Gorton (part 1)
A few weeks ago, I awoke to unusual sounds coming from the street outside. Peering around the curtain, I noticed that the road had been cordonned off and that there was a lot of policemen, police vans, police... well, you get the picture.

While I was eating breakfast, there was a knock at the door. A bobbie wanted to know if I'd witnessed anything unusual. Resisting the temptation to point out that a copper on my doorstep before 8am was hardly run-of-the-mill, I mumbled something about having heard an engine at some point, but that I had just rolled over and gone back to sleep.

By lunchtime, the cordons had gone, and there was only one police van left. I still have no idea what allegedly happened right outside my house...
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 12:24, 5 replies)

sounds charming
but then, I lived in Belfast for 7 years...
Oooh, that's just reminded me of an infinite number of new stories.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 13:04, closed)

Ah, Gorton, the very pronunciation of it,
sounds dodgy.
How's you enzyme?
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Thu 14 Feb 2008, 13:54, closed)

@bearpookie
I's well. You?

I think Gorton's reputation is worse than it need be. I like it.

But then again, I'm in East Gorton. West Gorton, by contrast, gives me the fear.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 14:11, closed)

East side massive
v the West Side Gorton boys.
Bloody hell, tis the Ali G film!


I very well ta ever so.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Thu 14 Feb 2008, 14:25, closed)

sounds very familiar...
I'm in Gorton too! Are you anywhere near the Cali Wine on Mount Road???
( the bonzo dog , down on Jollity Farm on, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 23:25, closed)