howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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For the last couple of days there has been a chap hanging around the Folkestone Road near my turning holding a board proclaiming that Domino's do pizzas at £.3.99 and £.6.99. He was in a bus shelter and when a bus came along I asked whether he wanted it or was just taking a breather. He didn't understand so I am assuming he is one of the new Europeans that will do anything to earn a few bob.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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He has been around for a couple of days in town and there was another up near Tesco yesterday. Personally you would have to pay me to eat a pizza from a chain outlet. I only eat pizzas which I have made with my own hands or bought from Il Rustico who make them even better than I do.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Brings to mind an experience a couple of years ago when we were coming back from the West Country. It was teeming down with rain and we were on the A303 near Thruxton. On the verge was a windswept,bedraggled gentleman of a certain age (i.e. about my age) waving a placard advertising a pub in Thruxton village. Within a few inches of speeding HGVs charging past, he was holding up his banner in defiance of the wind, rain and traffic. As it was noon-ish and I could feel a beer coming on, we pulled off, found the pub and had not only a beer but a really excellent lunch. Conversation with other customers revealed that they had all, without exception, pulled off because of this intrepid member of staff risking his life to promote the pub. Conversation with the landlord revealed the information that the man brought in over 90% of their lunchtime trade and did it for nothing because he had previously been the tenant of the other pub in the village and had been ousted by Enterprise Inns, losing his life savings in the process.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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There are two different ones in town, the one at the bottom of my road has only the top of his face masked while the one outside "works" has a full face mask.
Rather a sad but common story about the chap and the pubco, the lure of running a pub sometimes takes precedence over being careful with ones money.
Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Oh Howard there are more than two out there. We saw one in Coombe Valley Road, Whitfield Avenue, Tescos roundabout, Cherry Tree Avenue, Whitfield roundabout, Frith Road to name a few. I wave to them and they wave back
I do feel sorry for them though, they must be frozen
There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
Andy B
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The question is which one is the REAL spiderman??
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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I have seen two Jacqui has seen six. I suspect the DWP would be interested in the identity of all of them.
Karlos- Location: Dover
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There was still one by Hollis Motors and one by Charlton School at 6.00pm today.
Andy B- Location: dover
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They,re starting to look a bit grubby after a week of standing around in them suits for 8 hours a day,time they went in the wash!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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The plot thickens there were 3 placards on the pavement against a wall in Priory Street earlier, in Poundland there were 2 spidermen doing their shopping. when I returned to Priory Street about half an hour later two youngsters had come along in civvies and went off to promote our favourite pizza, the younger one looked not much older than 12 but knew enough English to try and ponce a cigarette off of me.
Meanwhile I am told that there is a Facebook page set up by our younger brethren demanding a boycott of Domino's due to them exploiting these people byallegedly forcing them to work in the recent awful conditions for pay well below the minimum wage.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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I read somewhere on Facebook someone asked one of them and he was getting £6 per hour.
BTW Spiderman was back at the the traffic lights near Morrisons this morning
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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I doubt that figure is true, probably told to say that. We have 8 spidermen doing 8 hours a day all this week which adds up to some £.1500. How many pizzas would have to be sold from our one branch to claw back that sort of money?
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Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
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Talking to one this afternoon, they're on min wage and do a week or so in each town all over kent, couple of English lads but mainly poles and east Europeans.
Arte et Marte
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
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They promote new and refurbished stores or in Dovers case a big push because of Papa's opening.
Arte et Marte
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Back again this morning saw one at the tram shelter, Folkestone Road and another at the top of Pencester Road.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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And one outside the town hall.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
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Also at Bridge Street. Boards keep folding in the wind!
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Paul M- Registered: 1 Feb 2016
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My young son made me drive him around town a few weeks back looking for Spidermen! We spotted seven within less than half an hour.
Andy B- Location: dover
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There out in force today from the town up to Whitfield.I even spotted a limited edition Batman.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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