HOMECOMING

Those of you who have passed the homestead over the past couple of weeks will have noticed that all the blinds were drawn and the windows firmly closed.  Apart from the essential security aspect of our  goings on we have been away on a short sojurn to our usual holiday resort.  The weather, booze and food were all to our satisfaction but we were pleased to get home and find that the house had not been taken over by foriegn squatters!  Any house with windows shut and blinds drawn must attract the inteest of burglars and the like as it is a clear indication that the house is not attended.

Of course, it is a part of our live to disapppear from the home town at  regular times to use the "extra"  income we get from our business.  Everyone must know that a retail business is the most convenient way of pocketting that little extra to spend on the luxuries of life.  It is easy to generate this little extra by just over declaring losses through soilage or shoplifting.   Or selling the stock purchased directly from the reps for cash.   Often this can be a great way to deal with greeting cards or sandwiches, although the different avenues are many.  Can't say whether I do this or not.   Having been provided with a good living, due to my father's generosity, I am very well heeled and in no need of exploiting fiddles, or obtaining goods that have fallen off the back of a lorry.

I will leave all that sort of thing to other dishonest individuals.
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ARTIST UNKNOWN

How remiss of me!  Some time ago, someone decided to embellish these two cars by covering them with a description of that green stuff that grows on my lawn.  Since then I have completely forgotten to thank them for the quick and quiet way the work was carried out.  An expert clean up and some spit and polish, all paid for by the insurance company, put them back in their previous condition.
However, it is requested that the exercise is not repeated, as my friendly pals in the force were unable to trace the artist.

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OSCAR'S LITTLE HELPER AND INFLUENTIAL MP

The next Chapter in this Blog of Revelations is David Ian Jones MP, a Solicitor of this town, Christian (or so he professes), failed Secretary of State for Wales, freemason (with a small f), admired by a few and hated by many.

David came into my life long before the Thoughts of Oscar blog was mooted.  I have known him for many a year in his professional capacity, although I have never rated him as being amonst the top briefs in the area.

Although his business life is not very interesting, his private leisure time, and activities create much interest to those who are also of the same ilk.
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Not the best photos, but a comparison that definitely illustrates the "other side" of his nature.  What you see on the surface is not always what you get in reality!

David's ambition was to become Prime Minister and he set out on the task by getting himself elected to the Welsh Assembly, due mainly to a chance happening when In 2002, he unexpectedly became a member of the Welsh Assembly for the North Wales electoral region, filling the seat vacated by the ex-Welsh Office minister Rod Richards, who had resigned for health reasons.  In retrospect it is a pity that Rod had to vacate the seat!   During his time as an MP so far, David Jones' career path has been far from exciting and his performance in the House unremarkable.  He has also been the  the subject of a few embarrassing and questionable incidents.

In 2013 it was reported that Jones took a chauffeur-driven Jaguar on a journey of about 100 metres, a total mis-use of an MP's facility.   He also found it necessary to repay the amount of £80+K in respect of, according to him, wrongly claiming for his London accommodation.   Look at his expenses and you will see he claims every penny he can and is like many MP's got his snout firmly in the trough.

David Jones also seems to lack in diplomacy!  During an interview on ITV Wales Face to Face programme, discussing the Parliamentary vote on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in February, Jones said, "I was one of two cabinet ministers who did vote against it and it was for various reasons. Certainly in constituency terms, I felt that overwhelmingly the constituents of Clwyd West were opposed to the change. But also I regard marriage as an institution that has developed over many centuries, essentially for the provision of a warm and safe environment for the upbringing of children, which is clearly something that two same-sex partners can’t do. Which is not to say that I’m in any sense opposed to stable and committed same-sex partnerships".    What a load of toffee he spouts, does he live on another planet?   The gay rights organisation Stonewall, which in 2010 had given Jones a score of 14% in favour of lesbian, gay and bisexual equality, issued a statement expressing great sadness about his comments, and I agree with them, David's comments that is.

In 2014 Jones was accused by fellow MP Guto Bebb of being co-author of the blog "Thoughts of Oscar".   Jones denied having anything to do with the blog, for which local yours  truly had claimed full responsibility. Richie Windmill, a leader of the "Victims of Oscar" action group, was arrested in October 2015, along with his wife, on suspicion of harassment of me and the mrs, but were both released without charge. They claimed the arrest was arranged by David Jones through his Police friends, as an act of revenge for their complaints about the blog, me and Jones.  We just gave our mates in the force the details and they did the rest.   Not a very good outcome for us but we gave the Windmills a bad turn.

Jones was also revealed as the owner of a Twitter account in which the actions of prime minister David Cameron regarding the referendum were heavily criticised in early 2016.  It was discovered that David Jones had set up the bogus account in order that the PM and the MP's would not be aware that he was arguing against the party line.

All in all David has been an excellent contributor and supported of my Internet activities even though he will probably continue denying the fact until his dying day.   I have already taken the blame for myself, so I may as well take it for everyone else too, including  Ruby, Steve, Jonathon, Chris, Ian, Dave2  and everyone else who took enjoyment from the Blog.
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PEOPLE IN MY LIFE

This Blog would never be complete unless I spoke about some of those people who have been part of my life for the past years.   Some have been just friends or acquaintances, others have been part of a special happening or occasion, and all have in some way contributed to my various ups and downs.

I will start with someone who met with a tragic end, the best man at my wedding, and a well known local character.   The first on my list is John Williams, late of Sefton Terrace, Deganwy.   John was a very popular individual who latterly lived alone but kept himself active on the local scene.   He was the very popular Quiz-master at the Kings Head pub, and a regular contributor to all the local Blogs and Forums.   He was even a regular poster on Thoughts of Oscar, where he was often taunted for putting forward his opinions on local and national matters.   Despite our " friendship" over many years he was never aware of the author(s) of the Blog, or those who wrote the main posts or issued taunts or hurting comments in replies.  He was certainly upset by much of the content on the Blog and was always seeking to find the perpetrators of the abuse, much of which was actually condoned by me as the Blog Owner!

Apart from his interest in his Quiz-master activities, John was a keen sailor and had a large motor cruiser in the form of a Fairey Huntsman he christened SHAKIRA.  John, apart from local forums, also made an active contribution to the Fairey Owners forum, and was very well liked and respected amongst other boat owners.

John got fed up with the attention he was getting from the Thoughts of Oscar blog and decided to try to discover who ran it, not knowing it was just me, an old friend.  He made plenty of enquiries and even went to one persons house and challenged them with being Oscar.  Of course he was wrong and in frustration poured out his heart as to how he felt, and the mental anguish he was suffering.  The person he met gave him some comfort and help as to who the author of the blog may be. This was around October/November of 2010 when the identity of Oscar was not generally known.   John's enquiries became troublesome to me and I asked an old friend of mine and sandwich supplier to help me and put John off my track.

My friend in his naivety suggested to Mr Williams that if he did not cease his interest in finding the answers to his enquiries, his house would be "fired".   No interpretation by me is required, and maybe the frightener was overplayed, but it was enough to cause John added personal concern.

It must have been a serious mental fight for John Williams which he found difficult to bear, and on 17th. November 2010 he was found dead in his bath, his wrists cut, and a note to his housekeeper to phone the Police.  The Media gives a report of the Inquest that followed his death (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/popular-pub-quizmaster-slashed-wrists-1851737)..   John took his own life, but why?   Was it the Blog that upset him so much, or a matter totally unconnected with what we knew about him?   We will never know.

That was John Williams, a person who entered and formed part of my life.
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WHAT A LOVELY PART TIME JOB

You have probably read somewhere on the Internet about my activities as a Police informant.   Where I worked was an ideal place to observe the goings on in the center of town.   The confines of the shop itself and the back room provided a suitable theatre to get chit chat and information.  The back room was to get the really good stuff and pass anything on to mates in the force.   There is some confusion about the standing of those who pass on information, as I did, so here is a short explanation.

Informant: Individuals who are not employed as law enforcement agents and who provide the Police and other Authorities with information, often in exchange for money. An informant ordinarily has previous involvement in – and more intimate knowledge of – the movement, the person or organization that the agents are investigating.

Cooperating Witness: Similar to informants, except that cooperating witnesses usually agree to ‘flip’ or ‘snitch’ after being threatened with prosecution. Cooperating witnesses will testify in court in exchange for lesser or no charges filed against them.

So there you have it, more about how I used to amuse myself, and yet none of those I grassed on even suspected I was involved in their problem!
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NEW BLOG ON THE BLOCK

FESTER - known by thousands, loved by many.   Yet some idiot, not yours truly this time, has desided to pursue a relentless onslaught against him.   As with all these vicious Bloggers they are not content with just poking a little bit of fun but have to throw insults, and unsavoury comment about them and their family.  This Blogger, not content to attack one individual, also uses the same site to poke fun at a dear old man of 80 plus who is a boon to the town, by operating the popular attraction of the Great Orme Golf course.   A little bit of help would be more beneficial that a campaign of ridicule and criticism.

What sort of pathetic individual is this?  A few months ago, I would have said someone after my own heart, applauded what was being written, and probably joined in.  But I turned over anew leaf.   Or maybe I am contributing to this new Blog, that would be no surprise, but you will never know!
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REMEMBER, REMEMBER

No, not the Fifth of November, don't want to hear anymore about gunpowder and blue touch papers.   The last time created enough problems for me and a few mates.   If David Jones had not suggested going to the Police with his assassination fears, no one would have thought anymore about it.   Instead the Law decided to react in a similar stupid rush as they do with their Tasers and all sorts of problems appeared.   Never again, Mr Jones.

There was also a massive OTT response from North Wales Police when my shop window got smashed.  Normally such a matter would just attract the visit of a PSCO to take down a few patticulars, but on this occasion SEVEN Police vehicles arrived together with their complement of 2 coppers per vehicle.  They very quickly aprehended the culprit who was eventually dealt with in the usual way.  I like everyone, pay rates, and I object to the way that Public Services squander my money.   I have voiced my opinions about the Government and the Councils on this Blog many a time.   Hasn't always been noticed as at such times I never used my real name.   A favourite trick was, in fact, to use someone else's name and let them take the repercussions.  I am not without  feelings, you know.

That's enough confessions for today I just hope they are being noticed by everyone!   The things I have to do to keep my readership!

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Off for a spin with my Big Mates, see you later.

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JEKYLL & HYDE

From many of my postings you may get the impression that I think of David Ian Jones MP as an upstanding member of the Town and just the sort of person who could be welcomed by all as their MP.   Amazing how wrong that assumption could be, as he can also demonstrate a very nasty side to his character as can be illustrated by a recent incident.

In pursuit of someone that he accused of spoiling his chances for re-election at the last General Election he made a statement to the local police.  In this statement, when referring to what had been written about him on a Blog he used the following words :

"There were suggestions that local journalists were involved in the Blog.   I suspected that a man called xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx was involved in certain of these Twitter accounts, because he is an active internet user and is NOTORIOUS for making unpleasant comments on the internet."

Quite a bold statement!   Except that, the person he referred to, was in no way connected with the case he was pursuing, had nothing to do with his election or non-election, and Jones had no proof of the theory he was putting forward.  In fact, the use of those words was totally unnecessary as it made not one iota of difference to the evidence he gave to the Police.  It is in fact totally superfluous and only included for Jones' malicious purpose to implicate another innocent party.   After being challenged about this uncalled for defamatory statement, Jones has been unwilling, and indeed, unable, to put forward any proof as to the man's involvement in any unpleasant or otherwise untoward use of the internet, in respect of any person, let alone Jones himself.   JONES has refused to apologise or withdraw the injurious words.  

This little episode just shows that Jones is prepared to level insults and innuendo, and try to destroy an individuals reputation with total impunity and without regard for the person, his family or his friends.

BEWARE  your MP's are not always what they would have you think, and will change loyalties to suit their own selfish aims!

WANTED FOR PERJURY

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WHAT'S IN A PICTURE?

The old adage tells us that "a picture paints a thousand words" .
Here is a candid shot of our esteemed MP, David Jones with a bit of "hot toddy" at his side on the beach.

Just goes to show that David has a keen eye for the ladies as I do myself.

Apparently this blonde bombshell gave him lots of help during his exhaustive campaign to be elected for Clwyd West.  Maybe it was she who attracted all the votes rather than the real candidate. Pity he is in the photograph really!

HEAR, HEAR and HEARSAY.

This is what I said in a statement I made to the Police about harrassment to do with my blog.

I was not there at the time, and he handed a pile of leaflets to a member of my staff, she handed them back to him saying she didn’t want them and he replied ‘I THOUGHT NIGEL WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HAVING SOME’

Did you notice the deliberate mistake?   Well neither did the Police!  

If I wasn't there at the time, which I admit to, how could I be privy to what had happened or had been said?   I couldn't could I?   Such evidence is hearsay and is not allowed, so why did the Police allow it to stay?   Because they wanted to get a conviction and were prepared to accept my lies in evidence.   Clever lads aren't they?   That's why they used to come by for cups of tea and the latest gossip.   I wonder what they get up to now I do not have the shop anymore?

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