No Left Turn

I make no apology for returning to the subject of my last blog.

According to the Times, today Saturday, Council workers in Birmingham have been falling sick with stress.

News broke earlier in the week about big wages and complicated bonus schemes for white line writers and bollard cleaners.

Workers now claim that abuse from members of the public as they polish the city's "keep left" signs has reduced some to tears.

I have two theories fellow bloggers:

First: the London hack who wrote this libel could not recognise the honest sweat rolling down the cheeks of our noble hard working lads. Old fashioned elbow grease and spit and polish must have its effect. He misunderstood the gentle banter of fellow Brummies for abuse. Whatever they may think Times writers do not have the range of vocabulary found in Nechells and Sparkbrook.

Second: the spirit of Sergeant Bilko is alive and well in our second city and Colonel Hall is now the Leader of the Council

[those of you who have never heard of Bilko and Col Hall are invited for an evening at the Tardis to view an episode or two from the 50th anniversary DVD collection which was a top present for junior time lord on his recent birthday]