The Disappointed
i got mugged for a tin of curry and they didn't even take it.
Imagine the scene - Harold Road in Hyde Park, Leeds, on my doorstep and some scallies approach

"ey mate, give us your stuff"

"well... i don't have anything" ( I really didn't, the shop is 100 yards away)

"what's that in your pocket then?"

"it's a tin of curry.."

"don't fuck about mate"

"well... i have nothing to give you"

at which point the friendly neighbourhood crack dealers come out from across the road having heard the altercation... Scally panics, breaks my nose and runs off with his gang.

On a positive note however I did make the WPC's day as up until then it had been - and i quote - "really boring".

No problem.. glad to be of service.

Anyway, to anyone that is thinking of moving to the Hyde Park area, it is really lovely, just don't go too far down the Harold/Thornville way, the 7/7 bombers lived a couple of streets away, and it is a -and i quote again - "crime hotspot"..
Moving to the Hessles in 2 weeks though, woo yay.

edit: I've just noticed a few other stories about Hyde Park on here, I'd just like to repeat what I was saying, it is a lovely place, just avoid Burley Park, Harolds/Thornville area, in fact anywehere past Queen's Road, the park at night is actually quite nice albeit for some harmless vagrants that come and talk to you, and avoid woodhouse, that gets reaaaallly sketchy.
That is all.
(sextuple rooty, Sat 17 Jun 2006, 4:12, Reply)