Frannie's Posts

I like Dawlish as it is. It's like a favourite aunt who may be a bit past it, but still has a twinkle in her eye. Admittedly, Dawlish is a bit scruffy in places and can do with a scrub up, by why change the tone of the town? Why make it just another generic sea side town? Dawlish has history, it has character, it doesn't need fat cats trying to make it what it is not, and doesn't want to be. A ...

RAID works well on them.....

Funnily enough, my post wasn't about Bob, but Poet's endorsement of a close-to-the-knuckle vanity publishing company.

I can honestly say I have never heard of this committee.

Since when? Considering a healthy proportion of young adults in Dawlish are gay/bi or curious there ain't much room for bigotry. Or is this a case of 'I'm the only gay in the village?'

Apparently, there is no longer a bus service from Exeter to Torquay via Dawlish etc. It now only goes as far as Teignmouth and turns around. Should you wish to get the bus to Torquay, you need to change at Teignmouth. Basically, they've scrapped the 85A.

James, haven't you read enough on this forum that you don't need facts to post something? lol

Missed it this year as I was downing cheap drinks at the RBL. However, it's always been political and the UK will never win it again. Plus, Wogan threatens to leave every year.

That sort of happy clap trap is why the next generation is full of apathy. They are not encouraged to compete in case it upsets the losers. Kids nowadays hardly bother to try and improve themselves, learn more and get on in life because we're teaching them to believe life is easy, there's no competition out there. I teach my boy to do the best he can. And yes, he gets disappointed and sometimes ...

Bloody hell, I've just found myself agreeing with Bob. Will wonders never cease? ;-P

A very irate customer in co-op having a go at the security guard for parking in the loading bay outside. Finished up with the customer being thrown out for verbal abuse, and it nearly came to blows. I have never seen a security guard in co-op nor any trouble. Now as soon as a security guard turns up, trouble follows. Though the guard was a nice enough fellow, why was he employed? Has there been a ...

The main road in Dawlish running adjacent to the lawn and opposite the Brunswick.

The complaint is not that it was small, but it looked nothing like advertised. If you went by the pamphlet it should have covered the Lawn, not be hidden by the Bandstand. As I said in a previous posting, my kids enjoyed it. I was disappointed as I was looking forward to having a go, but it would have been like me swimming in a paddling pool rather than a swimming pool.

I'm a 5'6 big busted blonde lady. Or am I 5'2 brunette? Could be a 6' bloke with a beer gut. Can't remember what personality I'm using today...

And I suppose your solution Bob would be to cull all teenagers, children and young people from Dawlish, leaving it for the over 40s. Alternatively, I'd guess you'd give them a hoop and stick and tell them to be grateful for that. The children are here, the children are bored. Give them a chance.

Don't need a joke's page, some of the threads have me in stitches as it is!

Still prefer Morrisons...

Check out some of the old threads. Nothing's changed much in 3 years!

The fact that it can snow one minute and the next I can hang my washing out!

That will be great. Shame they didn't open earlier to take advantage of the cold weather.

I think The Grand Hotel was where the block of flats are on Exeter Road, near Lanherne. Can't think of the name at the moment. If I remember rightly, there was a swimming pool where the car park now is and they used to have a pool party or something every carnival day. Vague memories as I was only six or seven when it closed about 20 years ago.

Any employer in Dawlish, whether it be a pound shop or Thorntons will pay the going rate, which is whatever they can get away with - ie minimum.

Well said, thank you.

An Aldi or a Morrisons would be good.

Olive's point is that Dawlish cannot afford more people, regardless of where they come from. School places are limited and so are jobs and housing. She is not being racist, just practical. What's the saying? Can't fit a quart into a pint pot? Dawlish needs to change and expand to welcome newcomers. It's been noted on other posts that Dawlish is becoming stagnant. We need fresh blood here, just ...

I've been a Carnival Committee member and the person who tragically took his life was a close friend of mine. He and his wife are still sorely missed. I was only pointing out that there are probably safeguards to stop it actually happening again. I was sticking up for the committee.

Simple things like the hardness of water used makes a difference.

How helpful. You do realise that not all young people are boozing junkies? Newbie, firstly welcome to Dawlish. Yes, the pub is obviously a place to meet people your age, but there are plenty of sporting clubs to look at. There isn't that much here as yet, but things are improving.

i'd like a morrisons or aldi. Something really dirt cheap.:)

The Party in the Park was successful a few years ago. Why has this not been repeated?

that's cos I got it wrong. www.welovedawlish.com, not i. Sorry.

This thread is defunct now as the letters are with the owner. The reason I didn't drop them back into the post box is because my young son opened it, it was personal and there was no return address. I deemed it urgent enough to look for him myself - successfully. I have some compassion, and the letters were of a nature that could have had serious consequences if not delivered. Many thanks for your ...

I'm not getting into a slanging match with you Monty. I'll let Jambuster do that. It seems you are a very negative, unimaginative person and I did apologise to the person in question. I've seen too many small pets neglected in my line of work and really don't want to see more. And by the way, I'm 26. If that is old to you then I guess you must be, what, 13, 14?

Don't we have a local artist too? I'm sure I've got his book around somewhere....

Don't forget the satanic rituals that go on every Friday and Saturday night down the lawn. Or is that just a bunch of underaged drinkers? Both look the same to me...

God help Dawlish then.....

If a decent expensive restaurant were to open, excatly how many of you would go regularly enough for it to stay in business?

Maybe you should divide it into age groups? Or have a literacy test to get in? ;-)

That seems to be an attack on me. I rarely use the pubs. Having a three year old puts paid to that. And I shop in the local butchers, grocers and bakery. I take my holiday in the kids summer holiday and am here for winter. There's a hell of a lot of people like that in Dawlish. I can walk down the Strand and say hello to at least ten people I know well. I would say I'm local - and proud of it.

Don't be so bigoted. As long as they are doing a good job, who cares? From the amount of moanings I read about the mayor of Dawlish, we could probably do with them here.