Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Dandelion and burdock, ice cream and dog-ends



26 February

We've had a really nice bright day today, so much so that some of our neighbours have been sat out the back lawn. We would love to do that but the guy who lives above is always has his windows open. That in itself is no problem but his visitors who through lit dog-ends out them is a problem. The cushions on the seats we bought last years and the UPVC window frame where the back door is have already been burned. Neither of us fancy having one land on our head.

We have spoken with him a few times over it but if it goes on we will get on the council over it. He's already been warned over other issues before we moved in here and has been spoken to again when one his guests stood outside our bedroom window at 2am one time screaming and shouting abuse and throwing things at the windows. If he keeps on he'll be out on his ears.

The other major issue we are concerned with though is now an anti-social item at all. His current girl friend has two kids and two dogs. He regularly has a couple of guys staying overnight too. And here's the issue ... it's a one bedroom flat, just like ours; so where are those two kids sleeping? Living like that can't be good for them. Add in the high smoking level as well as cannabis use and it's adding up to a real concern.   

Is it really our concern though? Well, the smoking issue and lit dog-ends through the window certainly are. As for those kids, well, yes, I think it is! Actually, I call one of them Thumper because she runs up and down the living room; that I don't mind, kids have to be allowed to be kids and play. But the way they are currently living up there should be of concern to everyone involved, including us living under them. Far too often we hear about kids coming to harm and no-one doing anything to report or to stop it. On this issue alone Jan has been in touch with the Area Housing Manager. She has my full support too!

We went out shopping after the 6 o'clock news last night and it went off a lot better than normal during the day. Anyway ... the day before we had been search in the freezer for something and I lifted out the ice cream we have in there and I said to Jan, 'We used to have dandelion and burdock pop with ice cream when I was kid.' The look on her face showed that she to used have it. So yesterday we looked in Asda and found some, we had thought they had stopped doing it. And right now I'm sat here drinking a glass full for the first time since the mid 1980s ... and very nice it is too ;-)))


And so for today's photo ... 

A tray of bedding plants on a market stall last Saturday.

Funny time ...

A Roman walks into a bar, holds up two fingers, and says: ‘Five beers, please’        

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