offshoremanxman Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said: I see. Or should I say IP? Are you Amy Burns now 😂 OMG you people really are hilarious. Are you suggesting that as a moderator you have tried to track users IP addresses on an ‘anonymous’ forum you operate because some have been anti DBC and another moderator is a DBC Councillor? Even on the basis of that being genuinely sad (if not totally obsessive) behaviour if that is what you are suggesting then coincidentally most of my posts in the last two weeks have been from work or Bushy’s, the Rovers, the British or Noa’s (oh and the Queens on Weds). There must have been 10,000 people in Bushy’s the other night. Crack on Inspector Clouseau 😂 Edited June 9, 2023 by offshoremanxman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 21 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: OMG you people really are hilarious. Not really. Not even interested in most of your posts tbh. We just ensure that the MF T&Cs are observed....perhaps you would be wise reading them again: https://www.manxforums.com/forums/index.php?/guidelines/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said: Not really. Not even interested in most of your posts tbh. We just ensure that the MF T&Cs are observed....perhaps you would be wise reading them again: https://www.manxforums.com/forums/index.php?/guidelines/ Thank you. Which specific terms do you believe aren’t being observed by myself? As it looks like in a clumsy and flawed way you tried to break your own rules above “You must not stalk or harass other Members or do anything which involves collecting or divulging information about them” Edited June 9, 2023 by offshoremanxman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 10 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: Thank you. Which specific terms do you believe aren’t being observed by myself? As it looks like in a clumsy and flawed way you tried to break your own rules above “You must not stalk or harass other Members or do anything which involves collecting or divulging information about See you in a few weeks. Enjoy your seethe and use some of that time to read the T&Cs. 2 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 The air suddenly just became wholesomely cleaner 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Welcome back Roxy been on your hols ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 not just us then, i saw the headline and thought douglas was in the daily wail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12177549/Council-refuses-remove-rotting-carpet-kelp-attracts-flies-popular-Weymouth-beach.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassie2 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 (edited) https://portsoderickherald.wordpress.com/2023/06/10/douglas-bin-amnesty/ Exclusive report .. Following this weeks report of a Douglas ratepayer being investigated by the police for allegedly stealing a Douglas bin the Herald can now exclusively confirm that Council Leader, Claire Wells, will soon be declaring a Douglas bin amnesty ahead of a new wheelie bin lease-back scheme about to be launched which will threaten to report every Douglas resident for bin theft if they have council property (a Douglas City Wheelie Bin) stored full time on their premises. In future all wheelie bins will be required to be returned to City Hall for safe custody until official bin collection day when they will then be leased back to residents for a strict 24 hour period just to facilitate the collection of refuse. When the Herald contacted Ms Wells she seemed delighted to confirm that the tip off the Editor had received earlier in the week was correct “Following our positive interaction with the police I believe that we need to take a different and more radical approach to our current revenue model. Ratepayers need to accept that they are just the custodians of our wheelie bins that we generously hand out at considerable cost – and mostly they just sit rent free in peoples gardens or on drives for some fourteen days a month before they are required to be emptied. This is an inefficient way of deploying council assets and according to non-existent legal advice we thought about taking potentially leaves us open to home owners trying to charge us for allowing our property to be sited on their land. As a result in future the Council will be demanding the return of all our refuse assets for the two weeks the ratepayer currently has free usage for and we will then lease our property back to the user at the cost of £10 for up to 24 hours use so that they can properly dispose of their waste. This will also cut down on the unsightly mess overflowing bins are creating which is embarrassing to the Council and makes it look like our refuse changes aren’t working. No doubt the largely ill-educated, trouble making, neanderthal minority of ratepayers will have an issue with this – but if they do we will simply report them for theft and retrieve our property anyway via IOM Constabulary” Ms Wells then closed by adding “We have been looking for a way to inflict even more inconvenience and annoyance on our ratepayers for a while and after the bin theft episode this week we think that this sort of petty, narrow-minded, vindictively futile exercise in enforced compliance is just the right way to do it. Under the amnesty ratepayers will have thirty days in which to voluntarily return our property before they automatically get reported to the Police for theft. Amnesty letters will be sent out on the 30th June and our bins must be returned at the current custodians cost” Having obtained surprisingly frank disclosure from Ms Wells the Herald then contacted Douglas City Mayor Natalie Byron-Teare to see if she might add anything further about what are bound to be highly controversial changes – however she declined “I’ve just bought a nice new hat for functions and swapped my name for something that sounds a bit posher so I leave all of that day to day stuff to Claire really. Nobody really cares about dirty old bins to they? I suppose at least I won’t have to get my new gloves or shoes dirty touching a filthy bin if we do take them away for two weeks so I’d be in favour” If you are a Douglas resident concerned about the potential impact of the Douglas City bin amnesty please get in touch. The Editor, the Port Soderick Herald @portsoderickH Email: tpsh@email.com Today’s sponsor Are you a local authority representative with delusions of grandeur? Would you like to look the part at official functions or civic events but don’t have the budget to make a statement? Why not buy a genuine recycled plastic 9 carat gold effect Mayoral Chain direct from the Guangzhou No.1 Peoples Mayoral Chain Manufacturing Company. These high precision gold-look chains are almost impossible to distinguish from the real thing and will top off your look at any formal event no matter what your actual status. To order your chain just email: tpsh@email.com with the header “I live in a council house but want to look a bit posh like Hyacinth Bucket” Edited June 10, 2023 by Cassie2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarley Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 10 hours ago, Cassie2 said: https://portsoderickherald.wordpress.com/2023/06/10/douglas-bin-amnesty/ Exclusive report .. Following this weeks report of a Douglas ratepayer being investigated by the police for allegedly stealing a Douglas bin the Herald can now exclusively confirm that Council Leader, Claire Wells, will soon be declaring a Douglas bin amnesty ahead of a new wheelie bin lease-back scheme about to be launched which will threaten to report every Douglas resident for bin theft if they have council property (a Douglas City Wheelie Bin) stored full time on their premises. In future all wheelie bins will be required to be returned to City Hall for safe custody until official bin collection day when they will then be leased back to residents for a strict 24 hour period just to facilitate the collection of refuse. When the Herald contacted Ms Wells she seemed delighted to confirm that the tip off the Editor had received earlier in the week was correct “Following our positive interaction with the police I believe that we need to take a different and more radical approach to our current revenue model. Ratepayers need to accept that they are just the custodians of our wheelie bins that we generously hand out at considerable cost – and mostly they just sit rent free in peoples gardens or on drives for some fourteen days a month before they are required to be emptied. This is an inefficient way of deploying council assets and according to non-existent legal advice we thought about taking potentially leaves us open to home owners trying to charge us for allowing our property to be sited on their land. As a result in future the Council will be demanding the return of all our refuse assets for the two weeks the ratepayer currently has free usage for and we will then lease our property back to the user at the cost of £10 for up to 24 hours use so that they can properly dispose of their waste. This will also cut down on the unsightly mess overflowing bins are creating which is embarrassing to the Council and makes it look like our refuse changes aren’t working. No doubt the largely ill-educated, trouble making, neanderthal minority of ratepayers will have an issue with this – but if they do we will simply report them for theft and retrieve our property anyway via IOM Constabulary” Ms Wells then closed by adding “We have been looking for a way to inflict even more inconvenience and annoyance on our ratepayers for a while and after the bin theft episode this week we think that this sort of petty, narrow-minded, vindictively futile exercise in enforced compliance is just the right way to do it. Under the amnesty ratepayers will have thirty days in which to voluntarily return our property before they automatically get reported to the Police for theft. Amnesty letters will be sent out on the 30th June and our bins must be returned at the current custodians cost” Having obtained surprisingly frank disclosure from Ms Wells the Herald then contacted Douglas City Mayor Natalie Byron-Teare to see if she might add anything further about what are bound to be highly controversial changes – however she declined “I’ve just bought a nice new hat for functions and swapped my name for something that sounds a bit posher so I leave all of that day to day stuff to Claire really. Nobody really cares about dirty old bins to they? I suppose at least I won’t have to get my new gloves or shoes dirty touching a filthy bin if we do take them away for two weeks so I’d be in favour” If you are a Douglas resident concerned about the potential impact of the Douglas City bin amnesty please get in touch. The Editor, the Port Soderick Herald @portsoderickH Email: tpsh@email.com Today’s sponsor Are you a local authority representative with delusions of grandeur? Would you like to look the part at official functions or civic events but don’t have the budget to make a statement? Why not buy a genuine recycled plastic 9 carat gold effect Mayoral Chain direct from the Guangzhou No.1 Peoples Mayoral Chain Manufacturing Company. These high precision gold-look chains are almost impossible to distinguish from the real thing and will top off your look at any formal event no matter what your actual status. To order your chain just email: tpsh@email.com with the header “I live in a council house but want to look a bit posh like Hyacinth Bucket” This again? It was dull as ditchwater in the other thread as well. Do you get paid in cash per C&P or do you get benefits in kind? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, Zarley said: This again? It was dull as ditchwater in the other thread as well And, if you can post the link, why post the full text article as well? Three times? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 The authors should check a few definitions: Amnesty Lease-back Satire Humour Political commentary 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 11 hours ago, Cassie2 said: https://portsoderickherald.wordpress.com/2023/06/10/douglas-bin-amnesty/ Exclusive report .. Following this weeks report of a Douglas ratepayer being investigated by the police for allegedly stealing a Douglas bin the Herald can now exclusively confirm that Council Leader, Claire Wells, will soon be declaring a Douglas bin amnesty ahead of a new wheelie bin lease-back scheme about to be launched which will threaten to report every Douglas resident for bin theft if they have council property (a Douglas City Wheelie Bin) stored full time on their premises. In future all wheelie bins will be required to be returned to City Hall for safe custody until official bin collection day when they will then be leased back to residents for a strict 24 hour period just to facilitate the collection of refuse. When the Herald contacted Ms Wells she seemed delighted to confirm that the tip off the Editor had received earlier in the week was correct “Following our positive interaction with the police I believe that we need to take a different and more radical approach to our current revenue model. Ratepayers need to accept that they are just the custodians of our wheelie bins that we generously hand out at considerable cost – and mostly they just sit rent free in peoples gardens or on drives for some fourteen days a month before they are required to be emptied. This is an inefficient way of deploying council assets and according to non-existent legal advice we thought about taking potentially leaves us open to home owners trying to charge us for allowing our property to be sited on their land. As a result in future the Council will be demanding the return of all our refuse assets for the two weeks the ratepayer currently has free usage for and we will then lease our property back to the user at the cost of £10 for up to 24 hours use so that they can properly dispose of their waste. This will also cut down on the unsightly mess overflowing bins are creating which is embarrassing to the Council and makes it look like our refuse changes aren’t working. No doubt the largely ill-educated, trouble making, neanderthal minority of ratepayers will have an issue with this – but if they do we will simply report them for theft and retrieve our property anyway via IOM Constabulary” Ms Wells then closed by adding “We have been looking for a way to inflict even more inconvenience and annoyance on our ratepayers for a while and after the bin theft episode this week we think that this sort of petty, narrow-minded, vindictively futile exercise in enforced compliance is just the right way to do it. Under the amnesty ratepayers will have thirty days in which to voluntarily return our property before they automatically get reported to the Police for theft. Amnesty letters will be sent out on the 30th June and our bins must be returned at the current custodians cost” Having obtained surprisingly frank disclosure from Ms Wells the Herald then contacted Douglas City Mayor Natalie Byron-Teare to see if she might add anything further about what are bound to be highly controversial changes – however she declined “I’ve just bought a nice new hat for functions and swapped my name for something that sounds a bit posher so I leave all of that day to day stuff to Claire really. Nobody really cares about dirty old bins to they? I suppose at least I won’t have to get my new gloves or shoes dirty touching a filthy bin if we do take them away for two weeks so I’d be in favour” If you are a Douglas resident concerned about the potential impact of the Douglas City bin amnesty please get in touch. The Editor, the Port Soderick Herald @portsoderickH Email: tpsh@email.com Today’s sponsor Are you a local authority representative with delusions of grandeur? Would you like to look the part at official functions or civic events but don’t have the budget to make a statement? Why not buy a genuine recycled plastic 9 carat gold effect Mayoral Chain direct from the Guangzhou No.1 Peoples Mayoral Chain Manufacturing Company. These high precision gold-look chains are almost impossible to distinguish from the real thing and will top off your look at any formal event no matter what your actual status. To order your chain just email: tpsh@email.com with the header “I live in a council house but want to look a bit posh like Hyacinth Bucket” We need a “not even close to a smirk, never mind laughing” reaction. What the hell was that supposed to be? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 29 minutes ago, Asthehills said: What the hell was that supposed to be? An attempt to get on the bandwagon - but tossed off too quickly and without enough thought…or wit… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Port Soderick Herald Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 12 hours ago, Cassie2 said: https://portsoderickherald.wordpress.com/2023/06/10/douglas-bin-amnesty/ Thanks for re-posting here Cassie. Glad you enjoyed it. Really appreciate the feedback from the Booker Award panel of miserly curmudgeons too 👍 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 1 hour ago, The Port Soderick Herald said: Really appreciate the feedback from the Booker Award panel of miserly curmudgeons too 👍 “Everyone’s a critic…”. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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