PaddockLad

I left home aged twenty at the end of January 1990 (same day as we drew at the stadium of copyright infringement) ... a callow youth, I was destined for AWE Aldermaston as a maintenance technician. This place was guarded by the civil nuclear constabulary, as are all other nuclear sites in Britain. I was required to go through positive vetting. Am fairly sure that phrase for security clearance no longer exists but the extent to which I was investigated was huge.. this was the same level as senior police officers, army officers, senior civil servant etc. I was interviewed by an ex army officer who at that point was the poshest person I'd ever met. The advice from the workshop was "don't be a daft bugger and say anything controversial " so I didn't, played the game. I was required to give the name of my school so he could visit there & the name & address of a farmer who I'd worked for every year for most of my teens . Looking back, this was to ascertain the nature of my character, to see if there were any red flags in my background that may leave me open to blackmail by bad actors etc. All financial records were also looked at. I know for a fact this bloke visited the farmer because he told my old man about it in the village pub and so would've undoubtedly visited the school on the same visit up north. If I was subject to all that at the age of 20, what the fuck has happened to the vetting process in the intervening 30 years that allowed the individual they yeaterday threw away the key on to be cleared to work at the same place? The cleaners at Aldermaston were cleared to the same high level back then ffs ...

Yeah I think it was the same week….bought screamadelica & nevermind on the same day from Tollcross woolies in Edinburgh…can’t remember what I did on Tuesday mind but there you go

Great minds etc

Something is happening in court today, think it means people will be taking partizan sides on twitter about which attention seeker is their favourite

World Cup winner Roger Hunt

where you staying in Lindos? We went in 2019…. go and see Spiros in the Captains Bar in town, he used to play for a Greek divi 2 side but his lad has gone to Olympiacos I think….

Up until only a few seasons back no club had ever survived relegation from the Premier League after failing to win any of their first five games. Now with Southampton, Newcastle, Leeds, Burnley and Norwich all without a win after their first six, history suggests three of this five will go down.....

No, MFC are playimg probably to the absolute maximum of their potential, challenging for Europe with a sub Vanarama League wage bill. Rangers it would seem have a squad full of piss takers at the moment…. https://footballleaguefc.com/rangers-fc-player-wages/

The SPL being apparently competitive this season is a good thing in everybody's books apart from you and OF wankers apparently ... don't do it to yourself Kev mate...there's enough misery on this board

About to be official government policy

Oh and far more significantly Bowie released this on this day in 1977….

30 years ago today… Also this….

A man threatened to beat me up in a petrol station in Honiton today. He turned to me in the queue for the till and complained that I was standing too close to him, I was probably a yard & a half behind him. Said in a voice loud enough so the whole shop could hear “you’re affecting my anxiety” . Trouble was he was speaking without a mask on directly into my fully masked face. He got to the door and suggested that if I thought it was that funny (the whole shop was giggling) then he’d see me outside. I pointed out to him he was a very brave boy shouting that from the other end if the shop by the exit door and that it wouldn’t be good for his anxiety in the long run. Then I nearly ran over two twelve year olds (approx) on their scooters on the way home at a set of lights. They shot out in front of me just as the lights turned green. I beeped my horn at them, one of them turned round and gave me the wanker sign . I’ve just changed jobs. Today and yesterday I’ve been paired up with a manic racist Chelsea supporting (obvs) Freemason who speaks to himself. Have a good weekend everyone

If the British public’s medium term record is anything to go by it’ll be another half decade before they turn on the tories….and there will have to be a new Labour leader who will stop the left in general tearing each other to shreds

Is it just me, or does all this coming down the line remind anyone of Lloyd's taking over HBOS then the government having to step in and nationalise everything?....

Oh and this from Jonny Nicholson….not sure if theyre allowed to do it in Germany but they do in France & Italy…. https://www.football365.com/news/football-fans-football-on-tv-john-nicholson

didn’t the mackems get some of their lot in to change the pink seats a few years back?

Not sure if NUFC have any plans in view of this announcement? 🤔

It was up there with ugly Betty…seem to remember they were on just as the “lads Friday nights” started to wind down….both fuckin dreadful….

Sounds like a organisation full of fuckin yes men/women

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Apparently Gerry Cinnamon in Exhibition Park… about 3/4 miles from Forest Hall?

We didn’t have a spectrum we had this Atari… did that make us ultra cool or utter pond life? 🤔