Preparedness for when

craigywv

memory_girl wrote: »

combined with my birthday trip out to tosco's yesterday where i scored bags of rtc peppers .... Me and my stash of 10p tinned tommies are making spicy salsa today in the canner.

Happy day pootling around!! ... And something mexican for tea i think :d

mg

mexican..................sounds just lovely for the weekend as footy be on and i can experiment with various dips etc for the tortilla chips.

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'S OK THRIFTWIZARD the smaller rural police can't afford the water cannons, but are I believe being armed with good quality water pistols and a sprinkler hose with which to tackle just such happenings as you describe, we'll be quite safe!!!

Frugalsod

I suspect that it was just bored kids which happens everywhere.

the_cake

Saw something bizarre and rather worrying yesterday .... I was driving along a quiet A-road, from a very small country town, back to the only slightly bigger and very rural county town, when coming towards me was the biggest and strangest convoy I've ever seen: first came some police on bikes - 4 of them, then between 12 and 15 police cars, vans, and a big white lorry - all with blue flashing lights on the fronts, then another lot of police on bikes. It was about midday. What on earth were they moving, do you think? Nuclear waste, or a very dangerous terrorist? The mind boggles; it was a very sinister sight in the middle of the countryside in broad daylight.

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They were probably en route to some major incident, such as a car which had knocked down a fence, or knocked a wing mirror off another car.

southantrim3

the_cake wrote: »

Saw something bizarre and rather worrying yesterday .... I was driving along a quiet A-road, from a very small country town, back to the only slightly bigger and very rural county town, when coming towards me was the biggest and strangest convoy I've ever seen: first came some police on bikes - 4 of them, then between 12 and 15 police cars, vans, and a big white lorry - all with blue flashing lights on the fronts, then another lot of police on bikes. It was about midday. What on earth were they moving, do you think? Nuclear waste, or a very dangerous terrorist? The mind boggles; it was a very sinister sight in the middle of the countryside in broad daylight.

Shame you didn't get a pic, would love to seen that . Sounds bizzare! It wasn't one of the new water cannon thingys, ordered by Boris, heading towards London, for the summer of discontent by any chance?

Butterfly_Brain

Very interesting
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/11/government-public-case-surveillance-state-theresa-may

I read it as we haven't been able to con you into believing in a big brother state so we have to use a bit more spin

Frugalsod

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Very interesting
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/11/government-public-case-surveillance-state-theresa-may

I read it as we haven't been able to con you into believing in a big brother state so we have to use a bit more spin

The problem is that that have targeted the wrong groups in the past and used decidedly dodgy methods as well. The police targeted environmental protestors complaining about a new power station going up near them.

Also the vast majority of us are not a threat in any way shape or form even if we are extremist lefties or fascists because we will still need the support of the rest of the population to do anything. Most people by their nature want a quiet life and so only when the government have messed things up significantly will they consider voting for a non mainstream party. So in order for an extremist party to even get into power, the mainstream parties will have to lose the support of a significant proportion of the country, to allow an extremist party to get a chance of power. The problem is that the Tory party is looking more like a police state when there already plenty of legal ways for them to undertake surveillance on people who are truly a threat and with a court order.

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Just put the car through its MOT test, and I'm pleased to announce it passed, without needing so much as a bulb. :j

So, I've used the cash I had put aside, to cover any repairs, to treat myself. :cool:

GreyQueen

the_cake wrote: »

Saw something bizarre and rather worrying yesterday .... I was driving along a quiet A-road, from a very small country town, back to the only slightly bigger and very rural county town, when coming towards me was the biggest and strangest convoy I've ever seen: first came some police on bikes - 4 of them, then between 12 and 15 police cars, vans, and a big white lorry - all with blue flashing lights on the fronts, then another lot of police on bikes. It was about midday. What on earth were they moving, do you think? Nuclear waste, or a very dangerous terrorist? The mind boggles; it was a very sinister sight in the middle of the countryside in broad daylight.

I once saw an almost identical convoy in Provincial City. Caused a WTH?! moment. It was transport to and fro prison to the court for a very dangerous master crim whose armed gang were believed liable to try springing him from custody. Certainly turned a few heads around here.