Now that the good
and dry weather has arrived this Bank Holiday I might as well
re-fibreglass my shed roof. Yes, friends I have a man-cave. Problem
is you cannot move in this cave because I need to chuck out about
half its contents! I ordered some flexible fibreglass from
Northern-Ireland and resin and am still studying the directions! What
is the air temperature, mix it in this percentage, too hot outside
and it will set in seconds, too cold and it will not set at all.
Ahhhh! Well, I must rub the area down and get on with it despite my
wife’s misgivings. It beats having to scan newspapers and computers
to find out the latest mistakes of our politicians. I suppose they
are human but I am not sure any more. Perhaps the aliens landed yonks
ago and we never knew (until now). It is worrying that as soon as one
becomes a councillor all the promises made on the doorstep have faded
away like morning mist under a hot sun. I have always been of the
opinion that a local councillor is elected on local issues but
apparently that is not true. They all follow party politics. The
problem is that party politics rarely coincide with local issues. It
is a fair point to ask, take development. If the developer(s) submit
plans what are the criteria to look for? Surely local amenities,
parking problems, traffic congestion, sewerage, possible problems
with land contamination. But it seems that the only real issue looked
at is the possible cash flow income to the council from business
rates or council tax on individual houses. It apparently is accepted
that parking, traffic etc is not a problem, inhabitants will adapt.
Interesting, and these decisions then rest upon councillors that
mostly haven’t got a clue about development. You might even say
they are not fit for purpose. But I won’t go that far as I have to
believe that in the main they are well-meaning. But all the same I
hope that they would listen a bit more to those who elected them. As
not all plans are really in the interest of the general public.
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