Its a strange world we all live in.
What makes one person happy will annoy another.
I was awake at 6am to hear the sound of waves, sea gulls and long haul planes on final approach to Heathrow.....and not much else.
Now 7-30 and the sound of our very good refuse men doing their job.
No heavy traffic, tired workers struggling to work, or the sound of screaming children on their way to school...
Peace and quiet....heaven....
I am proud of my neighbours, most are my friends, we have community spirit, our jaywick summer fayre proved that.
I shoulder the unfounded comments from those who cannot see what i have, but i am glad they comment.
I have been to most places in the world, but love my life here, have the protestors been further than Essex i wonder ?
I am happy with my life now for i am at peace with it, but i still have fun as i`m not that old.
I travel to Central London frequently, and i look at the tiny side by side old houses that were built before cars used the roads, i look at the diversity of nationals that live within them, often very over crowded with many living under just one roof.
I remind myself of the space i have, the fresh air i breathe, the sunshine i love, the quiet i love also.
I do not smoke, nor drink, nor gamble.
I love my family, my food, my hobbies, all for which i have much time now for.
Ii only hope you too are happy also..
As the sunshine has now started, a fresh brew of tea is now needed, then a short walk to greet the world overlooking our seawall.
Another perfect day beckons.
ENJOY.....
amenity2
Your quite a romantic Ivan, however I have to admit I always wanted to live by the sea just to hear the seagulls and when they swirl over my home calling on a day like today, I too think it is heaven.
ivan burit
Thankyou amenity.
the seagulls are a weather warning at times,
at other times, their huge airborne deposits splatter the ground and all that stands on it,
mainly my car windscreen..........lol..
use a rotory washing line, then top it with an old round garden parasol,
clothes pegged at its edges that touch..
Ship ahoy......or was that sh*t ahoy.......sorry Lin....
amenity2
One day as I walked towards a bus stop (my car had broken down) I crossed the road and seeing one of my favourite birds sitting on a high lamp standard looking down on me I marvelled at his size and thought to myself how like an Albatross he looked, traffic making its way along the road made me quicken my step and I hurried under the lamp, now it's worth knowing that the wind was quite frisky and I was moving at a bit of a trot, nevertheless his aim was perfect, my bald head caught the lot.
As I looked up, after mopping up a bit, the dang bird was looking down and appeared to be congratulating himself.
ivan burit
ha..ha..ha....
Once when i was just a tourist, we headed out of our caravan site for the Weeley boot sale in my daughters convertable escort...
yup, i looked up to see a huge seagull dumping on me between my glasses and my eye.....lol..
ivan burit
Another glorious day today.
The steady stream of shorts wearing tourist going past my home heading for bargains at bootsales and markets elsewhere...
mojo
When Lin mentioned the seagulls and her washing I thought to myself - these aren't seagulls, they're albatrosses (or is that albatrossi?).
This because when I had a car the amount of s*** that landed on it could only have come from something as large as an albatross.
And then amenity2 mentioned the albatross.........
As an aside, I seem to remember reading somewhere that red cars are more prone to bird dumps than any other colour. My car was red but I see no scientific correlation for this. Comments?
ivan burit
Ah mojo,
the reason is that birds eyesight works only in wavelengths that enable them to see only black / white and your red car
no one elses car though.............lol....
(sorry, i made i up)..........ha..ha..ha..
toooo much sun on me bald head today i think....
Lin
And .. they can't fly whilst carrying a stolen pork pie ,my neighbour lost his pork pie to a passing seagull that snaffled it from his picnic table in the garden.He told me it was the funniest thing he had seen for years ,especially as the seagull had not allowed for the extra weight ,it managed to skim our hedge but failed at our shed ,which he flew straight into. .Said pork pie was then stolen by my cat .
Talking of cars and seagulls ,when we were in Folkstone even we were amazed at the amount of s*** on all the cars ,it looked like a paint ball squad had gone through town.
Re: Red cars ,my OH has a red car ,and yes,his gets far more hits than mine
ivan burit
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amenity2
In the eighteenth century our good sailors went to terrible trouble to fetch this stuff from the south seas, and all they needed was a red car.
Lin
Or ,put an upside down parasol on their rotary washing lines and collect what falls
Sorry for the blatent plagerism Ivan by the way , I don't have a rotary line just one of those old fashioned ones that I like.
ivan burit
That my young Lin,
is because you are an old fashioned girlie.........
NOW i`m in trouble..............
i`ve only just got back into me old seat again......pmsl...ing...ing....
ivan burit
amenity2 wrote:
In the eighteenth century our good sailors went to terrible trouble to fetch this stuff from the south seas, and all they needed was a red car.
Quote of the day;
So its been believed, that some of our better known, more outspoken leaders from TDC have been seen holding upside down parasols during bird strikes on our coasts.
It is believed the amount of bird cr*p they collected, was comparable to some of the most heated discussions during full council meetings.....
Do have a nice day...
amenity2
ivan burit wrote:
So its been believed, that some of our better known, more outspoken leaders from TDC have been seen holding upside down parasols during bird strikes on our coasts.
It is believed the amount of bird cr*p they collected, was comparable to some of the most heated discussions during full council meetings.....
Didn't they hace a quality control issue Ivan?
ivan burit
DONT......
amenity, you reminded me of work.........yuk....
all that ISO 9001 & ISO 9002 stuff got us in a right old pickle at times, but alas,
TDC is still working to the good old kite mark B.S. 1953 or something....
ivan burit
Its a funny old world, as someone once said....
in the apex of my daughters place, some mother birds have nested, making its nest from mud and twigs,
(no jokes about Jaywicks building regs)
swallows / swifts or whatever they are,
but they are so "nest trained" that the amount of droppings builds up in heaps on the ground if not swept away.
The nest is used year after year, but the house badly needs painting..
What do i do, paint round the nest, or over it when its empty....
..............................................H E L P ................Lin.?
Lin
I would imagine that you have swallows Ivan (or your daughter does!).
Providing there are no eggs in the nest and the adults should have left for sunnier climes ,then it is ok to take the nest down in October.Be prepared for the little darlings to re - build the nest next year as they like to go back to the same spot.Yes ,I do know how much mess they make (as well as the wonderful dawn chorus of cheeping from sunrise ) ,we had one years ago when I lived next to a farm at Fordham.
Be grateful that you don't have Bats like us as they cannot be touched under any circumstances .Mind ,I do like 'Airymice' they are sweet in their own way ...apart from the smell !!!!
ivan burit
Thanks Lindy loo.
I supose if i swept away their droppings, and no more were dropped, it will give a good clue eh ?
,it managed to skim our hedge but failed at our shed ,which he flew straight into. 
by the way , I don't have a rotary line just one of those old fashioned ones that I like.