9 January (Part 2) - Life imitates art
This
scene has amused me since Christmas when the sofa appeared in Abbey Road, Belvedere.
Then a few days later DFS advertised a near identical one on the adjacent billboard. Only £279.
Whilst this is once again something which cannot be condoned, fly tipping is
understandable to some extent when Bexley council would charge you £30 to get
rid of a sofa. Across the river where the council tax is a good deal lower than in
Bexley, the council removes large items free of charge.
I think I envy Newham residents to some extent, my neighbour’s front garden has been adorned with
a discarded mattress since the Summer and given Bexley council’s policy it is
likely to stay there for ever. In Newham they would be fined for creating an
eyesore which is fair enough given the council wouldn’t charge for removal. Free
residents’ (first vehicle only) and visitor parking too. On the other hand they
don’t seem to enforce planning regulations. Almost every garden includes a shed
sporting a Sky dish for the occupant.