The Chill Out Zone

[trikey]

Originally Posted by Darcydog

the kids were running riot whilst the parents were getting steadily rat-@rsed and becoming louder and louder.



With role models like that - it’s little wonder they see nothing wrong in what they do.

Probably the same, just without the caravan!

[stevestrat]

Originally Posted by trikey

The same thing. When I got a 75 written off a few years ago, called the police as I’m sure the driver who hit me without stopping was on his phone their reply was ‘not sending anyone as no one hurt’

Trouble is due to budget cuts actual police officers are very thin on the ground. The way all the emergency services are being stretched is ridiculous, look at that recent incident where an elderly woman in Devon fell and broke her hip. Her son travelled 200 miles from London by bus, tube and two trains and arrived before the ambulance which turned up SEVEN hours after the initial call

[RPWC]

Originally Posted by Darcydog

Kids will always be kids - and mine were no angels - but the only thing they got caught for was swapping peoples garden ornaments around

A Gnome was halfway round the town before anyone noticed.

And they confessed later that they had also swapped peoples hanging baskets. Presumably no one ever noticed....

But no mindless damage - God help them if they had!!

But “Where are the parents?” is the most relevant question here. On more than one occasion whilst caravaning we would observe families arrive on site, and by mid afternoon the kids were running riot whilst the parents were getting steadily rat-@rsed and becoming louder and louder.

With role models like that - it’s little wonder they see nothing wrong in what they do.

Similar example Clive, a few years back, we were caravanning near Edinburgh, the touring section was fairly quiet, only about 8 or 10 vans there, the family next to us had two teenage sons, c 13/14, and they were playing football outside the caravan. Several times the ball almost hit our caravan, and one time bounced on the roof, then on the awning and almost hit the car. The wife went out and politely asked them if they would move a little further away , to avoid the same thing happening again, which they did, without any fuss, and apologised, but the parents, who were sat in the caravan, watched all this going on, and never bothered their asses to tell the boys to stop.

If my lad had been doing that, and the ball hit someone else's car or caravan, I would have taken it off him, and apologised to the car owner, then told him to go and play with the ball somewhere well away from cars and caravans.

[Gate Keeper]

Another shot of one of Clive's four legged friends and a link, courtesy of Clive ....."Teddy" (Pawprints to freedom, fostered West Midlands) Oldies Club
https://www.oldies.org.uk/2019/teddy...-west-midlands thank you for looking


Darcydog's friend by philip Gate Keeper, on Flickr

[Gate Keeper]

Catch you all tomorrow. I think I did too much today, cutting back an overgrown forest path this morning and then brushing the sides of the pool this afternoon in the heat. I am going to call it a day and watch the news, catch a movie.
Ta Ta for now

[Lancpudn]

Afternoon all, we seem to have jumped to Summer weather here today, 16C & sunny Got my hospital / doctors appointments with Mam and a bit of gardening done.


Not touching the greenhouse as I need my ladders, lent them to the neighbour to put up his cctv system last September nobody in & I cant see them in his back garden.


Been down to the pound stretcher store for some grow bags, 3 for a fiver so I got a tenners worth, bargain.


knocking up some grilled rainbow trout & a cauliflower cheese bake for tea
Some par boiled carrots/swede/broccoli topped with sliced potato & cauliflower in a cheddar cheese sauce.

[RPWC]

Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

Catch you all tomorrow. I think I did too much today, cutting back an overgrown forest path this morning and then brushing the sides of the pool this afternoon in the heat. I am going to call it a day and watch the news, catch a movie.
Ta Ta for now

Take it easy Phil, don't overdo it.

Evening all, had a half day today's its half term, myself and the family went out for a meal with my mother and aunt, which was jolly nice.
Now what's for tea, I'm hungry already.

[FLYING BANANA]

Went to 3 different garages specialising in wheel refurbishment. Redfive’s wheels are getting really bad, well two of them. At the end of the day it will be cheaper to buy new.
Had 2 offers to think about, both are swaps. One is a set of 11 spokes but no tyres. The second offer is for a set of refurbished Apexes complete with tyres for my 4 wheels complete with tyres.

Had a drive across Dartmoor, weather was really nice so ended up at Castle Drogo. The Castle was closed as it is be rebuilt but the gardens were open.

Drove home and gave Redfive and Banana a wash. Going up to Matt’s tomorrow to deliver some goodies for Matt’s Dad.

[Lancpudn]

Deary me! I have the job of putting a new collar & name tag on our one cat that goes out occasionally (she lost the old on ) , I need gauntlets! you would think I was trying to kill her as soon as she saw it she was off, I'm not chasing her I'll bide my time until she wants to go out and waits by the back door.

[Rev Jules]

Tomorrow, 22 February 1964, 55 years ago, at 11.30AM, we were married, I do not know where the years have gone, we have argued over money and children we have fought, but for all our ups and downs we have come through smiling and hand on heart I can honestly say neither one of us would have changed anything.
Dawn is the strength in our marriage, but in every relationship we have learned to give and take, and the most important thing is to say sorry when you are in the wrong.
We have nine Granchildren and our two boys (Men) one of 52 and one of 49 have never ever given us trouble and for that We are very proud of them.

Rev