04-04-2015, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Older git
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When I lived in a terraced house in Leeds I would help my neighbour and he would help me. Paying never came into it. Then I moved to a big house-ask my neighbour for a bit of help and he said he would price up the job and let me know.
04-04-2015, 11:37 AM
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I'm pleased to live in a village where people look after one another.My neighbours are builders. Some time ago, I had to replace a skylight and I asked them for advice about doing it. They lent me the tools and then appeared one day with a scaffold tower. After I had fitted the new light, they took the tower and the old broken Victorian skylight away.
They refused any payment for it. Great pair of guys - they're never short of work.
04-04-2015, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by susan m
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I understand that we need to be wary of allowing strangers in , I had spoken to the chap by phone and text , and I suppose I did take a chance , which happily worked out well . But if you think about it , we phone a company, or look for a number in the paper , phone book or elsewhere , we take a chance with anyone who comes through the door don't we . But yes , with hindsight I did take a chance . It's so sad isn't it that we live with this fear. I remember the days when we left keys in the door or hanging on apiece of string inside the letter box . Why oh why is our world so changed ?
So true ! I wrote a poem a while back about that piece of string, where I'd let meself in - those were the days ......
04-04-2015, 12:45 PM
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TBH I don't remember those days, was drummed into me from very young age lock the doors when you are inside and lock up when you go out. Always lived on edges of a town and our villages were where the troublemakers came when they were chased out of the town centre by the police.04-04-2015, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Julie1962
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TBH I don't remember those days, was drummed into me from very young age lock the doors when you are inside and lock up when you go out. Always lived on edges of a town and our villages were where the troublemakers came when they were chased out of the town centre by the police.
04-04-2015, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by susan m
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We have a site called streetlife , it's local to our area. I asked on the site if someone could loan me a drill to put up curtain tie back metal hooks . A kind gent replied and said he would do it for me. After making arrangements he arrived tool box in hand , and half hour later my curtains looked great . I gave him a nice bottle of wine, he refused any payment , saying , do a good deed for someone else . I will . It makes a nicer world don't you think
04-04-2015, 10:38 PM
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We had something through the letterbox recently with details of our Streetlife site, which I joined. I haven't needed anything but it seems there are some helpful folk on it.It's a shame we have to question everyone's motive when they offer help - life never used to be like that but I would check out strangers as best I could nowadays. Can't be too careful, sad but true, unfortunately.
05-04-2015, 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by susan m
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We have a site called streetlife , it's local to our area. I asked on the site if someone could loan me a drill to put up curtain tie back metal hooks . A kind gent replied and said he would do it for me. After making arrangements he arrived tool box in hand , and half hour later my curtains looked great . I gave him a nice bottle of wine, he refused any payment , saying , do a good deed for someone else . I will . It makes a nicer world don't you think
05-04-2015, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce
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Tell us more about Streetlife. Sounds interesting, is it a community organisation?
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