вторник, декември 11
Rare Sighting: Merlin of England
Lobster Blogster was very fortunate to meet the splendid Merlin of England during a visit to Avebury for the (delayed) spring equinox.
With friends like these, who needs enemies? Merlin takes a keen interest in matters such as the threatened destruction of 106 mature trees at the Willow Grange site in Church Road, Watford. Merlin is available at the drop of a hat to assist in eco-demonstrations, especially if you have got his business card. Both Mr Lobster and Mrs Justice Lobster were thrilled to meet such a reverred character from English folklore, and a charming conversationalist to boot.
Beware Lib Dims, Merlin has a mighty big sword and he is prepared to use it!
Picture is copyright Lobster Blogster and may only be used by marine creatures on underwater missions.
Coming soon!
Lobster Blogster is working on a solution to the Identity Card crisis. The answer is home-made biometric photo-id cards! More of this when I manage to get my home broadband up and running again. Laters!
Етикети: developers, Environment Action Zone, Lobster Blogster School of Excellence, WBC
понеделник, декември 3
Operations: cross border operations have now been authorised
Some parts re-posted from MacDonalds Community Noticeboard, St Albans Road, Watford
A great eco-crime is about to be committed. On Tuesday, Barratts Homes intend to cut down over one hundred trees at the British Waterways Board site in Church Road, Watford. Mrs Sally Rose Ivins, also of Church Road, wanted to take the case to the High Court to get a proper environmental assessment made, but could not cover the £1.8M indemnity that was required. No local backers were found. It was therefore with the greatest reluctance that Mr Lobster Blogster felt it was necessary to take direct action in the form of criminal damage. An incident has been recorded by the local police. The Lobster now faces many years in a watery prison, because of his personal belief that to kill a mature tree is an eco-crime. To chop down 106 PROTECTED TREES is surely evidence of serious malpractice within Watford Borough Council's Planning Office (Councillor details are out of date here, but Sally aka Harkin Larkin' won't mind a call. She came to Mr & Mrs Lobster's nuptials at the town hall, and seemed to want to argue with everyone there. Just tell her I've still got the "after Lichtenstein" photo, and will publish it if pushed!)
When the Lobster made an enquiry as to whether the final Planning Application had been completed, the Lobster was told "it could not be found". Swampy, Merlin and Arthur Pendragon will not be pleased! Even the boy scouts will be upset about this one, as Lobster Blogster has learnt that the site is part of a Smoke Control Area.
Other news:
A great eco-crime is about to be committed. On Tuesday, Barratts Homes intend to cut down over one hundred trees at the British Waterways Board site in Church Road, Watford. Mrs Sally Rose Ivins, also of Church Road, wanted to take the case to the High Court to get a proper environmental assessment made, but could not cover the £1.8M indemnity that was required. No local backers were found. It was therefore with the greatest reluctance that Mr Lobster Blogster felt it was necessary to take direct action in the form of criminal damage. An incident has been recorded by the local police. The Lobster now faces many years in a watery prison, because of his personal belief that to kill a mature tree is an eco-crime. To chop down 106 PROTECTED TREES is surely evidence of serious malpractice within Watford Borough Council's Planning Office (Councillor details are out of date here, but Sally aka Harkin Larkin' won't mind a call. She came to Mr & Mrs Lobster's nuptials at the town hall, and seemed to want to argue with everyone there. Just tell her I've still got the "after Lichtenstein" photo, and will publish it if pushed!)
When the Lobster made an enquiry as to whether the final Planning Application had been completed, the Lobster was told "it could not be found". Swampy, Merlin and Arthur Pendragon will not be pleased! Even the boy scouts will be upset about this one, as Lobster Blogster has learnt that the site is part of a Smoke Control Area.
Other news:
- Colloseum has a side room suitable for showing films - might be handy if Watford gets involved with this
- Julia Dave of the Customer Service desk wins the Lobster Blogster "Outstanding Customer Services in face of Adversity" award. Well done Julia, your prize will be with you before the close of play today
- Wrote letter to Tim Woolridge to let him know the scale on the Watford Cycling map is wonky - suggest he links up with London Cycling Campaign
- Apologised to Danielle Mcguire, also in Customer Services, and offered a small gift of baklava, obtained from "Try Me ... Saj". It's right next door to the Print Machine on the St Albans Road, and serves excellent Lebanese Street Cusine to the discerning residents of north Watford
- Had to make a complaint about the lavs in the subway by the Town Hall, but ended up complaining about the women who was meant to be dealing with myself and another chap - more on this later as it develops!
- Must dash now, to see if the Horns still does Pub Tapas
Live blog from WC Library (PC24), trialing the new Cirque Cruise Cat GDU500 available from www.keytools.com
Етикети: Environment Action Zone, FILTH, Watford
вторник, ноември 27
INCREDIBLE: Lying Lib Dems Flee Watford
This cannot possibly be true!In an almost unbelievable turn of events, the Lib Dem offices on the Leavesden Road, North Watford, were coned off, as if to "prevent evidence from being destroyed". The shutters were down, there was not a single orange Lib Dem sign on display and an estate agent's "To Let" sign was firmly affixed to the front of the building.
Liberal Democrat Portfolio Holders, have been refusing all calls and e-mails, and even Cllr Iain Sharpe's blog has been left abandoned for several days. Lobster Blogster had hoped to bring you news of who the "third man" is, the political leader with responsibility for Housing during the period 2005 to 2006, but now it seems we may never know.
It looks as though the building was cleared out several days ago. Rubbish has already started to accumulate. An elderly man with white hair was seen leaving the building with bundles of paperwork on Saturday. Is this when the Lib Dems upped sticks and went? There are signs that a lot of alcohol had been consumed, and a vacuum cleaner has been left by the front door. Up the street an old settee is left right across the pavement. Could this be the same sofa where leading Lib Dems sat down in comfort, whilst collecting huge allowances from the Watford tax payer?
UPDATE: Oh no, it looks like we've found out who the new tenants are!
Other news
The Watford Observer reported today that the Gold Plated Traffic Cones saga is almost over. Drivers in the area face only a few more months of driving misery, before a team of specialised "traffic cone removal operatives" are assigned to the dangerous task of re-opening the full width of the road. Claire Ward MP, said this was a "victory for common sense" after being told that the M25 was likely to be further widened in approximately two years time. Full story here.
Етикети: callowland, Environment Action Zone, Lib Dems, WBC
петък, август 11
Environment Inaction Zone
When Lobster Blogster takes a human form, he inhabits the earthly paradise of Watford.
In the area where he lives, the Liberal Bananacrat administration, made a big song and dance about setting up an Environment Action Zone.
He's what the lobster's local recycling bins looked like a year ago:
They were well used by local residents. So the council took them away. Here's what the same site looks like now.
The Environment Action Zone seems to have disappeared too. No sign of it on the council's website anymore, but I did find a mention via Google's cache. LINK BROKE
What is a lobster to do, one might ask? Don't worry, help is at hand. Watford council's adorable Mayor says "As a council, we are committed to community empowerment."
ie you can clear it up yourself.
They will even supply fluorescent safety tabards, how kind :0) LINK BROKE
Update 19 Feb 07
Just looked for Saftey Tabards at WBC, absolutely no sign. Wonder when they dropped that iniative?
Aha, here's a mention
{{cite web
| last =Hancock
| first =Sandra
| title =CALL-IN AND PERFORMANCE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
| publisher =Watford Borough Council
| date =2006-09-12
| url =http://www.watford.gov.uk/search/url?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.watford.gov.uk%2Fccm%2Fcms-service%2Fdownload%2Fasset%2F%3Fasset_id%3D8415008&query=safety+tabards
| format =PDF
| accessdate = 2007-02-19 }}
In the area where he lives, the Liberal Bananacrat administration, made a big song and dance about setting up an Environment Action Zone.
He's what the lobster's local recycling bins looked like a year ago:
They were well used by local residents. So the council took them away. Here's what the same site looks like now.
The Environment Action Zone seems to have disappeared too. No sign of it on the council's website anymore, but I did find a mention via Google's cache. LINK BROKE
What is a lobster to do, one might ask? Don't worry, help is at hand. Watford council's adorable Mayor says "As a council, we are committed to community empowerment."
ie you can clear it up yourself.
They will even supply fluorescent safety tabards, how kind :0) LINK BROKE
Update 19 Feb 07
Just looked for Saftey Tabards at WBC, absolutely no sign. Wonder when they dropped that iniative?
Aha, here's a mention
{{cite web
| last =Hancock
| first =Sandra
| title =CALL-IN AND PERFORMANCE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
| publisher =Watford Borough Council
| date =2006-09-12
| url =http://www.watford.gov.uk/search/url?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.watford.gov.uk%2Fccm%2Fcms-service%2Fdownload%2Fasset%2F%3Fasset_id%3D8415008&query=safety+tabards
| format =PDF
| accessdate = 2007-02-19 }}
Етикети: Environment Action Zone, tabards
Relaxation CD