Monday, December 28, 2015

Top Ten Things Overheard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 297

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10. There was a skate park right over the back when we were little, great it was, lost my knees there.

9. They've cut down all the trees, so Mark's back garden is now bare for all the world to see.

8. I'm not surprised you got stuck in traffic, that load should have had an escort at this time of year.

7. We never have turkey, we always have fish.

6. You could feel the whole building moving, I told him to turn it right down, which he did eventually.

5. If she put just a small amount more into what she did, then there would be so much more to see.

4. This top is already coming apart and I've had it on two days.

3. Don't let Nate keep you from trying out for it, besides if you don't get it, he'll never know.

2. It was 3am and I still had the same two things rattling around in my head.

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

1. He got a pair of socks, and a small model of Elvis, he was much happier with that than anyone thought he'd be.

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Saturday, December 26, 2015

Top Ten Things Overheard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 296

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10. We went onto talking about his operation, but there was no showing of scars.

9. Back in the 1950s he was the only one in southern england you could buy it from illegally.

8. The Smiths are from Croatia originally, but they changed their name.

7. I was reading a few days ago about how much we'll spend on rubbish this Christmas, it's disgusting.

6. Too bad you didn't get two of them, then Trish could have given one to Sharon as well.

5. It's on Twitter, the whole conversation, with all the swearing and bitching, I'v copied and pasted it to it's saved forever.

4. He'll more than likely get me a crappy gift card for a shop that we don't have one in town of for me to go in.

3. Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's bad, I just want something better to watch on Christmas Day.

2. It keeps being mentioned about Christmas jumpers, when did Christmas have to make everything, from sprouts, to jumpers and turkeys all ironic? It's like trendy people have just started getting involved in it.

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

1. I'm getting everyone small bottles of miniatures for Christmas, then pouring them into full-sized empties to show them what they're missing.

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Monday, December 14, 2015

Top Ten Things Overheard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 295

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10. The smell drifted over the top of her cubicle, lord you could smell everything.

9. That was so beautiful.

8. I got some stuff in the cheap shop then realised I could get it cheaper in Tesco.

7. She claims that Katey speaks French, but she only knows about f things.

6. They went out for drinks, then found out that they should have been in the bar next door and decided to not tell anybody.

5. Neil just will not shut up about it all.

4. We booked the table for 7.30 and people had been out drinking since 4, it was a disaster.

3. I worked 12 hours only to find out he'd done no shopping, cleaning or made anything for tea, I totally lost it.

2. Shampoo, facewash, a new toothbrush and a little nail file.

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

1. They want to sell Lydiard, cunts.

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

The dismantling of Swindon : Ideological agenda rears it's head at Lydiard

The twists and turns of councillors and SBC officers shows up the Lydiard House and Park sell-off for what it is : a crude and quick exercise in accountancy driven by a ideological political agenda to dismantle Swindon's civic infrastructure while using the smoke and mirrors to cover your arse as you go.

The claims that the subsidy for Lydiard 'cannot carry on' is not an absolute carved in stone. It's simply  a local extension of national government policy for reducing the size of the state for political ideology.

The Conservatives lay the cause for this austerity and permanent reduction in the size of the state at the door of Labour for overspending massively when in power. Never mind that the majority of money was spent bailing out the banks in the later years to keep the financial system from collapsing in on itself and dragging the economy down. Despite this being fact, Labour have never, since even in the run-up to the 2010 election, been able to get that across to the electorate in any measurable amount.

Certain SBC assets and projects seem to still be happily on the balance sheet at having subsidy thrown at them, the Whalebridge Car Park, STEAM, the art gallery rebuild project, Forward Swindon and more.

SBC is now simply an accounting exercise, how much can be sold off and assets-stripped, or handed over to parish councils.

And Lydiard? Well SBC cannot now confirm that a sell-off would not see restricted public use of the park, and why? Because no matter what's been said prior, if someone wades in and waves enough money, SBC will sing like a canary.

None of this is being done for the greater good, it's being done by a ruling party hell-bent on reducing the size of local government because it positively salivates at the thought of the private sector doing everything in town.

The only two hopes :

- That the local Labour party come out with all guns blazing and defend it to the bitter end, that this is the ultimate line in Swindon's sands. Turn up the volume Swindon Labour and draft in some big names.

- People power, start by signing the petition.

Swindon needs leaders of vision, a council of high ideals, not politically ideological monkeys in suits pretending to play monopoly with the very civic fabric of our town.

Sunday, December 06, 2015

Top Ten Things Overheard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 294

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10. Remember it doesn't matter what you say, it's how you act.

9. Her lasagne was so big, she had to ask for another plate.

8. It goes the full length of the kitchen and ends just where the bins are.

7. I expected more from Tina considering she's on her final warning.

6. It's not quite as firm as yours, but we've always been different.

5. On the radar of things we're dealing with it's high priority.

4. He gets paid on Thursday, we're going shopping on Saturday, and I'm angling for that overtime in the next few days.

3. The promotion will be carried out by a team of people that come down from Cardiff for the day.

2. You end up with coffee cups all over and it just looks so trashy.

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

1. Why do we call ginger biscuits and ginger cake both gingerbread when they're both clearly not bread?

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