You better watch out

Two evenings ago, I was walking home from work and, on an unlit patch of pavement very near my front door, nearly trod on some used syringes. 'Fine', I thought, 'this arrangement is probably fairly safe, unless someone else decides to leave a pile of banana skins right next to the syringes. In which case it could be potentially dangerous'.

Imagine my shock when I noticed that someone HAD left a pile of banana skins next to the used syringes. I began to think that this whole thing was rather anti-social, so I decided to call Hackney 'Hackers' Council about it. Strangely enough, although they are quite forthcoming about insisting I pay my council tax, when it came to asking them to do something for me (i.e. clearing up the skins/needles/both), they denied all knowledge of my flat even being in Hackney.

Anyway, if you live in the Borough of Hackney and don't want to catch anything, I'd advise you to keep an eye on the pavements. Give it a few days until the syringes become embedded in someones shoe and are transferred to a more caring Borough.