In Louth ( Lincs )
Great being with the grandson and enjoying every moment with him, but its all houses, i can,t find a way out to the countryside and i am missing it. How people live in towns and cities is behond me.
I was a bit lost on Saturday so i had a hobble into the market and just sat on a bench and watched the world walk by. I was joined by another gent who instantly gathered i was not from a town, What give you that idea i asked, You have sat here to long and and if i did not have to bring the wife into shop i would not be on this bench either
Still, greatfull to spend what time i can with the bairn
Louth, Hardly the Metropolis... but each to their own... :-X
I love Louth.When I lived in the area I used to visit the market every Wednesday.Use to have lunch in the Masons Arms.How anybody could not like Louth is beyond me.
Well it's not Horncastle or Boston Spa... :-\
So where were your roots Davy that you miss the countryside so much?
I was a Londoner and now live in Sussex, wouldn't swap it for the earth, only go back to watch the cricket at the Oval!
Linda
Quote from: saddad on May 18, 2009, 22:47:40
Louth, Hardly the Metropolis... but each to their own... :-X
For anything within a 10 mile radius, Louth IS a Metropolis.
The best thing that ever came out of Louth was the A16. :-X
Louth isn't that bad :) There is a really good sweet stall in the market and you always have hubbarb's hills. I bet the water is just starting to warm up nicely ;D
Quote from: downtoearth on May 18, 2009, 23:39:14
So where were your roots Davy that you miss the countryside so much?
I was a Londoner and now live in Sussex, wouldn't swap it for the earth, only go back to watch the cricket at the Oval!
Linda
I live in south east Durham right on the coast , all the land between the east coast rail line to to sea was taken back from the farmers and regenerated into national trust for wildlife, our allotments are on this area. so if i walk from the house for 10 mins east or north, i am in national trust land, 10 mins west agriculture, if i go south its a bit longer about a mile and again countryside.
My daughter in law has had to go to France ( work ) for a week so her who must be obeyed has made me come south to help out with the grandson as the son also has work to go to. I am like a fish out of water.
Walking back from the nursery this morning taking note of people passing not a goodmorning, smile or nod they must know every crack in the foot paths.
If it was not for this bit of great technology i would be totally insane.
Today is going to be really exciting, i am going to cut the grass, yesterday i sat and watched it grow
Grass is like that, it grows when you're not watching it... ;D
I can see where you're at, Davy. My roots are rural, (North York's). I'm in Belgium now and people think I'm crackers for walking the only wood around for hours on end. The only hill in sight is the bridge that goes over the railway!... :-\ When my Lotto comes up I'm off to buy a field in Yorkshire and raise border collies... :)
Davy
I know exactly what you mean! I hate going away from Minehead - where I now live. We are a quiet little backwater surrounded by spectacular countryside and the sea (well we call it the sea but it is a foul dangerous river which separates us from Wales).
I occasionally visit my sister in Sussex - near Chichester - and I absolutely hate it- Fast cars everywhere - queues everywhere - miserable looking people going about their business. If you dare to say hello - good morning or whatever they look at you as if you are mad or dangerous!
The permanent roar of traffic people and just about everything is ghastly.
I completely sympathise with you and hope that you are back home soon!
I reckon the best part of going away is coming back home!
Old Bird
;D
I thing passing the time of day with strangers in the street is maybe a Northern thing! :)
Cacran
I think it is more of a "country" - well bred type thing!
Here in the villages - strangers and villagers all "helloed" or "good morninged"
I generally always speak/smile to people I pass. In the town it is slightly less so - but being a small town - a lot of people acknowledge other people even tho they don't know names or whatever they recognise them as "being local"
We also generally give a wave as a "thank you" when people give way in cars etc.
Personally I think it is "good manners"!
Old Bird
;D
Old Bird what you just said brought to mind the pelican crossing this morning, when the cars stopped i gave the front car of both lanes a friendly nod in a way of thankyou naff all response other than a look of eff off you are an inconvenience, making me stop
Davy, I am thinking of you and hope you get home soon!!
I have moved about the country a bit, am originally from Merseyside so am used to people being chatty and outgoing, down here (Hampshire) people often look at me as though I am weird!
A couple of times I have moved up north and really notice how much friendly people are, spent a year in Grimsby and it was a wonderful time, met loads of people who I am still in contact with 25 years later. I remember going to Louth but not much about it! I think some of the villages outside of there are much better.
And I have had the same reaction on zebra crossings.
Your home and allotment sound like heaven!
Won't be long now....
T.
In certain parts of central/north Birmingham, a "hello" will get you a knife or gun shot wound as a minimum.
In fact, just a "look" will get you a ride in an ambulace.
Why don't you go out?
Lincoln,skegness,cleethorpes.
Go over the brige to Beverley or York.All within a short didtance.
You are within spitting distance of the coast line. ???
You'll find nice people anywhere. I've lived in London for 35 years: came here to work, having vowed in my youth that I'd never live here. Before that I lived in Norwich, Newcastle, Oxford, Glasgow and Edinburgh. In my experience, the warmest and friendliest people by far were the Geordies, with Norfolk people not far behind once you'd lived there for a good many years. But the people round where I live in London are great, it's wonderful not to have to commute any more and there are lots of escape routes nearby if you want a break.
Hopalong
I know you will find nice people everwhere but it is the ice that surrounds them that make it difficult for them to communicate that they are "nice"!
Pesky Wabbit - that is the trouble why people are less happy to smile or say something for fear of the unspeakable violence that some parts of the country appear to suffer.
Old Bird
;D
Quote from: Pesky Wabbit on May 19, 2009, 12:13:37
In certain parts of central/north Birmingham, a "hello" will get you a knife or gun shot wound as a minimum.
In fact, just a "look" will get you a ride in an ambulace.
That is a daft thing to say and does not put Birmingham in a good light.
Hi Betula
There are parts of most large cities that are considered "dangerous and no go areas" I don't think that Birmingham has the worst record but in Bristol there is an area where I drove through - where the whole environment was very run down and there was a distinct feeling of menace all around. I was very pleased to get out of this area and was later told by my son, a detective, that it would not have been safe for me to get out and walk round!
All cities have these places - so don't feel that Birminghas has been singled out!
Old Bird
;D
'all cities have these places'
maybe they do, but not many villages do!! ;)
Exactly so Tonybloke!
Thankfully.
O B
Well , Put it this way. I do not go out alone after dark and I live in what is supposed to be a nice decent area.
Quote from: betula on May 19, 2009, 12:20:51
Why don't you go out?
Lincoln,skegness,cleethorpes.
Go over the brige to Beverley or York.All within a short didtance.
You are within spitting distance of the coast line. ???
The long haired general would not let me drive here so no transport also she wont venture far (thats another story) But she has been informed that the next time its by car, it would have been quicker to go to London by train than here.
I cut the grass this morning and while sitting having coffee yes i thought this garden will be changed before i leave, so guess who is taking me to the nearest B& Q or Focus.
I don't thnk it is just a country thing to say hello. I live in Bradford which is a city and find that if I go around smiling at people and passing the time of day, I get it back.
Being a Londoner and just back from the Oval, even the Londoners have lost the plot. Plugged into Ipods, laptops and mobiles. I would have loved to have said "Hi" to someone in the rush hour, but they are now all automatons :'(
I agree Birmingham is a lovely moden city with a lot to offer .
There are certain parts that have a bad name, but like any big city you will find that.
All most all of the old brummies have moved out of these places, I live on the Shirley/Solihull border and its a nice place to live, except for all the traffic passing through from other parts of the country.
June.
Quote from: Tulipa on May 19, 2009, 12:05:57
I have moved about the country a bit, am originally from Merseyside so am used to people being chatty and outgoing, down here (Hampshire) people often look at me as though I am weird!
T.
When I first moved to the UK I lived in Edinburgh where I was always having long conversations with strangers i met. On my first visit to London I tried smiling at people in the tube and they all looked panicked and moved away.....probably thought I was deranged. However it's a useful technique to clear some space just smile manically.