Dorian's Posts

Don't be afraid.  And get to know the difference between 'discreet' and 'discrete', especially if you want to understand statistics ;)

Oh Margaret, there was no need to have a dig at me or Michael Clayson, that's all in the past. Don't stir up the conflict again, move on. How much does it cost to run these toilets?

Not seen the seal yet but there were several dolphins off Parson and the Clerk a couple of weeks ago.

Even more bonkers.  As another46 says what's the news article?  Is that the beef between you two?

As there's no legal obligation to display prices, I suspect it's down to not having competition nearby - most people won't drive off once they've driven in.  It'll be worth monitoring their prices to see if they creep up.

It's probably no coincidence that every time I go past Gay's Creamery it's packed with customers - it's open til 9pm and 7 days a week.  Meanwhile this summer I've passed Witches Bowl, Reflections and Dabbling Duck in the afternoon and they've been shut.  I haven't figured out if they've closed down or open and close when they feel like it.

I don't like to see sprawling housing estates but eighty years ago the people of Dawlish probably felt the same about the housing most of us currently live in - anyone seen th photos of Dawlish before the trees were chopped down to make way for all the housing up to East Cliff and West Cliff Roads.  That's unfortunately how it is. If Mr Weeks doesn't farm his land he'd surely be rubbing his hands ...

Turning up to meetings IS your job, good on Harrie Burrowes for doing the responsible thing.   Then there's the Code of Conduct for Councillors.   How do you think you score on Obligations 1 and 2? http://m.teignbridge.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=35570&p=0

As they say, it doesn't matter who you vote for, the government always gets in.  I've distilled it down to one issue.   Politically and economically I don't believe that slashing public spending is the answer.  Reducing yes but not to the level of seizing up the economy (and I've shifted from right to left on that).  And if the Tories get re-elected there will be bigger cuts to come.   However I ...

A resounding no then. Good work DTC.  Hope TDC follow suit.

Ownership of the land is surely irrelevant.  Whose pecuniary interest is most affected by the outcome of this decision - Mary Lowther and her caravan pitch or Humphrey Clemens and his livelihood?

I mistakenly thought Gregory Fenne was standing for the Town Council this time round so I googled him - it came up with the above from 2012.

Sorry, I misread it in the first place for Lowther, Petherick and Petherick.  You were right to be confused.

Thank you both.  Probably the same folk who tried the monkey in Hartlepool.

Psephology.  The original zero hour contract.

Sorry Flo, my crossed wires. I missed the previous couple of posts and thought you meant Anne Marie Morris - thought it must have been a bit extreme, even for a Tory!

I'm guessing Mcjpc's comment was ironic and directed at you Margaret...if only you were bright enough to understand it!   Now hush your fishwife mouth.

If you make these statements you should at least be able to explain them. It was a reasonable and polite question, are you able to give a reasonable and polite response?

Aww, saw them only last week.  This will be very hard on him.  Glad for the good work of the horse charity, why not make a donation for Gildor. https://www.worldhorsewelfare.org/donate

Yes Mrs S, I'm a bit like you, all talk no action.     Let's discuss this bandwagon thing tomorrow.  Goodnight.

Free to you Burneside, my treat. Let me know when you're coming, I'll lock the cat in the bedroom. http:A//i01.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/134448503/teflon_dog_bowl.jpg

Red Arrows should be woven in somewhere.

@mcjrc - it was just tittle tattle.

I wonder how many blue flag beaches boast a mention of a sewage treatment works and a death from e-coli on their Wikipedia page.  Maybe TDC is starting with a low key deterrent strategy by editing public domain information. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawlish_Warren

Sorry Lynne,  just this one time,   I'm with you on Sangs. Sorry Burneside for not posting from my three week holiday in Thailand, am back now, good to see the party's still in swing and the booze is still flowing.   i see you've been off this forum longer than me, perhaps you were trying to recover from the unexpected vote of confidence in your arch nemesis Judith Chalmers.  Since it's only the ...

Burneside, when was the last time you ever posted on a thread when your sister Margaret wasn't already on it slagging off someone who disagreed with her?   See what I mean when I suggest that you come across as her yappy guard dog?

There'll be a 10 million pound bypass built to preserve those pillars.

It would be good to see some younger faces at the services, they're the ones to carry the torch into the future.  Interesting to learn that Paul Holman's brother later went on to marry Vivien Leigh.

To be fair, Lynne's posts are generally to do with planning issues, something she obviously cares about..  Why not take it to the next level and make a difference by influencing matters. She's clearly committed and prepared to dig deep rather than other who would pay lipservice to the issues.

Oh do pipe down, it's been quite constructive while you and your yappy dog Burneside have been absent.  Now you're both back and the two of you are stirring it up.  Go and do some constructive council work instead of your usual windbagging.

Tony Watson is the Economy and Regeneration Maager at TDC, he's the man.   It took them five months to reinstate the beach huts but it's taking them two years to figure out how to sort this one building?  Last year it was because they want it to done properly, are they looking to build the Pompidou Centre or something?  How about the Town Council putting a rocket up him.

You honestly think 'anonymous' exists on the Internet?!  How very naive. Venom-filled post  - there goes your psychological projection again.

Yep, it was closing in at this very minute.

So terribly sad for the poor woman and her family and friends.   Tragic news.

Try this: http://teignbridge.gov.uk/article/9098/Taxi-Licensing-Customer-Complaints-Procedure

That's as maybe Wondering.  Much is made of the North/South divide but having experienced all three locations, the South West gets a very bad deal.   If it didn't have its landscape it'd be even further down the pile.

Anything that improves access is a good thing but it will only revitalise the town if, once people get here, there's a reason to stay and spend money. Businesses can help themselves by making them better places to linger longer. @leatash - do the car parks get so full in the summer that more is needed?

This thread has been up for a year and has been active for two months yet there hasn't been a peep from the usually mouthy Margaret Swift.  Now she realises that it's safe to nail her colours to Mr Week's mast AND can perpetuate her bitchfest with JC, she finally swoops in with her puffed up ego in full feather trying to position herself as champion of the cause and do down a fellow Councillor ...

Thank you Michael Clayson, I think you've ably demonstrated your effectiveness in word and deed. Hopefully everyone will graciously allow you time off from this subject and you can get on with some Christmas shopping.