I must have watched too many episodes of Jack Warner's character "Dixon of
Dock Green" on the BBC in the 1960s :-)
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, 06 August, 2005 02:43 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: doll like photos
>
> You forgot the irony warning!
> The mere use of the term 'bobbies' suggests that you learnt all you
> know of the UK from very old, quaint movies.
> AndrewF
>
>
> On 05/08/2005, at 8:31 PM, John Hudson wrote:
>
> >
> > on the contrary ......!
> >
> > thousands more helmetted bobbies wondering the parks talking to
> > tourists and
> > locals alike, helping them with directions, entertaining them with
> > useful
> > chit chat now and again, providing directions to other photo ops,
> > giving a
> > helping hand to the old and infirm, keeping an eye on your physical
> > safety
> > and having an ever ready cell phone to call the emergency
> > authorities ....
> > more police or an ambulance, being able to shepherd you out of the
> > park
> > ahead of closing time, knowing which local hotels and pubs are good
> > for
> > service, and whole host of other services.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, 05 August, 2005 05:54 AM
> > Subject: [OM] Re: doll like photos
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> That's going to do wonders for the tourist trade!
> >> AndrewF
> >>
> >>
> >> On 05/08/2005, at 3:32 AM, Garry D. Lewis wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> BTW, Red Ken is the nickname of the Mayor of London. So called
> >>> because of his "Leftist" leanings. He is proposing a total ban of
> >>> all photography within parks- according to my Googling.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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