The couple of comments at the foot of this post were left on an earlier post, Councillor Blog in a private e mail made the comment he would give me an orange for Christmas, that made me think of the little things that I remembered of Christmas pasts.

I remember few of the presents as such beside the obvious, such a couple of bikes over the years, a record player and a few other things, oh and Christmas annuals, they were great !
It is the little actions and things, and of course social interaction that I remember the most of.
In this materialistic age and the age and the growing problem were a child has no family unit, as in one parent is never to be seen, let alone lives with the child, what sort of memories will these children miss, priceless memories of the little things, small actions that when some of us have got older we cling onto in times of reminiscing of past years.
The little sock at the end of the bed with a few pennies and an orange, the Christmas tree in the corner, mum going spare tying to find the blown bulb that buggered the rest of the lights on the tree,the trip to see father Christmas in one of the big stores, the list is endless, but now in this age of "DS" games, PlayStation's and facebook, each of which require very little social interaction, indeed only a couple of weeks ago we were in a very nice restaurant and on the next table was a child with earphones in watching a dvd on a mobile dvd player, mad!
What ever happened to talk and the little actions in life?

When we got older it was the atmosphere around the pubs in the lead up to Christmas day that mattered, the camaraderie was amazing, drink never really came into with a lot of us, we valued our cars too much to be bothered with booze, never stopped us being in the pub though, we were intoxicated with the atmosphere, you could walk into a pub on your own in those days and you always met a friend we then met more friends, I doubt many if any had been drinking alcohol before going out, not like these days.
The hard fact is that many of us now have to accept those days have now gone for good, more is the pity.
It is up to us to keep the traditions going on in our own lives that we value the most and hope our children value them enough to carry them onto the future generations. that is what some of these children will never realise they have missed.
An example.

"Tongue in Cheeky said...
Thinking about Christmas in Llandudno takes me back. Walking round the corner past Macfarlanes the chemist with me mum and hearing the carols being belted out from Browns next to the library.
A tatty Father Christmas on the back of a flatbed wagon throwing sweets to all the kids.
Toy yachts in Westmorlands windows.
The smell of ground coffee and bacon in Dunphys.
The warm cosy atmosphere in Sumners cafe and cake shop.
Tea and eccles cakes!
The ladies in Woolies weighing out sweets by the quarter from behind the sweet counters.
Fancy glass tree ornaments in all shapes and sizes not to mention paper garlands for decorations. Tarzan at the Princes cinema.
Hot chocolate in the National Milk Bar.God help us, I'm getting old!
17 November 2009 19:53"

"Airman (Air) said...
Christmas Eve in town used to have a fantastic atmosphere. The builders used to finish work at 12.00 and then hit the pubs, people would be rushing around doing last minute shopping. I though am still traumatised by being told to "Bugger off!" by the Santa outside the Welsh Rock shop, just because I asked for another piece.
18 November 2009 11:04 "

Ain't it the truth, and ain't they clever??

"The Brothel"

The madam opened the brothel door in Winnipeg and saw a rather dignified, well-dressed, good-looking man in his late forties or early fifties.
"May I help you sir ?" she asked.
The man replied, "I want to see Valerie."
"Sir, Valerie is one of our most expensive ladies.
Perhaps you would prefer someone else", said the madam..
He replied, "No, I must see Valerie."
Just then, Valerie appeared and announced to the man she charged $5000 a visit.
Without hesitation, the man pulled out five thousand dollars and gave it to Valerie, and they went upstairs.
After an hour, the man calmly left.
The next night, the man appeared again, once more demanding to see Valerie.
Valerie explained that no one had ever come back two nights in a row as she was too expensive.
"There are no discounts.
The price is still $5000."
Again, the man pulled out the money, gave it to Valerie, and they went upstairs.
After an hour, he left.
The following night the man was there yet again.
Everyone was astounded that he had come for a third consecutive night, but he paid Valerie and they went upstairs.
After their session, Valerie said to the man, "No one has ever been with me three nights in a row. Where are you from?" The man replied, "New Brunswick." "Really," she said. "I have family in New Brunswick." "I know." the man said.
"Your sister died, and I am her attorney.
She asked me to give you your $15,000 inheritance."
The moral of the story is that three things in life are certain:
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. Being screwed by a lawyer!

Ice n Lemon?

Always partial to a Tanqueray or three I found the following snippet of useless information quite flabbergasting!

"By 1740, 11 million gallons of gin were being drunk every year by a London population of only 500,000. "

http://www.thegannet.net/2009/08/gin-lane.html

No Thanks!

What makes outwardly successful people resort to flogging gas and electric I wonder?
This was dropped off again this week, the 3rd such time I have been offered a quote, and the 3rd time I had to say that I am already getting cheaper gas and electric off one of the big boys.
Some years ago there were Tupperware parties, Avon girls, ding dong Avon calling comes to mind!
These days there seems to be some sort of pyramid selling scheme whereas one person who sells these deals then recruits others to sell who then in turn recruit others, the higher up the chain the more commission you earn, what I would hate though is that most of these outwardly successful people have to rely on their friends and contacts for the sale, I would hate to have to resort to using the people I know in such ways, I find it a little tawdry resort to such tactics.

By all accounts this can be quite lucrative, Llandudno and the surrounding area seems awash with people who are trying to flog the services of this firm offers, frightening thing is though there are much better deals out there in the market, and of course you never have to have to say no to a friend or acquaintance, I must say I do wonder how much money some people need in life though to have to resort to market stall tactics on their days and evening off, or in other words when not doing the day job.
Anyway I found it awkward being asked again "who do you get your electric from", I just thought oh no, not again.
I think somehow my face said it all.
Enough said.

Saying it as it is!

Now,
where were we before we were so rudely interrupted,
ah yes,

Possibly the three bravest councillors in the County are Jason Weyman, Bob Squire, both being County Councillors and John Oddie, a town Councillor on the Colwyn bay Council.
Bob Squire has not been afraid to go on record and say it as he feels it about the housing problems in Colwyn Bay, few disagree with what he has to say about the dire situation the town finds it's self now in, he would have been a fine council leader, a man who knows the workings of the council inside and out.

John Oddie and Weyman are equally as forthright in their opinions, except in many cases their opinions concern fellow councillors, they to say it as they see it, then of course have to go into the chamber and sit next to the very councillors they have sometimes expressed an opinion of, I and I am sure many others applaud them for this.
Oddie only a week or so ago highlighted some the tactics the council have resorted to in relation to property dealings, astounding if true as read, John has also highlighted other matters of concern, and to date none of these matters have proved to be erroneous claims.
Jason has posted on the possible reduction of county councillors on his blog, extracts below.
These councillors need our full support for as long as they are doing such fine work, they will no doubt have their detractors, but until such time as their opinions and findings are disproved more power to them.

There are other councillors no doubt doing a fine job of scrutinising the workings of the council, they to need all the support they can get, I would like to see the Conservatives doing the same, as the largest single group on the council, yet still on opposition, they are in a unique position to capitalise on the failings of the Cabinet and some of the councils essential departments.

"There is definitely some "dead wood" amongst the current Councillors and there is a wide range of involvement that Councillors have with the workings and management of the Council. The issue is though that through the Democratic Policy you can not guarantee that by reducing the number of Councillors that it would be the "dead wood" that would loose their seat. Percentage wise you would still have the same spread of performance levels."





"One Councillor did tell me that he met another Councillor in Bodlondeb once and was surprised to see them as there weren't any meetings that day. It seems this other Councillor had made a specific trip just to submit their expenses and hence claiming that trip for expenses also. I have no evidence for this but it wouldn't surprise me if this was true It's not as if a lot of the Councillors need the additional money, the majority are receiving a Pension as well as there allowances . If we all did this and claimed for everything we could, the value of expenses would increase dramatically."

http://jasonweyman.blogspot.com/2009/11/reduction-in-number-of-councillors-and.html

Christmas is Coming!

I have been lucky enough to have visited a few places in the time leading up to Christmas over the years, it can be a magical time for all.
I remember the very first Christmas late night opening in Llandudno some 25 years ago, the children running around with silly string were the only annoying thing, they were on the whole pretty harmless though, I am sure that the town band played, most shops were certainly open, I remember that much, the streets were full of shoppers, those days seem long gone in Llandudno I am sorry to say.
I recall one Christmas fare in York, that to was a long time ago.
A couple of years ago I was in New York for the lighting of the Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree, that was something to see, they have a great outdoor ice skating ring there as well to add to the festive cheer, I personally think that many of us are chasing something that is no longer there at Christmas myself, but it's fun searching.
This brings me back to planet earth here in Llandudno, I read earlier in the year that the commercially organised Celtic Fare was being proposed this year to take place in Madoc Street, it appeared to be a welcome proposition to the traders of Madoc Street and the town centre.
Today it appears to be very much set to trade from Mostyn Champneys again, no reason that I can see was given for the refusal of Madoc Street, I suppose the closing of the bridge would not have helped, but would Madoc Street not have been the ideal place to have staged the Winter Fare rather than the soulless warehouse type retail park, that already has more than it's fair share of traffic flow of customers, many who whom may no longer visit the "old" town.

I wonder whether the organisers of the fare will be charging admission again this year?
That was a nice little cash operation for a day or two last year, no tickets were issued when we visited, so I wonder what the true visitor figure actually was for the fare, and how many more people would maybe spend more time in the town centre if the fare were held in the town.
It's a great shame that Llandudno can not have a fare such as the one that is held in the centre of Manchester each year, that one compliments the city so well, the council there have some wonderful lights and the atmosphere is a "real" one so to speak.

Llandudno the last couple of weeks has at times been very quiet, a fare such as the one proposed for Madoc Street would have been a welcome boost for the town centre, instead the emphasis is again put on Parc Llandudno and Mostyn Champneys and it's free parking.
Conwy Council has a huge wage bill, it's a pity we can not see some quality personnel on the ground organising town centre family events for the benefit of all, Conwy always finds the money for what they deem fit as opposed to what the traders and general public want.
At this rate there will be plenty of parking spaces in the town centre,
when will they ever learn?

A Readers kind Words!

David Curtis has left a new comment on your post "Am I Arthur or Martha Today??":
You will be missed if you're not there.
Your words well meant and aimed to share.

You cannot help the responses you get.
Others ideas are not always controlled, and others can ramble when they get old... or the mouths of the wierd often offend; but take heed, we like you...well most of us do.

The others?
there's a way of dealing with them....when they write what you don't like just press the right key and consign them to oblivion in the waste bin.

Keep happy and smile for your reasons are good... your feelings though down don't belong in the mud.

So pick yourself up and clear your mind and look for a way through from the mess left behind.

A new way.. a new day.. and Oscar's reborn with power that's sweet if he only remembers the reason for delete.

Thank you David, most kind and much appreciated!

Edward Woodward.

Sad to hear Edward Woodward has passed away, I loved him in the series the Equaliser, God knows how many years ago that was, but it sticks in the mind.
What further sticks in my mind was the time he was in Conwy, again many years ago.
One day we went for a walk along the Quay in Conwy, supposedly to buy fish off Keith, and then straight home, and but had his boat tied up there one Summers day but local entrepreneur Roger Smith, he who once appeared on Wicker's world as a Brit who had done well overseas, and on the boat with him was Edward Woodward and his wife, boys been boys we went up to the boat and asked for his autograph and he was one of the nicest people you could meet, now if the same thing happened I would walk past and respect his privacy, as it was we stood there gawping for a while and missed the bus we were supposed to get home which made us late for tea which earned us a bollocking off Mum.
But memories of that day remain, how priceless are they all these years on.
Happy days!

Am I Arthur or Martha Today??

I have woken up this morning not knowing where to go to work, I have so many alleged jobs and professions the world is my oyster, after the last 24 hours of the most bizarre allegations and conspiracy theories, as a friend says about such situations, " you couldn't write a script like it".

At least a few people now know where the stories all started, I had not realised the boy Ollerton had even infiltrated the local radio station with his wild conspiracy theories, he let the cat of the bag on one of his many ramblings last evening, he has now even let the it be known about giving information over about the Clarence in one of his e mails previously published here, I am sure Mr Climpson will be pleased to hear that!

Me, well I am not sure whether my name is Arthur or Martha or where to even to turn up for work this morning, such are my options as being Oscar, being bored is never an issue, that's for sure!
As for legal action, well I only speak for myself, what would be the point, where would you start, we would all be a laughing stock, bit like the school kid shouting "please Miss He's calling me names again" that girl that was in Just William comes to mind!
The items written are beyond the realms of reality would that be the way to treat and obviously sick person?
No it is not, even I have a degree of compassion for the boy.
I can not speak of others though, and if they need the original e mail, then it will be freely given to them, it is they I have a degree of sympathy with, I am pretty sure many of them do not even know the others even, but dragged in they have been.
You might be hearing from me sooner than you think readers, onwards and upwards sometime soon!

A trouble Shared.2

The Old North Wales Hospital Denbigh, now sadly closed.
"From: C Ollerton <olle51@hotmail.com>Subject: RE: commentTo: thoughtsofoscar@yahoo.comDate: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 11:20 AM

Victor would like to meet you in person. Away from public eye, e-mail him a date/place/time. He has something he wishes to discuss which there will be no repurcusions or consequences. He says he simply wants to talk. Thats it, he won't tell me anything more than that. Sort it out yourself, you have his e-mail."

"From: C Ollerton > Subject: Profiling> To: thoughtsofoscar@yahoo.com> Date: Monday, November 2, 2009, 2:40 PM

Furthermore, I am doing some profiling, just forwarding some information by e-mail over to a friend of mine who's doing some detective work for me.
You're welcome to have it just so long as you keep me out of this.
Some interesting stuff on the Climpsons and the Clarence you might be interested in knowing too. Will get back to you soon.
Thanks, Craig."



"But it is not all doom and gloom, i'm a business man, a wheeler and dealer, bit of an arthur daley, lets just say I can apply a little leverage to ease the situation and maybe get this chap off your back, but I am not guaranteeing anything.
Just don't you go pointing the finger at me again though, I won't give you another chance. Right, I think a few favours are in order. Oh, and one last thing. Don't fuck with me again or I will just take a side, for now though, I will be the middle man. "
"RE: comment
Thursday, November 12, 2009 11:20 AM
From:
C Ollerton"

I fear for this boy, I think he has now become delusional.

A Trouble Shared.

These are some of the most serious, 100% completely unfounded allegations that have ever been sent to this site, it is one of a number over the last couple of months that I have received, the ramblings of a person who must be at kindest, not well.
I have met one of the people mentioned once some years ago, I do not know any of the other people mentioned only of them.

This is why I stopped blogging, he keeps implicating blemish free characters with the demise of his own business, well beside Mr Dickens, but what has he got to do with anything?
Any wonder I jacked it all in??
Make of it what you will.
PS,
a further e mail has just been received this time mentioning Nigel Roberts and a confidential staff matter relating to the death of a family member, it has been forwarded to the persons.


RE: comment
Monday, November 16, 2009 8:50 AM
From:

"C Ollerton
To:
thoughtsofoscar@yahoo.com
O.k., I think it's time my side of the story is seen, just you see that I will establish the connections between you and Kindways. Freemasons, Rotarians, the lot. Names and all. You've shafted me big time, the lot of you.
A Mr Drew shat himself when he thought I was going to publish Oscar in the magazine with the thumbnail on my blog, do you think I did not know that? Oh I forgot, you do not know Kindways!!!
What about your connection to Judith Philips at Weekly News???
what about Cllr. Chris Cater 'vetting' information for you blog, along with the ruthless twat who works for him SnakeCorp who sabotaged it with Steven Davis.
Oh that is just the beginning. What about Ians dad the freemason... calling me a trouble causer???
just exactly who did I upset???
oh let me guess... it wouldn't be you by any chance???
You gave the order, Ian coaxed me away and I didn't even see it. It's all going to come out, THE WHOLE FUCKING LOT OF IT! threaten your shitty solicitor onto me, threaten Mr Dickens onto me, I have my backup waiting and ready, yes and you bloody know who I mean too don't you? well if you are any smarter than me you will do.
You have one chance to revert all of this, maybe even give Victor a heart attack at the same time never to be seen again. I want recompense, ensure you or Mr Ralph refund me £406.25, that is taking into account £200 he has already paid me, and 1/4 of the sponsorship agreement uncontracted at £193.75, deducting that from £800 I paid for services.I know more than you fucking think and whats gone on here, don't play dumb to me.
You seriously want all this to stop, i'm out for revenge, thats it, i'll go nowhere until I get what I want.
My paypal address is at the ready, you will acknowledge this.
No fucking about, 24 hours, thats all you've got. Wednesday could be a good day for you to get back blogging, Craig Ollerton, never ever to be seen again, i'll bury Victor in his grave myself. Is that not what you want?
I suggest you co-opt with Ian, saying you do not know him is not an answer, I am only out to expose otherwise, sue me, i've nothing to give, no money, nothing, i'll do time for it just to prove what I believe, i've nothing to lose, i've no job, i've nothing, ask yourself which is the less costlier option!
For what you have caused me to lose, you will resolve this. I don't give a shit what you say, I never poked me nose into anything before all this kicked off, Adrian and Steven Davis were responsible for it all, I kept my head down and got on with what I did, you cheesed me off ever since you let comments like saying I was stealing at the extravaganza, it was all down hill from there. 24 hours, thats all you've got.
After that, I close the doors, end of. The time is... 16:50."

God Bless You All.

I have now been become caught in the middle between one, two, or even more persons fixation with this blog and others, they in turn have pointed several fingers at others who in turn have pointed their fingers, too much my friends for others to have to put up with.
Fine that is ok by me, maybe not by them though, and to be frank I have enough going on in my life, always have had to be honest, so for now this blog is being scaled down, comments will be continued to be published at regular intervals, but I make no further commitment for posting for now, it has been over two and a half years of constant posting, it is time for a break. I feel stale,

I will one day return, but hand on heart am not sure whether it will be sooner or later, that friends of the blog is the honest truth, who knows I may well miss the blog, it has been a long time, and by the comments and private e mails have all been enjoyed, I will still not disclose the blog statistics, but they have become beyond all expectations that I ever had for a loyal readership such as yours, you have been kind to me.

Thank you all for that, I am truly touched.
May I leave one cast iron guarantee, that is worth more than David Cameron's cast iron guarantees, I stand by all I have posted, I have NEVER knowingly posted an untruth, and have never been involved in any other blogs or forums.

Good luck to the other bloggers though.
For now, may I quote a goodbye from a book I have just finished,

God keep you and bless you all, until we meet again!

Ps,
Mrs Oscar is most pissed off with me, she said I should do one or two posts a week, let me have a rest from it, maybe I shall follow her advice after a period of contemplation.

Trades description Act!

Gerallt Cymro to the likes of you and I is the Holyhead to Cardif and vice versa train, simple as that.

Last Wednesday in the Daily Post there was a big write up on the fact a Michelin stared chef had held a master class on the perspiration of food for the train, going on to say the menu works over a six day rotation, cooked breakfast on the way down, cooked dinner on the way back, it is billed as the premier service!

Wonderful news for the poor buggers who have to travel week in week out to Cardiff, capital and home to the Welsh ARSEmbly on certain trains.

However if you travel on any other service all you get is a trolley service that ends before you are half way home, honest to God it's like travelling on one of Arriva's smoke belching buses except these travel on tracks, it is truly backward in the year 2009 to travel in such a manner.

Thank God for an M and S store in Cardiff station.

The trip I took was as far removed from the sort of trip featured in the Daily Post,reproduced above as you could imagine.

Don't let this train try and take the strain, it won't!

The Committee!

In a nut shell, why did they not have a simple fall back position of having already announced that if the fireworks were unable to go ahead on the 5th it would either rescheduled for either the Friday evening or the Saturday, simple.
If correct they are now having a meeting to discuss it further, Fire work night has gone,
FINITO!
I just hope that as Albert pointed out, they had a contract, no fireworks,
No money, simple as!



"Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "The Man!":
nothing to do with Sir Caine I'm afraid.Will there be fireworks this week?
There may be a few in the Llandudno Town Council Chamber this Friday.
They are going to call a meeting regarding the cancellation of the firework display last Thursday.You may ask why they haven't re-scheduled? Well, what can you do with 20k of gunpowder that has been ruined by the rain?????
Lets see what excuse they come up with for wasting in excess of 20k's worth of tax payers money."

"Uncle Albert, said...
Tough shit for the organiser no fireworks no dosh!
That's the deal, it should not cost the council any money that way"

The Man!

The gospel according to Michael Caine, I think this man should be given special powers to get things sorted, good old fashioned common sense.

"My first thing is that schools are cheaper than prisons. They don't need to learn Shakespeare; they need to read and write and count, so make sure of that. But we need to bring back the old technical colleges where you went to learn how to be an electrician, a plasterer, a carpenter."

He would also slash benefits: 'If parents aren't working, how can they be decent role models? You have to look at all the people who are not sick, who've been on benefits for 20 years and have ten kids."

"I read in the news that we now spend more in benefits than we collect in income tax. I can't think of any country in the world that's ever done that. There can't be six million people who are too sick to go to work. You can't be accused of attacking the working classes, because they're not working.' '

"'My mother said, "If anybody does anything wrong you've got to walk on and leave them behind. You don't kill 'em, you freeze 'em."
'I remember once when I was 16, someone hit me over the head with a bottle. I didn't know he was behind me and I've still got the scar (he touches his scalp). I froze him out, then life took care of him. I think he died. I've applied that lesson throughout my life. If you're trying to put me down and do any harm to me, I'll make it as expensive as possible for you. If we were doing a deal and you screwed me out of some money, I'd keep suing you until your lawyer's fees were so high I'd got my money back, even though I spent a load of money doing it,

That's what I'm talking about.'

The last paragraph is me all over, I am glad to say, I once spent over a Thousand pounds on legal fees to save Three hundred pounds, and that was over 20 years ago, it was an important point of principle, that did not even include my time having to go to the solicitor in Wrexham to explain the case, the person concerned did not last long after that though, tough, he was a con man!

A Pyrrhic victory if ever there was, but it had to be done!

I have done the same since, and no doubt will do it again if I have to.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1223821/Back-picture-The-crusading-return-Michael-Caine.html

The Coming!

I have had communication from an attendee of the Cameron gathering at the Imperial Hotel, they were quite impressed by his pep talk and also the fact that he appears not to be taking the winning of the next election for granted in any way.

It would also appear that Guto was not on form on Friday afternoon at the gathering of the faithful, he was very much on the sidelines of the crowd and was certainly not moving around the room prior to the coming of Cameron!
The other bit of news is that The Boy Millar was acting strangely, when Cameron made a complimentary comment about Lady Thatcher, he smirked and made a comment to the young person next to him and they both had a little chuckle, as a reader put it,

"Anonymous said...Others have commented on Millar's bizarre behaviour. Don't suppose he realises how bad things were in the 1970s. He is not really a Conservative."

That comment may well sum up many a persons apathy to politics these days, few remember the bodies backing up in the mortuaries and uncollected rubbish on our streets, days when newspapers were not published, power cuts etc etc, the list could go on and on, had it not been for Lady Thatcher's union reforms we would have seen many strikes over the last few years as opposed to the few that we have encountered of late.



A friend of Mrs Oscar's was at the do,came back very impressed with Cameron's confidence and apparent strength of character, although he did according to her not have much time for people on a one to one basis, he certainly did not work the crowd on the way out , he seems not to have the warmth that say John Major or Blair for example had when in office and at such events.

I met John Major once and was very impressed in his manner, and this was when he was fast approaching the end of his time at Number 10.

The time that I saw Cameron he appeared to have no warmth about him, Joe Public seemed very much a means to an end to him, I suppose bugger the personality, get the man for the job, but it does help to be personable when people like the members who had paid I think fifteen pounds for a cup of coffee and a bun or two, had they been non members they could of course got to glad him for nothing at the Town Hall.

Misc,

Forgot to post this with the others on Sunday, no particular reason why I post in now, just felt like it!

Is She Back Then??

Is she back from South Wales then?
Last we all heard was that she had moved, even changed her address to South Wales, now it is back as Eglwysbach??

Mrs Angharad Booth-Taylor (Plaid Cymru)
Address: Hiraethog, Eglwysbach
Post Code:
LL28 5UN
Phone:
01492 650754

Bet Stan's Bells Aren't As Big This?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1226040/The-wider-view-The-bell-foundry-chimes-change.html

We Remember.

Band of the Welsh Guards at Cardiff earlier,it was not appropriate to take any other photos ,it was a solemn yet proud occasion, one of the first times I have ever really felt that I would have like to have been a member of our armed services, to see so many of them there, many of them proudly wearing their medals, I don't know why this year more than others, but I shed a tear, I felt quite emotional standing there seeing the proud men and women and their families.
I have got home and to be honest feel quite low in mood, a day such as this will have a profound effect on many.
It was a huge parade today, the largest I have seen for many a year and the first time in Cardiff.
Having seen a photograph of President Obama earlier in the week receiving a fallen soldier home from the war, I wonder why Prime Minister Brown has never had the decency to receive the bodies home of our fallen men ?
To me that should have been common decency of him and his colleagues on as many occasions as possible.
To date that does not appear to have happened in Brown's case.
Sad.

Oscar's Trip.

The stadium below, lull before the storm, and above an old Cardiff landmark, The Angel Hotel.

You Could Not Make This One Up!

The Council prove again they could not organise a P+++ Up in a brewery, or as a friend of mine says, " A Sha_ in a Brothel!
"Hi,
You wont believe this!
I have just 'phoned the council to ask when the firework display will be. I was told that the fireworks were left out in the
rain and got soaking wet! The council are having a meeting at the end of next week to decide if they have dried out
enough for them to arrange another date.
Ring them yourself, they tell you all this without any sense of failure, or even humour. I wonder how many people will turn up.
Nothing on their website of course.
Regards,
++++"

I remember with great affection the display on the West Shore in Llandudno, it had a great community feel about it and of course a great big bonfire, hot dog and burger stall and you met some people you had not seen all year, I think many of us adults relished the chance to take the children there as a pretence to seeing the fireworks ourselves.

The following display http://www.cardiffroundtable.org/fireworks/ shows what could still be done if there were the will and volunteers to spend the time in organising the event.

Seems To Have Gone Down Very Well, Good!

"Conwy Tory. said...
Why was Guto standing at the back of the room when Cameron was speaking in the Imperial?Anybody any ideas?cameron was first rate,well worth going to see.
06 November 2009 19:12

Anonymous said...
As someone who never thought they would vote Conservative, I have to say after seeing David Cameron at the Town Hall this evening I was very impressed. As long as he follows up with what he is saying I will be happy for him to be Prime Minister next year. Its just a shame there were not more young people at the event.
06 November 2009 19:17

Anonymous said...
Margaret Lyon was in the town hall Oscar, you will be pleased to hear that she was very nice and very much left the event to be a public one, not even taking a seat up, she was upstairs in the gallery, The finch was also on parade and was very nice to all from what I could nose.All in all full marks for the Tories and your mate call me Dave!
06 November 2009 20:07 "

"Anonymous said...
Lady bird says :So glad I applied to go, even though I am not very politically motivated.- They were having to turn people away ! so I was lucky to have booked in advance. The friendly ladies on the desk were checking everybody's I.D and it was rather obvious that the meeting had been very well organised in advance.The lady with the pony tail? was very efficient and quite well briefed and David Cameron certainly answered a wide range of questions in an honest and open manner, which is a refreshing change these days.All in all I was very pleased and will probably vote Conservative at the next election.
07 November 2009 00:03
"Anonymous said...
Why did a smirking Darren Millar turn to a young man next to him and laugh after David Cameron made a comment about Thatcher when he was in the Imperial hotel?He really has a slappable kind of face that boy.
06 November 2009 20:52 "
"Anonymous said...
Others have commented on Millar's bizarre behaviour. Don't suppose he realises how bad things were in the 1970s. He is not really a Conservative.
07 November 2009 08:27
"

Spare Seat At The Call Me Dave Road Show!

Far from the above spat being anything really to do with the Lyon family, it is all to do with being an officially adopted conservative councillor.
If one is an official Conservative, as Hazel Meredith was there are, as in any other organisations protocol that have to be followed.
Hazel Meredith for reasons best known to her chose in a very deliberate way to ignore such protocols and go off on her own merry way, even allegedly implication a local person by encouraging them to unwittingly stand as an official Conservative candidate when she knew full well that this was not the way to go about things.
Without boring the readers with petty internal party politics it is believed that Hazel had every opportunity to defend herself, even though there were no reasons for her behaviour, but chose not to.
If she had had any honour and such strong principles she would have resigned from the party rather than having to suffer such a public humiliation.
It would appear her opposition to a co option of a previously agreed officially adopted candidate was totally without foundation.
It thereby follows that the following comment would appear to be without foundation, unless off course any one else knows different?
http://www.northwalesweeklynews.co.uk/conwy-county-news/local-conwy-news/2009/11/05/tory-spat-in-colwyn-bay-sees-councillor-suspended-55243-25092015/

"BEN KING has left a new comment on your post "A Reader Writes.": More Anti Social behaviour by the Lyon and her son , both Chairman of local Tory Associations is hot news for local Torys . Ma Lyon is Chairman of Aberconwy , and son BaBa Chris Chairman of Clwyd West . How they got where they are is hard to fanthom , but they are a load of trouble.Their latest victim is deuty mayor of colwyn , her crime to want to stand again in a safe Tory Council seat ,wanted for son BaBa Lyons wife(imagine three of them) But the nasty Lyons have managed to get her out of party . Now Ma Lyon has been given a hard time on this blog by Oscar , but the thing is the more you get to Know the Lyons the more you see it is deserved . Ma Lyon in the Council and for the Torys acts like a teenager on a ASBO , shouting and telling people to shut up . The serious point is they are making the Local Torys a laughing stock with their anti Social antics in what is supposed to be a serious political party19/10/09"

Can We Please have The lights on??

Not sure of who is in charge of the welcome to Llandudno lights at the top of Penrhyn hill, but as I came home last night I noticed they are still not on at 7.30pm, are they on at all this time of year I wonder?
I remember years ago these lights being as welcoming coming home as the dog's tail, they always give me a warm feeling when I see them warm aglow, you then come around the corner and see the bay of Llandudno, not many better sites to the eye anywhere else in the world to me

In terms of a powerful message, having got people here to stay, or this time of year maybe to the theatre, in terms of advertising the lights are priceless.
I have come home this way of late due to not liking the detour caused by the bridge being closed and if the welcome lights were lit, well then it would make coming home this way far more of a joy.
Please can we have our lights lit up for Christmas?

Hard Sell!

A few minutes ago our infra red buzzer went, activated from a part of the garden, I wondered who it could be on a night like this, it is a night only fit for someoen with a specific reason to be out, it is certainly no gentle evening here!
Switch on the channel to see what or who it could be, and there in the garden was a senior citizen delivering the above leaflet for "call me Dave", my God I hope some of these MP's and wannabe MP's realise how much these unpaid activists do for them!
No matter what your politics are, and I at times am not too sure of mine, you have to give credit to some of these old dears out on a night like this, campaigning for whoever, there is no wonder that there has been so much anger of late when an MP drops one so to speak.
Where would any of them be with out these people when it comes to elections etc?
If any of the buggers think I would be out on a day or evening like this, well think again.

When my father was asked for a donation from a political party many years ago, his reply as ever was to the point, I give you my vote, that's enough, how true those words were, but I have to give these old dears full marks for trying, for where would we be without democracy, it might not be good at times in as much as we have all to some extent been let down in the bigger picture of late, we here in Conwy I feel have been let down since 1997 with Betty, but it must have been people like the person who delivered the leaflet that fought so hard over the years for our democracy.
Some of these MP's and candidates do not deserve some of the local activists, and I speak of all parties, the time these MP's think it is their right to forget about the people who put them there , well it is the time they should go.
I do not begrudge them a fair financial package, but please do not rub our noses in it when there are people here in the constituency working so hard to either get you there, or keep you there.
Think on buddies!
By the way a Mrs Baldon has upset more than a couple of people this week with her high handed manner, I have 2 e mails to prove it!
There are exceptions to every rule, as Babs has proved this week.
Guto, getta a grip of her whilst you still can, if you get in, you don't need her upsetting people when you have a golden opportunity of bagging a few votes like you have this week.

Water Off A Duck's Back!!!

Wednesday 4 November 2009
please-go - epetition response
We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to resign.”
Details of Petition:
“There are many reasons why we might want Brown to resign, but rather than having lots of narrow petitions on this topic (most of which have been rejected), I wanted one for all of us.”
• Read the petition• Petitions homepage

Read the Government’s response
The Prime Minister is completely focussed on restoring the economy, getting people back to work and improving standards in public services. As the Prime Minister has consistently said, he is determined to build a stronger, fairer, better Britain for all.
Further Information

http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page21213

A Good Old Hack.

I googled the circulation figure the other day for the once great North Wales Weekly News, and was saddened to note the current sales of the paper.


I may well be wrong, but I thought that the sales figure some years ago was nearer 30,000.
I still enjoy the paper, but at the price it now is and the amount of adverts, the main income no doubt of the paper, it is longer the paper it once was.

It is a great pity, for there is much news to be had from Council meetings, court cases and indeed the good old fall back for a journalist the local news picked up on ones own patch.
But have they got the manpower these days I wonder.
I once knew an old hack called James Price, ex Fleet Street I think and certainly Manchester, well there was a character if ever there was one, he retired then got a bit bored I think and got him self a part time job with the Pioneer, many was the time you would see on the front page " Exclusive by James Price" I got talking to him one day in Marks and used to see him in the Coffee Centre, he would weedle all sorts of local information out of anyone, that is what seems to be lacking these days, local information, he once told me a story about when he used to work with the great journalist Derek Jameson and his wife, what a scream, I think that soem of these old hacks,not James, used to run on whiskey in those days!
The same same applies to the local police, the old school where out and about getting to know the whole community, even the bad lads used to be spoken to.
Good old fashioned reporting is lacking these days, through no fault of the reporters but caused by lack of money in the budget to give them the time to be able to get out and about.
Sadly James passed away some years ago now, he and his sort are sadly missed, but not forgotten.





"North Wales Weekly News (Series) 15,124 -8.4%""

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=44209

Book Shops.

Confucius he say,if you can't find the book you want, your properly shopping at the http://lloydkahn-ongoing.blogspot.com/2009/10/wong-fook-hing-book-store.html

National-Stress-Awareness-Day

Do you take to bed, or adopt a who gives a shit attitude?

Interesting Figures.

Why no juvenile figures I wonder??



David Jones (- Deputy Secretary of State for Wales, Shadow Minister; Clwyd West, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many adults usually resident in the North Wales Police force area are (a) remanded in custody and (b) serving a custodial sentence.

Maria Eagle (Minister of State (also in the Government Equalities Office), Ministry of Justice; Liverpool, Garston, Labour)
As of 8 May 2009 there were 580 adults serving a custodial sentence and 78 adults who were either held on remand or were convicted awaiting sentence that have a home address in the North Wales police force area.
These figures include male and female prisoners but do not include young offenders and juveniles. All prisoners are asked for details of their home address on first reception to prison and on discharge from prison. About 60 per cent. of prisoners are shown to have given a recognised address. If no address is given, various proxies are used to determine home location, including next-of-kin address and committal court address.

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2009-11-02a.296781.h&s=speaker%3A11506#g296781.q0

http://www.bbdo.co.uk/blog/

Words of Wisdom.

"A right wing socialist with capitalist leanings"
" When I was young the drug of choice was beer, now it's drugs and guns"
" When they leave school they need to be able to read and write"
" It's how the Government spend our money I detest"

A few words of wisdom from Sir Michael Caine, more to be heard on the following link
He goes on to say that he understands that we all have to be taxed to spread out the pieces of cake, but don't destroy the bloody people who make the cake, wise words indeed.
How is it that our politicians don't get the basics?

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/Sir-Michael-Caine-Speaks-To-Sky-News-Actor-Returns-To-London-For-New-Film-Harry-Brown/Video/200911115429079?lid=VIDEO_15429079_SirMichaelCaineSpeaksToSkyNews:ActorReturnsToLondonForNewFilmHarryBrown&lpos=searchresults

The New Chief, aka Captain Sensible

North Wales chief constable Mark Polin
NORTH Wales’ new top cop Mark Polin last night said he doesn’t want to be compared to Richard Brunstrom.
On the first day in his new job, Mr Polin, 46, said his style will be completely different from his controversial predecessor.
Speaking to the Daily Post at the force’s Colwyn Bay HQ, he told the Daily Post about his priorities, his strengths and his stance on drugs and speeders.

Q What are your top priorities for your first year in post?

A To get to know the new patch, the force and the staff. Also to understand the local communities and what their concerns are, and to meet and determine how we are going to work together in the future with partner agencies. In terms of policing priorities my overriding aim in keeping the force vision, is to make North Wales safer and improve trust and confidence amongst our communities. I want to ensure we’re pressing down on crime.
Q How can the force be improved from its current starting point?

A By building on the strengths that already exist. The force has a reputation for performing well, particularly in terms of detecting crime and also has very loyal and committed staff. I want to ensure that from the top down, we engage with our staff and communities. I know where I want us to go, I want the them to feel part of that. We do face a financially difficult period, so it’s going to be about driving out efficiencies to minimise any impact on front line service delivery.
Q Will you be learning Welsh as part of your new role?

A I am already learning Welsh. I insisted I ought to meet the standards of new recruits and therefore I’ve already passed two oral examinations and have tutorials set up to move towards GCSE standard.
Q What is your strategy to cut the number of road deaths?

A A balanced strategy to provide coherence between speed enforcement and driver improvement as well as education schemes and road design to seek to prevent accidents.
Q Previous methods to combat speeding have attracted criticism. Will you be scaling back Mr Brunstrom’s rigorous pursuit of catching speeders? And does your love of motorcycling affect your judgement on this?

A I’m not about to compare what I’m going to do with what Richard Brunstrom has done because I was not here when he did it. Speed enforcement is an essential ingredient in a coherent road safety strategy. The fact that I’m a motorcyclist makes no difference whatsoever to either my priorities or force policy. What it does tell me is that motorcycling can be a dangerous pastime, therefore it’s important motorcyclists ride within their limits and the speed limits. What I do not want to do is discourage a broad section of the population from coming into North Wales as I’ve got a wider responsibility to ensure that North Wales is prosperous and that the economy is supported.
Q What is your stance on the war on drugs?

A It’s my responsibility to ensure officers enforce the law and that’s what we will do. I’m aware that my predecessor has expressed a certain opinion. In fairness to him, he researched that opinion in some great depth. I’ve not done so, nor do I intend to. I wait with interest to see what emerges from the dialogue taking place nationally and what that means for policing. In the meantime, our job is to enforce the law but also to work with our partners in assisting and rehabilitating users.
Q How important is the media to the job you do?

A The media have a big influence in helping us improve trust and confidence and it’s in our interest to work with them to communicate what our officers achieve day in day out but also to hold us to account for what is concerning people. My concern is to ensure the staff receive due recognition for what they do. I don’t want NWP to be known because of me as chief con, I want it to be known for what we deliver.
Q What personal strengths will you bring to North Wales based on your previous career?

A Lots of experience at international, national and local level. The chairman of the Police Authority said that I was a good copper. I think what he was getting at was that I’ve demonstrated that I've not forgotten what it’s like to walk our streets because I joined to be a copper and not a chief constable, and I do go out on patrol to ensure that I’m grounded in what the current issues are out there.
Q Do you believe in getting more police on the beat?

A Yes. There is already investment in neighbourhood policing but what is equally important is no matter how many officers you have out there, their time needs to be used productively – we need to make sure we are doing all we can to reduce bureaucracy and maximise the time they spend out on patrol.
Q Do you think there is a need for a prison in North Wales?

A From a policing perspective, there’s a logistical issue around if we need to visit inmates or collect them for interview here – there is time taken up in doing so. More importantly a significant proportion of our population are bilingual or speak Welsh as first language. We would be able to cater for their needs if we had prison in North Wales equipped to deal with that requirement."

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2009/11/03/don-t-compare-me-to-brunstrom-says-new-chief-mark-polin-55578-25075701/

Game Keeper's Turned Poachers?

Much has been written about Conwy council in the papers of late, and some in Bodlondeb and the Civic centre are a little sick of the criticism I am told.
However in an e mail I received yesterday the council have been in fairness been very pro active of late in response to such concerns.
In response to public concern in the bodhyffryd road , Arvon Avenue and Gloddaeth Street areas of Llandudno, the council anti social behaviour team have been around to several houses, hotels and guest houses distributing anti social behaviour packs explaining what and how worried residents can do if they are disrupted by such behaviour.
On one occasion in the last 2 weeks a major fight broke resulting in a person being "glassed" and this occurred in a private house, well I am told it was a house, it is now a property that has been converted to 3 flats, the person living in the nearby vicinity is kept awake many nights with the noise and anti social behaviour.
One interesting point that may have come to light is that Conwy Council may well have been breaking their own rules by paying the housing money over to people knowingly living in unregistered houses of multiple occupation, thereby knowingly aiding and abetting the breaking of the housing regulations and law.
This is happening in several properties in the county at present, other people breaking such rules and regulations have been taken to court and prosecuted, several cases have appeared in the local papers, yet Conwy Council allegedly continue to aid and abet such flagrant breaches of regulations.
Why?

From Our American Friends.

I was sent this from our American friends, I love our friends over there, they are so gentle and sincere with us.



"Old Age, I decided, is a gift

I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be.

Oh, not my body!

I sometimes despair over my body , the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt.

And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror (who looks like my Father), but I don't agonize over those things for long.

I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly.

As I've aged, I've become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself.

I've become my own friend.

I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my patio.

I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.

I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60 & 70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love ... I will.

I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set.
They, too, will get old.
I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten.
And I eventually remember the important things.. ;
Sure, over the years my heart has been broken.

How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car?

But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion.
A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.
I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray,
and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face.
So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.
As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don'tquestion myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong.
So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free.

I ike the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or
worrying about what will be.
And I shall eat dessert every single day. (If I feel like it)
MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART!
MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE A RAINBOW OF SMILES ON YOUR FACE AND IN YOUR HEART FOREVER AND EVER! "

Worms Are Out To get Me!!

Why over the weekend did my lawn suddenly become covered in worm casts?
None there last week, now they are all over the lawn.
Another one of life's mysteries to me!

Dave's Coming!!

"CAMERON DIRECT in Aberconwy next Friday
We are delighted to announce that David Cameron is visiting Aberconwy this week for one of his acclaimed 'Cameron Direct' shows.

This is a fantastic chance for ordinary members of the public to meet the next Prime Minister and ask him direct and tough questions. It is a genuine public meeting for non Conservatives and is not stuffed with Tory activists asking soft questions; indeed they are excluded from the event and meet him separately.
Mr Cameron will be introduced by Aberconwy Conservative candidate - Guto Bebb.
The event will be held this coming Friday, November 6th at 5 pm. The location will be revealed on the day for security reasons.
Registration is necessary to get entry and can be done by ringing our office on 01492 583743. 9.30am-5.00pm"
Quoting "Thoughts of Oscar" we have secured a limited number of tickets for readers of this blog!

On a very serious note I think it very important that as many people put their name down as possible to ask a relevant question to them, this is a genuine event were thoughts and concerns can be aired to the next Prime Minister.
I will not be there, so any feedback would be most welcome via comment or e mail.
Thanks in anticipation

Shoot The messenger.

"The professor had argued that cannabis was less harmful than alcohol or cigarettes and had been particularly scathing when former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith upgraded cannabis to a class B drug, against his advice.
Mr Johnson demanded his resignation because he had "lost confidence" in Prof Nutt's ability to give impartial advice."

Let us suppose from an entirely academic point that the Professor is correct and that alcohol and cigarettes are more harmful than cannabis, well that would let the cat amongst the pigeons would it not?

For if the point were proved to be correct it would surely not be a case of declassifying cannabis, ecstasy etc, but actually a case of classifying alcohol and cigarettes.

I have no experience of any drugs, drunk many a bottle of wine and malt whiskey, but from an early age we were warned of the danger of drugs, maybe I was lucky, but I also never came near drugs in adolescence.

Back to the point, cigarettes are beyond all doubt harmful to ones health, beyond all doubt a major factor in several cancers and to ills to the respiratory system as well as blood pressure etc, all for about a fiver a pack.

Alcohol well we do not have to list the problems here caused by alcohol do we,?

One can by a bottle of alcohol these days for less than a bottle of Cola, a bottle of whiskey or gin is just over a tenner, so you can drink the cheap stuff for pennies or go up to the pounds if one is a "posh" drinker.

Now just imagine if cigarettes were banned as was alcohol, the black market price would go through the roof and governments would loose billions of pounds worth of revenue in taxes. people would have to find say fifteen to twenty pounds for a packet of cigarettes and a bottle of scotch would be say forty pounds minimum, how would that effect the economy, how would many current drinking alcoholics and smokers fund their addictions I wonder?

Would crime on the high street and theft from dwellings not soar to heights never before imagined?

It could well be a case of it not being at all convenient that Professor Nutt and his colleagues being correct.

I am in no way advocating the legalisation of any drugs in any shape or form, but it would surely follow that if the points are correct then at least tighter control of the supply of alcohol and alcohol licenses should at least be the start, or even raising the age limit to buy such products.

I personally feel that it will never be politically convenient for it to be ever accepted that alcohol and cigarettes are more harmful than cannabis and ecstasy for they would then HAVE to be classified.

Shoot the messenger seems to be the message here.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Professor-David-Nutt-More-Advisers-May-Quit-Says-Ex-Drugs-Tsar-Sacked-By-Home-Secretary/Article/200910415427618?lpos=Politics_Third_UK_News_Article_Teaser_Region__4&lid=ARTICLE_15427618_Professor_David_Nutt%3A_More_Advisers_May_Quit_Says_Ex-Drugs_Tsar_Sacked_By_Home_Secretary

Them And Us, As Is Usual!

Wait till we in Conwy have the Celtic Winter fare signs put all over the town and surrounding area, alright for them, but you or I try and put a sign up, for however a good a cause, NO Chance!



"Seen this Oscar?
A businessman in Swindon has been fined and could now face formal prosecution for erecting signage near a main road, when others including the council,themselves."
"Mr Montgomery, 47, who owns the 24 Hour Gym, in Hillmead Industrial Estate, has already paid a £200 fine after Swindon Council removed two banners and two A-frame posters from Mead Way yesterday."

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/4704081.Gym_boss_faces_legal_action_over_sign/

Things To Do In Llandudno!

Oscar

It's usually wrong to poke fun at foreign attempts at English, but go on - force yourself....

"Things to do in Llandudno
Published on: 30th October, 2009

There are so some things to do in Llandudno it’s a enthusiastic intent to meet for a some life to undergo everything Llandudno and its near Atlantic has to offer. Llandudno is the bonny shore municipality situated on the North Cambria coast. Thousands of grouping every assemblage meet Llandudno to explore every its laurels and meet neighbouring towns same Conwy, Bangor, and Rhyl."

And so it goes on !
http://www.tourtravelagency.com/others/things-to-do-in-llandudno-2.html

Councillors claim the blog has become increasingly bitter and personal, with members described as 'clowns', 'hypocrites' and 'jackasses'.

No, I am not talking about Conwy Councillors,

11 councillors have resigned from Somerton council, in Somerset due to pressure from a local blogger, hilarious if you ask me that they can be so peach skinned, they put themselves up for public office, therefore have put themselves up for feedback.

This blog has had it's fair share of criticism from the various people that it has shown up, but like the blog from Somerset has never actually told an untruth, that is what they do not like a wider audience knowing, the truth, plain and simple, the truth hurts!

When one thinks how things have come to light in Conwy the last few days, via blogs one has to wonder what else is going on around the county and indeed country.

Cllr Jason has highlighted the appalling way in which the public have been misled in the way the contract was awarded regarding Maesdu bridge, one week the contract was worth £1.5 million pounds, the next week it was awarded to a company with a price tag of £2.3 million, Cllr John Oddie has brought to light the quite appalling case of gazumping in Colwyn Bay, using our money, it is all well and good people using his former political affiliations to put him down, but he has yet again come up with hard facts regarding the behaviour of certain council officials and councillors, but again what else has been going on that we do not know about?

This blog has highlighted many other rather strange goings on and turn the other way events, is there any wonder that the councillors do not like blogs?

I shall finish this posting using a quote from a Somerton resident's view on 11 of his 15 councillors resigning,

"Peter Rider wrote:
As a Somerton resident I thank Niall, he is only reflecting the underlying views of residents. How is it democratic that the vice-chair is involved in property developments which affect the town. Good riddance to the lot of them I say.
October 31, 2009 10:38 AM GMT on community.timesonline.co.u

http://www.muckandbrass.blogspot.com/

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6896132.ece

E Mail Warning.

If you receive an e-mail from
the Department of Health
telling you not to eat canned pork because of swine flu . . . Ignore it.
It's just Spam.

Happy Halloween!