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Linda the council have got to spend their extra council taxes on something.
Yes, grrrrr! £1500 a year my bill! [ !] I went and spoilt my ballot paper yesterday - round objects to the lot of 'em! Not that they'll notice my protest, but it made me feel better! And while I sat here, reading the board late last night, I heard the dulcet tones of my MP (Ian McCartney, Labour Chairman) on the TV behind me..... turned the radio on first thing this morning and there he was again on the Today programme - does the b*gger never sleep? As you can gather, it's a Labour stronghold here, but I don't see much socialist activity - just hikes in the council tax. [V]
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Bill, friends of ours live within 5 minutes walk of Cheltenham town centre. The police issued them with residents' traffic cones (nice royal blue and gold to befit "Regency Cheltenham"!). These are supposed to be placed outside the house to ensure residents have a space to park outside their own homes. But shoppers drive up, chuck the cones down the basement steps and park in front of the houses anyway!
I was in Sheffield last weekend, but in the Whirlow area - not in the city centre, so I didn't get to see the trams. The ones in Manchester are a bit scarey - they come up so quietly behind when you're crossing the road! When the old tram system was in place in Manchester in the 20's and 30's, my grandad got his motorbike wheel stuck in the tram line and had to "go with the flow" for a while before he could release it! LOL!
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Apologies for 3 ranting posts in a row (oops, 4 now![:I])
I'm not chasing Noel in the rankings, honest! [  ]
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In post-war times, we used to get a train from Leyland to Manchester Victoria, nip outside the station onto the tram to Belle Vue for the Speedway (up the Aces) then have a quick look on the Amusement Park, back on the trolley bus to Stevenson Square and dash for the last train. We enjoyed life in those days, where`s it all gone? The old trams didn`t half rattle up Ashton Old Road, past the tram sheds, happy days. Sheffield Supertrams are just that, super. The driver announces the stops, conductors are polite, the journey is fast because the tram has priority at road junctions and cross roads, and for a golden oldie (like me) its only 35p from Meadowhall to Middlewood, that`s right across Sheffield, just over 30 mins, its normally £1.40 single for adults. Rates subsidies apply. I wish there was more of it. Cheerio, Bill.
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Now I'm going to make you all as sick as parrots because we rarely have parking problems ( I forget how to get into a small space), and there's so little traffic- someone here on holiday once asked ' where is everybody??? ) .I just came back from a heated outdoor swimming pool overlooked by woods and an ancient abbey- cost £1 50 , went on the little country roads by apple orchards and small farms........... Which brings me to a programme I heard yesterday about luxuries and how most people now have the things which were regarded as luxuries some time back. Well, perhaps now, space and peace and quiet are the new luxuries- hence the number of Brits coming to France..... whaddya think??
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Which brings me to a programme I heard yesterday about luxuries and how most people now have the things which were regarded as luxuries some time back. Well, perhaps now, space and peace and quiet are the new luxuries- hence the number of Brits coming to France..... whaddya think??
Things which were unheard of luxuries in our youth (who could have envisaged the home computer revolution?) are required items these days. A school child without access to a home PC is at a definite disadvantage these days. Teachers even set homework on the assumption kids can use the internet at home, rather than wait for their all too brief turn on the school computer.
Caroline, I think you're right that peace and quiet are the new luxuries. Mobile phones! I have one for emergencies and to use when I'm staying away from home, but apart from that, it's rarely switched on. But the girls at work have them and at times there's almost a disco effect coming from various lockers as phones go off with jazzy ring tones! I don't want to be omni-contactable!
I must admit one of the things I like about going on holiday is the absence of TV - we sit around after our evening meal and play cards and talk - make our own amusement like the olden days (as my kids refer to it!). These days it's all too easy to become individuals living in the same box, each plugged into his/her own activity, rather than a family unit.
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Tu as beaucoup de salle [  ] over there Caroline, yes I know that's pigeon French, how about taking a few of the asylum seekers we have?
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And tomorrow Linda (Lady Griffin) returns to New Zealand. Bon Voyage LG, hope you enjoyed your stay.
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It's a pity we all couldn't have met up... How long before she's back at her computer Noel? [ ]
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It was pleasant meeting everyone, as Linda put it "a bit like a blind date" but we all ( I think) liked each other and got on well . The flight's about 22 hours I think. Lucky Linda going back to NZ. Wish I could afford to go to NZ.
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