Sam Smith's on the telly

[kettlesimon]

Perhaps he is trying to create a "Beamish/Westworld", type of place with a real olde worlde inne. Or has he totally lost it ( sorry Reg Boyle has stopped taking bets on this one). As i said in a previous post in the the victorian era, he would be described as a third generation owner. His grandfather founded the business, then his own father developed it. And then the third generation ( to whom the company has no real significace, just pissed it all up against the wall). No that was not a pun, just an observation. Should get him, FOB and all the other sicophantic hangers on to run a pub for a week (in the real world) and actually see how difficult it is.

[Tadcaster resident]

I have recently moved away from Taddy after living there for nearly 30 years. In that time the town has slowly died and I'm afraid I have to blame HS. Yes he does try to do his properties up well but others have been left boarded up fo many many years. His houses that were built near the church have many covenants on them so you are virtually tied to his ways. I have returned on a few occasions and each time I can't wait to get back to my new home, the town looks forlorn and negleted. No one walks about, the shops look tired, yet go to Wetherby or even Boston Spa, thats what the town should be like. I watched the programme on Monday night, felt so sorry for the family in Aberford, its like the way he stopped the footpath up to the Grammar School. I now live in a village with a Sams pub, the couple running it never seem to get a day off, look permenently exhausted, yes the pub is busy but its the only one we have. They need help but say they won't get any.

[JettaP]

Andrewtwelvetrees get real.....
" The carpark was bought by Sam Smiths to build a Supermarket on"
 Preserve Tadcaster my arse!
Unless of course Humph had a Dickensian themed superstore in mind?


Below is how I imagine HS would look as a meeter & greeter in said Sam Smith's Superstore

[aardvark.cox]

What I don't understand is why the supermarket did'nt go ahead and stayed as a car park. I know the proggramme said the council were trying to buy it back.

[JettaP]

It's a well known ploy Aardvark..i.e.  justification for buying up land in a town centre, say your plans are to  build a store and create employment for the town. And according to the programme he got it for next to nothing.
HS likely then sat on the land (not literally)  let it deteriorate like a lot of his town centre properties, and the now the council want to move forward.
The Robber Barons of the Dark Ages have nothing on Humph.

[Max]

What ever you think of Mr Smith after watching last night I got the impression that he is trying to preserve Tadcaster and not let it get spoilt by people building things that look unsitely. He owns most of the town and wants to look after it.

All HS is trying to preserve, is his dictatorial power. I've yet to see where he's done something good for someone else of late - such as his staff or the community.

What kind of person can live with themselves, when they are causing others so much misery? Well I suppose there are a number of infamous ones from history - and the ones that spring to mind, are all remembered for their pure evil.

What's amazing, is that HS is supposedly a church goer! Doesn't he ever listen to sermon, or understand what is meant by peace, love and charity (to others)?

May be he's re-written his own version of the good book..

Thy shall not care for others, so long as oneself is all right Jack!

Thee shall hide from the public, so as not to answer for ones sins

Thy shall ply the lower classes with cheap alcohol at a profit - and let them consider it charity

Thee shall not permit happiness, singing or other joyful pursuits

Thy shall use ones power to command and control with no consideration of the effect on others

Thy shall not listen to others, and enforce ones will relentlessly with the power of solicitors (who are also well liked by society)

It was also interesting to note on the documentary, that a fly-over had been commissioned of HS's pad - Oxton Hall. It's just a pity that the camera crew, didn't hang around to catch him leaving his office, to confront him with some questions, like they do on some of the consumer programs! Even if just to get an up-to-date image.

But hold on a moment - maybe they did! Remember, HS will spend what ever it takes to get his own way - and will use all legal tools at his disposal to put a spanner in someone else's works.

Come on folks - lets get some up-do-date pictures, or even better still, some movie footage for YouTube. I know for a fact, the media are much more likely to run a story if they've got images.


JettaP - love the picture by the way! 

[bigjim]

and why does Selby keep fighting these ridiculous battles using tax payers money, would it not be easier to have someone look more closely into the great mans affairs, after all there is more than one way to skin a cat (or weasel in this case).

I can't agree with this point - in fact I think as the body quite rightly elected to represent the wider community, Selby District Council should be doing more. For instance, are they collecting full empty property rate from Sams in respect of all the commercial and residential boarded up premises? Also, have they ensured that the  Empty Homes Agency is involved? They have the power, with the Local Authority, to invoke an Empty Dwelling Management Order if it believes it is being kept empty deliberately. I think more action like this would begin to really annoy this irritating little despot!   

[JettaP]

Hey Bigjim.. brilliant.... Who is gonna write to Selby Council on these points? I guess it needs to be a Tadcaster resident off the back of the TV programme. Maybe even those poor people with the stables?

[aardvark.cox]

I can't understand why he would keep all these properties empty and be paying tax to the council for them all, surely it would be better to have them occupied by tenents even if it was for a small rent and then they would have to pay the council tax which Humphrey could include in their rent. I don't pretend to understand these things but it seems to me that even though he is stinking rich he is losing money on these properties when their is no need to.

[andrewtwelvetrees772]

Sorry if I upset any of you with my post but when I said about Mr Smith looking after Tadcaster I really believe he is but is giving the impression of being hard hearted. He deos'nt help himself by his no comment policy and I think he should come forward and try to explain himself and why he is being like he is. As for the buildings that are boarded up just remember that their are plenty in other towns as well but they are not allowed to demolish them because they are listed buildings and this may be the case with some in Tadcaster.

[JettaP]

Andrew12trees you need to look at the wider picture (see the wood for the trees maybe?)
Drill into these message boards and look at the way he treats his employees, creating dissatisfaction and apathy along the way.
No, these are not  isolated occurrences but a well established pattern stretching back over several years. Read up on the Wrongful dismissal cases. Look at the posts highlighting the deterioration of his pubs.

[Max]

I can't understand why he would keep all these properties empty and be paying tax to the council for them all..

Hit the nail on the head! That's the thing - no one can understand him.

Bear in mind - this is the man who purchased a beautiful barn conversion home - and turned it back into a barn! And no - not because he needed a barn 

Allegedly - Humphs was recently in one of his own pubs, when he asked at the bar if he could have two of the beer mats. He then proceeded to sit down and remove a couple of old ones from his shoes, and replace them with the newly acquired ones.

It is well known that he buys his shoes (pre-worn) from the local charity shops! Try and figure out that one! Especially when 1) he appears to show no charity to his staff and customers, and 2) not only could he easily afford to buy the best shoes available - but even just buying some 'new' basic shoes would surely be more practical, without any extravagance.

However - when it comes to getting his own way - even at the hurt distress (or in some cases almost sending others to suicide) then it's a case of no expense spared.

Does this sound like the behavior of someone with a sound and stable mind?

[aardvark.cox]

Is that story about the beer mats true and buying shoes someone else has worn I would never do that.

[Tadfan]

Is that story about the beer mats true and buying shoes someone else has worn I would never do that.

The story about buying shoes from the Charity Shop is 100% genuine.

Another story relating to charity shops is that there were 2 charity shops in Tad. The Cancer shop & the Church shop both located in SSOB properties.
SSOB renovated the original vicarage (it took them about 7 years) & when the building was complete the vicar refused to relocate from the present vicarage to one done up by SSOB.
It is alleged that Mr Smith took offence at this and evicted the Church Charity shop from his property. It took the Church a couple of years to find another suitable premises that was not owned by the Brewery.

[brokefree]

           some how i dont think his HS place in heaven is guranteed ?