Talking about wrong addresses,a couple of weeks ago, we're just taking the dogs out,nurse in mask, gloves parks on neighbours drive (I know he's in) he doesn't come to the door when she rings the bell. She calls across says she thinks she has the wrong number,says our number Assured her she's got that wrong....then she showed me the address....she's not even in the right village. Me,am kicking myself. Please feel free to line up and assist. There is nothing I can do about this,am just offloading! Sitting reading in the living room yesterday,(collected grandkids Friday,half term) saw a boy 10/12 walking along public footpath by nextdoor. Then he stopped and snucked down the side of my car, looking all around, furtively,to the side gate,which is by the living room window.(gate is locked the other side,no handle this side) He is there some seconds,out of sight,then comes puts his face on the window,cupped by his hands. Again for a while,then bangs on the window. I go out
Before I have chance to speak,he says,very politely,and well spoken....he's sorry to bother me,but his friends ball has gone over our bottom fence, could he please have it back. I went and got it,and gave it to him,he said thank you and was off. Came back in, grandaughter said why didn't I go and ask him what he was doing. At first I thought perhaps he was delivering leaflets. She helped me do the parish council leaflets the previous day. Then I'm just watching to see what he does next
She said perhaps he was looking for the door,it's right next to the living room window,you can't miss it! I'm just wondering why I didn't ask him,why he was looking in the window and why he didn't ring the bell or knock the door. I suspect by his actions,he thought he was just going to open the gate and nip through and get the ball himself.
Blimey fidgetbones! They would have to climb a 6 foot gate, locked on the other side. Expect you remember,I have 2 dogs. ..I told them to bark, just in case. Next door has all this CCTV, camera,put lights,and a dog with a serious bark
What a great word. It can be applied at all levels from parish councils upwards. I'm not suggesting all fit the description, but many certainly do.
Hardly any opportunity for personal gain at Parish Council level. It's basically voluntary community service and largely apolitical. The next level up is a different matter
Maybe not financial gain, but still the opportunity for the self-important to puff themselves up.
What a great word. It can be applied at all levels from parish councils upwards. I'm not suggesting all fit the description, but many certainly do.
Hardly any opportunity for personal gain at Parish Council level. It's basically voluntary community service and largely apolitical. The next level up is a different matter
Maybe not financial gain, but still the opportunity for the self-important to puff themselves up.
I don't think we have parish councils in London. Are we missing something? I'm sure we have the requisite portion of puffed up busybodies but where might they be? We have a local society who do worthy stuff. I suspect they might be there. The local newsletter looks suspicious😒
it's something which seems to attract a lot of " interfering busy bodies "
I was told (without irony) that I am too intelligent to be a Parish Councillor and advised to get lost. So I did and left the doddery old duffers to it. There's a limit to how much trouble they can cause, really. They may strut about trying to look important, but basically it's about cleaning drains, siting dog poo bins, cutting the grass and arranging the rota for watering the Britain in Bloom flower pots. So I'm happy enough for them to get on with it, if it makes them feel special. It is possible to help the local community in more productive ways, but the DODs prefer to have a meeting, agree to do nothing, whinge bout Mrs Smith's application to convert her garage into an annexe, eat some biscuits and go home.
*shrugs*
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Assured her she's got that wrong....then she showed me the address....she's not even in the right village. Me,am kicking myself. Please feel free to line up and assist. There is nothing I can do about this,am just offloading! Sitting reading in the living room yesterday,(collected grandkids Friday,half term) saw a boy 10/12 walking along public footpath by nextdoor. Then he stopped and snucked down the side of my car, looking all around, furtively,to the side gate,which is by the living room window.(gate is locked the other side,no handle this side) He is there some seconds,out of sight,then comes puts his face on the window,cupped by his hands. Again for a while,then bangs on the window. I go out
..I told them to bark, just in case. Next door has all this CCTV, camera,put lights,and a dog with a serious bark
Maybe not financial gain, but still the opportunity for the self-important to puff themselves up.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
*shrugs*
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”