Showing posts with label Reading Evening Post. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reading Evening Post. Show all posts

Monday, October 27, 2014

Needles in my garden anger

Get Reading: Man wants council to take away three boxes of needles he found in his garden

...despite living a couple of miles away from the town rubbish tip.

(And one idiot commenter says this is why you should vote for the Pub Bore Party)

Spotter's Badge: Graham, Simon

Monday, October 20, 2014

Smelly lake anger

Reading Post: Campaign to clean up local lake

There's a lake. THERE.

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Takeaway food mess anger

Reading Post: Local MP tears himself away from the Westminster Village to point at a pavement

Mess on the pavement seems pretty much normal for Reading, to be honest.

Friday, October 03, 2014

Damaged car anger

Get Reading: Police 'doing nothing' about our damaged car

All well and good until you reach the final paragraph, and learn that the police are indeed doing everything that is asked of them. Two minutes of my life wasted.

Spotter's Badge: Graham

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Cut down trees anger

Reading Post: Council cuts down trees shielding houses from road

Local knowledge: That's the main route out of town. Well done.

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Remote control anger

Reading Post: Residents' remote control garage doors sometimes don't work

Mother of God. Those poor people.

Spotter's Badge: Graham, Simon

Monday, March 31, 2014

Monday, February 17, 2014

Hideous sea monster anger

Reading Post: Campaign against new leisure facilities at riverside park

Kill it! KILL IT WITH FIRE!

Spotter's Badge: Nowtas

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Stolen loo roll anger

Reading Evening Post: Lollipop man suspended over alleged thefts

"They've got no evidence, apart from the stuff I admitted to in the newspaper. DOH!"

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Hole in the roof anger

Reading Post: Man demands housing association fix his roof over Christmas, in howling wind and rain, NOW

1. He didn't move from that very spot for two weeks

2. The housing association's reply is a gem (Essentially: "Bugger off")

3. I thought it high time we had an 'Angry Tenants' tag, for needy angry tenants who want everything on a plate.

Friday, December 20, 2013

New pizza shop anger

Reading Post: Shopkeeps unhappy that Domino's Pizza to take over old Blockbuster shop

I'm against it too, as it's right near my work and oh my god the temptation give me extra large meatballs barbecue sauce argh

That's my actual wording to the planning committee.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Sports centre theft anger

Reading Post: Thieves target five-a-side league players

Our spotter says: "Can I nominate myself? I knew what I was getting into and requested a *sad face* photo."

Spotter's Badge: Tom

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Home robbery anger

Reading Post: Retired professor fights off robber with yard broom

Well played, sir

Spotter's Badge: Andrew

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Banned sweets anger

Reading Post: School bans kids from bringing in sweets

But they're still cool on the crack cocaine

Spotter's Badge: Adam

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Wet T-shirt anger (niche interest)

Reading Post: Anger as water leak takes weeks to repair

We bow down before this Post's duty snapper for this fine example of putting the subject right in the middle of the action

Spotter's Badge: Andrew

Friday, August 30, 2013

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Royal Mail dog attack anger

Reading Post: Residents told to pick up their mail from delivery centre because of vicious dog

..Then are shocked - SHOCKED - to have missed bill payments because they haven't picked up their mail

Spotter's Badge: Graham, Andrew

Tuesday, August 20, 2013