Halfhound 1,343 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 47 minutes ago, WILF said: You could do that, or you could try and bring down a system that puts them in that position ? Not a hope. You’ve lost your mind. You’ll be telling me I should let the workers join the union next ffs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 53,432 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 15 minutes ago, Halfhound said: Not a hope. You’ve lost your mind. You’ll be telling me I should let the workers join the union next ffs. That’s the trouble with ideologues mate…..there’s only ever one way to skin a cat…… Folks should start thinking outside the box for a change. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 30,318 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 4 hours ago, Halfhound said: Just wondering have you seen the demographics of Dallas or even Texas for that matter? Good old boy f**k me your the pits I’ve travelled the world and Texas is one of my favourite places , although as I stayed in the Presidential Suite of the Dallas Hilton, a walled and gated community in San Antonio, and at a log cabin belonging to President Johnson, I may be more than a little bit biased ! Freindly cosmopolitan people, and in some parts, yes, red necks, and other parts far more “Mexican” all taco’s and mariachi bands I did all the tourist bits, the Kennedy Assassination tour, the Alamo , the San Antonio river walk. Spent a fortune in Schepplers, the biggest Western Store in the world . The friends I stayed with, the husband was Mexican, the wife American and I met a very mixed demographic and got on well with them all. All in all, a place I’d recommend to be on anyone’s bucket list Cheers. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Halfhound 1,343 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 1 minute ago, chartpolski said: I’ve travelled the world and Texas is one of my favourite places , although as I stayed in the Presidential Suite of the Dallas Hilton, a walled and gated community in San Antonio, and at a log cabin belonging to President Johnson, I may be more than a little bit biased ! Freindly cosmopolitan people, and in some parts, yes, red necks, and other parts far more “Mexican” all taco’s and mariachi bands I did all the tourist bits, the Kennedy Assassination tour, the Alamo , the San Antonio river walk. Spent a fortune in Schepplers, the biggest Western Store in the world . The friends I stayed with, the husband was Mexican, the wife American and I met a very mixed demographic and got on well with them all. All in all, a place I’d recommend to be on anyone’s bucket list Cheers. I don’t doubt it for a minute chartpolski. My point was if you talked to any Texans who’s travelled to London they would probably sing its praises as well. Despite the doom and gloom it’s probably still one of the most visited cities in the world. Islington might not be to everyone’s taste but try and buy yourself a flat there never mind a house. The facts are people are falling over themselves to live in these places they can’t all be wrong? Can they? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 30,318 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Halfhound said: I don’t doubt it for a minute chartpolski. My point was if you talked to any Texans who’s travelled to London they would probably sing its praises as well. Despite the doom and gloom it’s probably still one of the most visited cities in the world. Islington might not be to everyone’s taste but try and buy yourself a flat there never mind a house. The facts are people are falling over themselves to live in these places they can’t all be wrong? Can they? I’ve spent far more time in London airports that London itself so I can’t really comment. I went to a meeting in Southall back in the 70’s and it felt very “alien” to me, not what I expected. I was on a course on Tottenham Court Road, near “Theatre Land” one time and the demographics were completely different to Southall, As for my own patch, Newcastle, I can walk from Darras Hall , the millionaire footballers preferred location, to the West Road , which is almost 100% Pakistani. I guess all cities have their different cultural, religious mixes these days, especially the big cosmopolitan ones like London, New York, Paris, etc, Cheers. Edited April 3 by chartpolski Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 53,432 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 21 minutes ago, Halfhound said: I don’t doubt it for a minute chartpolski. My point was if you talked to any Texans who’s travelled to London they would probably sing its praises as well. Despite the doom and gloom it’s probably still one of the most visited cities in the world. Islington might not be to everyone’s taste but try and buy yourself a flat there never mind a house. The facts are people are falling over themselves to live in these places they can’t all be wrong? Can they? Did you think my point was about architecture and tourism ?…….jesus Christ !! Wow ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Halfhound 1,343 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 8 minutes ago, WILF said: Did you think my point was about architecture and tourism ?…….jesus Christ !! Wow ! No it was about if a ‘good old boy’ from Texas arrived in Islington he would be disgusted at what he would see. I’d just be of the opinion he wouldn’t give a shit because that’s what his own city probably looks like and every other major city he’s probably lucky enough to visit around the world. Most of those ‘good old’ oil boys more than likely sent there kids to London for education one of the places they’d all want to live is the very place you’d mentioned. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 53,432 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Halfhound said: No it was about if a ‘good old boy’ from Texas arrived in Islington he would be disgusted at what he would see. I’d just be of the opinion he wouldn’t give a shit because that’s what his own city probably looks like and every other major city he’s probably lucky enough to visit around the world. Most of those ‘good old’ oil boys more than likely sent there kids to London for education one of the places they’d all want to live is the very place you’d mentioned. No, it wasn’t…..it was about if a libertarian, Christian, open carry Texan landed in one of the heartlands of this Marxist political ideology and talked to some of these people about private property rights, speech law, enforced demographic change, taxation and big government telling everyone how to wipe their own arse while at the same time dismantling their own means to look after themselves and farm it out people who hate you he would be incredulous ! He’d think we had all gone insane….and he would be right ! I’d only have to explain that to a person who thinks all this system is completely fine and normal ! lol Edited April 3 by WILF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Halfhound 1,343 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 10 minutes ago, WILF said: No, it wasn’t…..it was about if a libertarian, Christian, open carry Texan landed in one of the heartlands of this Marxist political ideology and talked to some of these people about private property rights, speech law, enforced demographic change, taxation and big government telling everyone how to wipe their own arse while at the same time dismantling their own means to look after themselves and farm it out people who hate you he would be incredulous ! He’d think we had all gone insane….and he would be right ! I’d only have to explain that to a person who thinks all this system is completely fine and normal ! lol I think your mistaken most people don’t spend every waking minute of there lives engrossed in this stuff most people and out making there few quid enjoying life where they can and just getting on with things. You give it all too much thought. I just try and point out the fantasy of it all every now and again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 53,432 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 4 minutes ago, Halfhound said: I think your mistaken most people don’t spend every waking minute of there lives engrossed in this stuff most people and out making there few quid enjoying life where they can and just getting on with things. You give it all too much thought. I just try and point out the fantasy of it all every now and again I don’t give it “too much thought”……I just give it some thought. More people should try that ! lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Halfhound 1,343 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 17 minutes ago, WILF said: I don’t give it “too much thought”……I just give it some thought. More people should try that ! lol Come on at least admit you give considerable amounts of you time and thoughts to it. Ffs you upped sticks and left one place over it all and you do nothing only crib and cry about where you are currently and how it’s going down the swanny. Maybe your the common denominator Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 53,432 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 2 minutes ago, Halfhound said: Come on at least admit you give considerable amounts of you time and thoughts to it. Ffs you upped sticks and left one place over it all and you do nothing only crib and cry about where you are currently and how it’s going down the swanny. Maybe your the common denominator I’m stood at a gate post watching a lad cut my field as we have this conversation….so, I can multi task ! Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 30,558 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 2 hours ago, chartpolski said: I’ve spent far more time in London airports that London itself so I can’t really comment. I went to a meeting in Southall back in the 70’s and it felt very “alien” to me, not what I expected. I was on a course on Tottenham Court Road, near “Theatre Land” one time and the demographics were completely different to Southall, As for my own patch, Newcastle, I can walk from Darras Hall , the millionaire footballers preferred location, to the West Road , which is almost 100% Pakistani. I guess all cities have their different cultural, religious mixes these days, especially the big cosmopolitan ones like London, New York, Paris, etc, Cheers. I've done alot of work in London and it's shocking....as is Birmingham absolute shit holes in lots of places.....sadly whilst driving down some streets you can imagine it how it was....the architecture is still there in what was once beautiful victorian houses....yet now they are f***ing dumps... Just last week in Brum whilst working on a place in Smethick....I watched a group of kids come by from the local school must of been 60 kids 6..7 year old escorted by a few teachers.....genuinely there were two white kids in all that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mel b 4,950 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 34 minutes ago, TOMO said: I've done alot of work in London and it's shocking....as is Birmingham absolute shit holes in lots of places.....sadly whilst driving down some streets you can imagine it how it was....the architecture is still there in what was once beautiful victorian houses....yet now they are f***ing dumps... Just last week in Brum whilst working on a place in Smethick....I watched a group of kids come by from the local school must of been 60 kids 6..7 year old escorted by a few teachers.....genuinely there were two white kids in all that That's Smethwickstan. Even by brummie standards it's a shithole. My new Muslim neighbours came from there , and even they couldn't stand it. I have an old shooting mate that was born and raised there . He moved house at around 70 years old , because it has been taken over . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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