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Add MWF to your RSS reader | | » Blog Comments | Comment by Mitch69
I completely agree with you both Brett and Dolly. We are very lucky (!, ?) living in the " Big City" because we have decent public transport. We can get a bus into the city centre nearly every 5 mins, and just a short walk away.
When I used to work in the city centre, it used to be a nightmare getting into work though. I DID have to use the car though to get there as my knee gives me a load of jip if I walk to far, and using the bus did entail walking a fair distance as well. During term time to get into work for 9ish would take me well over an hour to do less than 15 miles. And yet in the school holidays it would only take me 20 mins to get too work. This happened over a perid of nearly 2 years so the data is well researched :icon_bigg. So it proves that the majority of the traffic was taken off the roads when the schools weren't open. Now I know that mant parents have an issue of security for their children walking to and from school. Well my answer is.....if your that concerned then walk with them.
We are also on Pre-payment meters for Gas and electric where we live (rented). There is no option to go onto normal meters. Now the plus point is that we only use the power that we have paid already paid for. This in away makes us energy conscious. We have the new 5 watt energy saver bulbs ( 40 watt equiv) in every lamp and light socket and manage fine. And have to make sure that EVERYTHING that is not essential is switched off at the wall before going to bed. I am seriously thinking off trying to get one of those electric monitor devices to actually monitor the usage. (But am also saving every penny to try and buy a Lightening Detector as well !!) oh well somethings going to have to give somewhere.....will let you know how things go !!
Mitch
| Comment by Dollsworth
hi Brett, interesting blog - we don't have a dishwasher and have stuck to the old "sink and tea towel" ways of washing the dishes. ;) I take the bus when I can, especially when popping into Maidstone (my nearest town) which is 9 miles away and costs about £6 for a return ticket - a bit expensive but if more people were to use the bus then it might come down a bit! However I am limited to arranging my trip to town as we are only served once an hour, and our village is nearly the size of a small town, which i feel isn't adequate.
Signs have been put up on all main road entrances to Maidstone (A20 both ways, A26, A229 both ways, A274) advertising Kent Care Share - recent surveys suggest that Maidstone will be completely gridlocked by 2011, so the motto on their signs are "Cut the queues...travel in twos".:)
One thing that does annoy me though, when i come home from school early, i have to walk past my old primary school which is only 2 minutes from my house - and there are tonnes of cars parked on the roads around the school. Not only are there so many cars, but a lot of their engines are on and they're just sitting there! I'm pretty sure not every parent needs to take the car to pick their kid(s) up from school...:icon_roll
| Comment by Grant
Great resource. Now The police and the FB used to have press phonelines where you could listen to recorded messages of public interest incidents. If I remember correctly they used to be 0870 numbers. I will see if I can dig them out.
| Comment by dmeredith
Great link Brett - thanks :). They should publicise these more so that people understand what the emergency services get up to. Maybe that would help stop some of those who keep complaining about them.
| Comment by Jane
Hi all,
Brett has a very down to earth and straightforward personality, and his views can be contraversial, but i have to say that whatever question you ask him, you will allways get an absolutely truthful answer, he never sidesteps an issue, he and i met on another forum and have often put each other back in our respective baskets,and had a few heated discussions along the way, he is a mine of useful suggestions when it comes to technical problems, and a gentleman to boot, aint you you crotchety old so and so,(he knows hes my mate:drink:)
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