22-01-2021, 09:21 AM
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Life Choices.
HiPrompted by ST this morning.
She is very insightful.
This is not an area I would choose to live in.
It is however ideal for my Epileptic Son, who cannot drive, so walking distance of everything.
It is also a much smaller house, I was pinging about on my own in a huge place.
When I moved here I was fit and active and took no flack at all from the local prats.
It was not scary, born in Chadderton, moved to Huddersfield, worked in Burmantofts and Chapletown in Leeds.
I could cope with the few local prats no bother.
They are sharp eyed however and the number of Ambulances arriving marked me out as a Victim.
My street cred has gone down since July last year.
I am improving, but it will take some time to get back to where I was.
I will do it, but a bit at a time.
22-01-2021, 09:38 AM
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Re: Life Choices.
Swimmy
my advice to you would be to stop thinking about 'street cred' and how 'tough' you were. Circumstances change, you made the move to where you are, your health has deteriorated and what you should do now is to ignore those around you who you don't get along with and concentrate on yourself and your health. You should be isolating anyway so the avoiding your unpleasant neighbours should not be difficult. I don't know
some of you elderly men, standing outside your doors like gorillas beating your chests and bellowing 'I am a tough male' 
just stop and enjoy the things you can quietly and let others do the same.
22-01-2021, 10:08 AM
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Re: Life Choices.
Originally Posted by Meg
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Swimmy my advice to you would be to stop thinking about 'street cred' and how 'tough' you were. Circumstances change, you made the move to where you are, your health has deteriorated and what you should do now is to ignore those around you who you don't get along with and concentrate on yourself and your health. You should be isolating anyway so the avoiding your unpleasant neighbours should not be difficult. I don't know
some of you elderly men, standing outside your doors like gorillas beating your chests and bellowing 'I am a tough male' just stop and enjoy the things you can quietly and let others do the same.
No beating of chests on my part Meg,
I just want to be left alone to have a quiet life for myself and my son,
No Drug Dealing on my cross over, no spitting into my garden.
Simple, basic rules.
Easy to follow and not agressive at all.
I will not however be paying £5 a week not to have my car damaged and neither will I be paying £10 a week not to be mugged.
I do not threaten them, I simply explain to them exactly what will happen if they break these simple rules.
22-01-2021, 10:20 AM
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Re: Life Choices.
Originally Posted by Meg
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Swimmy my advice to you would be to stop thinking about 'street cred' and how 'tough' you were. Circumstances change, you made the move to where you are, your health has deteriorated and what you should do now is to ignore those around you who you don't get along with and concentrate on yourself and your health. You should be isolating anyway so the avoiding your unpleasant neighbours should not be difficult. I don't know
some of you elderly men, standing outside your doors like gorillas beating your chests and bellowing 'I am a tough male' just stop and enjoy the things you can quietly and let others do the same.
Sound/ solid, positive advice here....I hope you take it...SF.
22-01-2021, 10:25 AM
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Re: Life Choices.
Originally Posted by Meg
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Swimmy my advice to you would be to stop thinking about 'street cred' and how 'tough' you were. Circumstances change, you made the move to where you are, your health has deteriorated and what you should do now is to ignore those around you who you don't get along with and concentrate on yourself and your health. You should be isolating anyway so the avoiding your unpleasant neighbours should not be difficult. I don't know
some of you elderly men, standing outside your doors like gorillas beating your chests and bellowing 'I am a tough male' just stop and enjoy the things you can quietly and let others do the same.
Well said, Meg.
22-01-2021, 12:35 PM
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Re: Life Choices.
Originally Posted by Mups
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Well said, Meg.
22-01-2021, 12:44 PM
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Re: Life Choices.
There are 'prats' in all areas, the answer is to avoid them as much as possible. My guess is that you create a problem wherever you go because you think you are the terminator. You are not. Time to move perhaps and next time keep your head down. You are obsessed with these drug dealers or whatever they are but I doubt they give you a second thought.Keep your friends close and your enemies closer as they say.
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