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| Does anybody know if they've brought any horses or ponies with them? Wouldn't mind taking my niece up at the weekend to go and see them if they have.
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Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
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| Quote: Jimmy85 "I think you'll find people like that wherever you go, I've been attacked upleigh, had my van broken into and the mirror kicked off my car in the last few years, non of the people responsible were Gypsies, they were all born and bred in Leigh, so does that make you and me a 'horrible breed of creatures'?
You can't tar everybody with the same brush, I knew it wouldn't be long before the casual racism kicked in.
Has anybody actually spoken to any of them?'"
I have had ' contact ' with them several times, I have witnessed their mating rituals ( men dragging their wives/girlfriends across a pub floor by their hair ) and have several times been verbally threatened by them for nothing more than pointing out that my van was not for sale , just to then be told '" We'll just take it anyway "
I have seen 1 st hand the results of their ' work ' both on peoples drives and roofline, they have no scruples whatsoever and are happy to prey on the old and vunerable
As for their disgusting habit of leaving rubbish including human and animal waste wherever they stay, I have also seen several cases of that
If you think they really do make an honest living you are welcome to invite them to do a job for you, best of luck
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| Quote: Starbug "I have had ' contact ' with them several times, I have witnessed their mating rituals ( men dragging their wives/girlfriends across a pub floor by their hair ) and have several times been verbally threatened by them for nothing more than pointing out that my van was not for sale , just to then be told '" We'll just take it anyway "
I have seen 1 st hand the results of their ' work ' both on peoples drives and roofline, they have no scruples whatsoever and are happy to prey on the old and vunerable
As for their disgusting habit of leaving rubbish including human and animal waste wherever they stay, I have also seen several cases of that
If you think they really do make an honest living you are welcome to invite them to do a job for you, best of luck'"
Steve do any of them play Poker ?The Centurion is only just down the road Frank can teach them .
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| Quote: Starbug "I have had ' contact ' with them several times, I have witnessed their mating rituals ( men dragging their wives/girlfriends across a pub floor by their hair ) and have several times been verbally threatened by them for nothing more than pointing out that my van was not for sale , just to then be told '" We'll just take it anyway "
I have seen 1 st hand the results of their ' work ' both on peoples drives and roofline, they have no scruples whatsoever and are happy to prey on the old and vunerable
As for their disgusting habit of leaving rubbish including human and animal waste wherever they stay, I have also seen several cases of that
If you think they really do make an honest living you are welcome to invite them to do a job for you, best of luck'"
I suppose it all comes down to personal experiences with them, I've worked with them in previous lines of work and found them no trouble at all, regarding their 'mating rituals' I'm afraid 200 years of tradition isn't going to be broke anytime soon and there are FAR worse things going on in other cultures every minute of every day that we turn a blind eye to, and I've just been reading a Manchester Evening News article about three loansharks that targeted old people and vulnerable single mums with threats of violence etc, doesn't mean everybody in Manchester is like that.
Opinions are like a**eholes I suppose. Everyones got one.
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| Quote: charlie caroli "Steve do any of them play Poker ?The Centurion is only just down the road
I will invite a few down on Tuesday if I make it to the site at the weekend, seem to remember playing pool in the Ellesmere last year with a couple of them the last time they were down here.
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9005.jpg kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: Jimmy85 "I suppose it all comes down to personal experiences with them, I've worked with them in previous lines of work and found them no trouble at all, regarding their 'mating rituals' I'm afraid 200 years of tradition isn't going to be broke anytime soon and there are FAR worse things going on in other cultures every minute of every day that we turn a blind eye to, and I've just been reading a Manchester Evening News article about three loansharks that targeted old people and vulnerable single mums with threats of violence etc, doesn't mean everybody in Manchester is like that.
Opinions are like a**eholes I suppose. Everyones got one.'"
Thats the thing, ALL my experiences have been negative, the incident in the pub was just fortunate that I convinced 2 other people I was with not to intervene, as the bar staff that did were threatened , and it was only fortunate that the police arrived a couple of minutes after the group of ' friends ' returned to exact retribution for that intervention
They have been served with eviction orders but have so far ignored them
Have they paid for a skip to put their rubbish in as I have had to do ?
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| Quote: mr. chairman "Jimmy what planet are you on , you say you have worked with them , where . Had a drive round to them tonight and saw top of the range cars and caravans , if you say they pay there taxes then who does the hmrc send the return to , who does the dvla send the reminders to . The kids are brought up to deal in cash and if you have worked with them , you will know why . Ask them about catalytic exhaust converters , better still park a sprinter van anywhere near them and see what happens . They don't go to petrol stations jimmy , they use red diesel . Have a walk in morrisons in the day when its kids eat free it's really funny and upsetting'"
Did you see any horses?
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9005.jpg kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: Jimmy85 "Did you see any horses?'"
There are some on Nel Pan Lane , and some just off the by pass near the crematorium, or are gypsy horses different to others?
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| I assume they have nicer cars.
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| There must be a big wedding near by as the LSV isn't the only place they are gathering. They have yearly gatherings don't they when they get together . Could be a big bare knuckle do.
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| I've been told tonight by someone who works at the LSV that the travellers have said they are attending a christening on Saturday and won't be moving on until Monday. Obviously after getting drunk until the early hours of Sunday morning, they won't be in a fit state to drive off the site until Monday morning.
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| Jimmy85, you are Mr P Ikey and I claim my £5.
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| Quote: jumpers4stix "I've been told tonight by someone who works at the LSV that the travellers have said they are attending a christening on Saturday and won't be moving on until Monday. Obviously after getting drunk until the early hours of Sunday morning, they won't be in a fit state to drive off the site until Monday morning.'"
Well whatever else they are obviously devout Christians.
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| Sorry, time to put an end to this thread.
If you wish to continue discussing this please find another place to do so.
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