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20 February 2016, 07:48 PM
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I went swimming at our local baths when I was a young lad; maybe ten or eleven. Anyway, walking home I strolled past a field that was periodically used by gypsies and I saw one of the kids bombing around on a mini-motorbike. I'd always wanted one and so I lent up against the gate and watched, green-eyed, as he went round and round the field. After a few minutes he came over to me and we got chatting; he seemed like a nice boy. He invited me on to 'their' site and took me over to his caravan where his dad was sat outside watching proceedings. "Would you like a go?" said dad. "Oh yes" I replied excitedly. "Well you can fight my boy and if you win you can have a go". Shocked and a little upset I walked hurriedly away. Different breed.
but as you say - a different breed
20 February 2016, 08:02 PM
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It gets worse; the field now has a pub, some 'apartments' and a Mercedes garage on it. I preferred the field and the twice yearly caravan park. I'm now at the age where I've seen swathes of green swallowed-up. Progress?
20 February 2016, 08:25 PM
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Well interestingly our community is fighting a housing development on a nearby airfield (and green fields)
I feel conflicted, because I am against nimby-ism and after all people have to have affordable housing (the greater good etc)
It is a shame, we may loose some landscape etc, rolling fields are always going to look nicer than a load of crap houses and tarmaced roads
But I am acutely aware we have a housing crisis, so on balance don't have a massive problem with it, yes the status quo is always "better", people don't like change (I sort of have to keep my views rather quiet from the rest of the village though - at dinner parties I mumble the right noises)
What is fascinating is our more "leftish" friends in the village are really struggling with it all - they buy into the ideals, but when push comes to shove !!!!!!
The Tories, obviously make no pretence about it all so have no inner battles of conscience
I feel conflicted, because I am against nimby-ism and after all people have to have affordable housing (the greater good etc)
It is a shame, we may loose some landscape etc, rolling fields are always going to look nicer than a load of crap houses and tarmaced roads
But I am acutely aware we have a housing crisis, so on balance don't have a massive problem with it, yes the status quo is always "better", people don't like change (I sort of have to keep my views rather quiet from the rest of the village though - at dinner parties I mumble the right noises)
What is fascinating is our more "leftish" friends in the village are really struggling with it all - they buy into the ideals, but when push comes to shove !!!!!!
The Tories, obviously make no pretence about it all so have no inner battles of conscience
20 February 2016, 08:33 PM
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Well interestingly our community is fighting a housing development on a nearby airfield (and green fields)
I feel conflicted, because I am against nimby-ism and after all people have to have affordable housing (the greater good etc)
It is a shame, we may loose some landscape etc, rolling fields are always going to look nicer than a load of crap houses and tarmaced roads
But I am acutely aware we have a housing crisis, so on balance don't have a massive problem with it, yes the status quo is always "better", people don't like change (I sort of have to keep my views rather quiet from the rest of the village though - at dinner parties I mumble the right noises)
What is fascinating is our more "leftish" friends in the village are really struggling with it all - they buy into the ideals, but when push comes to shove !!!!!!
The Tories, obviously make no pretence about it all so have no inner battles of conscience
I feel conflicted, because I am against nimby-ism and after all people have to have affordable housing (the greater good etc)
It is a shame, we may loose some landscape etc, rolling fields are always going to look nicer than a load of crap houses and tarmaced roads
But I am acutely aware we have a housing crisis, so on balance don't have a massive problem with it, yes the status quo is always "better", people don't like change (I sort of have to keep my views rather quiet from the rest of the village though - at dinner parties I mumble the right noises)
What is fascinating is our more "leftish" friends in the village are really struggling with it all - they buy into the ideals, but when push comes to shove !!!!!!
The Tories, obviously make no pretence about it all so have no inner battles of conscience
And I hear you regarding nimbyism, but beautiful places have to be in somebody's back yard. My parents lived in Moorland View, but it would now be more aptly named Big Brand View. I guess the wheels of industry keep turning, but I think it's natural to lament the past, which was, indisputably, greener.
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