crowds enjoying their picnics – something encouraged by the theatre management, with tables provided as well. I was surprised at the size of the show’s audience, not realising how large the theatre was inside. We passed through the bars, restaurant and souvenir shop - all of which I doubt would be recommended for their low prices. On entering the seating area, I was pleasantly surprised that the seats had been staggered to allow a clear view above the patrons sitting directly in front of you. The show started and I was amazed at the clarity of the 4-piece orchestra and the clear voices of the singers, this was due to the well placed speakers around the auditorium. The show was excellent, with the cast giving their all into making it a memorable occasion. If you do have the opportunity to go to the Open Air theatre, it might be worth remembering to take a jacket or light travel rug, as the temperature can drop quite rapidly in late summer and that could detract from your enjoyment. You can buy lightweight rugs at the theatre, they are the ones available in Argos for £5, but at this venue the price is £20. So if you address that one hazard, you will have a very pleasant evening - weather permitting. Two other very good shows in London at the moment are Sister Act, where you should watch out for Ian "you stupid boy" Lavender from Dads Army; he plays the priest. Then there is Hairspray in which Brian Conley has taken over the part of the mother from Michael Ball. Did you know that John Travolta played the part in the film version? Both shows are well worth seeing. How to save money at PC
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