Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Slow news day....
As someone pointed out in a recent comment this time of year is indeed the silly season when it comes to reporting news, or should that be no news. In the days of 24 hour rolling news channels who struggle to make even coherent sentences on slow news days, and who leap on an international disaster like a child with a new bike for Christmas, I always find it refreshing to recall that famous clip on the news in the early days of television when the news reader was heard saying those immortal words: "...Today there is no news to report...." I kid you not, it did actually happen. Sometimes it would be nice if todays news channels and newspapers were a little more realistic instead of making up the news as they go along....
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How about we get hysterical about the man with a sign, permanently stationed on the PoundStretcher roundabout?
Yes I noticed him the other day with his arrow for a jet car wash was it? The problem is that you can't do much about it because technically it's not a fixed sign, but a person carrying a sign. In the same way people touting for business for shops, pubs and clubs are allowed to hand out leaflets in the street, but they are not allowed to erect a banner or a sign without permission from the council. At least I'm pretty sure that that is the case; I suppose the police could move him on for blocking the vision of car drivers or something like that. The guy will probably get incredibly bored soon anyway and move on to the St. Stephens Roundabout or the central reservation of the A21!...
Bet he's eastern european
btw yesterdsy the news on GMTV and Radio Kent was about injuries people have sustained from biscuits. Apparently someone received stitches to their head after a digestive was thrown at them and custard creams seem to be the enemy too. This reporting is really scraping the 'biscuit' barrel.
Its not just freelancers that advertise on roundabouts. Local councils sell space on them and on other street furniture. Including our own KCC who claim its not a safety issue because the accident figures have not increased. But who is going to tell their insurance company that they were looking at a wonderbra ad?
The roundabout by the Merc dealer is a bit blind when approached from Hadlow Rd direction and going straight on. It needs its vegetation and crown chopped off. There has been a fatality there.
As for news what about the new taxi rank system?
Just watched Dragons Den on the Road. Apparently local Tonbridge artist lives in Tunbridge Wells. Why can't mwedia accept the existence of Tonbridge?
Hadlow College was described as being in "South London" on another show!
Speaking of Hadlow college, you seen their new building? Looks very impressive from the nearby A26. Puts our badly designed castle extension to shame. Btw way, anyone noticed just how poor the finish is to the badly designed extension? I'll give it until December before the scaffolding and plastic sheeting goes up for some 'essential' works.
The man with an eastern european look has now a seat to sit on. Now that is going up in the world - or is it down>
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