Why do people have no pride in their homes? (From Bucks Free Press)
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Why do people have no pride in their homes?
11:58am Friday 7th September 2012 in Your Letters
TWO weekends ago, returning from my morning walk from my newsagents, I turned on our drive and twisted my back.
It was quite painful, and after a couple of hours of pain, my wife suggested I try taking a walk to see if it would improve it. So I took my trusty walking stick and set off down our road.
As it seemed to ease the discomfort, I continued my walk along roads that I never usually go along. What I observed, surprised and at times disgusted me – gardens uncared for, lawns that had not seen a lawn mower for years, wheelie bins on the pavement overflowing with rubbish, with several black bags of rubbish next to them. Yet the wheelie bin lorry is not due for nearly a week.
As I carried on with my walk, I saw rubbish outside houses, tin cans on the road, I noticed a couple of hedges sprawling across the path, and then two vans parked on the pavement, right up against their garden wall, forcing me, and others of course to walk on the round around them.
How do they get away with it, why don’t the police have a drive around Totteridge and tell the ignorant drivers that its against the law to park a vehicle completely on the pavement? How about mums with pushchairs?
Of course I saw a lot of immaculate gardens, and beautifully-kept lawns. What was interesting where the houses looked like pig sties, the house next door, usually beautifully-looked after, had a sign on it ‘For Sale’. I wondered what story they could tell about their neighbours’ habits. What is it about people, who live like this, or act like it – have they no pride, no thought for their neighbours?
It makes you wonder why they do not spend some time, clearing up their garden, mowing the lawn, clipping that over-hanging hedge.
We seem to be living in a world now, where pride has no place, that many would not want to bring children up in.
Jim Tanner, Terryfield Road, High Wycombe
Comments(11)
Judge 2
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2:42pm Fri 7 Sep 12
However I do not agree with ex Royal Navy. If a person has no care for themselves, their home or neighbourhood, what can the council do? Charity starts at home!
ImpeturbableLawrence
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5:12pm Fri 7 Sep 12
Lorrainej
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6:33pm Fri 7 Sep 12
ImpeturbableLawrence
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6:46pm Fri 7 Sep 12
Lorrainej wrote:I read it all thick plank girl.
As usual Lawrence, jump in without reading what the guy actually said. Thick plank.
demoness the second
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8:49pm Fri 7 Sep 12
gpn01
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11:13pm Fri 7 Sep 12
demoness the second wrote:Ivor and Mr Tanner? You never see them in the same room (or blog). Rather like the Hulk and David Bannister or Spiderman and Peter Parker. Alter ego perhaps?
I was actually going to say the same thing Lawrence - I think it reads exactly like Ivors - in fact I have commented on it before when Mr Tanner has written one of his rants.
ImpeturbableLawrence
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12:16am Sat 8 Sep 12
ex Royal Navy wrote:Thank you DtS and gpn01.
I totally agree with Jom Tanners comments.
I`m afraid that nothing will be done untill the Local council start doing there job and inspecting the local area.
Also since Red Kite took over the housing stock from the council, standards have really fallen.
The style is ivor-esque and I had failed to notice that ivor and Jim Tanner (whom I know to be a real person) are never seen in the same room together – just like Clark Kent and Superman – one thinks to oneself ‘coincidence or what[/bold’?
ImpeturbableLawrence
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12:17am Sat 8 Sep 12
The style is ivor-esque and I had failed to notice that ivor and Jim Tanner (whom I know to be a real person) are never seen in the same room together – just like Clark Kent and Superman – one thinks to oneself ‘coincidence or what’?
brachyura
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6:24am Sun 9 Sep 12
ImpeturbableLawrence wrote:You forgot "trusty walking stick" that's what made me think of the blogger.
Thank you DtS and gpn01. The style is ivor-esque and I had failed to notice that ivor and Jim Tanner (whom I know to be a real person) are never seen in the same room together – just like Clark Kent and Superman – one thinks to oneself ‘coincidence or what’?
ImpeturbableLawrence
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1:57pm Sun 9 Sep 12
brachyura wrote:Yes indeed - this looks like more than a coincidence. Possibly ivor's statements that he was unable to find a potential wife who matched his own high moral standards are a private joke between Jim Tanner and his wife.
ImpeturbableLawrence wrote:You forgot "trusty walking stick" that's what made me think of the blogger.
Thank you DtS and gpn01. The style is ivor-esque and I had failed to notice that ivor and Jim Tanner (whom I know to be a real person) are never seen in the same room together – just like Clark Kent and Superman – one thinks to oneself ‘coincidence or what’?
ex Royal Navy says...
2:11pm Fri 7 Sep 12
I`m afraid that nothing will be done untill the Local council start doing there job and inspecting the local area.
Also since Red Kite took over the housing stock from the council, standards have really fallen.