[obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch"

2009-04-16 Thread Kris Marais
Rich coming from you Johnny. -Original Message- From: obsnw@googlegroups.com [mailto:ob...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Johnny Wessels Sent: 15 April 2009 04:43 PM To: obsnw@googlegroups.com Subject: [obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch" sorry folks, forgive me if i'm wron

[obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch"

2009-04-16 Thread Miss Marple
ie: saltriver, woodstock,town; to cool down a bit,..makes sense > > to me. > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Boughies" > > To: "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" > > Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:36 AM > > Subject: [obsnw] Re: &q

[obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch"

2009-04-16 Thread Big Brian
> To: "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" > Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:36 AM > Subject: [obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch" > > > This topic is about the Improvement District, which is about > > combatting crime, which is therefore on-topic for th

[obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch"

2009-04-16 Thread Johnny Wessels
- From: "Boughies" To: "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:36 AM Subject: [obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch" > > This topic is about the Improvement District, which is about > combatting crime, which is therefore on-to

[obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch"

2009-04-16 Thread Johnny Wessels
- Original Message - From: "Boughies" To: "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:36 AM Subject: [obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch" > > This topic is about the Improvement District, which is about > combatting crim

[obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch"

2009-04-16 Thread Boughies
This topic is about the Improvement District, which is about combatting crime, which is therefore on-topic for this forum - I think? There's unlimited space for different threads in this newsgroup - why doesn't everyone just read what concerns them, & ignore threads that don't? Also, am I right i

[obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch"

2009-04-15 Thread Rob Gaylard
You're quite right, Johnny. There is a crime overlap, but it really belongs on the site that deals with civic issues, which this primarily is. As we all should know by now, the CID initiative for Obs has been driven by the OCA, but the distinctions easily get blurred. Rob --~--~-~--~-

[obsnw] Re: Left in the Lurch

2009-04-15 Thread Kris Marais
Thanks David. Some of the folk at the meeting last night voiced a determination to secure the additional votes. Politicians(aarrgghh) are becoming a worldwide scourge. _ From: obsnw@googlegroups.com [mailto:ob...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Raphael Sent: 14 Apri

[obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch"

2009-04-15 Thread Johnny Wessels
sday, April 15, 2009 2:35 PM Subject: [obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch" Only 9 cents, out of every Rates rand Obs pays to the council comes back to Obs in terms of services. I have asked several Politicos (including Tony Leon) what happens to the bulk of the money (ie is it accounted for

[obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch"

2009-04-15 Thread Kris Marais
From: obsnw@googlegroups.com [mailto:ob...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of marion Sent: 14 April 2009 04:49 PM To: The Observatory Neighbourhood watch Subject: [obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch" Well, if I was going to vote for the ID, I certainly won't now! This political game-play

[obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch"

2009-04-14 Thread marion
Well, if I was going to vote for the ID, I certainly won't now! This political game-playing makes me so angry. Marion On Apr 13, 9:51 pm, Miss Marple wrote: > Thanks for enlightening us Brian - very helpful.   I often don't read > the papers ecause.well.because of the

[obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch"

2009-04-13 Thread Miss Marple
Thanks for enlightening us Brian - very helpful. I often don't read the papers ecause.well.because of the level of crime I deal with on a daily basis; never mind all the horror found in newspapers so I would probably not have got around to discovering the content of

[obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch"

2009-04-13 Thread Big Brian
It seems no-one reads newspapers anymore. Here it is, as published by the Cape Times, Monday, April 13 2009: Left in the lurch The letter on the Independent Democrats' "12-point plan to tackle crime" (April 9) sounds like the same electioneering we are hearing from the Democratic Alliance. I quest

[obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch"

2009-04-13 Thread Trevor Hughes
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 12:05 PM, David Raphael wrote: > The Cape Times chose the above heading for my letter that they published > today. Well David Don;t keep us all in suspense - what did you letter say? Trev --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

[obsnw] Re: "Left in the Lurch"

2009-04-13 Thread Miss Marple
Umm, what letter was this David ? On Apr 13, 12:05 pm, "David Raphael" wrote: > The Cape Times chose the above heading for my letter that they published > today. > > I know I may have upset a few people but I feel strongly about the situation > which seems to be arising on the Obs Improvement