Antisocial, societal issues thread

[Bada-Bing!]

Just why? What's the point?

Being complete dicks!

 

[Saintjay]

Cracked me up the Police saying Paddington went back to the station for a well earned marmalade sandwich.

 

[Weldit]

Michael Sheen buys £1m worth of people's debts

The Hollywood actor has helped 900 people in south Wales with their debts for a new documentary.

www.bbc.co.uk

I know it's partly for a show, but this guy has a history of doing a lot to help others. He's using his position to pull others up and not ignore the problems because he's now "above it". Fantastic work and I wish we saw more like him.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Michael Sheen buys £1m worth of people's debts

The Hollywood actor has helped 900 people in south Wales with their debts for a new documentary.

www.bbc.co.uk

I know it's partly for a show, but this guy has a history of doing a lot to help others. He's using his position to pull others up and not ignore the problems because he's now "above it". Fantastic work and I wish we saw more like him.

It's a very noble gesture. Sadly our society is built on debt.

 

[AlRums]

Plus-sized influencer demands McLaren sports cars increase seat size to accommodate her booty: ‘Should be for everyone’

Gracie Bon, 27, was blasted for her big demand.

nypost.com

 

[Bada-Bing!]

People smashing up glass panels on bus stops. And leaving glass everywhere on the pavement. Why?

 

[Weldit]

People smashing up glass panels on bus stops. And leaving glass everywhere on the pavement. Why?

Never underestimate how thick people can be regardless if they're highly educated or not.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Never underestimate how thick people can be regardless if they're highly educated or not.

And likely done deliberately as the panels next to the one smashed were also replaced with wood because they were also likely smashed previously.

Which takes me to who is responsible for clearing it up? And do other people even care? Further down the same road someone had also smashed up the glass of a bus stop which holds up the bus timetable. The bus company just put up a notice apologising for no timetable and a number to call to report future vandalism. So they obviously didn't care or aren't responsible.

I reported this glass on the pavement it to my local borough council after walking past it and noticing it had been there for at least 2 weeks.

 

[Weldit]

And likely done deliberately as the panels next to the one smashed were also replaced with wood because they were also likely smashed previously.

Which takes me to who is responsible for clearing it up? And do other people even care? Further down the same road someone had also smashed up the glass of a bus stop which holds up the bus timetable. The bus company just put up a notice apologising for no timetable and a number to call to report future vandalism. So they obviously didn't care or aren't responsible.

I reported this glass on the pavement it to my local borough council after walking past it and noticing it had been there for at least 2 weeks.

Depends how your borough handles it, but in most cases, companies/councils have a contract with a maintenance company that handles all these things. The problem is, doing something simple like cleaning up, removing and replacing that glass panel will cost a lot more than it should if they had just phoned a local builder - they can't do that with the contract agreed. For example, say it only costs £80 to fit a door, these contracts will say it will cost the council £250 instead.

That's what these vandals don't get. They're literally making things worse for everyone (including them) by wasting our tax money.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Rat rise in Cardiff leaves resident scared to open front door

Cardiff council's pest control service saw a 10% increase in call-outs to rat infestations last year.

www.bbc.co.uk

Have noticed a few rats when out cycling in town.

 

[dirty harry]

Michael Sheen buys £1m worth of people's debts

The Hollywood actor has helped 900 people in south Wales with their debts for a new documentary.

www.bbc.co.uk

I know it's partly for a show, but this guy has a history of doing a lot to help others. He's using his position to pull others up and not ignore the problems because he's now "above it". Fantastic work and I wish we saw more like him.

Can I just say, and I mean this whole heartedly....

This guy is a national treasure!!!

I've met him a fair few times, he was a patron of a charity I was helping, and heavily involved in a number of south wales charities.

The story I always tell people, is that a took a group of homeless teens to the Senydd early 2019, they met Sheen briefly for a few mins and chatted.

Later that year, we put on a 'Homeless world cupping Cardiff, great event, homeless football teams from all older the world attended. Sheen turned up, spent loads of time chatting, and I **** you not, he spoke to these teens from January like he'd known them all his life, remembered names, history's and made in jokes. I was gob smacked!

The amount of money he gives, and work he does is unreal!

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Sir Gareth Southgate: Boys need role models, not gaming and porn

Young men are increasingly turning to "callous, manipulative and toxic" influencers as role models, Sir Gareth Southgate says.

www.bbc.co.uk