Despite my moans & groans (not meant to be a pun on my avatar
), I wouldn't live in any other big city, but the ned activity is the main thing that pisses me off, it's almost become fashionable now ?
Whereabouts in the Drum did you live Clincher ?
I lived almost my whole childhood & teens, "up the hill" in the Drum from 1973, until 1991, I was very glad to leave. I saw a lot of fights, full scale drug raids in the close next door, and there were at least 5 murders within the nearby streets (probably more i've forgotten). I remember having to close my window at 1am, because it was too noisy outside to sleep.
The whole place was progressively trashed, the various improvements over the years were smashed, gratified, and burnt.
Good points, not many, but we were lucky enough to live in a close with decent neighbours, and miles of countryside started literally at the top of my road, but on the whole they weren't happy years.
I went back last year to have a look (the photos are on here somewhere) and it's almost all gone, or earmarked for demolition.
I wonder what the owner of Cleddens Farm is thinking. They lived for 40 years with a mass housing estate 100 yards from the farm, but now the population has been slashed, and most of the buildings levelled. It must be a wee bit more peaceful for him
I know similar things happen in just about every big city, but I suppose we hope that 'home' will be different.
Perhaps it's time to set aside a scheme for only the slag families (those with a long list of complaints, long criminal records, antisocial history, etc). Certain people are simply rotten to the core.
That's not controversial is it ?