Liverpool
University of Liverpool, back in the time of the Prince; 1999. Late November.

Having headed for a night drinking and smoking at the Uni's Friday night party, we left around 1am to head to a mates house in Kensington. Not quite the same as London Kensington. Rough as...

After a quick smoke and game of Tekken, I head home to my house in Anfield. I walk out of the house and go to spark up a Lucky Strike.

I'm walking down the street when around the corner an couple of police officers turn into the road, carrying firearms and not looking happy at being outside in the middle of a cold November night. I put my hand in to my inside pocket to get my smokes, and next thing I know, all I hear is

"GET YOUR FUCKING HANDS UP NOW!!!!"

To be crude, I'm surprised I didn't shit myself. My hands went up quicker than a Frenchmen, and I just stood there as the officer in question proceeded to pad me down, take the fags out of my pocket, offer a quick apology, offer me a light and bid me farewell...

Never put my hand into my inside pocket again when copper has been about...
(Strump striving for imperfection since, Fri 17 May 2013, 22:38, 6 replies)

Was this the same part of Liverpool where the city council found it necessary to put up signs stating that kerb-crawling was prohibited?

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Fri 17 May 2013, 22:44, closed)

"Between the hours of 10pm and 4am"

( edjogs Collared doves are shit., Sat 18 May 2013, 9:25, closed)

It was the one thing that's really stuck in my mind about it.
I've lived and worked in some proper shitholes, but none of them were so rough that kerb-crawling needed to be explicitly forbidden.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sun 19 May 2013, 21:55, closed)

Also seen
In Tulse Hill some years ago. Can't say if they are still there.
(unclestinky, Mon 20 May 2013, 23:29, closed)

I plan to increase my life expectancy by never visiting Liverpool.
I don't feel I'm missing out on much
( 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Sat 18 May 2013, 12:50, closed)

you're not
trust me
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sat 18 May 2013, 18:41, closed)