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ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 13 Mar 20 10.53am
Originally posted by Eustace H. Plimsoll Good news for storage companies though. Back in the 70s, if short of household space, people could safely leave their surplus possessions outside their homes, safe in the certain knowledge that they would remain permanently untouched. Indeed many passers-by would even add to the collection with their own items, as a kindly gesture. What do we think it was about this particular halcyon period - generally seeming to be held to be from the 30s to the 70s or thereabouts (though I shall be sure to claim it for the 80s myself, as my eyes get misty) - that saw such a decline in houshold break-ins? Evidently you couldn't leave your doors open prior to this period - otherwise no-one would have needed to invent the door lock - and, as we all accept, the crime threat is now so great we all must have several front doors, each protected with multiple locks, secured fast at all times (even when entering one's own home, which should only ever be safely attempted through a discreet upstairs window under cover of darkness.) And yet during that golden age, if it hadn't been for the climate, there wouldn't have been a door or window to be seen anywhere. Must have been a grim period for key-cutters, though. Maybe that's why loads of them also do that work with shoes too. Cobblers? Unfortunately, there is a huge rise in crime. Burglaries are barely even investigated today. In the 70s if someone in your area was burgled, everyone knew about it and would help out. Today, there will have been several in your road/estate last week. Not that you would have batted an eye lid as it has just become the norm. Notice the small side columns in the local paper with lists of burglaries and thefts. You don't even read them anymore - just an accepted pert if life now, apparently. Red and Blue Army!

ASCPFC

Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 13 Mar 20 10.53am

Originally posted by Eustace H. Plimsoll

Good news for storage companies though. Back in the 70s, if short of household space, people could safely leave their surplus possessions outside their homes, safe in the certain knowledge that they would remain permanently untouched. Indeed many passers-by would even add to the collection with their own items, as a kindly gesture.

What do we think it was about this particular halcyon period - generally seeming to be held to be from the 30s to the 70s or thereabouts (though I shall be sure to claim it for the 80s myself, as my eyes get misty) - that saw such a decline in houshold break-ins?

Evidently you couldn't leave your doors open prior to this period - otherwise no-one would have needed to invent the door lock - and, as we all accept, the crime threat is now so great we all must have several front doors, each protected with multiple locks, secured fast at all times (even when entering one's own home, which should only ever be safely attempted through a discreet upstairs window under cover of darkness.) And yet during that golden age, if it hadn't been for the climate, there wouldn't have been a door or window to be seen anywhere.

Must have been a grim period for key-cutters, though. Maybe that's why loads of them also do that work with shoes too. Cobblers?

Unfortunately, there is a huge rise in crime. Burglaries are barely even investigated today. In the 70s if someone in your area was burgled, everyone knew about it and would help out.
Today, there will have been several in your road/estate last week. Not that you would have batted an eye lid as it has just become the norm.
Notice the small side columns in the local paper with lists of burglaries and thefts. You don't even read them anymore - just an accepted pert if life now, apparently.

Red and Blue Army!

dannyboy1978 13 Mar 20 11.52am
Originally posted by ASCPFC Unfortunately, there is a huge rise in crime. Burglaries are barely even investigated today. In the 70s if someone in your area was burgled, everyone knew about it and would help out. Today, there will have been several in your road/estate last week. Not that you would have batted an eye lid as it has just become the norm. Notice the small side columns in the local paper with lists of burglaries and thefts. You don't even read them anymore - just an accepted pert if life now, apparently. Without social media!!

dannyboy1978

13 Mar 20 11.52am

Originally posted by ASCPFC

Unfortunately, there is a huge rise in crime. Burglaries are barely even investigated today. In the 70s if someone in your area was burgled, everyone knew about it and would help out.
Today, there will have been several in your road/estate last week. Not that you would have batted an eye lid as it has just become the norm.
Notice the small side columns in the local paper with lists of burglaries and thefts. You don't even read them anymore - just an accepted pert if life now, apparently.

Without social media!!

Eustace H. Plimsoll Aldershot 13 Mar 20 1.55pm
Originally posted by ASCPFC Unfortunately, there is a huge rise in crime. Burglaries are barely even investigated today. In the 70s if someone in your area was burgled, everyone knew about it and would help out. Today, there will have been several in your road/estate last week. Not that you would have batted an eye lid as it has just become the norm. Notice the small side columns in the local paper with lists of burglaries and thefts. You don't even read them anymore - just an accepted pert if life now, apparently. So you COULDN'T leave your door open in the 70s??? This is all very confusing. All we know for certain is that the wilful idiocy of those bygone years, with fools everywhere refusing to take even the most basic of home security measures, has invited and made inevitable this current woebegone age when we're now more surprised to find we haven't been burgled than have and where the only possessions anywhere are those of burlgars, in a state of perpetual burgled circulation. We should just get rid of front doors altogether and finally put an end to this misery. Simply decide on your favourite - inside or out - and stay there. Sensible policies for a better Britain. As a woman, I can step aside, or step up my game...

Eustace H. Plimsoll

Aldershot 13 Mar 20 1.55pm

Originally posted by ASCPFC

So you COULDN'T leave your door open in the 70s??? This is all very confusing.

All we know for certain is that the wilful idiocy of those bygone years, with fools everywhere refusing to take even the most basic of home security measures, has invited and made inevitable this current woebegone age when we're now more surprised to find we haven't been burgled than have and where the only possessions anywhere are those of burlgars, in a state of perpetual burgled circulation.

We should just get rid of front doors altogether and finally put an end to this misery. Simply decide on your favourite - inside or out - and stay there. Sensible policies for a better Britain.

As a woman, I can step aside, or step up my game...

Stirlingsays 13 Mar 20 2.41pm
Originally posted by dreamwaverider Nature is going to deal with the big issue. Population. Corona is a teaser of what is to come. Wars do very little to affect global population. In the next few years there will be increasing strength viruses with no antidotes. The world should run most comfortably with say 2 billion less. it would appear we are starting to test nature. Na, capitalism defeats this kind of thing everytime.....too much money in vaccines. However, there is always the possibility of the super killer....super hard to kill/cure, super contagious and long lasting and super fatal.....that's coming down the pipe at some stage, either by design or by random mutation. But capitalism kills 99.9 percent of all known germs.....dead.....and it'll be the same for this one too. Edited by Stirlingsays (13 Mar 2020 2.43pm) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Stirlingsays

13 Mar 20 2.41pm

Originally posted by dreamwaverider

Nature is going to deal with the big issue. Population. Corona is a teaser of what is to come. Wars do very little to affect global population. In the next few years there will be increasing strength viruses with no antidotes. The world should run most comfortably with say 2 billion less. it would appear we are starting to test nature.

Na, capitalism defeats this kind of thing everytime.....too much money in vaccines.

However, there is always the possibility of the super killer....super hard to kill/cure, super contagious and long lasting and super fatal.....that's coming down the pipe at some stage, either by design or by random mutation.

But capitalism kills 99.9 percent of all known germs.....dead.....and it'll be the same for this one too.

Edited by Stirlingsays (13 Mar 2020 2.43pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 13 Mar 20 2.54pm
Originally posted by dannyboy1978 Without social media!! Just women with curlers and house-coats. Red and Blue Army!

ASCPFC

Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 13 Mar 20 2.54pm

Originally posted by dannyboy1978

Without social media!!

Just women with curlers and house-coats.

Red and Blue Army!

ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 13 Mar 20 3.01pm
Originally posted by Eustace H. Plimsoll So you COULDN'T leave your door open in the 70s??? This is all very confusing. All we know for certain is that the wilful idiocy of those bygone years, with fools everywhere refusing to take even the most basic of home security measures, has invited and made inevitable this current woebegone age when we're now more surprised to find we haven't been burgled than have and where the only possessions anywhere are those of burlgars, in a state of perpetual burgled circulation. We should just get rid of front doors altogether and finally put an end to this misery. Simply decide on your favourite - inside or out - and stay there. Sensible policies for a better Britain. This may be a solution for your dilemma: [Link] Red and Blue Army!

ASCPFC

Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 13 Mar 20 3.01pm

Originally posted by Eustace H. Plimsoll

So you COULDN'T leave your door open in the 70s??? This is all very confusing.

We should just get rid of front doors altogether and finally put an end to this misery. Simply decide on your favourite - inside or out - and stay there. Sensible policies for a better Britain.

This may be a solution for your dilemma:
[Link]

Red and Blue Army!

.TUX. 13 Mar 20 3.29pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays Na, capitalism defeats this kind of thing everytime.....too much money in vaccines. However, there is always the possibility of the super killer....super hard to kill/cure, super contagious and long lasting and super fatal.....that's coming down the pipe at some stage, either by design or by random mutation. But capitalism kills 99.9 percent of all known germs.....dead.....and it'll be the same for this one too. Edited by Stirlingsays (13 Mar 2020 2.43pm) We are 'the germs'. Buy Litecoin.

.TUX.

13 Mar 20 3.29pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

Na, capitalism defeats this kind of thing everytime.....too much money in vaccines.

But capitalism kills 99.9 percent of all known germs.....dead.....and it'll be the same for this one too.

Edited by Stirlingsays (13 Mar 2020 2.43pm)

We are 'the germs'.

Buy Litecoin.

Eustace H. Plimsoll Aldershot 13 Mar 20 3.58pm
Originally posted by ASCPFC This may be a solution for your dilemma: [Link] A sticking plaster, sadly. This will deter only very short burglars and before we know it evolution will see us having to somehow deny wave after wave of giant 'super-burglars'. (I should have sussed it is not a workable solution - when quoting your post, your image description has a very long title, including the phrase "fartworkimages".) Edited by Eustace H. Plimsoll (13 Mar 2020 4.01pm) As a woman, I can step aside, or step up my game...

Eustace H. Plimsoll

Aldershot 13 Mar 20 3.58pm

Originally posted by ASCPFC

This may be a solution for your dilemma:
[Link]

A sticking plaster, sadly.

This will deter only very short burglars and before we know it evolution will see us having to somehow deny wave after wave of giant 'super-burglars'.

(I should have sussed it is not a workable solution - when quoting your post, your image description has a very long title, including the phrase "fartworkimages".)

Edited by Eustace H. Plimsoll (13 Mar 2020 4.01pm)

As a woman, I can step aside, or step up my game...

Stirlingsays 13 Mar 20 3.58pm
Originally posted by .TUX. We are 'the germs'. Oh Tux cheer up! I was wondering what you'd make of this explanation and part defence of modern monetary theory..which is essentially the debt model. [Link] Edited by Stirlingsays (13 Mar 2020 4.00pm) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Stirlingsays

13 Mar 20 3.58pm

Originally posted by .TUX.

We are 'the germs'.

Oh Tux cheer up!

I was wondering what you'd make of this explanation and part defence of modern monetary theory..which is essentially the debt model.

[Link]

Edited by Stirlingsays (13 Mar 2020 4.00pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 13 Mar 20 4.03pm
Over-population Declining resources Climate change reducing species diversity in flora and fauna.Else triggering deadly pandemics So that's the slow death scenarios Else politics of declining resources or some religious conflict triggers a nuclear war. Quick death scenario. I disengage, I turn the page.

Forest Hillbilly

in a hidey-hole 13 Mar 20 4.03pm

Over-population
Declining resources
Climate change reducing species diversity in flora and fauna.Else triggering deadly pandemics
So that's the slow death scenarios

Else politics of declining resources or some religious conflict triggers a nuclear war.
Quick death scenario.

I disengage, I turn the page.

Eustace H. Plimsoll Aldershot 13 Mar 20 4.07pm
Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly Over-population Declining resources Climate change reducing species diversity in flora and fauna.Else triggering deadly pandemics So that's the slow death scenarios Else politics of declining resources or some religious conflict triggers a nuclear war. Quick death scenario. Your haikus are terrible. As a woman, I can step aside, or step up my game...

Eustace H. Plimsoll

Aldershot 13 Mar 20 4.07pm

Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly

Over-population
Declining resources
Climate change reducing species diversity in flora and fauna.Else triggering deadly pandemics
So that's the slow death scenarios

Else politics of declining resources or some religious conflict triggers a nuclear war.
Quick death scenario.

Your haikus are terrible.

As a woman, I can step aside, or step up my game...

Stirlingsays 13 Mar 20 4.09pm
Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly Over-population Declining resources Climate change reducing species diversity in flora and fauna.Else triggering deadly pandemics So that's the slow death scenarios Else politics of declining resources or some religious conflict triggers a nuclear war. Quick death scenario. This could give some of us a semi.....that's a joke for some of our literalists. My semis have always been somewhat amusing. [Link] Edited by Stirlingsays (13 Mar 2020 4.10pm) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Stirlingsays

13 Mar 20 4.09pm

Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly

Over-population
Declining resources
Climate change reducing species diversity in flora and fauna.Else triggering deadly pandemics
So that's the slow death scenarios

Else politics of declining resources or some religious conflict triggers a nuclear war.
Quick death scenario.

This could give some of us a semi.....that's a joke for some of our literalists.
My semis have always been somewhat amusing.

[Link]

Edited by Stirlingsays (13 Mar 2020 4.10pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

W12 13 Mar 20 7.02pm
Originally posted by Eustace H. Plimsoll Good news for storage companies though. Back in the 70s, if short of household space, people could safely leave their surplus possessions outside their homes, safe in the certain knowledge that they would remain permanently untouched. Indeed many passers-by would even add to the collection with their own items, as a kindly gesture. What do we think it was about this particular halcyon period - generally seeming to be held to be from the 30s to the 70s or thereabouts (though I shall be sure to claim it for the 80s myself, as my eyes get misty) - that saw such a decline in houshold break-ins? Evidently you couldn't leave your doors open prior to this period - otherwise no-one would have needed to invent the door lock - and, as we all accept, the crime threat is now so great we all must have several front doors, each protected with multiple locks, secured fast at all times (even when entering one's own home, which should only ever be safely attempted through a discreet upstairs window under cover of darkness.) And yet during that golden age, if it hadn't been for the climate, there wouldn't have been a door or window to be seen anywhere. Must have been a grim period for key-cutters, though. Maybe that's why loads of them also do that work with shoes too. Cobblers? I for one, cannot wait for a post cynical and nihilistic world. At least, I wish this for my children and descendents. I'm sick of it. Edited by W12 (13 Mar 2020 7.02pm)

W12 13 Mar 20 7.02pm

Originally posted by Eustace H. Plimsoll

Must have been a grim period for key-cutters, though. Maybe that's why loads of them also do that work with shoes too. Cobblers?

I for one, cannot wait for a post cynical and nihilistic world. At least, I wish this for my children and descendents. I'm sick of it.

Edited by W12 (13 Mar 2020 7.02pm)

Eustace H. Plimsoll Aldershot 14 Mar 20 7.50am
Originally posted by W12 I for one, cannot wait for a post cynical and nihilistic world. At least, I wish this for my children and descendents. I'm sick of it. Edited by W12 (13 Mar 2020 7.02pm) Gizza kiss. As a woman, I can step aside, or step up my game...

Eustace H. Plimsoll

Aldershot 14 Mar 20 7.50am

Originally posted by W12

I for one, cannot wait for a post cynical and nihilistic world. At least, I wish this for my children and descendents. I'm sick of it.

Edited by W12 (13 Mar 2020 7.02pm)

Gizza kiss.

As a woman, I can step aside, or step up my game...

Stirlingsays 14 Mar 20 8.28am
Originally posted by Eustace H. Plimsoll Gizza kiss. I think you'd get your most appropriate ones in Glasgow. 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Stirlingsays

14 Mar 20 8.28am

Originally posted by Eustace H. Plimsoll

Gizza kiss.

I think you'd get your most appropriate ones in Glasgow.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 14 Mar 20 8.38am
Originally posted by ASCPFC Jamiemartin the prophet. I wonder what he was doing in China last year. Smashing the granny out of cheap-labour prostitutes ? I disengage, I turn the page.

Forest Hillbilly

in a hidey-hole 14 Mar 20 8.38am

Originally posted by ASCPFC

Jamiemartin the prophet. I wonder what he was doing in China last year.

Smashing the granny out of cheap-labour prostitutes ?

I disengage, I turn the page.

ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 16 Mar 20 1.29pm
Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly Smashing the granny out of cheap-labour prostitutes ? Busman's holiday. Red and Blue Army!

ASCPFC

Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 16 Mar 20 1.29pm

Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly

Smashing the granny out of cheap-labour prostitutes ?

Busman's holiday.

Red and Blue Army!

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