Lucy on top of a tree stump, at the corner of the pub garden last night on our walk. She loved it up there, could see everything and took a while to get her back down! Still, a lot quieter on Sunday than the weekend we've just had.
Friday night was a fight and someone trying to run over lots of folk in his car (the bloke ripped off his number plates in order not to be identified). Reports of someone with a monkey wrench and a knife as weaponry and stupid young men being 'hard' shouting at each other as if they lived in a ghetto. Lots of broken glass, wheels spinning, screaming and a 4 car chase on a residential street that happens to have 2 pubs on it.
Then Saturday night there was a hit and run right outside my house. Flashing blue lights, rubberneckers watching the commotion, laughing and joking at 1am, still with their pints of beer. It was like a disco in my house with the flashing lights until 3am. Police knocking on our doors at 1.30am as it seems the council have turned off all the CCTV we fought really hard for 3 years ago. Beyond cross they did this..
It struck me that when I first moved in, I'd rush out and help injured people caught in fights, but after further fights happened around me trying to help I just don't get involved anymore. It's not safe and to be honest, drunk & coked up folk are utter morons and good luck to them - the quicker they kill each other is fine by me now and perhaps finally get some peace. Terrible to admit I know.
Happy halloween seems apt, as it's certainly a horror living here. Sadly we are stuck financially for the time being.
Sounds dire!! you're right, go to help someone and you end up as a victim - sorry you've got that going on. Lucy is definitely rocking the Halloween mean look!!
Oh that sounds awful, so sorry and also how these idiots erode your natural decency and altruism. If you ever need a break we're just down the road in Walthamstow in a quiet road - though our house is a messy s***hole 🤣🤣
@boxplayer Aww thanks! And no worries about it being messy, will be a home from home :-)
It's such a shame here, it's full of listed old buildings, (mostly) lovely neighbours and a friendly community. The pubs ruin it completely and the council not interested in helping. During lockdown it was absolute bliss, could hear a pin drop at 8pm on a Friday night and not a broken bit of glass to be had.
Love Love Love Lovely Lucy! I often write my first reaction and then return to read a caption, but reading the comments just above makes me sad that all is not well in your neighbourhood... Like you, perhaps for different reasons, loved being left along during the lockdown! xo
November 1st, 2022
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Lovely lit Lucy 🙂
It's such a shame here, it's full of listed old buildings, (mostly) lovely neighbours and a friendly community. The pubs ruin it completely and the council not interested in helping. During lockdown it was absolute bliss, could hear a pin drop at 8pm on a Friday night and not a broken bit of glass to be had.