Dam buddy, the closest I get to a riot in my neighborhood is an ill-tempered moose. Good luck.

The New York Times says a cycle shop was looted. Anyone know if it was Brixton cycles?
.. Is so keep an eye out for Tapan's Tibetan vegan prayer wheels.

It looks like Lord Snooty Bullingdon and his fellow etonians are finally learning the hard way that the working classes actually do a little more than carry your guns for you at grouse shooting weekends in the cairngorms.

Their crass policies are depriving an entire generation of it's future, let's hope they see some sense after all this has died down.

The current Home Office minister said this last year:

"The home secretary, Theresa May, has dismissed fears that deep spending cuts could undermine the ability of the police to tackle possible civil unrest, and insisted the British did not respond to austerity by rioting on the streets."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/sep/15/theresa-may-cut-police-budget-without-violent-unrest

Kirk,

as a Londoner who has spent quite a lot of time in the Pacific North West, I can garantee you that these young men would not be rioting if they had the chance to get into a battered old pick-up, drive out into the wilderness and shoot some elk.

Unfortunately they live in a country where almost all the land outside of the major cities is owned by a self-perpetuating ruling class who care nothing for people who they see as grubby and uneducated.

It mostly makes sense to be a libertarian anarchist where you live, just remember that in other parts of the world without as much 'lebensraum' the cities quickly turn into giant holding-pens for the poor during times of economic hardship.

Responding to these riots by pointing the finger at socialism and lauding thatcher is just plain insulting, and you will probably find very few Londoners on this site who will agree with you.

should be a busy day if everyone is too scared to go out on the street

Last night I went out to get some cooking oil, and ended up getting chased (on foot) by around 40-50 black men/youths in the park.

I swear to God it's fuckin anarchy, and I don't care what fuckin CC bike you ride, aint nothing you can do against that. It aint safe and I'd advise staying in at night until the boys in blue quell this sickening rebellion.

@carter mate of jack regan What you doing out buying cooking oil you sure you work for GLH as (GLH gonna get you riders dont go shopping)
They order online and get delivered at a time that suits them or that suits the house keeper
I think Carter mate of Jack Regan you dont really work for the Massive GLH but really work for the now defunct GLC time to clean as clean as a Daz washing advert staring real soap stars such as Shane Ritche who is related to the film director Guy Ritche who was married to Madonna whos brother scored the one of the world cups best goals ever
They called it the hand of God not sure if it was but a really good game all the same hazy days the same hazy days when could wake up in the morning get on ones racer call on and know even in the middle of summer working for 5 days would still make 250 quid
And out of that 250 quid you knew that that you would have a fiver to spare to lend to a so called fellow worker (YES CAPTAIN MYSTERIOUS THAT IS YOU) knowing that your investmeant would be returned with the interest of a blue note and a smile and never to be thought of again
But No wasnt returned and left the same bitter taste in ones mouth but im not the type of person whom cant let go of a wrong done to be as that would make me bitter and one thing life has taught be dont be bitter because as they say turn that frown upside down and
SMILE SMILE AND SMILE
Love and more love and rem what ever one dose in life dont be bitter be happy

I always thought i was a decent person to work with open and honest and helpful
How many times did i hear on got a snapped chain and stopped by with a chain delinker and not once did i mention i lent you a fiver once
Captain i feel bemused you could make a comment like that as i thought we were mates god how wrong i was
But suppose if you were tracked down on the junction and grassed up to Les i would be bitter and no it wasnt me that grassed you up for leaving the best circuit in London for push bikers
They talk about high eraners on here with city sprint and metro but the best riders worked on two circuits one of which is Carter buy your cooking oil before the riots and the other one is yet to be told golden dockets try paltiniums dockets
You know the company CAPTAIN as it upgraded you from been a foot solider
Happy days but not as happy as taking a fiver off me on London wall making you a player on techno island of the coast of SOUTHEND

Here's an something comparing this riot to Rodney King riot in L. A. the guy might be talking out his ass but I thought our mysterious captain might enjoy it.
http://takimag.com/article/a_tale_of_two_riots/print#axzz1Ukgvgo6c

Captain Mysterious you shop at argos is that shopping with my fiver buying yourself the kind of things i have to deny myself such as gold rings and other such luxery goods such as a money box that counts the money as you put it in
Fool me once Shame on you a shame i hope you carry round your neck the same neck that wears the solid carret gold chain you wear round your neck not the type of gold chain i wear the type that turns your neck green when you have a shower
Also seeing as naming and shaming shame on the man on oxford street who sold me three gold chains and gucci perfume when i last done xmas shopping
And massive shame to the so called professor who said he could help me pass my o level English grammer exam
Hang your heads in shame you shameless people

Ha ha, Mildura clearly has not got a FB page.

me - ""Good web site that. Thanks for the link. ""

It is an interesting site because it is a classic example of Paleoconservative North American 'dog whistle' politics, where the facts are plainly laid out so that ordinary people can figure out for themselves that the world is a damned unfair place for white people. Nearly all the quoting below the line is overtly racist. The following is a good example..

http://takimag.com/article/canadas_somali_problem/print#axzz1UzM2Ny7t

Wolfie/Paul/Mildew/Twat - Sorry to inform you that this thread is not about you. In fact it almost became something interesting, but you spammed it with your usual nonsense. Thanks

Captian of industry and Kirk im going for a beard ,any advice?

Do you get herman's dark lager up there?

Curly - If you are gonna grow one I suggest you get some hair to go with it.

No Herman's, we do get the Samuel Smith's beers, not bad but I'd really like to try them closer to the source. My usual rule is that wherever I go I drink the local craft beer if at all possible. In Europe I'm a tad more flexible even Beck's seams kind of good. BTW it's one of the $3.00 specials at the Dog & Duck in Maui, didn't even think about it and neither should anyone else. When I'm in the Luthansa business lounge in Frankfort next month I'll be sucking down as many as I can because it's drinkable as well is being free. Lounge access is a good thing, beats the crap out of blowing fifty in some airport bar out of sheer boredom.

Dude theres only one beer its DESPERADOS

I'm hoping to get to Alaska one of these days.I know Kirk,I keep saying it.Met a dude from a small fishing town there once in Vien Tien, the capital of Laos,I may have speld that wrong.He was one of the most laid back fellas I came across on my travels.Wake up in the morning and there he was outside the hotel drinking beer.Go out for the day,come back and he's still there drinking beer.A real friendly guy just taking it easy.Never forgot how chilled he was even after getting hammered every day and night he didn't say a wrong word.
Sweet.

@overdrive when you were in Laos did you ever come across redbull energy drink in small bottles tasted like cough mixture much more lethal when in a bottle of Sam Sip whiskey than red bull get over here?
As done the golden triangle in the early 90s no AC in the rooms just celings fans and your own padlock on the front of the door lol
And for some reason used to think leave the passport in the room hide it under bed as no one would ever think to look there lol
Where else in asia you been John

Mekong or Sam sip two brands i rem over there
The bucket if rem correctly was full of ice for the bottle of cokes some serious head wrecking hangovers the next day as so fucking hot in the night and bottle of waters with that cost 10 baht
Rickshaw drivers that could hit gaps that even a london courier might think twice about
If anyone on here thinks Oxford Street on a really hot day is sticky try Koshan road cheap hotel for sticky heat wake up in the morning on a bed sheet in Koshan road with a slow fan you would leave your own Shourd of Turin
How long did you spend in Laos and did you do the visa in Thailand as yet to meet anyone who has ever been to the Laos Embassy in the UK not even sure they have one but bet if they do it is a friendly one