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ljrodgers, have said this before on a similar thread. The best thing to do is "kidnap" the dog, put it in your garden, then see how they like it .......

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > At home! All round to yours then, RH. I'll bring the crisps, if you supply the booze!!

Councils have the powers to enforce the cutting back of hedges ie: obstructing the highway, but there is an elongated process that they have to follow. They have to send a letter to the householder (which, believe it or not, must be addressed to the occupier and not an actual name they hold against the address) giving them xxx time period in which to comply, followed by a reminder, again with xxx time period as before. They can eventually carry out the works themselves and charge this to, and recover from, a named person whom they have identified, through enquiries, as living there and not against "the occupier". Due to data protection, they are not allowed to cross-reference with council tax records for a private household, but can do so with their own housing stock as this (overgrown vegetation) could be seen as a breach of the tenancy agreement. It's all madness that appears to favour the unsociable transgressors, but there we have it, due process and all that.

Unusual use of the adjective "prurient", RH.

You should all have gone to Glastonbudget...........great craic

It's my pet coypu done a runner again.

Louisa, I've never encountered any wild pussies during my life, worse luck.

Looks like it all hinges on the size of the turd, then.

A freedom pass, Sue. Get out of here, you don't look old enough to have left university.

RH, you're quite right regarding "ability, desire, work ethic" etc, but that is surely to do with equality of opportunity, which I wholeheartedly endorse, rather than actual bona fide equality. Most have to obey and there are those that decide/ tell us what to obey (laws) and thereby it necessarily follows some are ruling and others are submitting. If society did not work in this way, then surely there would be anarchy and no society? (Setting aside what Thatcher said!!).

RH, you can never have true equality in society as it just does not work like that. You always have to have those that rule and teach and, likewise, you have to have those that learn, submit and obey. Simple, really.

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Add to that the selfish idiots who take up a third > of the pavement with their perfectly manicured > privet....especially if there is a tree outside > their property- and you're lucky to pass through > in single file! and don't even get Louisa started on buggies..................

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If a list can be maintained here on which pubs are > showing it that would be useful. > So I know where to avoid. Victor Meldrew !!!!!!

Unfortunately, redjam, it's not possible to hire a chainsaw these days without the appropriate certificates, but you could buy an "Aldi Sunday Special" for about ?60 or so. I have had one and although nowhere near as good as my Stihl, it will do the job for you.

Just to stray off-topic momentarily, if you think that's bad, you need to experience the chaos all around Victoria, Buckingham Palace, the parks, down to Whitehall, etc, due to this Commonwealth Heads of Government event. Roads not just closed to traffic but also pedestrians, compounded by stewards employed with absolutely no knowledge of London streets and therefore unable to inform you of alternative routes. Been such a nightmare this past three days that I'm seriously thinking of giving it a miss today. It's on until next Tuesday apparently. Should be even greater fun when combined with the Marathon this Sunday!!