Pubs closing down is a Disgrace !

I am so bloody annoyed  with the fact that public houses keep closing down , Not only that, They end up as McDonald's or even worse a place of worship, Now I am not against a church being built but not in our pubs that are our English heritage , Just this week , Another pub became a McDonald's  , The latest victim is The Ship pub on Plumstead Common road,




This is an example of how to ruin a good pub, another one that I saw last year is  the Mildmay Tavern where the Honeycombs used to play in th60s It is now a convenience store , How sad it is to see !
 So why are these pubs closing ?
Well if supermarkets were not able to sell drink (Alcohol) And corner shops only sold News papers and confectionery, Then perhaps our poor old pubs would be ok !  THINK ABOUT IT !
  
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Upcycling an old garden planter

Good day to you all, Today I am going to blog about up cycling items that would normally go to the rubbish tip, 
 Just recently, I picked up an old planter that a kind person gave to me from freecycle, After getting it home & placing it in my garden, I was wondering what I could do to make it in to a nice garden feature, After a long think, I came up with an idea,

On the roof of my shed was an old dilapidated ladder that was too dangerous to use anymore, I took the ladder and separated the 2 sections,
The wider ladder was the worst of the 2 so it needed to be sorted out so I measured the ladder and fond the middle, I then sawed the ladder in half,

I then gently hammered the 2 separate halves in to each end of the planter, I then took the remaining ladder and placed it on the top across the upright halves of the first ladder, After measuring it to the required length, I cut off the bit that I did not want, I then secured all parts with screws to anchor it in position, By this time I was given an old pine Bed frame and headboards one of which had a broken leg, I sawed off the remains of the legs then placing the headboard behind the ladders on the planter, I screwed them in to place,  

I then was given some old trellis which I placed  inside the back of the ladders , 

By now this was starting to look good, So now it was time to paint the planter with some masonry paint that my Son-in-law gave me. So I did just that, The result is great!

And now it is all painted up, All I have got to do is fit a shelf along the front and sides, Then a skirt all round the bottom to hide what is underneath the planter .

So That is how to upcycle an old planter, Stay cool and happy planting!


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Are Child pageants good for your child ?

Hi, I am going to talk to you about a TV program on TLC that keeps appearing on my TV on a Saturday, It is called Toddlers and Tiaras , It features Children mostly girls some of them as young as 3 years old being made to show off in a pageant , Now I am not a kill joy, I am just concerned that these children are not being allowed to have a proper childhood,

 They are Blinged up to the nines in fake tan and make up , Now I am from the old school type family that think children should be let to grow up in their own time, I think it is wrong to put them through this kind of competition at such young ages, Come on parents, Let your kids have a childhood ! Or am I missing the point ?   And just this evening, I saw a TV program about w folk on benefits in England spending their benefits on pageants, I think it is out of order and it makes it bad for people who are struggling to live on such benefits , Why on Earth did they bring this to our country, Let our kids be kids !




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Freecycle is a great way to go !

Hi, It's me again, This time I am blogging about a great website called Freecycle, What a great site this is , And it is all over the country so you can get almost anything anywhere...

So why not try this site it is available in your area, All you have to do is search for the nearest sites in your area, Happy searching .

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Doe's Sod's law realy exist ?

Hi people, Have you ever been caught by what we call sod's law ?, Just this week, I was driving home from our daughters house when my wife said to me, It sounds like we have got a flat tyre , Low and behold  she was right,

 So after pulling over, I decided to change the wheel for the spare as the tyre had separated from the rim, After a struggle, I got the spare fitted and we went on our way, We got about 50 yards up the road and you guest it, The spare went flat too, RAC was called and after a time we went home . It is just like when you are waiting for a bus for ages , Then 3 come along ! Then the dustman comes to empty the recycling bins and they always leave rubbish all over the pavement !  Is this SODS LAW ?

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Nice People ( This is England )

Thank God for all the nice people that are still in this country, Although there are some who think it is ok to cause trouble, Persecute us English folk & even kill us. Well let us not let them see that it bothers us, We are BRITISH and this is a Christian country, If anyone does not like it, They don't have to stay, They can leave when ever they like !!!  , And now here are some nice pictures to cheer you up ...... 

My Mum & Dad





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Don't put dogs down !

Hi, I am sick of people going on about dogs being dangerous .

 If a dog does bite someone, Why not have it's teeth removed rather than put the poor animal down, After all, Dogs only bite for two reasons, 1, Protecting its owner, 2 being made vicious by a bad owner, 

Why blame the poor dog for doing what he does not know is wrong ! It is about time that bad owners were stopped from owning dogs !


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