What is hacking you off today?

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

The stripes are something which looks easy to do but I think would be really difficult to pull off convincingly.

If you want to create a convincing modern art display I think the trick is to exploit child labour. I commissioned my nephew when he was a toddler and got an abstract piece in blue. There's still some controversy about which way round the picture goes but I'm sure that will just add to the price when it reaches auction.

He openly admitted that when he started making paintings, he wanted to do stuff that anyone can do, and he has. He showed how he does it. The strokes are easy, only going over about 4 times at most each block or panel, with a wide decorator brush. Some of his paintings take less than an hour. He went to so many art experts and galleries for years and no one wanted his stuff. Little wonder. Now when you see a Constable, you can see the skill and talent that's gone into it. You know it would have taken months to do with small brushes. You can understand the high value. Then you see his work, some going for well over a Million pounds, and you can see he probably took about 3 hours at most. It's a crazy world. Regarding your nephew, with abstract art, wild free strokes are valued. Adults tend to put more thought into it. There was the famous one about 30 years ago, when an Elephant would paint with his trunk, and also splash different colours wildly onto the canvass. The Elephant loved to paint, and splash paint. As an experiment, one was valued by art experts, they were told that a mystery artist painted it. They all valued it at over £50,000. Lol.

 

[Benfleet A1]

Obviously you're not concerned about the future of the planet then.Leave it to the kids to worry about.After all it'll be their problem .Not yours.

The surrounding areas were completely gridlocked for hours, spewing emissions into the atmosphere. Genius idea soqp dodgers, genius. That'll do the planet a power of good.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

The surrounding areas were completely gridlocked for hours, spewing emissions into the atmosphere. Genius idea soqp dodgers, genius. That'll do the planet a power of good.

Almost as good as when thousands of green enviro specialists fly to Seychelles etc to see climate change first hand??????
Or Switzerland for a big conference. Fecked we are, fecked.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

More concerned about those poor souls who missed important hospital appointments today, some who have waited for months to get seen, and may now have to wait even longer to get another appointment.

Or the businesses who couldn’t receive any supplies/stock today, and who will now feel that knock on effect.

I’m also more concerned about the thousands of people who were depending on today’s wages to fund their next council tax bill (which has increased btw) but now may not have the money for it, due to not being able to actually do any work.

And that goes for all of those who are living paycheck-to-paycheck, and are utterly dependent on every single days money they earn.

And on top of that, I’m more concerned that this stunt, sets a dangerous precedent, that a small, organised set of self-righteous bumble ****s, can cause so much grief.

But hey, as long as a group of unwashed can have their five minutes of disruptive fun, and forever say... well we did our part, we brought London to a standstill for a bit.

Anyway, no real bother to you. What’s the plan for tonight señor? Nice bit of Tapas? Few tinto’s on the terrace?

Actually,we're in Cebazan, France for Easter.I was planning to watch Macron address the nation to outline his solution to the Gillet jaune problem* (after sanding down some shutters which need painting later this week).

*That got cancelled when news of the Notre Dame fire broke.

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

The surrounding areas were completely gridlocked for hours, spewing emissions into the atmosphere. Genius idea soqp dodgers, genius. That'll do the planet a power of good.

Surely if you aren't going anywhere you turn your engine off? Newer cars do that automatically.

 

[Benfleet A1]

Surely if you aren't going anywhere you turn your engine off? Newer cars do that automatically.

Oh yeah, never thought to do that.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Please remember everyone, no politics are allowed on SZ any more. The rules are clear. Any further instances will be deleted as well.

 

[South Bank Hank]

I did just take out a couple ... but if it’s the same old characters who led to us deleting the old politics forum, we’re just going to remove posting rights. We warned you enough times in private messages. No further warnings.

 

[GBJ]

Please remember everyone, no politics are allowed on SZ any more. The rules are clear. Any further instances will be deleted as well.

I did just take out a couple ... but if it’s the same old characters who led to us deleting the old politics forum, we’re just going to remove posting rights. We warned you enough times in private messages. No further warnings.

Eh? What part of mine & A S S’ interaction was actually political?

Genuinely don’t know what you’ve deemed to be political here, as there was absolutely no intention behind it.

Jesus, I’m all for playing by the rules, but can we at least know them aswell, please.

 

[Benfleet A1]

Political or not it's still a talking point surely?

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

Please remember everyone, no politics are allowed on SZ any more. The rules are clear. Any further instances will be deleted as well.

which is the point I made but by deleting some but not all it's just left one side of a discussion on display.

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

Is this acceptable?
'Old bill should be hauling them away. Not allowing this **** to happen freely'

 

[GBJ]

Is this acceptable?
'Old bill should be hauling them away. Not allowing this **** to happen freely'

I see no problem with that.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Waking up with a headache every morning since I got my new glasses. Took a few days off sick the other week as I had a dreadful cough and head cold, and not one headache as I barely had them on. Already been back to the opticians once with them.

 

[Ex-Member1]

Continually pandering to the minority. That's what life is in UK, get used to it. It's only going to get worse.

 

[blues exile]

Is this acceptable?
'Old bill should be hauling them away. Not allowing this **** to happen freely'

Utterly disgusting comment of which the poster should be ashamed, reinforcing the Essex Man stereotype in spades.

 

[GBJ]

Utterly disgusting comment of which the poster should be ashamed, reinforcing the Essex Man stereotype in spades.

Hahahahahahahaha

Hundreds of thousands of Londoners lives affected by a handful of soap dodgers, breaking the law.... yet I should be ashamed for suggesting they deserve a kicking.

You can’t bait me

 

[Blueronron]

Utterly disgusting comment of which the poster should be ashamed, reinforcing the Essex Man stereotype in spades.

Posters seem to forget this is just not being held in London

33 countries have the same protest but the papers seem to ignore this, personally good luck to them and if it brings global problems to the forefront then its good news
Thank god we donot have dinosaurs like Free country leaders ignoring the problem, the unacceptable problem is the breaking off windows and graffitti by morons, but any section will have these, it deters from the real reason why the protest was formed

 

[blues exile]

Hahahahahahahaha

Hundreds of thousands of Londoners lives affected by a handful of soap dodgers, breaking the law.... yet I should be ashamed for suggesting they deserve a kicking.

You can’t bait me

A few hours inconvenience pales into insignificance compared to the truly disastrous consequences of climate change. And if your remedy of a good kicking was meant seriously you really ought to take a long hard look at yourself. Mindless retributive violence is never the answer.

 

[GBJ]

A few hours inconvenience pales into insignificance compared to the truly disastrous consequences of climate change. And if your remedy of a good kicking was meant seriously you really ought to take a long hard look at yourself. Mindless retributive violence is never the answer.

See previously for the reasoning I gave, why this is more than just “a few hours inconvenience”.

It’s illegal, wreckless & dangerous.

I’m not doubting the importance or significance of climate change.