I almost felt like crying when I saw the mess that had been made of this road in Harringay; broken glass, dirty food packaging, cans and bottles. I'm bringing up two children here. Why must we walk through this? The people that do this have no sense of the emotional impact their actions have on the residents.
Friday, 29 August 2008
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Bank Holiday reading.
With Mr E up to his eyes in books attempting to write a masterful essay and the offerings on TV so bad that I felt brain cells dying as I flicked through the Freeview menu, I turned to the Internet for a little light entertainment (okay I could have picked up a book but that would have been far too worthy!)
Following my, by now, obsessional interest in dirt, muck, litter and grime I have come across three links that may or may not entertain you as the Bank Holiday draws to a close and you realise that that really was it for summer; cold and wet.
First one is Reverse Graffiti. Okay I know I was extremely sniffy about this when H posted something on www.Harringay Online.com about it being used for advertising but seeing what some people achieve with a bit of detergent and a wire brush has made me change my mind...I think its brilliant. See some fine examples
here
Next up is a little wish fulfillment from a guy all the way over in Palestine, Texas...oh how I wish I could do this every single day but then I probably would need professional help if this became my daily routine. Find out what this man after my own heart dreams of doing here
Finally, I can only say that if I found this in the Harringay Passage, I would not know whether to laugh or cry. Click here to test your reaction.
Following my, by now, obsessional interest in dirt, muck, litter and grime I have come across three links that may or may not entertain you as the Bank Holiday draws to a close and you realise that that really was it for summer; cold and wet.
First one is Reverse Graffiti. Okay I know I was extremely sniffy about this when H posted something on www.Harringay Online.com about it being used for advertising but seeing what some people achieve with a bit of detergent and a wire brush has made me change my mind...I think its brilliant. See some fine examples
here
Next up is a little wish fulfillment from a guy all the way over in Palestine, Texas...oh how I wish I could do this every single day but then I probably would need professional help if this became my daily routine. Find out what this man after my own heart dreams of doing here
Finally, I can only say that if I found this in the Harringay Passage, I would not know whether to laugh or cry. Click here to test your reaction.
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Nappies and the Harringay 'summer'
Being a good Harringay (eco) Housewife, I use washable nappies, of course. There are moments when I wish I was less 'responsible'; like when I'm scraping the contents of Baby's bowels down the toilet and thinking how much easier it would be to just chuck it in a bag and place in the wheelie bin. However, gone are the days of the boilwash and the mangle. The modern nappy and the modern washing machine make life very simple.
Yes, here I am trying to save the planet but I don't think the planet is holding up her end of the bargain.
For, the payoff for the drying nappies around the house in winter should be the ease with which you can dry your nappies on the line in the summer. Except, that so far the Harringay summer has consisted of rain, rain, oh and the odd storm. Oh sure, we've had a couple of warmish days but they don't always coincide with the days that the nappy bucket is full.
Come on Mother Nature, lets have a little sun, as I'm a little tired of this in my kitchen:
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Yes, here I am trying to save the planet but I don't think the planet is holding up her end of the bargain.
For, the payoff for the drying nappies around the house in winter should be the ease with which you can dry your nappies on the line in the summer. Except, that so far the Harringay summer has consisted of rain, rain, oh and the odd storm. Oh sure, we've had a couple of warmish days but they don't always coincide with the days that the nappy bucket is full.
Come on Mother Nature, lets have a little sun, as I'm a little tired of this in my kitchen:
:
Monday, 11 August 2008
Mrs E has a few choice words for litter louts
I'm not sure if it was Bill Bryson, presenting tonight's Panorama programme, or me with a pair of glasses, a beard and a tweed jacket . Mr E had to leave the room, I was agreeing so vehemently with it. I hope I don't get that slightly mad look that the man from Brent Cross had about litter, but I have to say I am literally horrified that someone could bowl down a country lane and chuck their stuff out of the car windows. This kind of behaviour is beyond my
comprehension.
Interesting points:
1.deposits on glass and metal which is the norm in many European countries, could change attitudes to litter, from trash to cash
2.That rigorous enforcement of our excellent anti litter laws works
3.We lack a national strategy to tackle the problem and even the normally excellent Ms Ruddock seems very uninterested in enforcing the law
4. Litter and uncleanliness is not the province of 'unhinged of Tunbridge Wells' but is linked to anti social behaviour and lack of community cohesion. Tackling it can help re build fractured neighbourhoods.
5. No high profile national campaign, concentrating on schools hasn't really worked.
6. Lack of bins encourages people into a leave it anywhere mentality.
7. How much of our tax money is spent on cleaning up the mess...that should make us really angry. 150 million on cleaning gum on the streets? That's an awful lot of money that could be channelled into the NHS for example. 500 million by the Highways agency to clean up the main roads. That cash could be going to improve the public transport system, instead its being spent on picking up packaging from the sides of roads.
Shame on you litter louts of Britain (and you are legion), you want better health, education, public transport and yet you force the local councils to spend millions on cleaning up after you .
Bryson called you oafish but in fact you are selfish, mean spirited and stupid.
comprehension.
Interesting points:
1.deposits on glass and metal which is the norm in many European countries, could change attitudes to litter, from trash to cash
2.That rigorous enforcement of our excellent anti litter laws works
3.We lack a national strategy to tackle the problem and even the normally excellent Ms Ruddock seems very uninterested in enforcing the law
4. Litter and uncleanliness is not the province of 'unhinged of Tunbridge Wells' but is linked to anti social behaviour and lack of community cohesion. Tackling it can help re build fractured neighbourhoods.
5. No high profile national campaign, concentrating on schools hasn't really worked.
6. Lack of bins encourages people into a leave it anywhere mentality.
7. How much of our tax money is spent on cleaning up the mess...that should make us really angry. 150 million on cleaning gum on the streets? That's an awful lot of money that could be channelled into the NHS for example. 500 million by the Highways agency to clean up the main roads. That cash could be going to improve the public transport system, instead its being spent on picking up packaging from the sides of roads.
Shame on you litter louts of Britain (and you are legion), you want better health, education, public transport and yet you force the local councils to spend millions on cleaning up after you .
Bryson called you oafish but in fact you are selfish, mean spirited and stupid.
Mrs E has an ally. Bill Bryson takes on the litter culture.
Tonight, August 11th at 8.30, Bill Bryson's programme Notes on a Dirty Island airs on BBC1.
Click on link to see a short video explaining why he has had enough (as have we all) and to read more information about why I am not alone in being sick of the sight of other people's rubbish.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/7543554.stm
"If you have one broken window it indicates that we don't care, so you get a second broken window and a third broken window and it indicates that Society doesn't care about the society we live in"
Ray Mallon
Middlesbrough mayor
Click on link to see a short video explaining why he has had enough (as have we all) and to read more information about why I am not alone in being sick of the sight of other people's rubbish.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/7543554.stm
"If you have one broken window it indicates that we don't care, so you get a second broken window and a third broken window and it indicates that Society doesn't care about the society we live in"
Ray Mallon
Middlesbrough mayor
Thursday, 7 August 2008
Timed waste collection Green Lanes
Well, its that time of the month again, yep when I fire off the complaint letter about the timed waste collection on Green Lanes. Just so they know someone is still on their case... --- On Thu, 8/7/08, From: Mrs E |
Fast food nation No 2. Welcome to the colonel.
Fast food nation No 2. Welcome to the colonel.
Originally uploaded by MrsEds
Neatly bagged up, then left on the kerbside.
You often see people lunching in their cars in the side streets off Green Lanes. They don't seem to be able to put their rubbish in their own bin or even the nearest bin..
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