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| James |
For God's sakes, this is taking the piss now!Well they knocked down Marshalls to build Tescos, houses, and a shitty shopping centre.They knocked down Roses to build a shitty tin shed. They knocked down Edlingtons to build a roundabout. They're knocking down the old town gaol "Lock up house" from 1843 to build a McDonalds. They're knocking down this bloody magnificent building at our school, all cast iron inside and beautifully decorated. It's all being lost. There's hardly owt old left in Gainsborough and it's a pile of shit. I'm sure that the council or whoever it is is determined to make this place just another God damned modern tin built shit hole! Rant over 
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| alan2525 |
Can you contact the council and put in a notice that the school building should be reclassified as a historically significant building and listed?
My Dad used to work for Hawker Siddley Power Transformers and was made redundant. The firm had a large site with the workshops and sheds and a 1930's drawing office building. One of the guys who was made redundant contacted the council. The planning department have to act quickly to prevent the developers from knocking the building down. Now it's massively overdeveloped blocks of ugly flats but the 1930's part is still there, it's converted to apartments too, but obviously much lower density than the modern crap. It's nice to know that a building has been preserved and also to know it cost the development company a couple of million quid too! |
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| James |
Trust me mate, they don't give a shit, all they want is money!
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| andysleigh |
Its sad to hear that James.
With these modern councils and developers, its all about money, if they can make more money than whats there now, then its going to go. They dont care about what the people want. |
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| pauly |
it is shit when that happens old buildings take on a personality and its like losing a friend  luckily in Middlesbrough most of our historic buildings are preserved or renovated so they can still be used in modern business 
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| made-in-england |
there knowcking down our 1940's garage to build a Gordon Ramsey Deli FFS!! Sole Cambel is Building a mansion right in the view line of our house Johnny depp has bought the Old Stockbridge mansion and Jim Davidson is buying another house here!
If you think this is a load of made up cods IT IS ALL TRUE!!!! |
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| James |
Look here! They don't build schools like this now!
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| toxx |
... you've got to do somefink about it, Jim! | ||||
| johnreid |
Knocking down the Jail to build a MacDonalds? wasnt Jail punishment enough? | ||||
| Graham-Jilly |
the big M is taking over the world
turning everyone into FATTIES 
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| James |
Yep. The bloke who did the Forum signs and shirts and that was hoofed out of there. The "lock up house" and the coal yard behind it are closed and they're going to demolish them for McDonalds. Bloody stupid
The bloke who did the signs says the old gaol's haunted, he's seen a bloke walking round in a suit and trilby hat late at night  
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| johnreid |
So, is the shirt guy moving, or just going to a bigger Prison? | ||||
| rangerssteamtoys |
So pretty much your town is becoming an american town. 
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| tmuir |
Hey James in Melbourne OZ they are talking about historically listing the graffitti in a couple of lane ways as they say they are culturely significant. I've not seen the graffitti they want to list but that is the first time I've heard of graffiti getting a heritage listing.
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| kusuchi |
Perhaps it would be more effective if you contacted the council and put in a notice that the entire town be reclassified as completely without historical significance as a result of their actions. Unfortunately, James, it's happening everywhere. There's nowt beats brass! |
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| James |
I were playing footy round near the old school today.
The stupid dinner bid with an IQ of a slug came up and said "you can't play football here, the building isn't safe." I were like "WTF?!?! It's been standing 80 years, it's 100x better built than the new cack they built over there, and to cap it all off, you say it ain't safe but you send us in it to do our oral exams!! - Are you thick or something?!" She were like "ummm"
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| pauly |
she must have ment ummmm yes I am a complete and utter bone head 
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| James |
The building only has 4 weeks left I presume, as that's when the 6 weeks holidays start 
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| andysleigh |
whats it like inside. any chance of getting some pics |
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| James |
No chance mate. It ain't owned by the school and I don't know who has it
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| Atticman |
Very sad to hear this mate, cant they at least turn the building into flats
In Bristol recently they were taking out some old lamps and someone chained themselves to one, now they have decided to keep the lamp posts where they are. In Stroud they were going to chop down 3 huge old beech trees to make the road 2.45 metres wider Loads of people climbed up the trees so the council couldnt chop them down. that was at least 10 years ago, the trees are still a great sight and the road has had no accidents on it.
You need direct action, its sadly the only way people in authority listen
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| pauly |
if James chained himself to it they'd probably just knock it down anyway for a laugh
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| GUTMACH |
Not All Change Is GoodMaybe this will cheer you guys up, there is a petition currently circulating in San Francisco to rename a sewer treatment plant in honor of George the Second (that is, Bush #43).There, don't you feel better now ? Wayde |
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| Graham-Jilly |
Re: Not All Change Is Good
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| igy569 |
Re: Not All Change Is Good
HA HA HA HA HA!!!! 
As one of many american on the edge of losing his home, that is FUNNY!!! But don't they have to get his permission? 
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| johnreid |
In a nearby City, they PAID Reagan so they could name a street after him. It makes no sense. Kind of like naming an Airport after him, ask a Traffic Controller what is ironic about that.
IMHO to memorialize somebody, they should wait till the person is no longer around ( Regan was alive at the time of the airport and the street ) Then it is an honor to remember someone, while they are alive? I dont know. |
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| Roundy |
Re: For God's sakes, this is taking the piss now!
James... get u r self a family of bats and dump em in the building - u cant get planing permission or nok down n e thing if there r bats about lol |
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| James |
That's a rate idea!!
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| Roundy |
lol- where is u r nearest zoo 2 steal some bats from! | ||||
| James |
We've got a load round here
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| pauly |
Now all James has to do is perfect the bat mating call so he can catch them
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| Roundy |
4 god sake dont give him ideaslol! |
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| James |
They all fly round here at night! Like "urgh"
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| johnreid |
And a little mini pair of Bat Wellies
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| Les |
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| James |
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| James |
Here's the front of the old school. The last pic is of the walled tennis courts which I presume will be kept!!
This place is beautiful, how can they knock it down?
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| James |
I've made an appointment to see the Head about it. Somebody's got to stand up for the Old Lass! | ||||
| Mister Occlusion |
That's a nice building.
I'll get a picture of one of the nicer old schools that I visit. It's a hockey school now, used to be the main school for the town, and once was used as a prison also, I'm lead to believe. one question. What, exactly, does it mean to "take the piss"? That's one of the expressions that I've always wondered about.. I mean, I've a vague notion (ie it's derogatory), but not the specifics. Canadian english has to be one of the most vanilla varieties, in both expression and inflection
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| GUTMACH |
English ?can't believe how different 'English' can be, in different parts of the world.Confession: I had to GOOGLE in order to figure out what 'punter' meant ! James from time to time, loses me, some of it seems to be Old English, other times, it seems like sheep technical talk.
Mind you, it has been educational for this homie. Later, Wayde. |
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| xlchainsaw |
hmmm nice old building. from pics from the outside it looks like it needs massive maintenance. its probally cheaper to knock down the old one and build a new one.
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| James |
Taking the piss is like taking the mickey
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| Wallace |
Are they current pics mate???
Why are they knocking it down?? Seems to be nothing wrong with it
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| James |
Yeah I took them yesterday!
It's a brilliant building!! |
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| Wallace |
Wow. Well I think it's a shame they are pulling it down. Just money hungry developers I suppose. Over here there'd be a battle if some developer wanted to rip that down, and more than likely the only way they'd get permission is if they paid the local council a little extra cash. It's happened here before. Actually, the reverse happened here. Where the local community wanted a crappy 2 story block of flats pulled down. Built in the 50's, made of fibro (asbestos), just a eyesore and right near the centre of town and been empty for years. Vandalised too. The site is worth a lot of money. But the owner was a councillor, and paid off the others so they voted against him having to pull it down. Only reason he didn't want to pull it down, is he doesn't have the money to develop it, doesn't want to sell the land yet, and doesn't want to pay to get it demolished. Needless to say he is no longer on the council, nor are any of the others
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| johnreid |
?????????????????
it is like a foreign language.
IMHO that building would make a fine home for the Chantry Steam Museum. |
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| tmuir |
Re: English ?
Don't worry we all lose James sometimes, especially when he starts talking about marrying sheep. 
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| toxx |
... taking the mickey?
... blimey, but it's a fair cop, guv.
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| Mister Occlusion |
That....doesn't help much.. Unless you mean swiping someone else's spirit flask. |
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| James |
Well I don't know how to put it!!
Taking the piss is taking the piss
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| Mister Occlusion |
but.... isn't it a good thing to take one?
I mean, it sure beats Rupturing the Bladder, or Drowning the Trousers
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| James |
LOL Surely another Brit member can help with a definition
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| johnreid |
I got a real good laugh from a friend of mine who lives in London when I emailed and asked for an explanation.
Taking some license and changing it a bit I believe that in North America we say it Pisses us off. Sorry for the language. Mickey is referring to a part of the male anatomy. Mickey is a friend of Dick and Peter. I guess the three guys are one and the same Willi might be another member of the gang
Anyway, I got an International phone call from the UK out of the deal and got to hear a good friend laugh so hard he couldnt talk. Soooo funny how we speak the same language, or do we? I find a lot of friends from the UK talk so fast I dont understand them, but then was told that if you went to Gainsborough they dont talk so fast so I guess I could understand Jimbo, if he used words that I know.
On a side note, he keeps promising a King Dick Tools cap, but never sends me one
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| toxx |
... I'll try a translation: 'Taking the mickey' is like
beating the pudding. Alles klar?
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| James |
Naa not bashing the Bishop!
It's where it is getting stupid, like going to far
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| toxx |
... I know, Jim. Couldn't resist pulling your leg a bit.
I've a pal who lives in London. When asked how he's doing, he replies: "Tuppence none the richer, mate." 
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| James |
LOL!
The way Londoners talk is completly different to how we talk up here. Listening to them jabbering on does me head in! |
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| James |
Info can be found about half way down this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth%27s_High_School |
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| Mamodman123 |
Believe me they can't stand the way Northeners speak either! Still that doesn't matter when Millwall are giving you a good kicking does it?
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| James |
You what you what?
We all hate Leeds!! |