General Chat

In a 'Mental hosp' as it was then called ,in my school holidays, during the school holidays.
I worked as an assistant on a locked ward and whilst feeding a frail looking patient, she leapt out of bed and floored me ! ...I smile about it now, but not at the time.

Does your council have a recycling policy ?

not sure if they have a policy, I think they could do a lot better. They only collect glass/paper/tins. RThey have recently started collecting garden wast fortnightly.

Would you stay over night alone in a very large 'haunted' house?

I work in one and the early morning cleaners talk to them as they clean the Wilde Theatre [a new extension] I have had the experience of hearing sobbing in the ladies loos and have been the only one in there at the time.
Footsteps walking across the stage when the theatre is locked but the mics were accidentally left on and the techncians hearing them in the green room and lots of other happenings but I don't think I would stay there on my own overnight. Three suicides have also taken place,one by a member of staff, a young potter about 15 years ago.

Have you ever had a ghostly experience?

No

How many houses / properties have you lived in, in your lifetime...?

Nine in total but only two of which we have owned.

If you had the choice of living anywhere in the British Isles, where would it be?

I'd stay in South Wales , somewhere near the coast, but close enough to Cardiff . Around the Cowbridge area perhaps,( very pretty town,) convenient for the airport too. Perhaps I'd be a neighbour of Charlotte Church and Gavin Henson.lol

Have you ever done a charity walk /run ?

No but our middle son did the three counties cycling for charity.


Do you use your local library ?

Not as much I used to .Took the children there every weekend for new books when they were in primary school. Then they introduced CD hire service,which was quite useful. They have all the mod cons there now as I suspect most libraries do, peeps have to book in advance to use the computer suite. I use it for research more than taking books on loan.

Have you ever had a parking or speeding ticket..?

No, but OH has years back for speeding on his motorbike and my boss got caught the other week but chose to go on a course rather than pay a fine.


Do you have many speed cameras in your area?

Yes , there are 2 vans regularly parked within a half a mile of where I live, and at least half a dozen static ones within 3 miles.
I got caught on mobile one about 9 yrs ago,rushing to pick dau up from her work experience with school. 3 points on my licence !

Do you have dog wardens in your area , if so are they effective ?

I haven't ever seen one but there are no stray dogs around either.

Is your local shopping area vehicle free ?

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No , the nearest is about 20 miles away.

If you have a partner, on which side of the bed do you sleep or do you have twin beds ?

We have twin beds now because OH suffers from restless legs, [far worse than snoring]

Do you have an en-suite bathroom ?

no

do you prefer dark chocolate to milk?

no I prefer milk

Do you have a water meter ?

No.

Do you prefer Hot Cross Buns 'fresh' or toasted?

Toasted [Hot cross bun loaf is very tasty]


Baker or Supermarket for the above?

local baker

Do you prefer red or green grapes?

Green

What is your favourite pudding?