Morning, how's your day going so far?

Teigr

Morning all.

The sun's out here after almost two hours' of non stop rain.

Lou67

Morning all it’s a sunny but cold morning here, I hope yous have a lovely day.

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66Mustang

Good morning everybody

Sandy_123

Morning @Lou67 and @66Mustang not to bad here the weather. 

Lou67

@Sandy_123
Morning I’m just off a walk.

66Mustang

It's nice weather here today, we just did a decent length walk with the dog, 4 miles

Sandy_123

Enjoy @Lou67 that's a good walk @66Mustang
I'm doing laundry and house work 

66Mustang

1pm already where has the day gone

Lou67

@66Mustang
Thats a great walk you did your doing so well, I’m just back from mine to.

@Sandy_123
Thanks Sandy remember some coffee breaks in between housework.  

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66Mustang

Well done @lou67

Jimm_Scope

That's a good long walk @66Mustang, are there good country walks near you?

66Mustang

@Jimm_Scope we do, yes. We tend to do the same walk with the dog, though. We do live in a town but we are lucky to live near the edge, and have nice countryside around us, we can be in the country within a 10 min walk or a 2 min drive.

A funny thing to note is on our walk there are lots of wind turbines, the sort that generate electricity. They look all right IMO but I accept they are a bit of a blemish. Lots of people complained that they spoil the countryside, however I suggested they look (and smell, and sound) nicer than a coal fired power station!!

Jimm_Scope

I honestly like how wind turbines look, I think they look far better than electricity pylons for example (though apparently they're due for a redesign soon?). 

I feel like a lot of it is disliking change honestly. As you say, much nicer than coal-fired power plants, acid rain and other issues that come  with pollution.

66Mustang

They do look quite cool I think!

I think you are spot on with people disliking change. Also I imagine there is a smidge of what I refer to as NIMBYism (Not In My Back Yard).

We have done the walk since before they were put up 15-20 years ago, and we did the walk while they were being put up so sort of watched them go up. We may have carved our names into the concrete foundations of one of the turbines.

Jimm_Scope

I don't mind a little carving here and there as long as it's not a structural damage and it's not a historic building. :P A lot of archaeology and knowledge of past cultures is from graffiti!

Get kinda angry when  I hear the stories of people carving their name into the coliseum or stonehenge.

On  the topic of NIMBYism, while I do think it's right you have a say in what's going on in your area I do think it's gone too far the other way where a very small % of local people can prevent projects of great benefit. From what I understand a lot of HS2's budget was ballooned by planning having to submit, adapt after complaints, resubmit, adapt after complaints, resubmit etc. etc.

Also my local town has been trying to get 5G towers installed but everytime a plan is submitted to local consideration there's a facebook group of 20-30 people who all file complaints on the first day and it gets pulled. A town of near 20,000 and 20-30 people can prevent a significant infrastructure upgrade.

66Mustang

There is a place we sometimes visit in Yorkshire called Bolton Abbey and there is a place there where people carve their names and the current year into the boulders. They have been doing it for a long time as I remember carvings from the 1800s, maybe even late 1700s. It's really interesting but a bit weird knowing some of them are dead now.

durhamjaide2001

Good afternoon everyone I'm good thank you @Jimm_Scope. What's everyone up today? 

Sandy_123

Evening, lots of coffee @Lou67
I'm enjoying the peace now everyone's gone home 

Lou67

Morning all it was an early rise for me, I’m getting picked up at 8.30 my pre-op appointment is this morning.

I hope yous all have a great day whatever yous are doing.

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66Mustang

Hello everyone and good luck with your appointment @Lou67