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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2019 15:31:03 GMT
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Post by Mr Stabby on Dec 24, 2019 18:14:03 GMT
I'd bet the farm the perpetrators are Negroes.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2019 19:23:30 GMT
More likely to be pikeys I reckon.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2019 7:32:40 GMT
The recorded evidence is that Mr Stabby has it right.
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Post by JohnV on Dec 25, 2019 7:37:25 GMT
I did wonder who was right .... there is and always has been a lot of Pikey activity round the marsh areas of the Lea
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2019 7:40:39 GMT
Well John, if the reports by liveaboards are to be believed, the pikeys have little or nothing to do with it.
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Post by JohnV on Dec 25, 2019 7:46:39 GMT
My knowledge of the Hackney and Walthamstow areas is well out of date but years ago there were always Pikey vans parked all over the area.
Since retiring I have no need (or desire) to go into London and my last time through the canals in that area was done at a sprint to get to Limehouse basin (and that was about 6 or 7 years ago)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2019 7:46:42 GMT
Also a lot of nasty angry young black men to be fair. I had my worst boater - passer by incident on the Lea. Been round most of the system through scrote areas but never experienced the aggression of the Tottenham boys. Fortunately I was far enough away that their projectiles did not injure me.
I'm glad I did not have any high velocity weapons systems because I would definitely have used it. or a Molotov cocktail.
They were totally unprovoked and plain nasty. Needed shooting then drowning. Twice.
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Post by JohnV on Dec 25, 2019 7:50:34 GMT
Also a lot of nasty angry young black men to be fair. I had my worst boater - passer by incident on the Lea. Been round most of the system through scrote areas but never experienced the aggression of the Tottenham boys. Fortunately I was far enough away that their projectiles did not injure me. one of my worst incidents was on Duckets and that was also stone throwing by white scrotes ..... and that was nearly 40 years ago !!! (Victoria Park in those days was a no go area and you never saw boats moored up there for the night)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2019 12:44:27 GMT
Also a lot of nasty angry young black men to be fair. I had my worst boater - passer by incident on the Lea. Been round most of the system through scrote areas but never experienced the aggression of the Tottenham boys. Fortunately I was far enough away that their projectiles did not injure me. one of my worst incidents was on Duckets and that was also stone throwing by white scrotes ..... and that was nearly 40 years ago !!! (Victoria Park in those days was a no go area and you never saw boats moored up there for the night) Even 10 years ago the ducketts cut part of Vicky park was more or less empty. I remember being the only boat there. Now it's usually full and mainly double moored. Even Limehouse cut has filled up now. It's really gone mad over the last ten years. The influx is amazing. Something is going to have to give at some point.
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Post by lollygagger on Dec 28, 2019 10:53:32 GMT
I wonder how many of housing solution London boat dweller would in previous generations have been London squatters.
Despite the daily mail image of squatters being home stealing thugs, when I did it they were mainly middle class students, young professionals and a few middle class drop outs. None of who would have dreamed of squatting a private home if only because the cops would rightly have been round in a flash.
Same kind of people now in boats?
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Post by kris on Dec 28, 2019 11:01:24 GMT
I wonder how many of housing solution London boat dweller would in previous generations have been London squatters. Despite the daily mail image of squatters being home stealing thugs, when I did it they were mainly middle class students, young professionals and a few middle class drop outs. None of who would have dreamed of squatting a private home if only because the cops would rightly have been round in a flash. Same kind of people now in boats? Dont start magnetman off, he'll be on his soap box given half a chance.
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Post by lollygagger on Dec 28, 2019 11:17:53 GMT
I wonder how many of housing solution London boat dweller would in previous generations have been London squatters. Despite the daily mail image of squatters being home stealing thugs, when I did it they were mainly middle class students, young professionals and a few middle class drop outs. None of who would have dreamed of squatting a private home if only because the cops would rightly have been round in a flash. Same kind of people now in boats? Dont start magnetman off, he'll be on his soap box given half a chance. But it's true. "Peace Convoy" people ended up on the K&A, todays cheap housing in London is boats. Both moves following changes in the law to make certain lifestyles criminal offences. There will be some people renting out their homes and living on a boat, but this happens all across the country.
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Post by kris on Dec 28, 2019 11:21:29 GMT
Dont start magnetman off, he'll be on his soap box given half a chance. But it's true. "Peace Convoy" people ended up on the K&A, todays cheap housing in London is boats. Both moves following changes in the law to make certain lifestyles criminal offences. There will be some people renting out their homes and living on a boat, but this happens all across the country. I didnt say it isnt true, just dont give magnetman chance to go off on one.
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Post by Jim on Dec 28, 2019 11:33:01 GMT
I wonder how many of housing solution London boat dweller would in previous generations have been London squatters. Despite the daily mail image of squatters being home stealing thugs, when I did it they were mainly middle class students, young professionals and a few middle class drop outs. None of who would have dreamed of squatting a private home if only because the cops would rightly have been round in a flash. Same kind of people now in boats? Dont start magnetman off, he'll be on his soap box given half a chance. The one full of dodged soap?
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