This is a very quick post this morning as we are off to York today for a new forties vintage clothes fair, it’s a bit of a long way to go but I’m sure we will meet friends even if the fair is not up to par and I’ve already arranged the finance loan to pay for the petrol!
I am on a local site which I think is called nextdoor which is where I saw one of the previuos posts and the rubbish in the street, however I came across this story and was taken by the way whoever posted it had interpreted the situation.
Here is the post.
Selfish inconsiderate parking in heath drive today opposite plane tree close, forcing pedestrians into the road and mums with pushchairs and mobility scooters !!!!!
I thought it strange, firstly the lack of capital letters but mostly their interpretation of the situation where they seem to be quite angry about the inconsiderate parking forcing mums with pushchairs and mobility scooters into the road where their lives are going to be greatly at risk.
Whereas, on the other had I see a workman going about his buisness, having parked off the road and having left space to get his tools or whatever else he needs for the job out of the back of the van.
Now, they make no mention of the household dustbins which are also scattered on the pavement and although it may be a bit of an inconvenience having to enter the road to pass the van, from my perspective I would have thought it would be a perfectly safe action to take for the brief moment they are in the road, especially if they actually bother to look before stepping out.
It is odd how we all see things differently but from the look of this road I would have thought they might be in more danger from some passing tumbleweed blowing down the street than any passing motor vehicle.
I am a retired actor, although to be honest I only retired because I wasn't getting any work due to losing my agent when I became a full time carer to my mother who had dementia. and the option of becoming an unemployed actor/waiter at my age was ludicrous, especially as my waiting skills are non-existent.
Having said I’m retired, I don’t think there really is such a thing as a retired actor for I am still available for work, I just don’t have an agent or any connections with regards to obtaining any worthwhile work.
I have over the years done student films when there is nothing else available, always low paid (if at all) the only incentive was always the promised copy of the finished film for your show reel which nine times out of ten always failed to materialise.
I spent many years looking after my aged mother and shortly after her death I was lucky enough to run into an ex-girlfriend of many years ago and our romance blossomed once again, resulting in us getting married in 2013.
My move to the countryside inspired me to write The Diary of a Country Bumpkin which tells of my continuing dilemmas in dealing with the rigors of the countryside from the unexpectedly large number of pollens, fungal moulds and hay products waiting to attack the unsuspecting townie.
I enjoy writing, see my play Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori on The Wireless Theatre Company, The Plays Wot I Wrote and The Battle of Barking Creek both available on Amazon.co.uk and am very fond of classic cars so my ideal occupation would be acting in a film I had written set in the 1930s/40s, we live in hopes.
I am delighted to say that since venturing to the countryside where space is not quite the premium it is in town, I have due to the availability of two double garages acquired more classic cars to form a small collection the pride of which are a 1947 Bentley Mk VI and a 2000 Bentley Arnage.
My various blogs and websites are continually evolving and I’m sure that by following the appropriate links you will find something which will edify or amuse.
I have written a number of different books all available on Amazon, so don't be shy should you feel the urge to purchase. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-Joe-Wells/e/B06XKWFQHT/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
