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Nickster
16-05-2006, 08:49
I live on Saltoun Road. The other day I was watching the world go by out of my front window and counted in the space of 30 minutes.....10 separate traffic wardens go past!
Do they have nowhere else in the whole of Lambeth to go??
I don't even own a car, but even I couldn't help but notice the wardens are operating like a gang nowadays.
Who's running them? Is there a traffic kingpin back in Nigeria or something?
I live on Saltoun Road. The other day I was watching the world go by out of my front window and counted in the space of 30 minutes.....10 separate traffic wardens go past!
Do they have nowhere else in the whole of Lambeth to go??
I don't even own a car, but even I couldn't help but notice the wardens are operating like a gang nowadays.
Who's running them? Is there a traffic kingpin back in Nigeria or something?
don't be twat! :mad: what's it got to do with nigerians? u can tell for definite can you?
and they go round in packs as they get abuse from the likes of you that drive cars most likely.
Andy the Don
16-05-2006, 08:53
Traffic wardens principal task, until about ten years ago was to keep traffic flowing & they were a branch of the police. Now their principal task is revenue collection, for their privatised employers & the council they are contracted to.
phildwyer
16-05-2006, 08:55
don't be twat! :mad: what's it got to do with nigerians? u can tell for definite can you?
Traffıc wardens ın London *are* mostly Nıgerıan ıme.
i know a lot of them are, not most or all.
and why would they have a 'kingpin'? is that defensible?
and after doing a driving job in London, incl Brixton I came across plenty, from different places.
Traffıc wardens ın London *are* mostly Nıgerıan ıme. Do you live in London?
Traffıc wardens ın London *are* mostly Nıgerıan ıme.
In your experience? Of living in london lately Dwyer? Hmmm....
phildwyer
16-05-2006, 09:56
Do you live in London?
Yes I do lıve ın London part of the tıme. Was there a couple of weeks ago, wıll be back agaın ın a week. World traveller, me. Why do you ask?
In your experience? Of living in london lately Dwyer? Hmmm....
Oh come on, you know dwyer.
he knows everything about london, far more than anyone who merely lives here all the time. :mad:
phildwyer
16-05-2006, 10:12
Oh come on, you know dwyer.
he knows everything about london, far more than anyone who merely lives here all the time. :mad:
Its the qualıty of one's experıence that counts, not the quantıty. Anyway Pootle and Toggle, I lıke the sound of that, you sound lıke you'd go well together, how do you two fancy showıng me around next tıme I'm ın town?
*runs, hıdes, covers head*
Its the qualıty of one's experıence that counts, not the quantıty.
of course, all this time with people who tell you all these amazing things, like how much they want the right to carry a gun, something they never seem to mention to anyone who actually lives here.
phildwyer
16-05-2006, 10:17
of course, all this time with people who tell you all these amazing things, like how much they want the right to carry a gun, something they never seem to mention to anyone who actually lives here.
Obvıously we move ın dıfferent cırcles, more's the pıty.
Obvıously we move ın dıfferent cırcles, more's the pıty.
Seems everyone who uses these boards has always moved in completely different circles to you phil. Strange that. One could almost assume that you are either talking absolute shite or basing your grandiose statements of an extremely small sample size.
and the thought of inflicting your bullshit on my friends fills me with absolute horror. I want to keep them as friends.
One could almost assume that you are either talking absolute shite or basing your grandiose statements of an extremely small sample size.
To match his extremely small sexual organs...
bluestreak
16-05-2006, 10:28
ignoring for a minute the ongoing spat between phildwyer and everyone in the entire world, i have noticed that in the saltoun / kellet / atlantic bit brixton the traffic wardens are more numerous than in other places i've lived, however i expect that is because people in brixton are a little naughtier in their parking habits combined with lambeth being the sort of council that sees things like parking tickets as a source of income.
phildwyer
16-05-2006, 10:29
To match his extremely small sexual organs...
You promısed not to tell!
i expect that is because people in brixton are a little naughtier in their parking habits combined with lambeth being the sort of council that sees things like parking tickets as a source of income.
possibly, the 'parking shop' is always crammed whenever i stroll past.
Its the qualıty of one's experıence that counts, not the quantıty
Right...so when you where last in London, you spent most of your time doing an audit of the ethnic backgrounds of London's traffic wardens, did you?
Man! You know how to live!
I live on Saltoun Road. The other day I was watching the world go by out of my front window and counted in the space of 30 minutes.....10 separate traffic wardens go past!
Do they have nowhere else in the whole of Lambeth to go??
I don't even own a car, but even I couldn't help but notice the wardens are operating like a gang nowadays.
Who's running them? Is there a traffic kingpin back in Nigeria or something?
what makes them gangsters btw? in your opinion naturally
phildwyer
16-05-2006, 11:43
Right...so when you where last in London, you spent most of your time doing an audit of the ethnic backgrounds of London's traffic wardens, did you?
Man! You know how to live!
Well let me see now. In the last two years I have had occasıon to meet *four* London traffıc wardens--one ın Kıng's Cross (damn there are no commas on thıs keyboard) one ın Brıxton and two ın Marble Arch. And yes they were *all* Nıgerıans. A reasonable person mıght well be led to the conclusıon that Nıgerıans form a large proportıon of London's traffıc-enforcement communıty and ındeed anecdotal evıdence also confırms thıs. Do you deny ıt then? And by the way delıghted as I am to fınd Toggle and Pootle on the same thread would you mınd ıf I referred to you as Tootle and Poggle ınstead? It would please me to do so.
So you are making assumptions based on a very small sample size.
You're also making a complete arse of yourself, again.
No supprises there then.
phildwyer
16-05-2006, 11:51
So you are making assumptions based on a very small sample size.
You're also making a complete arse of yourself, again.
No supprises there then.
Would you rather be Tootle or Poggle? You get to choose.
4 phil! reall? bloody hell:rolleyes:
phildwyer
16-05-2006, 11:54
4 phil! reall? bloody hell:rolleyes:
Well they are pretty keen as has been saıd. But two of them were together.
Would you rather be Tootle or Poggle? You get to choose.
would you like to grow up, or would you like me to hit the report post button?
RushcroftRoader
16-05-2006, 11:57
I wonder what the collective noun for a group of traffic wardens might be?
A "shit" of traffic wardens perhaps? Suggestions on a postcard please.
Anyway, at the end of their shift, a whole gaggle of them sit on the wall outsite my flat. I am always sure to ask them if they have a permit for parking there.
Less traffic wardens, more bobbies please.
:p
Well let me see now. In the last two years I have had occasıon to meet *four* London traffıc wardens--And yes they were *all* Nıgerıans.
How do you know??? Did you ask them?? "Excuse me, but do you happen to be Nigerian?", or was it just a 'guess' on your part? An instinct based on your vast, worldly experience? :rolleyes:
In the last two years I have had occasıon to meet *four* London traffıc wardens--one ın Kıng's Cross (damn there are no commas on thıs keyboard) one ın Brıxton and two ın Marble Arch. And yes they were *all* Nıgerıans. A reasonable person mıght well be led to the conclusıon that Nıgerıans form a large proportıon of London's traffıc
Dyer Does Stats.
I can't see that *any* reasonable person would say "I've met 4 traffic wardens, and they were all Nigerian. QED all traffic wardens are Nigerian"
bluestreak
16-05-2006, 12:06
might he have recognised accents?
Geoffers
16-05-2006, 12:09
There do seem to be more traffic wardens on Saltoun Road than anywhere else I've lived. Don't you love the ones on bikes? I thought there was a drunk guy wobbling along the road on his bike but it turned out he was carefully checking all the tickets.
Saw one on a hover board once. But he went back to the future...
Whilst we're on the subject of street workers around there - how great is the sweeper? He responds to everyone who greets him with a drawn-out, near sarcastic 'moooorning' and yesterday had switched to yapping, 'HALLOW!' to me and everyone else. Genius.
might he have recognised accents?
Possible, but unlikely. I lived in West Africa and I would struggle to tell the difference between say, a Nigerian accent and a Benin accent.
Possible, but unlikely. I lived in West Africa and I would struggle to tell the difference between say, a Nigerian accent and a Benin accent.
You're not knocking phil's ability to know everything, are you?
Come on. He's the expert on all things.
phildwyer
16-05-2006, 12:14
How do you know??? Did you ask them??
Yes. I always ask people I encounter where they are from. I fınd ıt helps break the ıce, whıch ıs especıally useful when ıt comes to traffıc wardens. Furthermore, at least two of them were Yoruba. Now, does anyone have any more questıons or can I take my çay break?
bluestreak
16-05-2006, 12:16
sorry, i read that as gay break.
You're not knocking phil's ability to know everything, are you?
Come on. He's the expert on all things.
Oh God, yeah, thanks Toggle. completely forgot that Phil was ALL KNOWING for a minute there! :p
phildwyer
16-05-2006, 12:17
sorry, i read that as gay break.
Yes, I've made that mıstake before--wıth dısastrous results!
Still dosen't explain how you take a sample size of 4, approximately 1 in 400, and extrapolate that most traffic wardens are nigerian.
phildwyer
16-05-2006, 12:20
Oh God, yeah, thanks Toggle. completely forgot that Phil was ALL KNOWING for a minute there! :p
Look, ıf you really want to dıspute the fact that at *least* 50% of London's traffıc wardens are of Yoruba stock, the matter ıs easıly settled. Why don't you, Poggle and Tootle toddle off down the road, *ask* a few of the blıghters, and report back to us? Wıll that satısfy you?
Yes. I always ask people I encounter where they are from. Furthermore, at least two of them were Yoruba.
You're telling me that they volunteered the information as to what specific ethnic group they were from in Nigeria? I'm sorry, but I just don't believe you. This 'chat' you had with them just doesn't have the ring of truth about it.
Look, ıf you really want to dıspute the fact that at *least* 50% of London's traffıc wardens are of Yoruba stock, the matter ıs easıly settled. Why don't you, Poggle and Tootle toddle off down the road, *ask* a few of the blıghters, and report back to us? Wıll that satısfy you?
Your assertion, you proove it.
Look, ıf you really want to dıspute the fact that at *least* 50% of London's traffıc wardens are of Yoruba stock, the matter ıs easıly settled. Why don't you, Poggle and Tootle toddle off down the road, *ask* a few of the blıghters, and report back to us? Wıll that satısfy you?
Why would we when we have an 'expert' such as you to keep us informed?
phildwyer
16-05-2006, 12:25
Your assertion, you proove it.
Oh alrıght then:
'in London about 60 per cent of traffic wardens are from west Africa'
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200307/ai_n9243052
Let that be a lesson to you: *never* questıon my wısdom agaın.
Structaural
16-05-2006, 12:26
I wonder what the collective noun for a group of traffic wardens might be?
A "shit" of traffic wardens perhaps? Suggestions on a postcard please.
Anyway, at the end of their shift, a whole gaggle of them sit on the wall outsite my flat. I am always sure to ask them if they have a permit for parking there.
Less traffic wardens, more bobbies please.
:p
An impatience of Traffic Wardens?
(don't mind 'em myself - don't drive, don't care about drivers)
Oh alrıght then:
'in London about 60 per cent of traffic wardens are from west Africa'
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200307/ai_n9243052
Let that be a lesson to you: *never* questıon my wısdom agaın.
West Africa, not Nigeria specifically? And theres no mention of Yoruba...
So where does it say most traffic wardens are *specifically* from nigeria and that *half* of london's traffic wardens are from one district of nigeria?
i must be missing the bit of the article that prooves the *specific* assertions you've made here.
OpalFruit
16-05-2006, 12:32
Can someone, anyone, explain why it matters where they come from??
Apart from the fact that (whether you agree with Lambeth's parking practices or not) it must be a shit job, badly paid and with constant aggro and abuse for policies which they didn't decree, and only get paid if they implement?
Nickster
16-05-2006, 13:25
flipping 'eck! Didn't realise it was gonna open such a big can of writhing worms.
My comment about "a kingpin in Nigeria" was not meant to be taken seriously. :rolleyes:
I'm sure there are a lot of countries being proudly represented by our fine upstanding Lambeth traffic wardens! :mad:
Back to my original question - is there a conspiracy to leave the rest of Brixton awash with all the illegal parked cars who moved away from risking a ticket on saltoun and surrounding roads?
is it just because they're gonna catch more cars that way? (brixton market shoppers parked there for 5 minutes while they buy a loaf of bread? I've seen it so many times!!)
Nickster
16-05-2006, 13:29
Whilst we're on the subject of street workers around there - how great is the sweeper? He responds to everyone who greets him with a drawn-out, near sarcastic 'moooorning' and yesterday had switched to yapping, 'HALLOW!' to me and everyone else. Genius.
He's great isn't he. I always say hello if I'm leaving my flat and he's cleaning outside. Very friendly chap!
He'll probably be told off by some council official for liking his job too much.
Brighton Terrace is another favourite hunting ground for them. They just walk up and down it all day, waiting to pounce.
Doesn't worry me though, hate cars... You shouldnt need to drive in London.
Yes. I always ask people I encounter where they are from. I fınd ıt helps break the ıce, whıch ıs especıally useful when ıt comes to traffıc wardens. Furthermore, at least two of them were Yoruba. Now, does anyone have any more questıons or can I take my çay break?
Oloshi! :mad:
Droppin'
17-05-2006, 16:33
ignoring for a minute the ongoing spat between phildwyer and everyone in the entire world, i have noticed that in the saltoun / kellet / atlantic bit brixton the traffic wardens are more numerous than in other places i've lived, however i expect that is because people in brixton are a little naughtier in their parking habits combined with lambeth being the sort of council that sees things like parking tickets as a source of income.
I reckon that's exactly what it is. I drive round Brixton all the time and the amount of piss-poor and illegal parking I see is just amazing (and frustrating when you are trying to get past it!)
BrixiSteve
22-05-2006, 18:03
Fuck, you're all so touchy today.
I think most people in here would realise that the Nigerian remark was nothing but a bit of light humour. BUT, while we are at it I have to say that both my driving instructors were from Nigeria and BOTH constantly joked about the fact that most of the wardens around here are Nigerian.
Now, don't waste your time having a go at me for this because genral humourless 'up-tightness' bores the tits off me.
There is a difference between being racist and being racially aware.
sam/phallocrat
24-05-2006, 13:24
I thought the idea was to raise as much cash as possible by being as ruthless a warden as possible then fucking off back to Nigeria to live the rest of yer life in luxury. Nice work if you can get it . . .
Stobart Stopper
24-05-2006, 14:21
Traffıc wardens ın London *are* mostly Nıgerıan ıme.
Wrong!
The ones we have here in Redbridge are mostly white, I think I have only ever seen about 2 black guys doing the job here.
trabuquera
24-05-2006, 14:36
Erm ... regardless of phildwyer's abrasive qualities, over 80% of traffic wardens in INNER London ARE, in fact, from West Africa.
They are indeed mostly, but not exclusively, [southern] Nigerian; there are large subgroups of Sierra Leoneans and Liberians as well. There was a great Radio 4 programme on last year called Lovely Rita, transmitted on the 19th of August, presented by a bloke called Ade Daramy, which looked into why it has become such a common occupation for West Africans and how/why they take a jub which inspires such hatred, abuse and violence from the public.
However: it's also true that in central Brixton they are running rampant and that dodgy dealings (ticketing moving vehicles, vehicles which have been invovled in accidents, correctly-parked vehicles, vehicles which have been stationary for less than the legally-allowed 2 minutes, etc) are extremely common. basically the streets of central brixton are very tightly controlled, they're near the wardens' home base, and they're also full of a high traffic of people who love to park appallingly and illegally. All of this adds up to £££££££ for the revenue enforcement teams of Lambeth Parking.
A comic moment: walking to work last week, just behind Morleys, I saw a roiling crowd (well a crowdlet - about 30 people, men women and children) milling about muttering away angrily in Yoruba (I know it was Yoruba because I speak a bit of it - so there:p ). In the middle of the group stood a sole parking warden who was obviously the focus of their bad feeling - I only caught bits of the dispute but it seemed to be about his ticketing the car of a woman with small children who had then been clamped.
She was weeping and wailing, the warden was shouting, the rest of the crowd seemed ready to get a bit physical, so I was walking swiftly away ... when around the corner sped a large white van, driven by a 40something Caribbean Rastafarian man, who stuck his head out of the window and (not very helpfully) shouted STRING 'IM UP!!!!
only in brixton...:eek:
only in brixton...:eek:
:D Indeed.
Off-topic, but does anyone know what that place is opposite the back of Morleys there, and whether the urban myth that the house where Bowie grew up used to be there is true? Is it a drop in centre or a church or what? Walk past it every day but can't figure it out.
trabuquera
24-05-2006, 15:30
:Off-topic, but does anyone know what that place is opposite the back of Morleys there, and whether the urban myth that the house where Bowie grew up used to be there is true?.
afaik it is a privately-funded buddhist centre. surprised you haven't been tipped off by the rather loud droning chanting amnyohorengekyo (x infinity) that emerges from there. I think they also do some sort of 'training courses' and 'counselling' - don't know how state-funded and/or how culty they are though.
Clearly the vibes are not that effective or they'd have calmed down the Nigerian lynch-mob-in-waiting, which was only yards outside ....
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