So its quite is it. Well Ive been thrown out of the pub next door so I'm going to RANT in the coffee centre.
And ---- its the low standards of our local papers again, and the absence of the most elementary proof checking.
First todays issue of the Pioneer.
I dont waste time going through every word trying to find fault. No chance. But these hit me in the eye just glancing through whilst eating breakfast.
First, back to Peter Moore again I wrote about in another thread. The Pioneer states as fact on Page 6 and printed "and had (P.Moore) a gas bottle business in Talacre called Moore's Gas."
Yes, there was a shed alongside the main road in Talacre with that title on the side. But "Moores's Gas" was nothing whatsoever to do with P.Moore, In fact I am not at all sure that it was even spelt that way it might have been MOOR gas or maybe Moore gas. Or even MORE GAS. Yes, Peter Moore did sell calor gas in the Merchandise Hall in Kinmel Bay. But Moore gas arose because from inception Calor had a monopoly, you had to buy their bottles at their price. But in the monopoly busting days around Thatcher Moore gas, and others, appeared selling more or less the same stuff for around half the price. But of course Calor reckoned they were better, lasted longer, were hotter etc. As far as I know Peter Moore probably suffered falling sales because he supplied Calor.
Next on Page 22. Bryn Elian school had a knees up. The LLANDUDNO school etc etc. The newest resident in this area of North Wales will know something is wrong here. No comment.
And this is just skimming through the paper. God help them if I had the time and inclinatian to read through the paper properly.
Now to be much loved Daily Post. Every day in the small adds are around 4 or 5 largish blocks telling you --- my words but the gist is there --- if the small advert inserter spots an error it is their responsibility to get on the phone to the paper about it straight away. If they don't, tough cheddar. As I said NOT THEIR WORDS. But, who's error? If its the inserter, fair enough. But if its the papers error --- I doubt if it would be even legal to take a payment from people, make a mess of it and then say its not our fault, you didnt tell us we had made a mistake.
Lets hope Lord Beaverbrookes spirit isent reading this.
