Be Excellent To Each Other

I now know that you both know too, you know.

Here, there is booze-a-plenty, friday night pizza/sushi/wine/beer etc... Weekly in office concerts from various indie bands. Celebs wandering around the place quite a lot (I met Goldie last week, and Andi Peters the other week!)

Start-ups are amusing, we should probably release something at some point....

Have you raised a support ticket?

No. I am taking it back as soon as I get The Pictures from it. It's amazing that a laptop won't stay connected to the wireless.

Same on the sushi/pizza front.

Release-shmelease

I'm friends with all but one of my ex colleagues on facebook. Loved them, they were great. Except that one. Who probably doesn't even have a facebook because she's that kind of person.

You've got no chance, your release manager's a total clown.

My lovely new 32" monitor arrived yesterday. With three really deep scratches on the screen

Time to see if John Lewis customer service is as good as I've heard it to be.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35977027

Been aware of this from some reporting but read that the judge banned any sort of media coverage on this for a long time, he was challenged by 9 media outlets including the BBC through all appeal courts.

Now they have been sentenced there is a bit more information coming out.

Just fucking tragic really. The mind boggles as to what sort of kid could do this then by all accounts just not care less to the point posts of what they did were on Facebook

Not excusing it, but when you read about the upbringing that those girls had, that kind of violence was basically "normal" from their perspective.

A sad story from all angles really

Yeah just heard on the news that on the morning of the murder the mother of one of the girls gave her some cider and some anti depressants and told her to kill herself! A 13 year old girl told that.

Very true, despite the fact these 2 girls beat somebody to death, their upbringing has been shocking

I read on the BBC that after they were sentenced the younger girl had her family around her, but there was nobody there for the older one

Woo just discovered one of my Huaraches has dog/fox/cat poo on it.

Pagani Huarache?

I actually googled Huaraches, because what the hell are Huaraches, and I felt, here is a chance to learn something, and one should learn something every day.

Imagine how I feel.

Enlightened?

Motivated to wear (hopefully non-shit covered) trendy trainers?

I have two pairs (one baseball and one softball).

Two hour KLAXON!!!!

*Heads to Stoke*

Hope it all goes well, Jazzzy. Are you actually going down there to oversee things?

Good luck, don't get too upset and don't be afraid to leave it up to the bailiffs and go and get a coffee (wine).

Good luck. I don't know whether to hope they've gone before you arrive or whether you get to see them thrown out.

I just hope the house is still in good order.

Thanks guys, I'm sat outside the house right now. There are bits on display in her bedroom window so I'm not holding my breath that she's gone. Me or someone from my management company (ha!) Has to be here. I need to sign a paper allowing the bailiffs to use reasonable force to remove her if need be. If she refuses to leave I can ask for her to be arrested as she'll be in breach of a court order. Really hoping it doesn't come to any of that though.

I'm just waiting for the bailiffs to arrive now.

Make sure to wave and smile.

Business be business.

Can a bailiff do anything if she doesn't open the door?

Can even the police do anything if she doesn't open the door?

By now I think she just about needs arresting, after everything that's happened and the loss of money, etc.

Presumably Jazzy can open the door.

I mean if there are chains or catch locks on the inside, etc, really. In the case that the door is secured without just being the Yale lock, can force be used to obtain entry. I assume at some point it has to be otherwise this could go on forever. Hope it's all relatively smooth. Like Joans' head.

Is Joans there? He could make like a bailiff. He's got the right haircut.

Sorry, 'haircut'.

Yes, they can force the door if Jazzy says they can - it's her door. Then the baddie inside has to pay for the damage, I think.

Oh, that's good at least, as it gives a better likelihood of tying it all up today, though I doubt Jazzy will hold much hope of re-claiming the damages from that tenant. It's a shame that awful letting agency can't be held more accountable.

It's all kicked off. I've been asked to wait in the next street. :/

OMG video it!

I can't, NEXT STREET!

Obviously you go back and shout "GET OUTTA MY HARSE, YOU CAAAAAAH!"

All my eviction experience comes from EastEnders.

Do you mean she's ranting? You're 100% in the wrong, so stay strong!!!

I thought you were on Jazzy's side.

The bailiff's just called me, it's not her it's her son. He's smashed a door up so he's calling for police assistance.

More exciting updates as they come in.

Fucking hell. Stay safe, T. x

D'oh! 100% in the right!!

I meant the tenant was 100% in the wrong.

Hopefully they will now bill the don fit the destruction of property. Goodness me.

I'm okay, I'm in the street that runs parallel. No one should need to come past me for anything even when they leave.

I feel quite sorry for the lad to be fair, this isn't of his doing and he has no control over it. His mum has put them in this situation.

I'm not expecting to see a penny. The shouting I heard included how could she? (Meaning me)I didn't know anything about it, where am I going to get three grand from, I'm on benefits, she knows I'm on benefits. I can't afford, etc, etc.

How old is he? He's going to get arrested for criminal damage by the sound of it.

15 nearly 16.

Old enough to get arrested, but I can understand his frustrations.

Indeed, he probably doesn't know anything about what's been going on. Gets up this morning to someone telling him he needs to leave his home. He's probably coming into GCSE time too.

Silly, avoidant woman.

I agree with Grim..., there needs to be at least some shouting and use of the word 'Caaah".

Also, when can I see you on BBC1?

The son will find out pretty soon (if he doesn't already know) that his mother hasn't paid rent in, what, is it close to a year? And why isn't the son in school at 10am on a Wednesday? I do feel sorry for the lad: it's not his doing, but it certainly isn't YOUR doing, either.

Hope it's all over soon for you Jazzy.

I hope you end up ok after this traumatic time Jazzy.