I've not posted here for a while and to be honest probably will not do so again. I do still blog you can read my musings at The Thanet Star where I write about Thanet in general but I've given up with TDC to be honest. Getting beaten up by TDC builders and then harassed by a cop not liking my reporting him to the police complaints commission (over the aforementioned assault's (lack of) investigation), took that spark right out of what should have been a blog about doing basic gardening (because the council can not maintain even a featureless yard). I never got an answer out of the council over any of these issues and all three councillors failed to even stand for this area when the elections came around. That's not to say that they did not stand. (No one much felt like cleaning up the mess the council had made when it was clear that helping earns you a ride in an ambulance).

I have started to talk about green issues again at The Green Moral and I have been talking about geek stuff and my general opinions like how much I loath the council and their workers when they are not up to the job (talking about that hello to the chap who serviced my boiler thanks for the advice that was dead handy). Anyway things of the geeky and opinionated nature are found at the oddly-named Fantastic Site of Lord Matt, Super Geek. Don't forget if you liked this blog come and see The Thanet Star - I think you might love it.

What follows is an archive of neglect that is officialy denied by TDC.

Wednesday, June 16, 2004


Some things never change.

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posted by Matt the Hat at 6/16/2004 11:50:00 pm 0 comments

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The yard shows once again how great it can look

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posted by Matt the Hat at 6/16/2004 10:48:00 pm 0 comments

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The challenge of what to have done with these piles was answered by the BBC!

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posted by Matt the Hat at 6/16/2004 10:17:00 pm 0 comments

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We moved the grass piles from the grass areas a few days after we gathered them. They proved to be a good insect home and so we thaght it might be nice to find a way to do waht Bill Oddy on the BBC says and "Make space for nature". Another resedent of the block suggested that the grass be put on the plants to feed them. It also keeps the weeds down.

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posted by Matt the Hat at 6/16/2004 10:15:00 pm 0 comments

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The rusty whirly-gigs become coat stands while old clothes horse takes the load.

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posted by Matt the Hat at 6/16/2004 10:12:00 pm 0 comments

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This is the rather sad path to our yard. The grass is mostly dead dispite our efferts to save it. The path is covered in weeds and ants nests...

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posted by Matt the Hat at 6/16/2004 10:02:00 pm 0 comments

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This picture here taken 5/6/04 (as are all others intodays report) shows the only green grassy patch. The children now play here (with the adults keeping an eye on the loose drain) and other people are now putting out planters. We just don't look at the other yards.

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posted by Matt the Hat at 6/16/2004 09:58:00 pm 0 comments

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The Flowers are blooming (this is a curry plant!) and our yard is looking good. The work done there has made such a difference that all the other families in the block are now aware of the comeing BBQ.

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posted by Matt the Hat at 6/16/2004 09:55:00 pm 0 comments

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