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  • Ice cream man

    July 23, 2008 @ 4:17 pm | by Conor Pope

    Forget all the random street violence and stabbings in the UK, an English city council has got the real problem in its sights. Worcester City Council has introduced a strict code of conduct on ice cream men. Ice cream men of all people! New rules mean they can’t sound their chimes for longer than four seconds at a time or more than once every three minutes. Nor will they be able to sound their cheery tinkle within 50 metres of a place of worship or outside schools during school hours, And no music at all will be allowed before 12pm and after 7pm. Jonathan Richman would be turning in his grave, if he were dead, which, thankfully he isn’t

    • 5 Comments »

    1.
    July 23, 2008
    4:42 pm

    Speaking of ice cream is there anywhere in the city centre that does 99’s?

    It’s lovely and warm today and a 99 would be icing on the cake - so to speak

    Comment by DC
    2.
    July 23, 2008
    5:27 pm

    I used to work in a shop that sold 99s. I haven’t eaten one since. Am not saying any more!

    Comment by Peter
    3.
    July 24, 2008
    9:30 am

    Peter say more!!!!

    Comment by Deirdre
    4.
    July 24, 2008
    12:49 pm

    But with these new restrictions on sounding their chimes how will I know when they are in my vicinityso I can go out and buy my drugs from them?

    Comment by Neill
    5.
    July 24, 2008
    5:01 pm

    I can see the author is making fun of the council here, but noise pollution in urban areas is a very real problem.

    Those of us who live in cities get used to it. But if you stop and just listen for a couple of miinutes, you will be astounded at just how much noise you are swimming through every day.

    Loud jangly music - no thanks.

    Comment by Deke Thornton

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