Do health inspectors still frequent supermarkets and grocery stores? A number of items are being sold with expired dates, as these which were spotted in a shop in Buġibba. Isn’t it against the law to sell expired items?

Road skating

Use of bicycles should, of course, be encouraged because the practice is both good for one’s personal health and also because it is environmentally friendly. Motorists need to treat them with respect but cyclists too have to be prudent by, for example, avoiding riding side by side rather than behind each other and possibly avoiding busy arterial roads, especially during rush hours, as doing so is not only dangerous but also slows down traffic. However, whereas cycling should be encouraged, skate-boarding on main roads is no go. A lone skate boarder was spotted winding his way round cars in Ħamrun on Friday morning.

Carry on doing it

A huge crane was preparing to start work on a building in the upper part of St Joseph High Road, Ħamrun, closer to Fleur-de-Lys than Ħamrun in fact, on Friday morning. At about seven, when traffic was already building up, no warden or traffic policeman was seen on site to ensure as smooth a flow as possible. Why was this allowed to happen? Aren’t there rules in place demanding that a permit is obtained in advance and that a warden is on site when work begins?

Pavement hogging

The owner of the Drop Inn in Tigné thinks she owns the pavement, extending her tables beyond the white dots which mark her boundary. The awning, which was put up without permission, has been under an enforcement notice for years. Pedestrians and women with buggies have to navigate around the awning poles and walk their children on the busy road.

Lack of civic sense

Is the person who dumped these cardboard boxes showing a lack of civic sense or is he defying authority? The cardboard boxes were dumped in Gardell Street, Kappara, under a notice affixed by the San Ġwann local council saying Tarmix żibel hawn (Do not throw rubbish away here) and also stipulating the fines according to law.

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