Free Falling Foxes

I don't usually post AI content but this is an imagined window on a real event. The Beatles in one studio at Abbey Road and Pink Floyd in an adjacent one simultaneously.

Pull it down.

I just want to make it absolutely clear, that in no way at all, did I just Google 'Cambrophobia'.

There's a nice symmetry to this: Leicester City Council collect unwanted rubbish. Leicester City Football club collect unwanted ...........

I was chatting to a member of staff at a walk-in centre last night and it was mentioned there are no 24hr pharmacists in Leicester. A quick Google suggested several but sure enough when I checked (2am) none were open.

Stepping down from Radio 2.

Leicester City. Members of my family in the city have used it several times. https://www.leicester.gov.uk/bins-waste-and-recycling/bulky-waste-collections

More fly tipping I just don't understand this. The city council do free collection of bulk waste, yet you see incidents of this across the city. Let's face it; those that do this would normally have a phone in their hands anyway, if they weren't littering. Just navigate away from FB, Instagram, TikTok and the like just for a few moments and contact the council instead.

If they can show they are for traditional religious services, NOT for 'self defence'.

In the UK, claiming an object of any kind in your possession is for 'self defence', will get you arrested. A copper was telling me he arrested a fella he stopped and searched for having a baseball bat in his car because when asked why, he said it was for, 'Protection'.

He really is a complete and utter arse.

I have no problem with folk flying the flag but I would estimate that 3/4 of the ones I see are upside down.

No, West Leicester. Checking their schedule today, they were at a show down in Torbay, then flew up to East Midlands Airport - which is when they passed over our area. What I didn't realise, was later on they then flew down to Ragley Hall in Worcestershire to do another show. They then flew back over us again at 6ish. I shot outside to see them again but they were gone in an instant. I checked on Flightradar24 and they were at just 1100 feet when they went over. Awesome! They are doing the same shows again tomorrow so I'll be hoping they come over again. This time I'll be waiting.

Bloody RAF. Just nodding off in my garden hammock when I hear an almighty racket. The Red Arrows then flew right over my garden Fantastic site and sound. Certainly stirred me from my slumbers.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yrzy7gkdxo Absolute scum.

Flies. OK, I'm seeing the odd one buzzing around but far, far fewer than in the past. During hot spells especially, you would get several in the house. Outside when trying to eat something, you would be forever wafting them away. I've noticed dog turds in the street without a single fly nearby - they used to be covered. Around the corner from our house there lies a dead Hedgehog. It's been there several days and again, I've not seen a single Fly on its mortal remains. You may think good riddance to them but even they play a vital role in the general eco system.

The God's are angry with Leicester.

This is fantastic. The rescuers are absolute hero's. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cewpqy948ero

I'm sorry Top, even we can't rescue you.

Although the pandemic has played a part as you suggest in recent times, it doesn't explain the demographics massively changing in several areas of the city over the last 60 years. This is, certainly, down to immigration. It is clear from the evidence, whether it is accepted or not, that when a different ethnicity, culture, call it what you will, start moving into an area, the indigenous folk start moving away. Leicester has seen this in Belgrave, Rushey Mead, Highfields and other areas. It Is happening in Oadby and other suburbs too and it will continue to happen. I don't know what the answer is. I guess I've played my own small part in welcoming and perhaps as a consequence, encouraged immigration to these shores during my 20 odd years with the local authority. We put on support groups, support packages. Myself and colleagues made presentations to local Asian groups raising awareness of council services they could access or we could help them create new ones. We would ask for feedback, make changes, offer funding and on. I was proud of what we were doing but not so sure now. We are a diverse populace but true integration is a pipe dream I think and the local Asian and other groups are complicit in this. I could go on, give examples even but I think deep down, most folk reading this know what they are.

Are you on the Eastern side of the county? Just looking at the lightning maps and the storm looks biblical over there.

We used to get the Public Information films on the TV back in the day, warning of these type of things. Perhaps they should start appearing in the ad breaks when youngsters are on YT, Snapchat, Instagram and the like, with no option to 'skip'

Float on the stock exchange?

I guess this can go in here. It was part of the Saturday ritual for us, watching Football Focus, then off to Filbert St.