I loved pizzas long before I’d ever tried one thanks to the Mad Magazine’s depiction of what was just an American phenomena.
But pizza madness has come to Abingdon with two major chains facing each other across Ock Street.
Both currently have an offer of £7.99 for any size pizza if collected (* condition applies, this is October 2014).
Whereas Dominos would get people to dress up as dominos and wave at you from traffic roundabouts, Pizza Hut uses a mobile billboard to tell you about their offer.
Yet another blot on the landscape of this (once) picturesque little market town. Ock St is becoming ‘takeaway alley’ complete with ubiquitous litter problem.
The crowning glory(??????!!!) is the area within the viscinity of MacDonald’s. The amount of litter, from both food containers and food debris, is a disgrace. This is surely a situation where the ‘pasty tax’ would have been a benefit – the revenue collected being earmarked for extra street cleaning. Instead the law abiding Council Tax payer has to foot the bill.
Attending the fair, was an experience, it seemed an increase in Fair offering food, then the shops in Ock Street also…. £5.99 for a large pizza in Dominoes, the amount of discarded pizza, as well as boxes..
Not happy to have another pizza shop in town….but Oh I used to love Mad Magazine….I wish I had kept all my old copies.
Talking of litter, if you walk along the Drayton towards Drayton you should take a look at the path and hedgerow! It’s strewn with litter (mostly MacDonalds), beer cans, plastic bottles etc every few steps.
Either the council haven’t cleaned there for eons or munching car drivers lob their litter on a weekly basis there.
Go take a look ……. it’s disgraceful.
It was the same on Peachcroft when I lived there – probably still is – and along the verges of the A34. Houdini is right – there are two issues: do we expect higher levels of street cleaning – in which case are we willing to pay the inevitable higher rates? We can’t buy into to the “small state, low taxation” ethos and still expect the same level of public services. Maybe an issue to raise with the politicians when they come canvassing? Or do we accept personal responsibility – pick up our own rubbish, teach our children to do the same and politely point out to others that they have “dropped something”.
I’d be careful pointing out to someone that they’ve dropped something. Some people can get quite aggressive if you question their behaviour.
The litter everywhere is terrible see what Oxford tried with only cleaning half a street. To show how much they have to do every day.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11526103.Street_cleaners____strike____to_show_extent_of_litter/