Duncan is a BLOGGER in a way I would like to be a Blogger if I was better oriented to Blogging. This gentleman is at it almost every day and has a rhythm and a presence a lot of us could benefit from observing.
This is in some ways a follow up to my post ‘How to go, ‘And they’ll police that HOW exactly?’’ It does contain swearing, so you have been warned.
In the UK there’s an insidious system of sanctioning called Public Spaces Protection Orders. These have the ostensibly laudable aim of stopping people being a bleeding nuisance to the rest of the world, but in reality are little more than extensions of the ‘No Ball Games’ signs prevalent in the 60s in council estates. Some jumped up popinjays in town halls the length and breadth of the nation are using them as revenue earners.
Take this as an example. Salford Council has banned swearing in parts of Salford Quays. Say ‘fuck’ in public and you face a fine. The reason is that this constitutes ‘using foul and abusive language.’
Well, that rather depends on your point of view, doesn’t it? I…
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RidicuRyder 
March 5, 2016 at 1:50 pm
It’s a good job the nimbies from Salford Council never stood on the terraces of The Willows, the late lamented home of Salford R.L.F.C. They’d have happily given the inhabitants of “The Shed” life imprisonment, or the death penalty if it was still an option!
March 7, 2016 at 10:50 am
Yeah Paul S,
I suspect Rugby fans will eventually have to mind their Ps and Qs….
RR
March 8, 2016 at 7:35 pm
Aw, I love Duncan. ❤
March 8, 2016 at 8:20 pm
😃
March 30, 2016 at 3:33 pm
Shining the spotlight elsewhere is half thefun of blogging – looks like you do that well.
March 30, 2016 at 7:02 pm
Yeah…I’m close to converting the blog to a book with another couple of entries. I’ve pretty much been re-blogging for 2015…lots of great Blogger’s to stay active.
April 14, 2016 at 5:42 pm
Am I ridiculous yet? Or did I start off that way?