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amenity · Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 775 Location: Dovercourt

Sent you a pic Ivan on your subject interest scooters.

ivan burit · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:52 pm Post subject:

Recieved with thanks, sent you a reply.......many thanks...
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ivan burit · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:03 pm Post subject:

OK, as we sit and read our happy and flippent messages on our boards, one of us has a rather somewhat sad time at this time of year....

My heart still thinks about you and yours our young`en....xxxxx

OK, back to my normal self now........who can i have a go at.....well,
on tuesday 11th in the Town Hall @ 7-30 pm we have a full council meeting in which many questions will be asked about our lives not just in my beloved Jaywick, but the whole of Tendring.
we have the flood defence sirens, do they work and for how long before they are switched off for good.

we have the questionaire from fordham research going to "selected" homes asking so many in depth questions, will it be used as a tool for compulsory purchases later on...

we have questions why we cannot improve our own homes, the reasons why we cannot improve the homes we own even...WHY...

many more questions that WILL affect those that live ANYWHERE in Jaywick, from the 3jays pub right down to the holliday camp at the Martello Tower..

OK, so who is asking these in depth searching questions, our very own elected ward councillors............
......................................NOPE............................................................

Its our good friend Cllr Chris griffiths from the ward next to ours....

++++++++++++++++++++++ WHY NOT OUR COUNCILLORS THEN ++++++++++++

as its oftain said in newspapers...no comment....................lol...
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amenity · Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 775 Location: Dovercourt

Ivor, are you saying you are not allowed to improve your homes?

ivan burit · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:54 pm Post subject:

Amenity, we have some very angry home owners wishing to improve the homes they live in...

We get various answers ranging from, you have not got a flood study report.
You cannot build or alter building dimentions because of Article 4 Direction
You cannot build a new home on an empty plot (even after 6 different planning applications) including the latest floodrisk proof build of 3 stories, no living accomadation on the ground floor, because it will "overlook" your neighbours.
You cannot re brick the outside structure of wood then render / pebbledash as it would "increase" the size of property (but ok if you took ALL the walls away first) i belive..
and so it goes on.

I will get the link for planning enforcement at TDC...

http://195.99.151.54/publicaccess...on/application_searchresults.aspx

if you enter "golf green" then 01/01/2007 to 01/12/2007 try looking through them..
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amenity · Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 775 Location: Dovercourt

Sorry about the name slip Ivan,

Must be about time our local paper brought this to the attention of its readers surely?

Wouldn't the BBC, the ones pushing old clips be interested to address the slight they are helping to thrust on this area, be asked to make public this issue?

ivan burit · Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:25 am Post subject:

We could try that wayof thinking...

here in Jaywick, we have deep rooted mistrust of anyone at the moment, as outside forces have misled so many residents over the years.

A true funny story emerged from a meeting of the Jaywick Local history Society, when electricity was at long last agread to be sent to jaywick, the then clacton urban district council refused to let it be sent from clacton..
it had to be sent from colchester instead, which made the costs so much more expensive..

Just one of the many- many instances of the total lack of help from the urban district council that has rolled on over the years into what we have now come to in our stupid rules that we have now ended up with. = Article 4 Direction is just one example.
To gauge the feeling of some of TDC`s past officers towards Jaywick resulted in one allegedly saying "i cant wait to see jaywick bulldozed"
with statements like that flying about, the strong community we have here will just get stronger, will end up refusing to talk to anyone about regen, and be even more adamant that "it will not happen here"
The complete fiasco that was called "the masterplan" was seen by residents as the bulldozer that was seen to be laying jaywick to waste, but just like the ill fated statement above, its owner was quietly put to one side....

A couple of years ago the children from bishops park made a better case for jaywick than the edited film we saw on look east.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/outreach/200...ities/working_with_children.shtml

But i must admit, when i looked at this peice from the young film makers, just how much us residents have cleaned Brooklands up in the last 2 years....

Each new year, we gradually get more cleaned up, with at least the worst 4 bungalows shown, now having been pulled down by residents, and the rest have planning enforcement orders of varying degrees placed upon them...
the residents that care are doing what we can to self improve, but the biggest improvement to jaywick as a whole can only come from the releasing of the strangle hold of petty rules ruled by petty officers of a stubborn council...
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ivan burit

Just to make a point known, EDF the electricity supply company seem to have lost ALL power to most of Brooklands lamp stands.

In the light of (or not as the case is) my short factual story about getting electricity to Jaywick all them years ago, well, it seems to come back and bit us where the sun dont shine..
Talking of which, not only do the street lamps not shine, but the service from EDF energy, as the fault has been reported to them via County Services, has fallen on deaf if not dim ears.....

And so while this serious fault has left many hundreds of residents living in blackout conditions, one only has to look towards the skies to seek inspiration from from scribes who wrote over 2,000 years ago about a guiding light from the east, bringing wisdom and joy to all mankind and to those lost sheep in a manger..

Well from where i sit, the only guiding light from the east that i can see is...

The East of England Development Agency who is so blinded with its own pomposity over regeneration, it seems to have lost its own way when its heading west into Jaywick, and even further afield into Thurrock Lakeside with its £9Billion estimate for regeneration....................

And all we want is 50p for the meter for our street lamps.......ha..ha..ha...

God bless ye merry gentelmen, let nothing dose dissmay
For lost are we in jaywick sands, let light be on all day
We`ve been outside to look on high, yet nothing has been seen
Except the sometimes bright night sky, and lights from kent that sheen..

,,,,,,,,,,,,,(sorry and apoligies-it had to be done)............................................
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ivan burit · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:48 am Post subject:

After talking with that fiery resident on the council Cllr Sarah Candy, i am most pleased to announce that 99% of our street lights are "glowing for gold"

If you look at the time span this terrible saga had been going on, then compare that with just how much NEVER got finnished if rectifying the problem, it makes you wonder why it took so long..

We had many good people putting pressure on Essex County /Highways /Dalgety, to get the job done.

I done my best PR bit with two different "man-in-a-van" who came to fix them, but in the end, super woman Candy got the done deal sorted........

I know who i`m gonna call, and its not the ghost busters either......lol...

+++++++++++++++++TOP GIRL SARAH C.+++++++++++++++++++++
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ivan burit · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject:

Now, those who know me, know i like a bit of a joke.

Someone who jokes more than me sent me this, as he knows i like "scooters"

he also knows i`m not quite "young"

i`ll let you decide if he`s taking the "p"...

http://www.newsday.com/news/opini...babyboomers-blurb,0,1036393.blurb

more,

http://weblogs.newsday.com/news/opinion/walthandelsman/blog/
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Lin · Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 569 Location: Gt Clacton

Gosh ,the similarity is amazing ..................... Laughing

or is that a body double... Rolling Eyes

ivan burit · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject:

?????????????????????? .......lol.......lol.....lol.....
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ivan burit · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject:

So,as i`m always going on about summit or another, heres summit different....

A TEST FOR OLD KIDS

Have some fun my sharp-witted friends.
This is a test for us 'old kids'! The answers are printed below, but don't cheat.

01. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, Who was that masked man? Invariably, someone would answer, I don't know, but he left this behind. What did he leave behind?________________.

02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. In early 1964, we all watched them on The _______________ Show.

03 'Get your kicks, __________________.'

04. 'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to ___________________.'

05. 'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________ ________.'

06. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we 'danced' under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the '_____________.'

07. 'N_E_S_T_L_E_S', Nestle's makes the very best . . . . .. _______________.'

08. Satchmo was America's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.' Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _________________.

09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______________.

1 0. Red Skelton's hobo character was named __________________ and Red always ended his television show by saying, 'Good Night, and '________ ________'.

11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their______________.

12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW . What other names did it go by? ____________ & _______________.

13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, 'the day the music died. 'This was a tribute to ___________________.

14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called ___________________.

15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the ________________.

ANSWERS:

01. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.
02. The Ed Sullivan Show
03. On Route 66
04. To protect the innocent.
05. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
06. The limbo
07. Chocolate
08. Louis Armstrong
09. The Timex watch
10. Freddy, The Freeloader and 'Good Night and God Bless.'
11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned. Not flags, as some have guessed)
12. Beetle or Bug
13 Buddy Holly
14. Sputnik
15. Hoola-hoop

Send this to your 'old' friends, better known as Seniors. It will drive them crazy! And keep them busy and let them forget their aches and pains for a few minutes.
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Lin · Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 569 Location: Gt Clacton

Hi Ivan ...I'm back !!!!!
Just spent a glorious time in Dorset ,log cabin in woodland by a lake (annoyed all the anglers by cheering out the window every time one of them caught a fish).
While I was down that end of the world I decided to take a look at some of the seaside resorts .They certainly knock dear old Clacton into a cocked hat.Superbly clean ,friendly locals (in fact ,when we were in Weymouth ,we pulled our town map out and before we could even glimpse it ,a local couple immediately asked us if we were lost and could they help,they directed us to a great little cafe bless em).And not a fountain in sight . Wink

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We had a lovely time right up to when we decided to play 'Grockles'and feed chips to the resident seagulls at Lyme Regis (took a silly video of seagulls that have obviously been trained to catch chips and entertain the visitors !)
makes you wonder how the tourist industry here has got it so wrong .
Even when it rained ,we had something to do .
They seem to take advantage of anything down there.We visited a disused clay quarry that had been turned into a beautiful lake and surrounding landscaped area ,had a HUGE cream tea served by very pleasant ladies with a smile for everyone and nothing too much trouble ,beside a roaring log fire .This activity kept two older children very happy with a nature trail ect .All for under £30 (cream tea included).It's called The Blue Pool near Corfe Castle.Brilliant.
Got back to Clacton ,same old litter all over the town centre and chewing gum yuck and miserable yoofs hanging round ......I want to go back now ... Laughing

Have I missed anything important or are all them in command still bickering with each other ???.

ivan burit · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject:

Have I missed anything important or are all them in command still bickering with each other ???.

Fraid so Lin..
Tonights full council meeting at Town hall elects a "new" Chairman...
grandfather time himself, Mr Smith i belive will be in the driving seat..

SO, you was right worrying me girly, thought i`d been upsetting ya....
Good to see you back..

We all love Weymouth too, both my son, and for a short time my youngest daughter, lived in Weymouth.
The never forgotten words of "when its black - its done" refur to a small bar - B - Que we had while parked up on Chesil Beach,
I not only burnt the food, but the heat from the barbee cracked one of the side windows of our then Sherpa Camper van.....dooh..

To walk around the outer Harbour at night with everything going on around you was just nice.
Did you notice how clean the water was in the Harbour, you can see your dinner swimming round......lol.
On the Town side next to the swing bridge was the best chip shop for miles...lol.

MUST go back for a look around and on Portland with our new 2012 sailing Harbour taking shape..

Did you "do" the Northe Fort.
down inside it was a bit spooky......
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ivan burit · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 3:32 pm Post subject:

Blimey Lin, you only just missed all this...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7386923.stm
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Lin · Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 569 Location: Gt Clacton

I know Ivan Shocked

don't think my daughter would be best pleased to find out that I had squished her children .
That's the beach we were fossil hunting on last Thursday ,strangely enough there had already been a bit of a landslide with a black flag on it so we stayed well away. Still managed to find a few good fossils down on the sand though.I do love Charmouth and Lyme Regis even though it is all getting a bit much for my poor old legs.
Found out I have vertigo after climbing down Durdle Door Embarassed

,the grandchildren thought it was highly amusing when I froze halfway back up those steep narrow steps ,the only thing that kept me going was the thought of one of those helicopters picking me up and me appearing on Seaside Rescue Wink

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Booked our next holiday in Heacham so I can see the sun set on the Wash.Hopefully there will be no catastrophes then.Added bonus is ...it's flat.

ivan burit · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject:

'Viagra' is now available in powder form for your tea.
It doesn't enhance your sexual performance but it does stop your biscuit going soft.

Sorry but i thought this funny..........
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Vicar · Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 220

It's also available in the form of eye-drops. It has no effect physically but it makes you look hard.
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Vicar · Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 220

On the subject of viagra:

I've just remembered a conversation I had with a lady who works as a care assistant in an old folks' home in Clacton. She said her last job each night is to give all the old ladies a cup of cocoa and all the old men a cup of cocoa and a viagra tablet.
When I asked her why, she explained that it stops them from rolling out of bed during the night. I didn't understand.
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ivan burit · Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject:

Oh thanks vicar, as old age approaches, i now have something firm to look foreward to.

Strange thing, life, you know.
at birth you are all cuddly and soft.
as you grow, things go harder.
as you get older, things go soft,
so i`m told,
when you are no longer alive, you go hard,

Its no blo*dy good then is it....................lol.
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Vicar · Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 220

That's right

My wife's cousin Maralyn says there is a law of aging which applies equally to men and women.

It's quite simple: "What used to stick out, hangs down"
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ivan burit · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 11:55 am Post subject:

Oh for the Joys of weightlessness....ummmm, but

if that was the case, some of the adulthood body parts that you gain with the years,
would act as a walking roadblock if one turned sideways..........sometimes....ummm
Ok, forget that one then vicar....

I am in sleep deprevation mode on this day.
my most expensive was wisked from Luton Aeroporte`at 12-45 am and was a bit quiet on the journey homewards,until the first steps inside our sea side shack, when she burst into tears withe the terrible tale that was kept from us all in blighty, that herself & No. 2 daughter was brutaly mugged as they stepped of the coach at destination on arrival in the Costa`s..
they spent the day in the spanish police station giving statements.
I should not really burgeon you all with this tale, but it has hurt my most expensive in more ways than just the black eye, bruises, and pains.
The pairs ego`s have taken a tumble..........
So, it was about 4 am i got to my bed, woken at 7-30 by the shrill of my alarm, just to get said most expensive up to get to see pre arranged local Doctors at 9am...
Poor old luvy, she has taken to her bed again while S O S (silly old s*d) me, sits falling asleep on my keyboard boring you with this all....

Life eh, it makes the world go round.............lol..
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Vicar · Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 220

Sorry to hear that I hope they get over the shock soon What a dreadful start to a holiday
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ivan burit · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject:

Ok, most expensive more happier after a sleep, S O S even went out and bought her some flowers, (and no LIN i never pinched them from your garden)...lol.
more importantly, i purchased some un- frozen (fresh.?.) chicking pieces....
umm strange gift idea...oh no its not, get the boss back into the kitchen with it all for a chicken roast dinner to night...........lol...
ok, i may look daft BUT....ha..ha..ha..

Just to keep the mood jovial, a JOKE....

Joe wanted to buy a motorbike. He doesn't have much luck until, one day he comes across a Harley with a 'For Sale ' sign on it.

The bike seems even better than a new one, although it is 10 Years old. It is shiny and in absolute mint condition. He immediately buys it, and asks the seller how he kept it in such great condition for 10 years.

'Well, it's quite simple, really,' says the seller, 'whenever the bike is outside and it's going to rain, rub Vaseline on the chrome.
It protects it from the rain.' And he hands Joe a jar of Vaseline.
That night, his girlfriend, Sandra, invites him over to meet her parents. Naturally, they take the bike there.
But just before they enter the house, Sandra stops him and says, 'I have to tell you something about my family before we go in.'
'When we eat dinner, we don't talk. In fact, the first person who says anything during dinner has to do the dishes.'
'No problem,' he says. And in they go.
Joe is shocked. Right smack in the middle of the living room is a Huge stack of dirty dishes. In the kitchen is another huge stack of dishes.
Piled up on the stairs, in the corridor, everywhere he looks, dirty dishes.
They sit down to dinner and, sure enough, no one says a word. As dinner progresses, Joe decides to take advantage of the situation.
So he leans over and kisses Sandra. No one says a word. So he reaches over and fondles her breasts.
Still, nobody says a word. So he stands up, grabs her, rips her clothes off, throws her on the table, and screws her right there, in front of her parents.
His girlfriend is a little flustered, her dad is obviously livid, and her mom is horrified when he sits back down, but no one says a word.
He looks at her mom 'She's got a great body,' he thinks. So he grabs the mom, bends her over the dinner table, and has his way with her every which way right there on the dinner table. Now his girlfriend is furious and her dad is boiling, but still, total silence.
All of a sudden there is a loud clap of thunder, and it starts to rain.
Joe remembers his bike, so he pulls the jar of Vaseline from his pocket.

Suddenly the father backs away from the table and shouts, 'All right, that's enough, I'll do the f*****g dishes!'

sorry, it had to be done.........ha..ha..ha..
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