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- Susan Harwood
- It's one of those odd things . . . I live in my little house by the sea and listen to the radio and reckon I know best about more-or-less everything . . . as I keep telling the news-casters, the policiticians and all the experts interviewed there. I shout quite loud - but I'm beginning to suspect they can't hear! Sometimes, I write to my MP . . . but there's always more to say. So, here it is!
BOOK ON A BLOG
THE BRICKS IN THE CAVE - A full length children's adventure story by Susan Harwood - click on the book to read it.
ANOTHER BOOK ON A BLOG
TIMES RHYMES - For people who want to learn 'Times Tables' the easy way!
7 comments:
I once rented a bedsit that was a converted garage, and rather lovely it was too. It had a small kitchen, separate bathroom and storage space, I used to describe it as a "detached studio bungalow"! I'm surprised more people don't convert their garages like that.
That's rather a good point. I was thinking more of not building a garage to start with. But since they exist . . .
Well, to save the need for a garage at all, I suppose we could keep the car in a spare bedroom !! Be a bit of a problem getting the car up the stairs in some cases, but it would beat having a garage on your grounds!
David.
David . . .
Maybe you live in a rural community where a car is necessary?
But cars are a bit like fridges . . . lots of people here have cars who don't need them.
And despite fears about global warming etc. . . . society continues to be unnecessarily car based.
We have to get our daughter to a maths course. Despite the centre being run by an education authority (ie a public body) and despite grants being available to cover the cost of the course (and people who can't afford the fees may well not be able to afford a car, so surely this must be in someone's mind) to get her there by mid-day, my husband will have to set out with her at seven in the morning and he will not be back home until about nine in the evening.
At a guess, the journey would take about an hour-and-a-half each way by car.
If fewer people had cars, public transport would have to be better . . . and there would be more land available for housing (for which there is a pressing need).
Thanks for all your comments by the way!
Susan
It's a fundamental law of human nature: people multiply to fill the space available.
There should be an environmentally friendly bedroom tax to discourage the excessive creation of bedrooms and the consequent production of people.
Every procreated person will aspire to owning a car. It's bad for the planet.
Hmmm, in a country like Malta where car ownership rates are too high, you plead developers to put in enough garages. Unfortunately, decreasing the number of garages will not reduce the number of cars; you will only find more lying around on the road.
Hello Whiteshadow
Welcome to SHOUTING AT THE RADIO!
I love your description of cars parked outside people's houses as 'lying around on the road'.
Brilliant!
Susan
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