Making the news today....

[Khriss]

https://goo.gl/images/Wyz3gV

 

Befr his time I know. .... but funnier. k

Edited January 10, 2019 by Khriss
Frankie Howerd

[Stubby]

The Duke of Edinburgh to replace Richard Hammond on " Top Gear " ? 

[felixthelogchopper]

1 minute ago, Stubby said:

The Duke of Edinburgh to replace Richard Hammond on " Top Gear " ? 

I wonder if he'll be getting any calls from concerned Scousers/Mancunians asking about his accident?

[Mick Dempsey]

Looks like he pulled out on the other car, nobody hurt.

 

Though I understand there was a white Fiat Uno involved that has disappeared!

[difflock]

On 30/12/2018 at 23:29, Chessa said:

A little more... (I'm not tired yet)...

Quote from the above book "Utopia for Realists" again: "Lloyd Pendleton, the director of Utah's Homeless Task Force, had his lightbulb moment in the early 2000's. Homelessness in the state was out of control, with thousands oaf people sleeping under bridges, in parks, and on the streets of Utah's cities. Police and social services had their hands full... in 2005, Utah launched its war on homelessness... The goal? To get all the state's homeless off the streets. The strategy? Free apartments. Pendleton started with the seventeen most abject street sleepers he could find. Two years later, after they all had a place to live, he progressively expanded the program. Criminal records, hopeless addictions, towering debts, - none of it mattered. In Utah, having a roof over your head became a right." 

 

"The program was a resounding success. While in neighbouring Wyoming the number of people living on the streets soared by 213%, Utah saw a 74% decline in chronic homelessness. And all this in an ultraconservative state. The Tea Party has had a big following in Utah for years and Lloyd Pendleton isn't exactly a lefty. 'I grew up on a ranch, where you learned to work hard' he remembers. 'I used to tell the homeless to get a job, because that's all I thought they needed'."

 

"The former executive changed his tune when he heard the full financial story at a conference. Giving away free housing, it turned out, was actually a windfall for the state budget. State economists calculated that a drifter living on the street cost the government $16,670 a year (for social services, police, courts, etc). An apartment plus professional counselling, by contrast, cost a modest $11,000."

 

"The numbers are clear. Today, Utah is on course to eliminate chronic homelessness entirely, making it the first state in the US to successfully address this problem. All while saving a fortune".

 

(This has really blown me away, actually).

 

see another US based, but entirely contradictory article;

https://nypost.com/2019/01/18/the-high-price-of-refusing-to-face-facts-about-the-homeless/?utm_source=quora&utm_medium=referral

Edited January 21, 2019 by difflock

[difflock]

On 30/12/2018 at 23:29, Chessa said:

A little more... (I'm not tired yet)...

Quote from the above book "Utopia for Realists" again: "Lloyd Pendleton, the director of Utah's Homeless Task Force, had his lightbulb moment in the early 2000's. Homelessness in the state was out of control, with thousands oaf people sleeping under bridges, in parks, and on the streets of Utah's cities. Police and social services had their hands full... in 2005, Utah launched its war on homelessness... The goal? To get all the state's homeless off the streets. The strategy? Free apartments. Pendleton started with the seventeen most abject street sleepers he could find. Two years later, after they all had a place to live, he progressively expanded the program. Criminal records, hopeless addictions, towering debts, - none of it mattered. In Utah, having a roof over your head became a right." 

 

"The program was a resounding success. While in neighbouring Wyoming the number of people living on the streets soared by 213%, Utah saw a 74% decline in chronic homelessness. And all this in an ultraconservative state. The Tea Party has had a big following in Utah for years and Lloyd Pendleton isn't exactly a lefty. 'I grew up on a ranch, where you learned to work hard' he remembers. 'I used to tell the homeless to get a job, because that's all I thought they needed'."

 

"The former executive changed his tune when he heard the full financial story at a conference. Giving away free housing, it turned out, was actually a windfall for the state budget. State economists calculated that a drifter living on the street cost the government $16,670 a year (for social services, police, courts, etc). An apartment plus professional counselling, by contrast, cost a modest $11,000."

 

"The numbers are clear. Today, Utah is on course to eliminate chronic homelessness entirely, making it the first state in the US to successfully address this problem. All while saving a fortune".

 

(This has really blown me away, actually).

 

https://nypost.com/2019/01/18/the-high-price-of-refusing-to-face-facts-about-the-homeless/?utm_source=quora&utm_medium=referral

 

So, only 10% of the homeless can really be helped, by "free" homes, or other financial help.

[Mick Dempsey]

All going off in my nearest town Montbron.

 

Family of wild boar took a wrong turn and ended up running about a bit till they found their way out to the countryside.

Edited January 21, 2019 by Mick Dempsey

[scotspine1]

6 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Family of wild boar took a wrong turn and ended up running about a bit till they found their way out to the countryside.

[Vespasian]

7 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

All going off in my nearest town Montbron.

 

Family of wild boar took a wrong turn and ended up running about a bit till they found their way out to the countryside.

Forest rangers warn public at risk from Montron 4....

[Khriss]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-46953987