OneGuyFromBarlick

The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds it hard to answer
Alice Wellington Rollins

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss. - Robert Heinlein

I was chatting with the LCC peeps who were still working on Skipton Road after 10pm last night. Very cheery in spite of the weather

I had left it until then, for the wind to die down, before taking Merlin for a walk.

PMQ's is today, isn't it?

The Barlick Fell Runners have been promoted from division 4 to division 3, because of their current good performances

It was a little cold up in Letcliffe Park yesterday, but a great crisp view over the town

RIP Shirley Temple

Mmm, cake

A friend has insisted that we go to The Midland Hotel in Morecambe for their afternoon tea for one of our tweet-ups and I'm already looking forward to it

Man broke into a flower shop & cut off the heads of all the flowers & stole the stems.

Police are looking for a stalker

I'm not sure I fully understand this ruling:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/fina ... atens.html

But it could have a major impact on the UK economy if even half of the scare comes about

Nothing like doing the work right first time or within the parameters of their own laid down service criteria Whilst we're waiting for someone to come up with the perfect system (any ideas Tardis?), one of the things that councillors have to do is chase things to get done. This is particularly so w...

Brighton I think, is putting a proposed Council Tax rise somewhat above 2% to a referendum. They have explained why they want to do this and where the extra will be spent. Should this be carried it will be interesting to see Mr Pickles' reaction - in theory, he should be delighted yet in reality, I...

Nothing like doing the work right first time or within the parameters of their own laid down service criteria

Or are they trying to discover who The Green belongs to, so that they can charge appropriately for completing the work?

When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. - P.J. O'Rourke

David Whipp wrote:Problem compounded there because two gulleys aren't taking water and the runoff is going right across the road.

and yet the LCC people only just repainted the whole area and supposedly have done the drains. I should find the reference number

Bit of a car crash interview from Chris Smith on Today this morning. Then blaming cuts, but a look at the budget suggests: In 2012-13 the EA spent £1207.4m compared to £1166.6m the year before. It ended the year with £95.8m cash in the bank How big an increase in spending would it take to qualify as...

Today is National Library Day #NLD14

Scan the QR code in the library for twitter or join in online at

http://new.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries- ... to-do.aspx

Show your library a little love today, and maybe open up whole new horizons

and the American diplomat who said "F**k the EU"?

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/town-halls-asked-to-help-freeze-council-tax-this-year #freezeplease In a boost to direct democracy, any local authority that chooses to raise Council Tax by 2% or above must put it to a public vote said Mr Pickles. This threshold is lower than last year striking an...

If Chris Smith is forced to resign, will that be another Tory witch hunt through the quangos of Labour appointees, or just ultimate accountability for inability to perform the role?

I'm led to believe that the ceasing of dredging operations is included in a European Edict on protecting the environment. I'm sure someone can provide chapter and verse of this document

Another view of that 50 year storm

"Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked." - Warren Buffett

Here's today's best, although I'm assured that it is sunny down there today

Nice pictures of the weather damage. I have a friend recuperating in St Austell at the moment and another almost flooded out along the coast in Devon, so am regularly being bombarded with images and descriptions of the ferocity of the storms