mahomo

i still haven't got the film shots back so it's shots from the card-dump-tastic 8mp grandma friendly machine. still, it beats shooting at f20 ;)



































young tommie is the fucking best.

he laughs all day and then sleeps for england. i fully expect him to be representing his country in 2012 olympics at sleeping.

anyway, i'm currently doing a load of home diy bullshit, and a trip to the local council dump/tip/recycling center went something like this...

i drive through the gate and my van sneaks under the barrier by an inch...
the local recycling waste management operative, who shall now be referred to as the 'dump nazi' asks for my permit...

now here's the thing. in the uk we pay something called council tax. this covers things like the police and fire services, refuse collection, schools, etc etc and costs me £130 per month.

dump nazi - 'where's your permit?'
me - 'what permit?'
dump nazi - 'the permit for your van'
me - wtf for?
dump nazi - 'you need a permit to dump stuff here in a van'
me - 'i don't have one, how do i get one?'
dump nazi - call this number'
me - how long does it take for the permit?'
dump nazi - 'a couple of weeks'
me - 'so what am i supposed to do with a van load of rubbish?'
dump nazi - 'what is it? (looks in van) oh, thats a shower door, which is classed as home improvements, which we're not allowed to take'
me - 'so wtf am i supposed to do with it?'
dump nazi - get a skip (which casts £50)
me - 'are you fucking joking?'
dump nazi - 'no, but if you had a car', and it could be 60ft long with a trailer, it's not a problem'
me - (looks off into distance as if i'm about to go fucking postal and spends a minute shaking head)
dump nazi - 'just this once, we'll give you a courtesy tip'

a fucking courtesy tip. unbelievable. i love how he tells me i could have a fucking stretch limo with a trailer but not a van. i'd love to see a limo with a trailer going down hollywood boulevard with a mattress in the back, along with a christmas tree and some building rubble ;)

so i've paid for my refuse disposal in my taxes but i'm not allowed to dump this shit as i have a white van.

i get in the house and call the number about a permit. i'm treated like i'm trying to get a vehicle into the whitehouse, and asked to retern a form along with a photocopy of my vehicles registration form. FOR FUCKS SAKE. all i want to do is dump some shit from my shed. fucking unbelievable. if i have trouble dumping my shit next week, expect a link on youtube from local news showing me being dragged away after leaving a pile of rubbish on the town hall steps ;) wankers. whats all this bullshit about recycling when they make it so hard, we're so far behind with everything in this fucking country.

hope everyones well ;)