Some of you may have picked up on a story last week which reported that some wag had sent a Freedom of Information request to Leicester City Council asking how well prepared the authority was for a zombie attack.
The request read: 'Can you please let us know what provisions you have in place in the event of a zombie invasion?
'Having watched several films it is clear that preparation for such an event is poor and one that councils throughout the kingdom must prepare for.
'Please provide any information you may have.'
The council got into the spirit of the request and replied, conceding that it wasn’t well prepared but confirmed the request had been taken in good humour.
But the story doesn’t end there. As news of the FoI request spread across Twitter and other social networking sites, it prompted James Dixon to organise a zombie march on Facebook.
He said it started as a 'small gathering for friends' but eventually attracted more widespread interest after going viral with hundreds gathered for the march.
It appears that the council handled the invasion with aplomb, which is unsurprising. Having spent my younger days going out in the city on a Saturday night and witnessing some of the folk worse for wear, the council is better prepared for such an incident than it gives itself credit for.
Monday, 20 June 2011
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Top snifter
Sorry things have been a bit quiet the last few weeks. I’ve been tied up wit some work stuff. Now our team is depleted, everyone is doing at least one-and-a-half jobs and there hasn’t been much time to take a breather.
It’s enough to turn a man to drink, which brings me conveniently to a news story I spotted on the BBC news site this morning.
According to this report, there was a ‘stampede’ at a Scottish Tesco supermarket this week when an administrative error resulted in the price of beer and cider being ‘slashed’.
Tesco’s offer was characteristically tempting: three boxes of beers or cider for £20. However, this was going through the tills at just £11 and the canny Scots were quick to jump on the error.
The report adds that police were called to the Greenock supermarket after heavy congestion in the car park. So how did everyone find out? Social networking of course.
One customer described the situation as ‘bedlam’ as people contacted their friends, while others went home to change clothing and come back to buy more beer.
Sadly, this says far too much about the British’s psyche when it comes to the drink. I can’t see there being much of a rush if the pricing error had applied to fruit and veg. Five-beers-a-day is indubitably more appealing that getting your five-a-day.
It’s enough to turn a man to drink, which brings me conveniently to a news story I spotted on the BBC news site this morning.
According to this report, there was a ‘stampede’ at a Scottish Tesco supermarket this week when an administrative error resulted in the price of beer and cider being ‘slashed’.
Tesco’s offer was characteristically tempting: three boxes of beers or cider for £20. However, this was going through the tills at just £11 and the canny Scots were quick to jump on the error.
The report adds that police were called to the Greenock supermarket after heavy congestion in the car park. So how did everyone find out? Social networking of course.
One customer described the situation as ‘bedlam’ as people contacted their friends, while others went home to change clothing and come back to buy more beer.
Sadly, this says far too much about the British’s psyche when it comes to the drink. I can’t see there being much of a rush if the pricing error had applied to fruit and veg. Five-beers-a-day is indubitably more appealing that getting your five-a-day.
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