Snow Hill Posted October 15, 2023 #51101 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Doorbell rang just after 8:30 this morning I had not long got up to make a couple of cups of tea, looking at video alert on phone could see it was Royal Mail. I opened door and said I thought it was Sunday and you didn’t deliver in a Sunday, He said we do from late September as the Christmas rush starts and now more people shop online the amount of parcels rockets. He had been at work since 5:00 am and out on the round at 8 would finish delivering around 2 this afternoon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted October 15, 2023 #51102 Share Posted October 15, 2023 It is 8°F and sunny here. We got home this morning after 8 days in Orlando Florida where temperatures ranged between 30°C and 35°C. 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eddie99 Posted October 15, 2023 #51103 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Welcome back Grapau Hope you’re not finding it too chilly 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted October 15, 2023 #51104 Share Posted October 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, grapau27 said: It is 8°F and sunny here. We got home this morning after 8 days in Orlando Florida where temperatures ranged between 30°C and 35°C. Great to see you had a great time ,I said to Mrs K that I thought you were away . She asked what makes you think that ? Apart from the lack of McBreakfast's by the sea and posting late in the day ,nowt really 🤣 Great to have you back ,wrap up well and keep warm 🙂 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted October 15, 2023 #51105 Share Posted October 15, 2023 That food looks pretty good, Graham. I would find 30 too hot - actually it has been quite pleasant round here until today; lovely blue sky but not very warm. Do you do Disney things when in Orlando? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplesea Posted October 15, 2023 #51106 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Have just spoken to my daughter, and she was saying that the temps have dropped at home to about 12c We're heading off to the beach again this afternoon as it's hot. My phone is telling me is 30c, so it is more than likely hotter than that! This is exceptional weather for this time of year in Sicily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted October 15, 2023 #51107 Share Posted October 15, 2023 29 minutes ago, kalos said: It is 8°F and sunny here. We got home this morning Where have you moved to ? Cos by my reckoning that's -13 ,c 😲 Wrap up really well and take care 😉 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted October 15, 2023 #51108 Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, lincslady said: That food looks pretty good, Graham. I would find 30 too hot - actually it has been quite pleasant round here until today; lovely blue sky but not very warm. Do you do Disney things when in Orlando? We used to but now with my knee and hip arthritis standing in long queues in 90°F was not an option. Eating and shopping visiting Disney Celebration, Disney Springs, Disney Boardwalk and lying in the shade around our hotel pool was great. Edited October 15, 2023 by grapau27 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted October 15, 2023 #51109 Share Posted October 15, 2023 3 hours ago, bobstheboy said: Good morning, bright but cold. I have just received an upgrade offer for our Jan cruise on Azure. We are in a suite, first time, and been offered a penthouse suite, minimum bid £660 each.. Not bothered but interesting because I understood offers were only sent to people who hsd booked direct, we booked through an agent. Might be worth considering. The two aft penthouse suites on Azura and Ventura are extremely spacious and equally well located. Without a doubt, the best on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut006 Posted October 15, 2023 #51110 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Hope you had a lovely holiday Graham and Pauline. I wondered if you were away as the nice food posts were missing Michelle 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobstheboy Posted October 15, 2023 #51111 Share Posted October 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, Harry Peterson said: Might be worth considering. The two aft penthouse suites on Azura and Ventura are extremely spacious and equally well located. Without a doubt, the best on the ship. There's only two of us so don't need extra space. The money will go towards another winter cruise in March, if there are any bargains 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted October 15, 2023 #51112 Share Posted October 15, 2023 3 hours ago, lincslady said: Exactly. The first I knew was a letter from the Planners some 3 months after the application had been first thought of. I thought it had all been done with malice aforethought, and my relative at the meeting said that it was just done with no idea of any consequences, i.e.by people in their thirties who should be more aware of how the world works. I am now getting over the anxiety, but funnily enough feeling more angry, though mainly with the Planners. I am sure you have all heard enough of this by now, so if you don't make more comments on the topic, I will shut up! Some of the smaller Lincolnshire District Councils have a certain partiality to brown envelopes, particularly in the planning authorities. Yours does seem to have done you proud, though, and I’m delighted for you. Good to have that worry out of the way. I know how much my wife was upset by a hideous unauthorised air conditioning unit half way up next door’s wall and the planning department was utterly useless. It’ll soon be invisible though after some quite extensive and careful planting! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsgoggins Posted October 15, 2023 #51113 Share Posted October 15, 2023 2 hours ago, grapau27 said: It is 8°F and sunny here. We got home this morning after 8 days in Orlando Florida where temperatures ranged between 30°C and 35°C. I know both resorts well Graham! I'll be heading to Vero Beach, followed by Old Key West myself before the end of the year and am booked in at the Boardwalk next year. Are you a member or just visiting? We rarely visit the parks these days (but still have non-expiring tickets) but they are lovely places just to chill IMO, and we have friends not too far away. Shame about the exchange rate though. It's a few years since we've been to the Longhorn steakhouse - looks good. You've brightened up my Sunday no end 💐 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardennais Posted October 15, 2023 #51114 Share Posted October 15, 2023 5 hours ago, lincslady said: If you read my original post, this one broke planning rules, so should never have gone through, as it would have if not for timely intervention. And in this case, they do not need a room to work from home in, or more for any future children. I fully appreciate that many people do need extra space, but not in this case, nor should planners be allowed to break their own laws. Yes, there are many cases which for reasons of work or a large family could and should have some extra space - providing it does not affect neighbours as badly as this would have, and break the rules. Of course. I had read your original post and understood that rules were broken. So I wasn’t disputing that at all, merely commenting that people sometimes need more space these days as they work from home. I can see why some find it cheaper and easier to extend rather than buying a larger house as somebody suggested. I also know from my teaching days how many families ‘merge’ these days and half or step-siblings often won’t share due to conflict etc. i quite see that this family broke the rules, but I can also understand why some can appear to be unthinking just because their own circumstances are quite challenging, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Hill Posted October 15, 2023 #51115 Share Posted October 15, 2023 5 hours ago, lincslady said: If you read my original post, this one broke planning rules, so should never have gone through, as it would have if not for timely intervention. And in this case, they do not need a room to work from home in, or more for any future children. I fully appreciate that many people do need extra space, but not in this case, nor should planners be allowed to break their own laws. Yes, there are many cases which for reasons of work or a large family could and should have some extra space - providing it does not affect neighbours as badly as this would have, and break the rules. I was a local councillor for 10 years, some of that time spent on planning committee, unfortunately wrong decisions can be made by officers, but sometimes they are mislead by the agents of the applicant who get creative with location plans, I have seen some interesting examples in my time. Unfortunately officers don’t have the time for site visits for every application, which is why planning notices are issue to neighbours who can raise issue either direct to the planning office or via local councillor. In my time as a councillor probably around 30% of issues raised with me relating to planning, most could be resolved by conversations with the applicant (no brown envelopes involved), others would need to be called in for a fuller debate by the planning committee. To this day I still receive notices of planning applications in my area, as any local resident can, so I can be aware of what is happening in my area. I am glad your situation was resolved thanks to you local councillor get involved and someone with experience speaking on your behalf. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted October 15, 2023 #51116 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Harry - I am not sure whether you are referring to the staff in the Planning Department or the Planning Committee, but that thought did not cross my mind for more than about two minutes, months ago. I would be pretty disappointed if there had been any exchanging of brown envelopes, and think it highly unlikely. Snow Hill - this application had been hanging round for 6 months, so you may imagine how stressed I was. In the end, we asked the Planners to please hurry up, which they (nearly) did, and although they by then knew full well that the rules were breached were going to approve without going to the Committee, as my Agent had done a correct measured drawing of the angles involved. And their professional Agent had not submitted one, naturally, though asked to do so. I would call that practically illegal, and it nearly happened. I am a firm believer in justice, so am still pretty angry thinking about what could have been. They all, including their top brass, were very much chastised by the Committee, and I hope will take more care in future. Even on something as insignificant as this in the great scheme of things. The officer who recommended it for approval had done a site visit, coming into my house and looking through the window affected, and her only excuse as far as I am concerned is that she had only just started work for them, probably newly qualified, and I know they are under pressure to approve as many which provide extra bedrooms as possible, to 'help with the housing crisis'. She looked pretty crestfallen when she came round with Committee members just before the meeting, knowing what would happen. Apologies for keeping on - though it may be of interest to any of you who might have to deal with something similar. I really think we can leave there, now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted October 15, 2023 #51117 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, mrsgoggins said: I know both resorts well Graham! I'll be heading to Vero Beach, followed by Old Key West myself before the end of the year and am booked in at the Boardwalk next year. Are you a member or just visiting? We rarely visit the parks these days (but still have non-expiring tickets) but they are lovely places just to chill IMO, and we have friends not too far away. Shame about the exchange rate though. It's a few years since we've been to the Longhorn steakhouse - looks good. You've brightened up my Sunday no end 💐 We were visiting the boardwalk and had booked dinner in a restaurant on the Boardwalk. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eddie99 Posted October 15, 2023 #51118 Share Posted October 15, 2023 What to expect from your TV detective drama 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted October 15, 2023 #51119 Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Peanut006 said: Hope you had a lovely holiday Graham and Pauline. I wondered if you were away as the nice food posts were missing Michelle A selection of steak and breakfast photos Michelle. The food was delicious. Edited October 15, 2023 by grapau27 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdey16 Posted October 15, 2023 #51120 Share Posted October 15, 2023 I knew you were away Graham by all that broccoli you were having 😂 I’m very pleased you both had a lovely holiday in the sun , now let’s get back to our breakfast views please of bacon butties and se views 😎 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsgoggins Posted October 15, 2023 #51121 Share Posted October 15, 2023 15 minutes ago, grapau27 said: We were visiting the boardwalk and had booked dinner in a restaurant on the Boardwalk. Any recommendations for other places you ate Graham? We always have at least one meal at Carrabba’s, a lunch at a Cheesecake Factory (the lunchtime barbecue ranch salad - my favourite - has more than 1200 calories 😱), Miller’s Ale House and like to try the occasional new place, so suggestions would be welcome. I hope you are managing to stay awake given that you flew back overnight. I really dislike the flight back; it takes me days to recover. Next year we are sailing back, yeah! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted October 15, 2023 #51122 Share Posted October 15, 2023 44 minutes ago, lincslady said: Harry - I am not sure whether you are referring to the staff in the Planning Department or the Planning Committee, but that thought did not cross my mind for more than about two minutes, months ago. I would be pretty disappointed if there had been any exchanging of brown envelopes, and think it highly unlikely. I’m sure that wasn’t the case, either with officers or councillors, in your situation. One of the Lincolnshire District Councils, however, cleared out its entire planning department almost overnight about 15 years ago after discovering inappropriate activity. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted October 15, 2023 #51123 Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, mrsgoggins said: Any recommendations for other places you ate Graham? We always have at least one meal at Carrabba’s, a lunch at a Cheesecake Factory (the lunchtime barbecue ranch salad - my favourite - has more than 1200 calories 😱), Miller’s Ale House and like to try the occasional new place, so suggestions would be welcome. I hope you are managing to stay awake given that you flew back overnight. I really dislike the flight back; it takes me days to recover. Next year we are sailing back, yeah! We had our breakfast at Denny's and dinner at Longhorn steakhouse. We had a coffee and banana loaf at Starbucks in Disney Celebration market place Edited October 15, 2023 by grapau27 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted October 15, 2023 #51124 Share Posted October 15, 2023 31 minutes ago, Purdey16 said: I knew you were away Graham by all that broccoli you were having 😂 I’m very pleased you both had a lovely holiday in the sun , now let’s get back to our breakfast views please of bacon butties and se views 😎 We have just had a snack at the beach. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdey16 Posted October 15, 2023 #51125 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Ohhhhh Denny’s graham we lived in there when we lived in Canada, I think I would be two tone Tessie now if we stayed.😂 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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