The old bastid's turn...

Ok where to begin? So much to rant about, so little time!

I guess the best place to start would be by commenting on what section of society annoys me the most...neds.

In many ways this is related to my young friend's experiences with the great unwashed (aka proto-neds) during his time at school. However my time at school wasn't really all that bad, I was never bullied (apart from one run-in with a member of the homo-erectus family known as "Reidy"). I believe ned culture has expanded exponentially since then and I do worry for the minority of youngsters who do want to learn and indeed better themselves nowadays.

My experiences of ned-ism are much more recent, like the time I lived in Fintrie Terrace when I would have gladly joined the local neighbourhood watch group if it meant being allowed to man a machine gun tower located outside my block. I'd have volunteered for all sorts of overtime and weekends!!

But why is society becoming like this? Three main reasons in my opinion. The decline in family values, the rise of political correctness and the expansion of the welfare state. I've travelled quite extensively in southern europe (Portugal, Spain, southern France and Greece) where families are still strongly bonded and the only troublemakers are dressed in rangers/england football tops. You may not believe me but there are no Greek neds!!

Well political correctness and the welfare state are topics on their own which I plan to speak about in their own right (unless my young friends wish to comment on first).

Basically it comes down to this: Parents, sort your f*cking kids out!! Discipline them! Don't kick them out of the house as soon as you wake up from last night's buckie binge and allow them to prowl the streets till dark o' clock like something out of 28 days later!

If they don't then, then I'm sorry to say, the parent gets a visit to a judge for a suitable* punishment.

Anyway, that's enough ranting for one post.

Adio my good friends.

*suitable = maximum possible