Walking to Work Options

[TallDarkAndHands...]

On my walk to work this morning (saving the planet) I encountered (on the pavement and in the road)

2 piles of dog poo.
1 used needle.
Several empty cans of Special Brew.

It seems that I'll have to keep my eyes looking down when walking in future.

[Me-again]

Were you on the footpath from Greenham to town alongside the link?

[Biker1]

On my walk to work this morning (saving the planet) I encountered (on the pavement and in the road)

2 piles of dog poo.
1 used needle.
Several empty cans of Special Brew.

It seems that I'll have to keep my eyes looking down when walking in future.

Not to mention countless number of cars parked on the pavement I should imagine?

[TallDarkAndHands...]

Were you on the footpath from Greenham to town alongside the link?

Walking down Station Road next to the Junior school

[Gumbo]

Walking down Station Road next to the Junior school

Saw the multiple dog turds, beer cans and lots of ripped up lottery tickets......... missed the needles though.

Newbury town does seem to be blighted by scum bags at the moment.

[Roost]

And so many of them seem to have the new, fashion item for the chavscum about town, yes it's the ChavDog!

Normally some type of bull terrier that they drag around town as some form of status symbol in the vain hope that they look well'ard to their chavmates which instead just ends up defecating everywhere.

Am I the only one who longs for the days of the 'dog on a string' normally some type of whippet that used to be favoured by the local down-and out?!

[JeffG]

It's a pity that the Staffie (a nice good-natured dog unless deliberately mis-trained) has now been relegated to the ranks of chav dog. Now no self-respecting non-chav person wants to own one, hence their increasing number in rescue centres.

If by "some type of whippet" you mean a lurcher, you still often see them with people "on the streets", as well as with plenty of others. They are great dogs to own.

[TallDarkAndHands...]

And so many of them seem to have the new, fashion item for the chavscum about town, yes it's the ChavDog!

Normally some type of bull terrier that they drag around town as some form of status symbol in the vain hope that they look well'ard to their chavmates which instead just ends up defecating everywhere.

Am I the only one who longs for the days of the 'dog on a string' normally some type of whippet that used to be favoured by the local down-and out?!

These Dogs are looked upon as weapons my many of these people. I'm not too concerned when they are on a lead but many times I am walking down the pavement and I see one coming toward me of its lead. As I have been bitten before by a large dog I don't particularly like it.

[Hugh Saskin]

I'm not too concerned when they are on a lead but many times I am walking down the pavement and I see one coming toward me of its lead. As I have been bitten before by a large dog I don't particularly like it.

Given the nature of your consistently cheery, measured and charitable comments on here, I am shocked to think that anyone would want to unleash a dog when they saw you approaching. Whatever next?

[TallDarkAndHands...]

Given the nature of your consistently cheery, measured and charitable comments on here, I am shocked to think that anyone would want to unleash a dog when they saw you approaching. Whatever next?

I comment on what I see in town on a daily basis. Perhaps you live in a different area - in the sticks perhaps? You obviously do not frequent the town very often, or you are visually impaired.

[Biker1]

Given the nature of your consistently cheery, measured and charitable comments on here, I am shocked to think that anyone would want to unleash a dog when they saw you approaching. Whatever next?

Bring back the dog licence.

[JeffG]

Bring back the dog licence.

Better than that, make it an offence to supply someone else with a dog unless you are registered, and require home visits by the registered person/body before placing an animal, such as Dogs' Trust do. Have some sort of "passport" to prove where the dog comes from.

[Iommi]

Better than that, make it an offence to supply someone else with a dog unless you are registered, and require home visits by the registered person/body before placing an animal, such as Dogs' Trust do. Have some sort of "passport" to prove where the dog comes from.

While I sympathise, it would just add to the already stretched finances.

[JeffG]

While I sympathise, it would just add to the already stretched finances.

I don't see why, if a part of the supplier's fee goes to the government to cover the cost of issuing the passport. It would only need checking if the police or other agency were already involved in an incident, so no extra cost there.

[dannyboy]

Better than that, make it an offence to supply someone else with a dog unless you are registered, and require home visits by the registered person/body before placing an animal, such as Dogs' Trust do. Have some sort of "passport" to prove where the dog comes from.

Yes because the type of person normally seen with a pit bull on the end of a bit of rope is a stickler for red tape & bureaucracy.

[JeffG]

Yes because the type of person normally seen with a pit bull on the end of a bit of rope is a stickler for red tape & bureaucracy.

Nor are the people who drive without insurance - same difference. (And to be a bit pedantic, they're not pit bulls.)

[Hugh Saskin]

I comment on what I see in town on a daily basis. Perhaps you live in a different area - in the sticks perhaps? You obviously do not frequent the town very often, or you are visually impaired.

My eyesight's fine, thanks, but I suspect yours has become jaundiced by a surfeit of Newbury. Why not get out and about a bit more then you will have something with which to make comparisons - you do get out of Newbury, don't you? Travel, so they say, broadens the mind....

[Exhausted]

There seems to be a lack of social responsibility amongst some of the people. Chucking their McDonald trash out of the car window onto the car park tarmac and emptying ash trays out of the car door. Why should someone else have to clear up their trash. It would be nice to find out where these offenders live and empty a dustbin into their front garden or for irresponsible dog owners, stuff a pile of crap through their letterbox. Sort of an eye for an eye.

[HJD]

There seems to be a lack of social responsibility amongst some of the people. Chucking their McDonald trash out of the car window onto the car park tarmac and emptying ash trays out of the car door. Why should someone else have to clear up their trash. It would be nice to find out where these offenders live and empty a dustbin into their front garden or for irresponsible dog owners, stuff a pile of crap through their letterbox. Sort of an eye for an eye.

Perhaps whoever swept the load of fag ends from Chicago's out on to the pavement this morning should take note also.

[TallDarkAndHands...]

My eyesight's fine, thanks, but I suspect yours has become jaundiced by a surfeit of Newbury. Why not get out and about a bit more then you will have something with which to make comparisons - you do get out of Newbury, don't you? Travel, so they say, broadens the mind....

Do us all a favour Hugh and go and hire a boat off the coast of Somalia.