rant of the day

[peanutpete]

When I got back from a client the secretary asked me who was driving one of our vans last month, why said I, she than showed me a letter from Haringey council which stated that one of there ?community enforcement officers? had seen one of my drivers having a cigarette whilst driving. Now I know its against the ?law? to smoke in company vans, vans that by the way I pay for, pay the tax for, pay the insurance for pay all the parking fines diesel and all the other shit involved in running the thing cost, not bloody Haringey council.ok so I said phone the council up and ask them to send a photo, there reply, we have NO photo but if you want to go to court fine with us, can you believe that shit well I couldn?t so I ring up there urban something or other bullshit department that after being past around found out these were the people to talk to, and talk I did in a very loud voice about why the fuck is this community enforcement officer looking at vans to see if someone is having a crafty fag (English version) when there are so many other things he could be doing. ?Like what? was there reply like what like fucking what have you seen the crime rates in Haringey have you seen the graffiti, the dig shit all over the streets, well yes I do see your point he said, do you do you really well do you know how much council tax Haringey council take of us each year I ask him ?no? said he, enough to pay your community enforcement officer said I and is that what he is paid for really?
Any way up shot is no photo, no way am I going to ask my guy to pay, fuck em I?ve had enough of this bull shit, already we thousand in parking fines to go about our business congestion charge and now this, I know he should not smoke and the fine will be down to him but my god big brother is alive and kicking

Ps if I end up behind bars please send cigars

[RogMcDodge]

It says it all really. There are so many bigger problems in this world and especially country and there are jobsworths whose only existence appears to be stupid things like this. Do you think they ever admit to themselves how pointless there jobs are?

[rokkitsci]

"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more" - Howard Beale in Network.

[jdawg]

absolute bullshit!

It is pretty obvious where this is all headed. Next, we will not be able to smoke in our own personal vehicles!

[G-man]

And they laughed when I mentioned big brother last year !
Its time we the people no matter where we live take back
whats ours (Freedom of press ,speech and the right to be adults)
The new world order is forming and we are allowing it !

[68TriShield]

That is some premium bullshit right there.
Can't smoke in a vehicle? What the hell!

[Big_T_UK]

Finally somebody as pissed off, grumpy and willing to say it publicly as me! I like this member. LOL

T.

[nicwing]

Unbebloodylievable.

I read your message twice. Can't believe we live in a world where we are paying twats like that to run around to catch innocent smokers.

[Lee Nub]

That is some premium bullshit right there.
Can't smoke in a vehicle? What the hell!

Its true bud, smoking in a work vehicle is illegal in the UK. Its also coming in that you cant smoke in your own home if you have workmen in, not that a lot of people would, but the actual freedom to choose is being taken away from us.

This country is becoming the laughing stock of the world it seems, we need another Guy Fawkes to shake the bastards up.

[cjlawrie]

Community officers are useless. All they are good for is helping the disabled crossing the street...but more often than not there are groups of four of them, holding hands, walking down the street saying 'lions and tigers and bears...oh my!".

The general demographic that community officer work appeals to is not going to be anyone with the mental not physical ability to do real police work...so the only thing they can do is observe, type up little reports and keep the council crime reporting statistics happy so that next years budget doesn't get cut...and so on....

Bah!

[cj121]

Shit one Pete. The smoke Police are out in farce...watch out

[68TriShield]

Its true bud, smoking in a work vehicle is illegal in the UK. Its also coming in that you cant smoke in your own home if you have workmen in, not that a lot of people would, but the actual freedom to choose is being taken away from us.

This country is becoming the laughing stock of the world it seems, we need another Guy Fawkes to shake the bastards up.

Sounds like pure unadulterated liberal crap to me.

"We know whats best for you whether you like it or not"

[daverave999]

Doesn't sound particularly liberal to me. Authoritarian perhaps...

[eggopp]

Well you just cant trust anyone.... Weve got CCTV in our offices... In the corridors, in the open planned offices... Apparently its for 'our' own protection.... I often sit at my desk putting a cigar in and out of my mouth, and smile at the cameras... Sometimes i take my pipe in and sit sucking and empty pipe making out im smoking, just waiting to be told to behave,,..

[cjlawrie]

Yay to the pipe Hope it's a briar worthy of cctv time lol!