Bloody vandal kids

[RichardCranium]

Although I am much younger than you

That had me confused for a moment. "How does he know that?" What a wally I am.

did you get that PM by the way.

I did. And the other one (by auto-forwarded email). I decided that if someone cares to try that hard, I don't mind. But I will probably do something about it in due course; probably when (if?) TPD is reincarnated / resurrected.

[Cliphead]

Some of you live in houses on a street

[conned tractor]

Some of you live in houses on a street

Only recently a contractor, still partly in permie "squalor".

[NickFitz]

Try owning an obviously expensive motor and parking it on the road. It'll be keyed within a day.

Tell me about it

[conned tractor]

Tell me about it

A ford orion - when was that taken, 1994?

[NickFitz]

A ford orion - when was that taken, 1994?

23 May 2007. It's still running - got through its MoT two weeks ago, and reached 173,000 miles on the way home on Friday

[d000hg]

Since children are now not allowed out to play, there are no other children to play with..

Mostly agree with you, but this isn't true. The sad thing is, poor working-class streets are the only place children do still play in the street on bikes or with a ball. Only problem is they then kick the ball at your house

[conned tractor]

23 May 2007. It's still running - got through its MoT two weeks ago, and reached 173,000 miles on the way home on Friday

Only joking, my car also has 170K+ miles on it and still runs daily.

Although its had 3 new bodies, and 5 new engines.

(Trigger)

I fear it will not get its next MOT though, and I am running into the ground until this time.

[OrangeHopper]

I used to live on a busy road that ran between Brighton and Hove and Friday night was the worst. People under the influence of all ages. Wing mirrors etc etc. Bloody annoying when I could least afford to fix things.

I even witness it being done by someone who I regarded as a friend. We had attended a party and he, and others, were a little worse for wear. As he passed a moped, he smashed the indicators. One of the incidents that chipped away at my regarding their company worth the time.

[Pondlife]

It's because there's bugger all else to do.

The Scouts and Boys Brigade and the like are always slagged off by the media so they are made to seem unattractive. Add to that the 'paedo' branding their volunteers get and hence there is a shortage of volunteers. I suspect the independent and council-run youth clubs have gone the same way.

snip

Councils have been cutting back and selling off parks and playgrounds for years.

Waste ground and building sites used to be good for mucking about on but they are now fenced off.

<jumpers for goal posts>

Agree. I went to youth clubs to learn photography and pottery aged about 11 and then air cadets aged 13 - 16 before discovering cash, booze and ladies. The old cadet hut looks pretty neglected these days.

When ever I go back to visit my mum there's never any kids playing football on the green.

There's not even a dangerously erected skateboard ramp made with wood nicked from a local building site.

Don't know what the kids do all day now.

</jumpers for goal posts>