General Discussion
From a different side/angle I see in the paper that even paying by good old fashion cash in the carpark machines they don't give change and that Teignbridge council have raked in an extra £300,000 plus the other year through this "NO change" money grapping machines.
You have a good eye scenic shoots, with some of them reminding me of John Carpenters film from the 1980's "The Fog"...!
Much of the problem is not about the mode of transport ie. cycle or mobility scooter but todays attitude of those who use them. Yes there are many stories of bad cyclist and scooter users who seem to think they can just run anyone off the path/road because it suits them, then there is the others who know how to act correctly and civilized towards others and the environment thier in. As to "Pete" ...
Many years ago, more than I'd like to think it was, my science teacher once said........ If the earth was an experiment in a science lab it would of been seen as a failure the minute humans where added to the equation ! it took many years for me to fully understand this but how correct he was all those years ago.
Green curry for me please, love the food, drink and desserts, just don't tell Dr's about the dessert part though lol
If I remember correctly any council must observe the hedgerows regulation act from 1997, which means they have to leave cutting/removing of hedgerows and trees from the 1st of March until the 31st of August, this is for the protection of nesting birds and wildlife. There is i'm sure certain times when public health and saftey could over ride this but that would require a council meeting to get ...
Just waiting for there to be news of a hose pipe ban due to water shortage..... well ok maybe not just yet, but with all the new homes proposed to be built in Dawlish and sourrounding area this will be more likely than ever.
@ Margaret, so are you telling us that network rail is actively discriminating against those with disablities who have to use mobility scooters from enjoying going along one of the most beautiful sea view pathways ?
Since 1922 the average turn out for a general election is around 64.6% , for this one off vote the turn out was 72% which regardless on what side of the fence people are shows that this vote was more fought over than who we have in our own houses of parliament .
Yet again this country shows how out-dated we are in how the electoral system works , why have we not updated the whole platform where by everyone is automatically registered when reaching the age for vote as other countries do. But then answering this myself maybe that it will show all the flaws in that the goverment has no idea on who's living here and who's eligible to vote or not !
