Re: Poundbury plagued by 'travellers'

[Sacha]

On 13/8/04 0:48, in article cfgvcj$cls$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk, "Gary Toppins"
<g@d.co.uk> wrote:

>
>> Ah, what we are witnessing is a new and rather clever tactic by organised
>> Tinkerdom.
>
>
> May I say that is a very accurate assessment of the situation. The Tinker
> High command" is, I believe, known as "The Gypsy Council". Dead on in every
> other respect. It is certainly an astute strategy and one which has
> obviously been given considerable thought. You have to give it to them -
> they've assessed the situation and played a blinder. Their success is a
> momument to the idea of dealing with reality - which is what they do -
> rather than noble aspiration, which is what the "authorities" do.
>
>
It is indeed very clever but it is also immensely frustrating to the
law-abiding residents nearby. One man complained that he'd tried and
failed, to get a flat for his daughter built over his garage. But here were
these 'gypsies' doing just as they pleased and using up public time and
money to appeal against all regulations!
--

Sacha

[Roger Dewhurst]

"Sacha" <sacha@weedsgarden506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:BD42281F.11E8%sacha@weedsgarden506.fsnet.co.u k...
> On 13/8/04 0:48, in article cfgvcj$cls$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk, "Gary
Toppins"
> <g@d.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >
> >> Ah, what we are witnessing is a new and rather clever tactic by
organised
> >> Tinkerdom.
> >
> >
> > May I say that is a very accurate assessment of the situation. The
Tinker
> > High command" is, I believe, known as "The Gypsy Council". Dead on in
every
> > other respect. It is certainly an astute strategy and one which has
> > obviously been given considerable thought. You have to give it to
them -
> > they've assessed the situation and played a blinder. Their success is a
> > momument to the idea of dealing with reality - which is what they do -
> > rather than noble aspiration, which is what the "authorities" do.
> >
> >
> It is indeed very clever but it is also immensely frustrating to the
> law-abiding residents nearby. One man complained that he'd tried and
> failed, to get a flat for his daughter built over his garage. But here
were
> these 'gypsies' doing just as they pleased and using up public time and
> money to appeal against all regulations!

Do what they do and call himself a gypsy.

R

[ROBIN DUMPLETON]

I think it's great, that they should buy land.
It works like this.
Some tinks buy land and set up a wagon dismantlers and caravan site.
I get some trucks stolen and the police can't do anything because they
bought £50K's worth of trucks for £250 cash in a pub in Hull and had the
receipt. But now they are tied down and subject to civil law.
Heheheh ;->>

Robin

"Roger Dewhurst" <dewhurst@wave.co.nz> wrote in message
news:cfhqb6$2b1$1@news.wave.co.nz...
>
> "Sacha" <sacha@weedsgarden506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:BD42281F.11E8%sacha@weedsgarden506.fsnet.co.u k...
> > On 13/8/04 0:48, in article cfgvcj$cls$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk, "Gary
> Toppins"
> > <g@d.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >> Ah, what we are witnessing is a new and rather clever tactic by
> organised
> > >> Tinkerdom.
> > >
> > >
> > > May I say that is a very accurate assessment of the situation. The
> Tinker
> > > High command" is, I believe, known as "The Gypsy Council". Dead on in
> every
> > > other respect. It is certainly an astute strategy and one which has
> > > obviously been given considerable thought. You have to give it to
> them -
> > > they've assessed the situation and played a blinder. Their success is
a
> > > momument to the idea of dealing with reality - which is what they do -
> > > rather than noble aspiration, which is what the "authorities" do.
> > >
> > >
> > It is indeed very clever but it is also immensely frustrating to the
> > law-abiding residents nearby. One man complained that he'd tried and
> > failed, to get a flat for his daughter built over his garage. But here
> were
> > these 'gypsies' doing just as they pleased and using up public time and
> > money to appeal against all regulations!
>
> Do what they do and call himself a gypsy.
>
> R
>
>
>
>

[Paul - xxx]

ROBIN DUMPLETON vaguely muttered something like ...
> I think it's great, that they should buy land.
> It works like this.
> Some tinks buy land and set up a wagon dismantlers and caravan site.
> I get some trucks stolen and the police can't do anything because they
> bought £50K's worth of trucks for £250 cash in a pub in Hull and had the
> receipt. But now they are tied down and subject to civil law.
> Heheheh ;->>

And, having once had cause to visit one of these 'dismantlers' sites in
another connection, you find that their paperwork is immaculately correct ..
Haphazard, looks dog-eared and well-thumbed, and not well organised, but is
nevertheless absolutely, apparently, spot-on.

Unfortunately we also had someone pretty knowledgeable with us and spotted
their flaw .. all the receipts signatures, from loads of different people,
were written by the same person, with the same (or very similar) pen .. ;)

They are extremely clever.


--
Paul ...

(8(|) ... Homer Rocks

"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."