Once again a very quick post but one with a rather surprising outcome concerning a woman who stole £116,000 from boots as part of a criminal gang from April to December 2025. I’m forced to wonder how on earth she could have stolen so much in such a short time, did she back a van up to the doors of the shops and rush in load a shopping trolley and dash out shoving it into the back of the van before driving off.
There are two things that I find quite remarkable about this story, firstly how much she stole in such a short period of time and secondly the absolutely pathetic sentence she received which was 24 months, I repeat 24 months. Who says crime doesn’t pay.
The other thing I find quite laughable is that she has been banned from every Boots in the country for the next five years, so theoretically she could be out of prison in 8 months to continue her crime spree but where would she target now she’s banned from Boots. I’m reminded of the phrase often used in these politically correct times, ‘other chemists are available!’
I am a retired actor, although to be honest I only retired because I wasn't getting any work due to losing my agent when I became a full time carer to my mother who had dementia. and the option of becoming an unemployed actor/waiter at my age was ludicrous, especially as my waiting skills are non-existent.
Having said I’m retired, I don’t think there really is such a thing as a retired actor for I am still available for work, I just don’t have an agent or any connections with regards to obtaining any worthwhile work.
I have over the years done student films when there is nothing else available, always low paid (if at all) the only incentive was always the promised copy of the finished film for your show reel which nine times out of ten always failed to materialise.
I spent many years looking after my aged mother and shortly after her death I was lucky enough to run into an ex-girlfriend of many years ago and our romance blossomed once again, resulting in us getting married in 2013.
My move to the countryside inspired me to write The Diary of a Country Bumpkin which tells of my continuing dilemmas in dealing with the rigors of the countryside from the unexpectedly large number of pollens, fungal moulds and hay products waiting to attack the unsuspecting townie.
I enjoy writing, see my play Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori on The Wireless Theatre Company, The Plays Wot I Wrote and The Battle of Barking Creek both available on Amazon.co.uk and am very fond of classic cars so my ideal occupation would be acting in a film I had written set in the 1930s/40s, we live in hopes.
I am delighted to say that since venturing to the countryside where space is not quite the premium it is in town, I have due to the availability of two double garages acquired more classic cars to form a small collection the pride of which are a 1947 Bentley Mk VI and a 2000 Bentley Arnage.
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We live in a very strange world where you can steal such a massive amount of money and get such a lenient sentence, whilst it’s like this it becomes cost effective to go on the rob!
😂Nice One!
We live in a very strange world where you can steal such a massive amount of money and get such a lenient sentence, whilst it’s like this it becomes cost effective to go on the rob!
I agree with every word.