Old tea trollies in a place of beauty - called Art!

Today the weather was glorious - this statement would have been true if it had been April or October - but it is the middle of November.

The sun was shining, slight breeze and a clear blue sky - perfect day for a walk.

We chose a local National Trust - one we have visited many times before and it was as lovely as ever,  Until .............. we spotted what looked like a line of old tea trollies.

If is a barrier to stop kids falling into the Haha?? Are they having a clear out? A closer inspection revealed a very, very long line of probably 100 or more old tea trollies. Other visitors scratched their heads and looked as bewildered as we were until one couple said "it's art - and they pointed to a sign, but we don't get it."

We walked over to the sign - which I have uploaded an image below - as it has to be read several times - and I still don't get it. But am I supposed to get art???

 

Still trying to understand the concept we followed the trolley trail - which interestingly, or deliberately ended at the tea rooms.

Nope - even after having written this I still do not get it. What do you think??

Street Lights

This is only a grumble if you have a street lamp outisde your bedroom window! We have not one, but 3 and it doesn't really get dark.

The only way to ensure a healthy and full nights sleep is to black out the windows. Lined curtains are simply not enough to block out the dreaded glare of the street light.

The council could quite safely turn off at least one, if not two of the lights and give sweet and pleasant dreams to nearby residents and save money at the same time. Note to self: must find out the cost of running a street light.

One good thing did come out of my search for dark and peaceful nights - I discovered blinds in a box. These simple, but effective blinds are the best thing since sliced bread, for anyone who has a resident street light.

Plastic sachets of sauce, mayonaise etc

should be banned!!

Is it me? I just don't get the point of the little plastic packets of tomato & brown sauce, mayo or tartar sauce which cafes & often restaurants insist on giving to me. And if that is the only choice, please, please make sure that they are HEINZ as nameless and odd tasting sauce in a plastic sachet is, in my book, unforgiveable.

As a last resort!!

OK, so a bottle of sauce with congealed tomato sauce leftovers around the neck is very unappetising, but to replace it with plastic sachets really is pointless.

You order a burger, or salad if it its a healthy eating day - and you fancy a bit of mayo. Even if you can manage to open the fiddly little tear off corner, there is never enough sauce in a sachet. The battle has to be repeated at least 3 times to get anywhere near enough for the average meal.

And then you are left with a pile of sachets - what a waste of resources!!!

I give extra points for condiments in nice little bowls, as long as it is Heinz and not a cheaper option, but please don't offer me a couple of spoonfuls - leave it on the table - there is a really good chance I will want more!

Road surface re-tarmac on the cheap

We all know that we are in the middle of a recession ( or at the end of one) depending in who you listen to. And yes we all know that money is tight and about the dreaded "cuts" and all that.

But is that really a good excuse for sending out men and tippers to literally "dump" tonnes of gravel over the roads? And then ask us to drive over it SLOWLY at 20 mph, under the guise of "it will damage your car" whereas we all know that we are just packing down the gravel for them.

So after days of taxpayers money being spent on literally throwing gravel around what are we left with?  Kerbs full of surplus gravel (which i doubt will ever be swept away, messy, pale grey insignificant looking roads, chipped cars, no road markings, and the realisation that yes, the holes are still there underneath it all.

Personally I would have preferred the council to fill the holes and leave well alone - saving the funds until they can afford to do the job properly with genuine tarmac!!!