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C Melody Saxophone Forum / Good Natured Banter / Weymouth, Dorset UK

alan (uk)
User ID: 8200143 Aug 17th 5:55 PM
Just found a nice collection of photo's of Weymouth and Portland, so if anyone would like to see why I chose to retire early, check out this link. Use 'previous' and 'next' links for more.

http://community.webshots.com/album/37037176gcyIro/1

I know, I must have been mad to give up commuting almost daily into London and other sophisticated cities, just for a bit of sea and a smelly old harbour........

Lewis Pelham.
User ID: 9865253 Aug 18th 4:27 AM
Alan.
I pasted in your link & up came a website for Battered Women....cannot imagine that much of that occurs in Weymouth!.....I remember it as a rather genteel seaside town for the retired & infirm; surely it cannot have changed to that degree in the three years since I last saw it..........aaahhh....those invigorating sea breezes & naughty postcards.

alan (uk)
User ID: 8200143 Aug 18th 4:58 AM
Strange, link still works for me.... Maybe Devon doesn't allow nice pics of Dorset resorts ?

'Battered women' ? - they sell anything in the Fish & Chip shops during the tourist season, but think I'd prefer one in breadcrumbs......

Retired and infirm ? OK - it's a fair cop, got me there !

Jim B
User ID: 8541163 Aug 18th 10:46 AM
When it comes to "Battered women", you can't beat them!!

WW2
User ID: 9955583 Aug 18th 1:28 PM
The link works for me.

Sir Edmund KT
User ID: 1516194 Aug 19th 3:54 AM
Mmm ... I pity Alan now that Weymouth has won the Olympic bid for sailing ... Council Taxes in Weymouth is going to go through the roof in the next few years and for many years after to pay for it.

In the meantime I'm jolly well off to Scarborough for my annual hols ... and best Fish & Chips in the universe.

alan (uk)
User ID: 8200143 Aug 19th 4:04 AM
Guy - Council tax is unfortunately already through the roof and hovering some way above it. One months council tax now uses up at least one full weeks total disposable income....

(for international readers, Council Tax is a tax levied on property, which then pays for local government services, amenities, policing etc... In that respect, piracy is alive and well !)

Sir Edmund KT
User ID: 1516194 Aug 21st 3:29 PM
So what enticed you to go to work in London other than the lure of "filthy lucre" Alan? Was it the dream of possibly playing sax with well known musicians in band one day or something to do with computing in which you also seem to have some knowledge? I would have thought that as a Cornishman, playing sea shanties and capstan songs on the concertina and penny whistle on the harbour wall would have been more in your ethnic line. Yeah, I could just about imagine you in a navy blue sweater, white captains cap, with a lobster pot at your feet and wellies, not forgetting a pipe on, probably St Bruno.

Alan (UK)
User ID: 8200143 Aug 21st 5:03 PM
Now then Sir Ed, how can I answer that sensibly when I have the distinct feeling that you're taking the piss ?

Have a nice time in Scarborough, send us a postcard....

DeanoTheSaxman
User ID: 0004344 Oct 18th 11:12 AM
Council tax, What a major "Pain In The Ass" that is, bout time the local councils worked for their money!!!!!

alan (uk) User ID: 8200143	Aug 17th 5:55 PM Just found a nice collection of photo's of Weymouth and Portland, so if anyone would like to see why I chose to retire early, check out this link. Use 'previous' and 'next' links for more. http://community.webshots.com/album/37037176gcyIro/1 I know, I must have been mad to give up commuting almost daily into London and other sophisticated cities, just for a bit of sea and a smelly old harbour........
Lewis Pelham. User ID: 9865253	Aug 18th 4:27 AM Alan. I pasted in your link & up came a website for Battered Women....cannot imagine that much of that occurs in Weymouth!.....I remember it as a rather genteel seaside town for the retired & infirm; surely it cannot have changed to that degree in the three years since I last saw it..........aaahhh....those invigorating sea breezes & naughty postcards.
alan (uk) User ID: 8200143	Aug 18th 4:58 AM Strange, link still works for me.... Maybe Devon doesn't allow nice pics of Dorset resorts ? 'Battered women' ? - they sell anything in the Fish & Chip shops during the tourist season, but think I'd prefer one in breadcrumbs...... Retired and infirm ? OK - it's a fair cop, got me there !
Jim B User ID: 8541163	Aug 18th 10:46 AM When it comes to "Battered women", you can't beat them!!
WW2 User ID: 9955583	Aug 18th 1:28 PM The link works for me.
Sir Edmund KT User ID: 1516194	Aug 19th 3:54 AM Mmm ... I pity Alan now that Weymouth has won the Olympic bid for sailing ... Council Taxes in Weymouth is going to go through the roof in the next few years and for many years after to pay for it. In the meantime I'm jolly well off to Scarborough for my annual hols ... and best Fish & Chips in the universe.
alan (uk) User ID: 8200143	Aug 19th 4:04 AM Guy - Council tax is unfortunately already through the roof and hovering some way above it. One months council tax now uses up at least one full weeks total disposable income.... (for international readers, Council Tax is a tax levied on property, which then pays for local government services, amenities, policing etc... In that respect, piracy is alive and well !)
Sir Edmund KT User ID: 1516194	Aug 21st 3:29 PM So what enticed you to go to work in London other than the lure of "filthy lucre" Alan? Was it the dream of possibly playing sax with well known musicians in band one day or something to do with computing in which you also seem to have some knowledge? I would have thought that as a Cornishman, playing sea shanties and capstan songs on the concertina and penny whistle on the harbour wall would have been more in your ethnic line. Yeah, I could just about imagine you in a navy blue sweater, white captains cap, with a lobster pot at your feet and wellies, not forgetting a pipe on, probably St Bruno.
Alan (UK) User ID: 8200143	Aug 21st 5:03 PM Now then Sir Ed, how can I answer that sensibly when I have the distinct feeling that you're taking the piss ? Have a nice time in Scarborough, send us a postcard....
DeanoTheSaxman User ID: 0004344	Oct 18th 11:12 AM Council tax, What a major "Pain In The Ass" that is, bout time the local councils worked for their money!!!!!