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BBC NEWS | Magazine | The etiquette of snowball fights

driving a wagon has its ups and downs, the down side is that little toe rags think you car is fair game to snowball into oblivion. I dont see the funny side when snowballs are like ice or full of grit. Told 5 lads outside the chippy on Wednesday night that if even one of the snowballs they where holding touched my car i'd smash their heads in. Needless to say they didnt throw them at me, but pity the next soul along!

Turbohot

I can see your point on such snowballs with impurities and their non-fluffy state. But we once had a neighbour who had a problem with kids chucking fluffy, cotton wool type, realistic snowballs in his garden by mistake. Ok, it wasn't really done as mistake but he used to go off his head with kids! He was just an anti-social and anti-kids miserable sod. He has exited our colony now, thank God! But I know where you are coming from. Some people cause vandalism with the excuse of having fun. It is wrong.

DYK

I thought it was nice to see kids actually outdoors playing in the snow having a laugh.Apart from that this thing about chucking snowballs at vehicles is more annoying now though because it's not just 3 or 4 kids.The first day it started to snow this week their were a group of kids hanging around at the cross roads not far from our house,and they were running into the road and literally bombarding every vehicle that came by.Their were at least 15 kids mainly boys and about 3 girls,and then some time later when i happen to have another look out,they were actually building snowmen in the road and trying to get the vehicles to crash through them.That's when you start thinking,kick the little ******* back into school,make them walk it like i/many had too when i were a little boy.

Turbohot

Where do you live? Beverly Hills, or Hampstead Heath? Or, is it a better side of Shepherds Bush?

Turbohot

Never you mind for evasive response but it must be quite boring to live with not so Jarvis Cockers' people.
You did say, I know

Luke

In North London (Alexandra park) there was mayhem. Police had to be called as gangs attacked moving cars and smashed windows etc. One driver was seen to get out with a knife to try and stop them

Imagine your car been attacked by 50-75 kids close up all trying to smash your car windows???? and the roads are icy? shame none of the cars ran over and killed the kids ( Luke waits for the "sad lot "to start to protest about a skank chav been killed !!)

Luke

"Alexandra Palace "


Big building on top of hill !!

Turbohot

Its a nice palace I remember seeing some good exhibitions and shows there. I used to live in Islington/Angel area. I thought that was rough sometimes.

Luke

Islington borders on some very rough places !!

Turbohot

Sure. Very outgoing and buzzing part of London, with loads of good restaurants and theatres. But weekends are very noisy there. I remember a homeless woman sleeping rough near Business Design Centre, attacking random passers-by in broad daylight. Scary! A decent Snowball fight would be a dream there.

Luke

most of those restaurants are going bust !!! My favorite is "bread and Olive " ( spelling ??? )down by the fire station or carluccio's

Not sure if the "Afgan " is still there ? but that was pure magic

Turbohot

Not been there for a while, Luke. Its possible that a lot has changed. Dewberry smells rising from the Bodyshop, street sellers selling tacky jewellery for office girls, clipetty-clopping ladies in tight skirts and heels rushing to the tube station, Bennaton baggy chinos agaisnt painted-on Diesel jeans in shop-windows etc. etc. Good, old Islington!
Not sure about "Afgan", but Kings Head is still going, I believe. Their trasactions in shillings, chocoblock gentry, Noel Coward's play in the theatre were great fun. I bet a lot has changed now.

Janspeed

iTrader: (1)

Pick up a rock, cover it in snow, throw it back to them and voilá!

Payback!!!!!!

matttp1

iTrader: (2)

Just use that yellow snow you get from time to time or make your own that ll see em off