Years ago, the Hundred Club used to mix up their announcements and the actual schedules. One night, was full of people expecting 40s music, but they had a punk band on. Being the Hundred Club, everyo… (View Post)

Moving her out of harms way is very NU10K - “The responsible people have all retired or moved on. Janice, the lady who cleans on Thursdays will take the fall. Lessons Will Be Learned”. (View Post)

I recall a rant about how young people today just want to drink, sing silly songs and hang around shops. Instead of studying politics and philosophy. Plato, IIRC (View Post)

And taxing transport is interesting. Since along with cheap power, the discovery of cheap transport (canals, then railways, then automotive road use) was the driver of the Industrial Revolution. Whic… (View Post)

Tool theft and public resale was one of the crimes that the courts and police “decrimed” all the way back to New Labour, if not before. There was a moderate famous (in the building industry) moment w… (View Post)