More on Ryde and Red 62

We took the catamaran over to IoW 

There was something odd about the Isle of Wight, or Ryde anyway.

Just a small break between the mainland and the Island made for a definite change and the culture felt different.

A preserved 'Victorian' Arcade

Maybe it's the Princess/Queen Victoria connection  but the place has an almost genteel quality to it still.



Despite having all the mod cons time felt  slower and it did seem like we had walked back 15 years or so ago (in some respects even longer) - there was Scooter weekend during the bank holiday but it was far from the 'threatening' bank holidays of the 60's when Mods and Rockers would have battled on English sea-fronts.

Always 1953 in Ryde

How unsurprising that there's a museum to Saucy Postcard-Meister  Donald McGill and a commemoration to the shop raid (in 1953).

A number of 1960's relics were on show

I like the picture below the figures paddling/wading remind me of the work of contemporary artist  Liam O'Farrell - and the modern skyline behind juxtaposes old summer holiday pursuits with more moderns concerns.

'Warning' - Modern Life Ahead

Red 62

This isn't the IoW but slightly disappointed to find that they like us have wheelie bins (thanks 'On the Wight)

A squeegee 

We get our 'Rubbish Bins' and Red 160

I don't know if  I've been in denial over the impending day that 'Wheelie bins' would arrive on our doorstep  but they're here now- they're not only an eyesore but there's an unpleasant noise emitted as they're moved around

They take up a lot of a small garden's space

I'm not a fan of this change to the refuse and waste collections largely because the bins look unattractive  in small city front gardens - and the way that the council has imposed the solution to what is a budget issue has felt very dictatorial.

They've arrived to help us ?

I even went as far as speaking to the Councilors in session (nearly a year ago) and at the time felt that there was no engagement with me or the many other residents who were against being forced to use these bins.

Where's my dinner?

Well at least we are able to hide our bins by the garage and don't need to have them in the front garden apart from on collection day.



I'm not sure that the new system will mean that substantially more waste will be recycled - big bins encourage us to throw things away.

Foxes have previously plundered the refuse bags for carcasses and other  food waste - I'm not sure if there will be any unintended consequences here.

Red 160

And on the subject of bins- here's an old red one..

A somewhat faded box

Missing, Bins and Red 220

Away

I'll be missing  for a couple of days but returning with the missing (Red) posts  (and more) when I get back.

Wheelie Bad Decision

The ugly solution?

Nice letter in the Ealing Gazette reflecting on the imposition by the council on householders of 'Wheelie Bins' made good points about (1)inconvenience and lack of independence for some (2) ugliness, (3) waste of old green containers and (4)possible decrease in recycling by residents.

Be so good to have been given a choice on this.

Red 220

so it's (red) curtains for me - temporarily..

Pull yourself together as the old joke goes