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clot

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On 14 Sep, 23:30, Mike Swift wrote:

Have you ever driven through most towns late at night, the shops are
lit up like Blackpool illuminations, and they want us to switch off
at the power socket.

Appreciated, but as the son of a former independent retailer, (not
Trotters!), there are sadly reasons for this. Damage caused to premises,
(ignoring effluvia to be cleared the morning after); time not spent
retailing whilst trying secure premises and deal with insurance claims.
Insurance premiums go so high that it kills the business.

The costs and efforts to make additionally secure premises when Insurance
Cos. charge such high premiums that insurance is not viable.

We are not allowed to use the birch today at their formative stages. At
their most capable stages we are not allowed to deprive them of too much
freedom allowing them to create further generations that destroy the efforts
of those that strive to be useful citizens and destroy their initiatives.

I have not gone on to the local High Street at night at the weekend for the
last 25 years (with one exception) due to the threat that I think it
imposes. I'm fearful when my children go out with just reason due to the
verbal threats and physical damage they have experienced.

I am not advocating excessive lighting, but questioning why we do not sort
out those that destroy communities. Personally, ignoring which current party
is in power, a major problem is the existence of the CPS which ensures that
the regularly law abiding citizen that has a motoring incident, (or
similar), is prosecuted when the CPS will not take to court those that need
to be, (Joe Thug that has been done x times before and knows how to avoid
the ropes), "evidence was insufficient" said the CPS. Just frustrates the
Police and society.

It should never have been brought into existence in the early 70s. Totally
unnecessary, counterproductive and has ensured that the legal profession can
find a way to gain income and create injustice.

Sorry for the rant.

It's not just town and city centres. Our local councillors are
trumpeting about their reaction to a suggestion that a tree in the
area be lit up at night. They think they've triumphed by providing
different coloured lights on the tree according to the season. The
formal switching on was the other night.

We've just completed a questionnaire put out by the council about
saving power and telling us to save money by turning down the heating
by one degree. We can't, it won't go any lower than 10C. Yet they've
spent our money on the installation of these lights as well as the
running costs.

You can tell that I'm not pleased ...

Mary

--
Michael Swift We do not regard Englishmen as foreigners.
Kirkheaton We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians.
Yorkshire Halvard Lange