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On Jul 2, 1:30*pm, Lesley wrote:
On Jul 2, 11:01*am, hopitus wrote: You did forget "Special K". That must be American over here "Special K" is a diet breakfast cereal! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furball LOL to young and reckless ravers (party people) in USA urban life, it is *both*, that's how it was named in rave circuits. |
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On Jul 2, 3:09*pm, Lesley wrote:
On Jul 2, 11:01*am, hopitus wrote: K". You and I would get along fine in RL. I understand East Ender. I had one laugh yesterday sort of...I'd stopped in the "Bells" and 2 American ladies came in first of all they weren't too happy as they thought Bow Church was the one that you had to be born within hearing of to be considered Cockney- it's actually St Mary Le Bow in the city so I directed them then they started asking us all if were cockney what did it mean to be cockney? *Aaron said he was born in Bow but we didn't all use rhythming slang and as I walked past for a laugh I said "Aaron! Go up the Apples!" so the next thing I;ve got these 2 ladies assuming I am an authetic cockney and no amount of explaning that I was born in Romford worked *then they said there's no history around here... I took them outside.... *the "Bells" is about 200 feet from the first act of violence by a suffragette just standing out there I can see that and am near the site of a convent mentioned in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales"- the infamous red handed Gladstone statue is in sight but the real story is on the other side of the road and the memorial plaque is there. *Cross the road and the turning on your left is Fairfield Road where they used to have *fair but it was stopped for licentious behavour (possibly to the modern Mayfair) and about half way down now relabelled "Bow Quarter" is the old Bryant and Mays' match factory where the famous match girls strike took place ....I could have shown them the meeting place of the first London Co- Operative food store but it;s currently under scaffolding In the end they almost wanted to come back and hire me as a tour guide.... but after all the things I told them when I mentioned the Minnie Lansbury clock they asked "Is she related to Angela Lansbury" (Sort of Minnie was her grandfathers first wife when the clock needed work done she put £5K or so into the fund) and shot off to take photos Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furball You have a lotta historical stuff around where you live. I envy Britain's history, including all the violence, head-offing, etc. We have so little comparatively. |
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CatNipped wrote: All sales on fireworks have been banned this year in and around Houston. The chance of more wild fires and the danger to homes is too great to risk even a "sparkler" to ignite the draught ravaged foliage. That's perfectly understandable to me - why take the chance of some dumb@44 setting the city on fire. Apparently Texans are more intelligent than Arizonans! Last year they revised the laws to make sale of fireworks to the general public legal in Arizona. (It's not legal to set them off many places, but who will pay attention to that?) Considering the fact they have not quite gotten the worst wildfire in Arizona history under control yet, and the entire Southwest (including Arizona, New Mexico and Texas) are suffering from severe drought conditions, with the Forest Service banning campfires in the various camping areas, this really does not seem the proper time to relax the rules against private use of fireworks, does it? However, they're still planning a "Freedom Celebration" in Houston and some surrounding cities. Huh? Are their fireworks somehow different from privately owned fireworks? Are the parks and other places they're planned somehow spared from the draught? There is still a big "debate" about this going on, but as of right now, the celebrations are going to go ahead as planned. What do you think? Should city-run fireworks be banned also, or allowed? I don't know how such displays are organized and run in Texas, but most places have plenty of professional fire-fighters at hand to oversee the proceedings for public shows. (And the big shows use a lot of set-pieces, which are formally constructed in specific places - hopefully with fire-extinguishers ready to hand.) |
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CatNipped wrote: We don't open our curtains after dark, so my cats have never seen fireworks, but they don't appear to be bothered by the noises (thank goodness since our idiot neighbors spend thousands of dollars in fireworks at least twice a year). "TWICE a year"?? July 4th and what else? Cinco de Mayo? Guy Fawkes Day? |
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J J Levin wrote: I live in Northern NJ. There are organized fireworks on the 4th, but the NY Police Commissioner was just on the radio, warning NY residents not to drive to Pennsylvania to buy fireworks. Private fireworks are illegal in NY, and he specifically said that people who cross the border to buy illegal fireworks will be arrested and their cars will confiscated (as they do in drug cases). Jay That's smart! Putting that kind of teeth in the law may have some effect. Banning their sale in Minnesota when I was growing us didn't do much good - people just went over the state lines to Wisconsin or Iowa and bought 'em there. |
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On Jul 2, 3:39*pm, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote: J J Levin wrote: I live in Northern NJ. There are organized fireworks on the 4th, but the NY Police Commissioner was just on the radio, warning NY residents not to drive to Pennsylvania to buy fireworks. Private fireworks are illegal in NY, and he specifically said that people who cross the border to buy illegal fireworks will be arrested and their cars will confiscated (as they do in drug cases). Jay That's smart! *Putting that kind of teeth in the law may have some effect. *Banning their sale in Minnesota when I was growing us didn't do much good - people just went over the state lines to Wisconsin or Iowa and bought 'em there. Repeating myself: Just in case you are unaware, the Fed DEA is in on drug sweep confiscations complete with their manpower. The DEA is NOT in on ATF police work (separate Fed LE) and ATF due to Fed budget cutting major slashes, has much less enforcement personnel to date. I doubt AZ is rolling in cops to even enforce your (ahem) lady guv's immigration edicts (looks that way in media, anyway) and any "teeth" anywhere you don't have enough cops to take care of crime business are going to be baby kitten teeth, not fangs, as felonies and regular crime *here* are taking up remaining officers' time and effort....ergo, don't look for LE to come running in riot gear to your aid when you report your neighbor's kids setting off stuff next door Monday night. I live in reality, not how I wish things were, especially "how things were back then". A lot of "how things were back then" would get you quick in the slammer these days: three examples: child abuse, pet abuse, and extreme hoarding, as seen in the tv these days. All three went on unimpeded "back in the day". |
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Lesley wrote: In the end they almost wanted to come back and hire me as a tour guide.... but after all the things I told them when I mentioned the Minnie Lansbury clock they asked "Is she related to Angela Lansbury" (Sort of Minnie was her grandfathers first wife when the clock needed work done she put £5K or so into the fund) and shot off to take photos .....And then we wonder why American tourists have a bad reputation in Europe! At least, in the UK they are justified in expecting the natives to speak English. (One of the prime complaints against us in other countries.) |
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Lesley wrote: On Jul 2, 11:01 am, hopitus wrote: You did forget "Special K". That must be American over here "Special K" is a diet breakfast cereal! Here, too! (Where does it mean something else?) |
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"Lesley" wrote in message
On Jul 1, 3:07 pm, "CatNipped" wrote: What do you think? Should city-run fireworks be banned also, or allowed? ...When I was a kid city run displays were rare and most people had a bonfire etc in their back gardens on November the 5th. ... I'm getting a bad case of nostalgia here.....the morning after the air reeked of fireworks and us kids would go round hunting for the empty cases to see who could find the most... but apart from November the 5th no-one ever lit fireworks. These days very few people hold Bonfire Night parties in their gardens but there are loads of big council run displays... However they are now lit more often than once a year- ... ...New Year 2004 was like living in a war zone- ...The first year Dunzi (RB- God that hurts!) and Sarsi seemed fascinated and watched them out the window but they didn't bother after that... Well, round here (West London / Heathrow), there's a very large Asian population. They celebrate all sorts of religious festivals (Eid and Diwali, to name but two) with fireworks, usually in their back gardens - though the local authority (London Borough of Hounslow) also runs a few organised displays for these occasions. The law on fireworks is quite strict - who can supply, buy, and use them - and at what hour of the day - though the latter doesn't seem to be enforced! -- MatSav |
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:
Lesley wrote: In the end they almost wanted to come back and hire me as a tour guide.... but after all the things I told them when I mentioned the Minnie Lansbury clock they asked "Is she related to Angela Lansbury" (Sort of Minnie was her grandfathers first wife when the clock needed work done she put £5K or so into the fund) and shot off to take photos ....And then we wonder why American tourists have a bad reputation in Europe! At least, in the UK they are justified in expecting the natives to speak English. (One of the prime complaints against us in other countries.) I don't understand. What did she say that was objectionable? I mean, she was on the right track, wasn't she? Minnie *did* have a connection with Angela, if not by blood, then by marriage, so how was this an example of being an obnoxious tourist? Joyce -- Cats' hearing apparatus is built to allow the human voice to easily go in one ear and out the other. -- Stephen Baker |
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