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MargaretR

09-02-2009 23:36

Public seating in Hyndburn

Public seating in Hyndburn - recommendations please
I expect to be emerging from hibernation soon.
When I do, I need to do it gradually.

I wouldn't survive a full day trip to the coast until I have practiced a bit by being out and about in public places for short spells first.

You think I'm joking don't you?
I have lived the life of a semi recluse for several months now, and to 'emerge' is a big step for me.
I won't be venturing further than the borough boundaries at first because I will need to be able to get home fairly rapidly if I get too exhausted.
A nearby public parking area, with no need for an uphill walk to it, would also be an advantage.

Time is needed to reacclimatise myself to people and noise, so I need you to suggest locations
where I can sit down, maybe chat to a fellow sitter, but not be exposed to drunken itinerant layabouts and chavs.

I don't want you to suggest a park bench - I need to be in a busy place -
If all I needed was a leafy view and fresh air, I already have that on my doorstep.

So please identify the locations of public seating that you think would suit and when are the best times/days to use them.

katex

09-02-2009 23:41

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What about the place above the Co-op in Ossie Margaret .. not far .. always busy and quite pleasant .. plenty of comings and goings there.

cashman

09-02-2009 23:43

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Foxhill Bank by the lake margaret, nice afternoon, ya can drive down straits n park by gate, short walk to bench/lake, when kids at school obviously, go there sometimes wi oscar, people strolling by usually speak.:);) thats if the chavs aint wrecked it again.:rolleyes:

garinda

09-02-2009 23:44

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Haworth Art Gallery.

Easy to drive to, and adequate parking.

Flat walk to front of the house, where there are plenty of benches, with good views of the hills opposite.

You can walk round the gardens at the back of the house, which is also flat.

Never seen any chavs/drunks, but because there'll be people going to the gallery, lots of people to chat with.

Cafe inside, and facilities.

I think it would be an ideal first venture.

Hope you have a pleasant day wherever you decide to go.

MargaretR

09-02-2009 23:47

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All sound recommendations thanks
I could start off by the lake as a gentle intro and work my way to the town centre later in my rehab programme

cashman

09-02-2009 23:57

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 677877)

All sound recommendations thanks

its only cos yer worth it "Chuck":D;)

jaysay

10-02-2009 09:20

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Well having been in hibernation Margaret, why not pop down Accy, sit on the forms on Church Street, then pop across to the Chippy for a bit of lunch:D

MargaretR

10-02-2009 09:24

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 677926)

Well having been in hibernation Margaret, why not pop down Accy, sit on the forms on Church Street, then pop across to the Chippy for a bit of lunch:D

So there are some forms on Church St
That is the sort of info I need
It is such a long time since I walked around the town centre I didn't know that

panther

10-02-2009 09:28

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Some benches on the top of coppice!!, went up the other day, it was lovely!!, would be great if they did a little park and benches up there for the summer....and i mean on top of the hill:D

ClarePritchard

10-02-2009 09:34

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I'm obviously not going to comment on Chavs in Accrington !!!!!!!! Have you considered coming to have a look at the recently done Garden of Hope down at the very bottom of Livingstone Road (past the Accrington Stanley ground), its really pleasant and there is a bench and always lots of gardeners walking past to the allotments. A really pleasant place to sit for a while

MargaretR

10-02-2009 09:35

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Originally Posted by panther (Post 677933)

Some benches on the top of coppice!!, went up the other day, it was lovely!!, would be great if they did a little park and benches up there for the summer....and i mean on top of the hill:D

A bit beyond my scope that :D

entwisi

10-02-2009 09:52

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I think we should arrange a coming out of Margaret meet(not in that sort of coming out you perv! :D ), say rhyddings park one lunchtime like we did with the kids during the summer. a friendly chat and a hot flask.

Now I'm obvously stuck down in leafy cheshire so my days options are very restricted but I know there are a number of people who would be able to meet up for a natter.

anyone want to volunteer a date?

MargaretR

10-02-2009 09:58

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Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 677941)

A generous thought but hang on a mo please
I haven't set a date for emerging yet - just sussing out a plan for rehab

jaysay

10-02-2009 10:35

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 677944)

A generous thought but hang on a mo please
I haven't set a date for emerging yet - just sussing out a plan for rehab

Better not to make far reaching plans yet Margaret, it might sill be snowing in June, seeing how Topsy turvy our weathers is these days:D

garinda

10-02-2009 11:18

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 677930)

So there are some forms on Church St
That is the sort of info I need
It is such a long time since I walked around the town centre I didn't know that

Yes there are, there's about four/five against the church wall.

One or two have broken slats, and you might get bothered by the odd pigeon, or the even odder drinker, but the latter only seem to be there in the summer.

MargaretR

10-02-2009 13:03

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Entwisi's suggestion of a meet isn't really the way I want to go about 'emerging'
I will just have to discipline myself to go to public noisy places gradually - increasing the time spent there and the frequency I do it.

There will be days when I don't feel up to it - so I cant set dates for it, but I am convinced that I need to make an effort to rejoin society, and knowing where to go is that start.

jaysay

10-02-2009 16:15

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 677964)

Odd drinker Rindi didn't know you frequented the Church Street forms mate:D:hidewall:

groove

10-02-2009 16:20

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Do you hibernate annually Margaret?I ask because i suffer from S.A.D and do similar myself...Church.St in town during the day safe as houses x

MargaretR

10-02-2009 16:59

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Originally Posted by groove (Post 678061)

Do you hibernate annually Margaret?I ask because i suffer from S.A.D and do similar myself...Church.St in town during the day safe as houses x

Last winter I hardly went out due to bronchitis and (what I thought was) pleurisy, but wasn't (explained in my blog). I avoid SAD - I have a daylight lamp and take extra vitamin D to compensate for lack of natural daylight

This winter my hibernation began early Autumn due to chronic fatigue which I am in the process of curing with nutritional therapy.

I the summer I went on the coast bus driven by darwendosser several times, because I could stay on the bus when it was parked up and sleep on the seats when I needed to.

It is the overwhelming need to sleep at the most inappropriate times which reduces confidence to survive away from home for more than an hour at a time.

It isn't agrophobia - I have been out when I absolutely had to -eg, for trips to chiropodist and hospital outpatients appointments, and I do nip out in my slippers to buy eggs from the allottment next door.

Now this need to sleep has been largely replaced by a need to lie down - so I know I am on the mend:). My body clock is still erratic. Last night I was awake all night until 5am and sunday I slept most of the day - but when all added up totals a normal 8hrs and not the 11hrs it used to be.

This life pattern does not fit well with a social life. Arrangements to meet friends and visit places can't be planned ahead.

I have all my physical needs met by deliveries (dont 'shop')
Any sense of isolation has been lessened by Accy Web, and I have managed to go to some meets.

I know that this lifestyle is not natural so I plan to end it (meaning 'be normal'), as soon as the weather warms up a bit, but after so long like this I need 'rehab':D

garinda

10-02-2009 17:15

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 678059)

Odd drinker Rindi didn't know you frequented the Church Street forms mate:D:hidewall:

I sit there enjoying my post lunch ciggy, when I've been to the Church Street chippy.

Remembering to dipose of it carefully in the bin.:D

garinda

10-02-2009 17:21

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 678084)

It is the overwhelming need to sleep at the most inappropriate times which reduces confidence to survive away from home for more than an hour at a time.

I'm sure you've already it checked it out, but do you think it is some sort of narcolepsy?

Narcolepsy Association UK - Home page

katex

10-02-2009 17:23

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If you wish anyone to go with you on your outings Margaret, will accompany you ... promise not to witter.. :D

MargaretR

10-02-2009 17:31

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 678095)

I'm sure you've already it checked it out, but do you think it is some sort of narcolepsy?

Narcolepsy Association UK - Home page

If you look back in my posting history you will see that I thought that too.
It was only when it improved in response to vitamin B12 therapy that I realised it wasn't.

I saw that recent tv programme about narcolepsy - they just nod off without warning whilst doing anything.
I have just overwhelming wearyness and feel the need to be horizonal.
There are other health issues which have also improved and all can be explained by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome due to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. There are no NHS treatments - only alternative therapies offer hope and I seem to have found the one that works for me

MargaretR

10-02-2009 17:39

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 678098)

If you wish anyone to go with you on your outings Margaret, will accompany you ... promise not to witter.. :D

Lovely of you to offer Kate - I was faced with coast trips alone this summer because darwendosser is now semi retired and just does school buses.

SO................get your bus pass ready - they do a lovely buffet lunch in the Prince of Wales in Southport:D

garinda

10-02-2009 17:40

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 678103)

I should have known, being the thorough researcher that you are, that you would already looked into narcolepsy.:D

It's going to be bright, sunny, but cold all week.

I hope you manage your first foray out soon, whilst the weather is relatively fine.:)

MargaretR

10-02-2009 17:44

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 678110)

Is is Ok to feed your ducks with homemade brioche crusts?:D

garinda

10-02-2009 17:46

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 678115)

Is is Ok to feed your ducks with homemade brioche crusts?:D

Call in for a brew after your outing, if you like, you'll be very welcome...though don't feed me crusts.:D

MargaretR

10-02-2009 17:49

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 678121)

Call in for a brew after your outing, if you like, you'll be very welcome...though don't feed me crusts.:D

I might even manage a full loaf just for you:kiss:

katex

10-02-2009 18:53

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 678107)

Sounds great .. got me bus pass ... but still a confident driver if you have issues about facing a bus. No charge for the transport.. :) And you will be able to have a fag too.

Eric	10-02-2009 19:17

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 677877)

All sound recommendations thanks
I could start off by the lake as a gentle intro and work my way to the town centre later in my rehab programme

Sounds like you are talking about Kingston ... start off by Lake Ontario, enjoy the beautiful downtown/centreville area with benches all over the place ... neat little cafes and coffee shops (sorry guys, but I can't recommend the tea, unless you go to Nefoundland), the numerous city parks, the Barriefield Rock Garden, Fort Henry (a UN World Heritage Site, along with the Rideau Canal) ... the Agnes Etherington Art Gallery at Queens University which has one third of all the Rembrandts in Canada (ok, it's only two paintings out of six) ... some really great pubs where even a Brit would feel at home: The Iron Duke, the Toucan, the Prince George, the Merchant Taproom, the Pilot House (great fish and chips, and a decent steak and kidney pie) etc.

Did I mention the four or five months of winter:eek:

jaysay

11-02-2009 09:41

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 678094)

I sit there enjoying my post lunch ciggy, when I've been to the Church Street chippy.

Remembering to dipose of it carefully in the bin.:D

There's nout like fish and chips in newspaper (not possible today) sat on the forms on Church Street, on a Sunny Summers day, the scenery can be quite pleasing too:D

jaysay

11-02-2009 09:49

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 678084)

Last winter I hardly went out due to bronchitis and (what I thought was) pleurisy, but wasn't (explained in my blog). I avoid SAD - I have a daylight lamp and take extra vitamin D to compensate for lack of natural daylight

This winter my hibernation began early Autumn due to chronic fatigue which I am in the process of curing with nutritional therapy.

I the summer I went on the coast bus driven by darwendosser several times, because I could stay on the bus when it was parked up and sleep on the seats when I needed to.

It is the overwhelming need to sleep at the most inappropriate times which reduces confidence to survive away from home for more than an hour at a time.

It isn't agrophobia - I have been out when I absolutely had to -beg, for trips to chiropodist and hospital outpatients appointments, and I do nip out in my slippers to buy eggs from the allottment next door.

Now this need to sleep has been largely replaced by a need to lie down - so I know I am on the mend:). My body clock is still erratic. Last night I was awake all night until 5am and sunday I slept most of the day - but when all added up totals a normal 8hrs and not the 11hrs it used to be.

This life pattern does not fit well with a social life. Arrangements to meet friends and visit places can't be planned ahead.

I have all my physical needs met by deliveries (dont 'shop')
Any sense of isolation has been lessened by Accy Web, and I have managed to go to some meets.

I know that this lifestyle is not natural so I plan to end it (meaning 'be normal'), as soon as the weather warms up a bit, but after so long like this I need 'rehab':D

It must be very frustrating when your sleep patterns are all over the place Margaret, as a rule I sleep quite well on the whole, did have a dodgy spell last year when I came out of hospital, where I was falling asleep about 8pm then waking up about 1am and unable to sleep for the rest of the night, but I'm more or less back to normal now. I certainly agree with you about Accy Web, when your unable to get out a lot its like a life line really, just keeping in touch with the outside world, especially during the week, helps to break up the manotany

Neil	11-02-2009 09:58

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 678115)

Is is Ok to feed your ducks with homemade brioche crusts?:D

No it is not ok to feed ducks bread Tetrapod Zoology : STOP 'feeding' the ducks

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When wild ducks are fed human food (especially bread or crackers) their organs become engorged and fatty, which can cause them to suffer from heart disease, liver problems and other health complications. Bread also has very few nutrients, and can get compacted in a bird's crop. Many rehabilitators see "bread-impacted crop" in sick and distressed park ducks.

Waterfowl at artificial feeding sites are often found to suffer from poor nutrition. In a natural setting they will seek out a variety of nutritious foods such as aquatic plants, natural grains, and invertebrates. Bread is very low in protein, contains additives that wildfowl aren't built to cope with, and it's a very poor substitute for natural foods. Ducklings fed bread miss out in vital nutrients during their critical first few weeks, causing splay leg, angel wing, slipped tendons and other growing defects.

emamum

11-02-2009 10:02

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Originally Posted by Neil (Post 678316)

No it is not ok to feed ducks bread Tetrapod Zoology : STOP 'feeding' the ducks

this made me laugh..

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Any suggestions for what people might throw instead of bread?
Over-ready lasagnes.

we feed the ducks down at the lodge :o only when we have white bread tho cos ducks dont like brown :confused:

Neil	11-02-2009 10:42

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Originally Posted by emamum (Post 678320)

we are killing the ducks down at the lodge :o only when we have white bread tho cos ducks dont like brown :confused:

I corrected your post for you :p :D

MargaretR

11-02-2009 11:28

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I will comply with the expert advice, but I wish to point out that my home made brioche bread is not 'low protein' - there are 2 free range eggs in every loaf

garinda

11-02-2009 14:48

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 678377)

there are 2 free range eggs in every loaf

I hope they're not free range duck eggs.

We could end up with Mad Duck's Disease.

:D

jaysay

11-02-2009 16:27

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 678440)

I hope they're not free range duck eggs.

We could end up with Mad Duck's Disease.

:D

Even with eggs we could end up with that nasty thing portrayed by Ms Fitzgerald and Mr. Davis Jr. Sam an Ella:rolleyes:

Eric	11-02-2009 17:56

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 678084)

Sounds a lot like Cabin Fever .... (I'm not being flippant for once, so bear with me) ... but I have to do some research on the condition, because it has passed into general use as a term for the winter blahs thereby losing its original meaning .... I do remember reading a serious article on it in a very obscure western Canadian publication called "Farm, Light, and Power" which dealt with mainly rural and farming issues in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. But I do know that the condition was noted by pioneers and homesteaders in the Canadian west, and that the term comes into use around the end of the First World War.

garinda

25-11-2011 09:42

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Originally Posted by ClarePritchard (Post 677935)

A bench!

Wow.

I might have to pencil in a visit, and have a little sit on it.

jaysay

25-11-2011 10:17

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 951604)

A bench!

Wow.

I might have to pencil in a visit, and have a little sit on it.

A bench:confused:whats one of them:rolleyes:

MargaretR

25-11-2011 10:19

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I started this thread almost 3 years ago.
I never 'emerged', other than short strolls near my home, which fortunately is on the edge of civilisation.

I am well acclimatised to seclusion and have grown to enjoy it.

I do not respond to people who say 'get a life'.
I have had a very eventful one and now enjoy peace and quiet and my own company.

susie123

25-11-2011 12:01

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 951626)

Good for you Margaret. As I get older I incline more to your way of thinking. If I won the lottery I would buy myself an island. I don't feel the need any more to be constantly out in the world and its hustle and bustle. I have a partner and that is enough. We have a four storey house - he has a workshop and study in the basement, I have two playrooms on the top floor. We meet in the middle for eating and sleeping. Behind the house is a cemetery where I can always see people walking their dogs and the sea and promenade is a few hundred yards away. I don't need much more than a few books and I'm happy.

One point though - computers and the internet have made a solitary lifestyle easier by internet shopping etc and being able to access tv and news non stop. A true hermit lifestyle might be quite different.

jedimaster

25-11-2011 15:43

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plenty of benches at the bottom of broadway and inside market hall

garinda

25-11-2011 15:55

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Originally Posted by jedimaster (Post 951693)

plenty of benches at the bottom of broadway and inside market hall

'Plenty' being a relative term.

There's one tenth the places to sit on Broadway now, compared to the benches there were around the old flower beds.

Those, unlike the few benches there today, were of better design, and didn't have puddles of water on them, six hours after it last rained.

;)

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