Top Ten Things Overheard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 221

One of Thamesdown's latest double deckers, at the Bristol Harbourside Rally in May. This picture by and used with the kind permission of Rob McCaffery, who's excellent Transport Illustrated site is highly recommended, click here for more.

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10. Dad's at home because he's been naughty and called Mummy a rude word.

9. Champagne would be good, tea would be better.

8. I have to get by somehow, if that means I have to sell pieces of the collection, so be it.

7. Jane hasn't a sympathetic bone in her body, she leaves Anne Robinson cold.

6. Call him Mr Vain, I remember that.

5. Her hair turned blue, her jeans pink and her face the colour of shame.

4. She's just got divorced, is 40ish and she keeps dressing like a 12 year-old, leave it love!

3. Everyone's got a cold, or is thinking of getting one.

2. The best weather's next week, we're going to suspend the seasons for a few days.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. Bring her if you want, but I won't speak to her, offer her any food and she better come with taxi fare home.

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Top Ten Things Overheard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 220

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10. If you can carry all that you've longer arms than me.

9. He was dressed as a woman, but it wasn't Thursday, so I wasn't expecting it.

8. Clive moved, Katy's got the big chair and I have a corner office with a spider plant.

7. The pub isn't as nice as it use to be before they put the grills up.

6. Steak pie, fish pie, vegetable pie, they had an offer on.

5. He needs to email her his picture and if she likes what she sees, she'll be in touch.

4. I suspect he thinks I like him, more fool him.

3. It'll never change, unless 500 customers all come in wanting the gold package.

2. Don't think the RM doesn't know what's going on, I heard agency staff will be here on Monday.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. This ensemble didn't just throw itself together you know.

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Top Ten Things Overheard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 219

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10. He wants the key to house, it's not his.

9. That's not how you make puff pastry, but she was taking no notice of me.

8. I think we must wait until we have more information, then we can strike.

7. Thanks to him I now have to spend the entire weekend rearranging my Great Aunt's cupboards and shed.

6. Look, potatoes are all well and good, but you can't serve them on a buffet table.

5. Nothing makes sense, but you know me, I'm not the cleverest person on the block.

4. Give me a ring if you need any help, anything at all.

3. I've eaten so many specials they've lost all their out-of-the-ordinary-ness for me now.

2. Unless you have visual evidence that he's been over there with his pants down, you'll have to keep doing what any sensible fiance does, checking his credit card statements.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. There's a girl on my college course that looks just like you, but she's thinner.

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10. What the hell did he do, eat her chocolate?

9. It means less when you consider all that's happened before.

8. She was bloated over lunch, I was still starvin'.

7. He got the job, after a lengthly form to fill out and a pointless phone interview.

6. No, Steve's on til 7, then doing a split tomorrow.

5. It's unfortunate that it all started to happen when Carol was hoping to have a long weekend away.

4. Take heart, he's got a plan and we'll all hear about it on Monday, so that's alright then, idiot.

3. No, she lives in Exeter Street, nearest she'll ever get to the West Country.

2. Drive your employees by fear and they'll drop you over the cliff in the end.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. Sarah and Kate came round, drank all my lambrusco and went off into town.

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Bats (& Administration) In The Development Belfry

As we recently learnt, the long-delayed Regent Circus development is now being held up due to bats roosting in the former Technical College building on the site next to Victoria Road.

But could something far more business-like be a factor in the delay?

Like one of the two developers going into administration?

The Regent Circus scheme is being carried out by Ashfield Land and Parkridge Developments, but the latter is currently in administration which begs the question, why when Deputy Council Leader (and Cabinet Member for Regeneration) Garry Perkins waxed lyrical about bats, did he not mention that one of the two developers was in administration?

Swindon Centric Says ; Why has this fact never been announced by Garry Perkins, or Swindon Borough Council? Even if the administration of Parkridge Developments has no effect on the project, why has no-one in our Council talked about it?

Rotten Borough Regeneration?

UPDATE AND CORRECTION :

The issue of Parkridge Developments going into administration was raised by Councillor Bawden, who directed his question to Councillor Perkins of whether it would have an effect on the Regent Circus scheme and was told by Councillor Perkins it would make little difference.

Sorry for the mistake and thank you to Councillor Steve Wakefield for the correction.

So, it is just the bats we have to deal with. Maybe we can get them like this :

Wi-Failed ; Council Leader Admits, The Money's Gone

Yes, that's right, click here.

Swindon Centric Says ; Armchair Auditors across town, you know who you are, raise a glass tonight.

PS - Being vigilant, thorough and questioning isn't being politically opportunistic - it's democratically necessary.