General
July 26th, 2007 at 08:53am
Under General
During the flooding in the UK it was reported on BBC1 that the South East water supply had been contaminated with sewage when a pumping station became flooded. we were told by the BBC to only drink tap water if it was boiled first, to be on the safe side.
That was a week ago. I have heard nothing from South East Water Limited (who’s ironic google snippet says; “South East Water supplies quality drinking water in the south east of England every day.”. No press release, no advice, nothing. We have no idea if the water is safe to drink or not.
South East water, already on very thin ice (pun intended) after last summer’s water shortages in the South East are looking to be in for more flak from the public after this.
Looking on the South East water website, there is no mention of this at all. Even if the BBC had got it wrong, you would assume that the water company would have put a statement on there website at the very least to dispel the fear of drinking sewage contaminated water! This is what they DO have for the month of July 2007.
Honestly, I am disgusted with the way this company treats its customers.
By Jez
August 17th, 2006 at 08:15am
Under General
I heard someone shout “Chicken Fried Rice For Everybody” yesterday whilst I was out in Bracknell. I put it down to a marauding nutter as we were nowhere near a Chinese takeaway! However, and I mean However,, this morning, on my way to work, listening to Chris Moyles on Radio 1 (yes, that puerile twat, but other than local radio or Radio Quiet there’s not a lot of choice, besides, it’s great when he goes on holiday and the true talent that is Scott Mills takes over), he had a similar experience! Being a bit troubled that I was having similar experiences to that twat i thought I would put up this post and see if anyone searches for the phrase “Chicken Fried Rice For Everybody”, thus telling me that i am alone in being in the same boat as Chris Moyles (imagine; boat, fat sweaty person, complete with “fat” voice, my immediate sense of humour loss, but I digress).
Please let me know if you have had the phrase above shouted at, by or near you! It’s important. I really want to know what it means and remove the ties that I have with Radio 1’s hair pile morning DJ.
By Jez
February 10th, 2006 at 09:50am
Under General
Wooden Garden and Patio Furniture
I have been busy of late building a new mini site within one of my domains. As ever nowadays I try to always keep my mind on selling stuff that is not harmful to the environment such as solar powered lights and wooden garden furniture that comes from sustainable teak plantation sources as well as keeping the less environmentally friendly things I use such as enamel paints sprays to an absolute minimum. I won’t say that I will only sell greener products as I too have to make a living and unfortunately not everyone is able to afford the sometimes inflated price tag that comes with keeping your conscience clear.
Not only that but it’s increasingly difficult to find products like the wooden garden furniture that I can sell. The site can only sell within its niche market, which is house and garden. Much outside of that I will not be able to sell through the site.
By Jez
November 14th, 2005 at 11:18am
Under General
Recent reports into the Fastway fiasco are showing that fastway is a total waste of money.
The roads are still heavily disrupted around the Longbridge roundabout in HGorley with no end in sight in the near or far future.
The project has overspent by £6.2 million bringing the current cost to around £29.2 million. The rough average of users per route per day is approximately four (and from what I have seen, that estimate is generous).
I am fully expecting that the retort from officials is going to be that it’s our own fault for not wanting to get out of our cars that this project is flopping - the truth is that people cannot trust this service - there are often no bus stops near them - I personally would have to walk at least two miles to get to a bus stop to go to work and nearer to four at the other end.
When is someone going to be made to explain why so much money and time has been wasted on this ridiculous project? Who did the research? Who got paid? Why do we have to put up with the powers that be, wasting our money on ill though out crap?
By Jez
September 21st, 2005 at 12:51pm
Under General
Ok, so is anyone ever going to own up to taking the dog from the Langshott Estate several years ago? If anyone knows its current whereabouts I would be interested to know. We should have a Horley’s Missing Bronze (effect) Dog Amnesty.
Any details of its whereabouts would be appreciated. Any leads (bronze effect) will be followed. I am going to try to reconstruct the crime scene if there are no witnesses to come forward.
Does anyone have any pictures of the missing dog so that I can attempt to jog a few memories?
Horley just has not recovered since the loss of its beloved pet. If the missing statue was to be returned I am certain that the well being of Horley Town will recover. Estate agent shops and charity shops will no longer be the only shop windows to balefully stare into as you walk through the town on your way to somewhere, anywhere, more interesting. The Gatwick will become a family pub with a bouncy castle in the rear garden. The Virgin airhostesses will once again walk its lonely and cracked footways. The tramps that sit outside Liddl’s sipping Tennant’s Super will get back their once prosperous jobs of Quick Fit Fitters and Surgeons at East Surrey Hospital.
Has anyone seen the dog?
Things to look out for:
Have cans of bronze (effect) Pedigree Chum been mysteriously disappearing from your cupboard?
Has your dog recently given birth to a litter of half-bronze (effect) puppies?
Horley police have long since given up looking for this dog - the last known clue to it’s whereabouts were when the hardware shop in Horley town centre shut down due to massive theft losses from its Duraglit and Brasso shelves.
Bring back the dog.
Here’s (sort of) how it used to look
By Jez
August 9th, 2005 at 09:25pm
Under General+ The South East Plan
Here’s another example of the SOUTH EAST PLAN being taken advantage of by builders making money out of government policy - BARRATT HOMES in this case.
The owners of large houses along the A25 west of Reigate town centre have been tempted to sell their large garden to BARRATT’s so that they can build a whole housing estate even though there are trees situated in these gardens with preservation orders on them.
If it wasn’t for the the SOUTH EAST PLAN planning permission would not have been granted but so long as they include a minimum of relatively low cost starter homes in the plan, approval will be granted.
The residents of Reigate who use the cricket ground or the tennis club or the rugby club or the bowls club or the croquet club will lose the wonderful views of the north downs for which Reigate is famouse The view will be replaced by a roofsacpe which is actually acknowledged in the planning application submitted by Rippon Development Service of Reading on behalf of Barratt’s.
No doubt planning will approved in spite of all the objections about local congestion, lost views etc.
Yours sincerely
M sheppard
By mick
March 31st, 2005 at 02:55pm
Under General+ Horley Master Plan+ The South East Plan
“Development on or close to flood plains will be vulnerable to flooding, and may increase the risk of flooding elsewhere”. Couple that Environment Agency quote (see Spring 2005 East Surrey Westminster Report) with the same Agency’s flood prediction maps for the north of Horley and what do you get?
By Derek