Done once, never again

[BigBo10]

Off the topic theme but links to the last few posts. My parents rented a house in South Africa for a holiday a number of years ago. Picked up the car and were told, do not stop even at red lights at night. The locals will kill you and take the car. No exceptions. Anyway, they get to the house and are having a nice holiday and get talking to their neighbours who discuss the trouble the “indigenous people” (not the words they used) cause. They tell them the story of when the owners of the house came back to find a burglar in the house and as they’re allowed to do they shot him dead. Phoned the police to report it and were asked the dead man’s race. When they explained he was indigenous the police told them to wrap him up to stop the wildlife eating him and throw him out the back. They’ll pick him up in the morning. Seems on all sides at the time and maybe now as well life was cheap.

[D.A.F.C]

Had a few scary conversations with someone who lived out there, he’s shot one, maybe two people and ran over and killed another.

First one was a burglar in their garden. Another time coming out a pub and some guys were stealing a van so they shot at them. Dead guy ran out in front of his car. Police turned up, flipped him over and pulled his shirt open to reveal gang tattoos and told him to drive off. Guy was brown bread.

Absolutely bonkers place. 

 

[Zen Archer (Raconteur)]

2 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said:

Dead guy ran out in front of his car.

[Newbornbairn]

Shared a flat with a South African guy - he'd been with Crystal Palace youths for a couple of seasons before being let go. He'd then tried out at a few clubs in Scotland before giving up and getting a job at Standard Life in Edinburgh. Anyway he told all kinds of stories about SA. The one I remember was the ANC used to stir up trouble in the townships, inciting riots and so on. The authorities responded by cutting off the water in the townships. Eventually the locals put the political agitators back in their box, but it took weeks of no water. 

[D.A.F.C]

Just now, Zen Archer Esq. said:

Ah, I mean soon to be dead. Anyway, the way this guy talks about shooting people as if they were animals was disturbing. 

[mathematics]

I lived with two South Africans for a bit. She, Shelly, was an English South African. He, Rhian, was a Boer South African.

You knew their argument was a bad one when she got labelled a Mandela-lover..

Lasted three months.

[Shotgun]

I've known a few people move to SA, both before and after the fall of apartheid, each lured by the promise of a big pay cheque. It never took them long to came to the conclusion that there are more important things than money.

[Jacksgranda]

2 minutes ago, mathematics said:

I lived with two South Africans for a bit. She, Shelly, was an English South African. He, Rhian, was a Boer South African.

You knew their argument was a bad one when she got labelled a Mandela-lover..

Lasted three months.

Mindeela liver, Shirley?

[mathematics]

1 minute ago, Jacksgranda said:

Mindeela liver, Shirley?

Shelly, not Shirley.

[D.A.F.C]

6 minutes ago, mathematics said:

Shelly, not Shirley.

You can’t 

[welshbairn]

29 minutes ago, NewBornBairn said:

The authorities responded by cutting off the water in the townships. Eventually the locals put the political agitators back in their box, but it took weeks of no water. 

Maybe we could do that to Edinburgh South and Moray?

[tamthebam]

On 02/12/2020 at 14:22, Carnoustie Young Guvnor said:

Shaved ma baws

Producing an impression of the last turkey on the plate as Spike Milligan used to say.

Merry Christmas! 

[roverthemoon]

Shingles. Absolutely brutal. Didn’t stop me going to a Rovers v Celtic league cup tie at Parkhead. Paid for it when I got home though

Edited December 4, 2020 by roverthemoon

[welshbairn]

I shtick to doubles myself..