Vic Patterson

Happy birthday, have yourself a great day Andy.

Any updates Andy? Just wondering if we are going to get live coverage again, is the problem financial or technical? or a bit of both. I must say the picture is really clear. 

CL, When I connect I have to be fast! Going from "Info" to web cam or it's gone! 

I see the camera is working again, a nice clear picture but frozen! (at least for me it is) it is updated each time I reconnect, now we see the new street lights and flower displays, thanks those who have worked on the system.

Thank you foxy, what a beautiful display again, so lucky to have all those volunteers putting in lots of time to keep Bedlington looking so nice.

Are the flower pots out around the town as usual? they are a great attraction created by many dedicated townsfolk. 

Moved up into second place.

Happy birthday Foxy, hope it was a good day.

Appears to be working for me!

No Moe I don't have a problem with what you are saying other than it may just be a little bit exaggerated ! but not being there (and still no web cam!) I wouldn't comment. Yes Saturday night yobs are a very big problem and could be discussed at length but I think discussion is about Bedlington dying, I don't live there and I haven't been able to visit for many years, I don't think it's dying but it is changing and it in a perfect world it should be up to the residents how the changes are made.   How do the businessmen see what the changes should be? 

8 hours ago, moe19 said:

You are spot on Andy, an as we live just ta the back of front street we get all this anti social behaviour outside our house, and sometimes actually in our garden, we have had cars damaged plants uprooted and gardens used as toilets , it ok for some folk who don't live in Bedlington or indeed in the UK to tell me its a good thing , maybe if they had the damage and disruption that we have they would not be so keen, we still had folk knocking around in the early hours last weekend shouting arguing and screaming ouside our house (in fact that's the case on most weekends ) 

Moe, I didn't recognize you without the accent! I was just wondering, you keep saying your a business man, are you still in business? in Bedlington? would you consider your business successful? 

Any update Andy?

A while ago I watched a British program on television, it started when most villages had a butcher and a baker! then when the steam engine was invented and goods moved around the country and the world fast and efficiently, every town and village had all sorts of shops.

Then along came the supermarkets and shopping malls (I worked at building Woolco’s) lots of parking and big selection of cheap goods, now the next phase is on line shopping, in our malls the major tenants are closing, not just moving, the smaller box stores having to specialize or close, gone are the days of front street shopping except for specialty or personal services.

We have only a few basic shops here, its 180km (2 hours in good weather) to the next town with major outlets.

Its a changing world.

T,  still...

Sill nothing here! is it only me? 

No worries! Thank you Brian.

But just as welcome Maggie, thank you.

Very true CL that is exactly how it happened, I would have made it quite clear that it wasn't me if I thought anyone was going to see it as being "the other me" I wouldn't really call them a culprit rather than the satisfied diner.

3 hours ago, pilgrim said:

you say it was called 'Henry'  ... I am suspicious of that - was his real name perhaps --'speckled Jim' ???? and if so we now know the alter ego of VIc Patterson !!! and that's not a bad thing as I do like a large dose of healthy cynicism - its what keeps local councils in check!!

I don't understand that comment "we now know the alter ego of Vic Patterson" also 

" is this because of the culinary deviance of Vic?" I hope you don't think that it was me who ate the bird! I think you made a wrong assumption that it was me who ate them, not guilty.

Happy birthday Brian, hope you have a great day.

1 hour ago, HIGH PIT WILMA said:

A was in Leanne's [Todd's Barber's],thi day gettin a couple o' aggravating hairs cut off the back o' me heed...[waat's caaled a "Haircut"!],and she still has a gud bit crack,very pleasant,while mekkin a grand job o' me heed....a luk like a aad chep noo!

Yistidi,a went ti pick up sum Croc Clips at "John's Car Parts",at the Station,[was the aad Post Office wen aa was young],and the youngin who runs it noo,[John's Son],gave me the time of day wi a gud crack also,and a friendly approach!

He gaa's by the  title of "J.P."

Also yistidi,a went aroond ti Barrington M.O.T. Centre,ti ask George,the Owner,if he would check oot a few problems aav got wi me car.

Stryght away he had me car up on the Fower-Poster,checked things oot,dropped it doon,gave me a valid and honest opinion,

which a accepted,and aam gaana tek he's advice.

Smashing team,him and Jean,[he's Wife],and the fitter also.

Recommend them ti anybody,me next door Nyghbor has gone ti them for years and recommended them ti me and me Son.

I've got a load of car parts but nowt newer than 1929.

1 hour ago, HIGH PIT WILMA said:

Belated  Happy Boithday Vic!!

Pleased aa stumbled across Pete's Thumbnail at the side!![a been awol also!]

Regards to the Boss as weel!!

We got wor Snaadrops and Crocuses up noo...Daffs weel up ready ti open...waiting for a bit het weather!!...

Thank you HPW, the boss is keepin canny, and envious of your garden, we'll see the grass soon (from the top I hope)

3 hours ago, Canny lass said:

BREAKING NEWS .... Carrier pigeon gone missing over Boghouses .... the landlord of the Bishop of Durham public house says pigeon ate a good breakfast of maize and was fine when he left ..... sabotage suspected ........ advises use Wikipedia instead.

Two arrived here but there was no message attached, they were very tasty.

Thank you Foxy.

Thank you Malcolm.