tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post8142510435567643095..comments2024-03-29T01:58:40.773+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: CapitalYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-24341920447158819042018-03-02T17:13:55.083+00:002018-03-02T17:13:55.083+00:00Every always believes that everyone else gets a bi...Every always believes that everyone else gets a bigger share than they do whether it be ice cream or government expenditure. Living where I do I see a lot of that: "Stornoway gets everything".Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-82301853559195052712018-03-02T02:21:37.895+00:002018-03-02T02:21:37.895+00:00I meant there are compensations for living in eith...I meant there are compensations for living in either place: in the North you pay less to live and have pleasanter surroundings; in London you pay more to live but have to put up with concrete and metal. Doesn't it all balance out? jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-76390578337078436332018-03-01T16:55:50.867+00:002018-03-01T16:55:50.867+00:00I don't know what you mean.I don't know what you mean.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-51964778949833834602018-03-01T01:47:48.718+00:002018-03-01T01:47:48.718+00:00And living in London also has its compensations; w...And living in London also has its compensations; why should it be different?jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-85498862010165497842018-03-01T00:32:13.567+00:002018-03-01T00:32:13.567+00:00Trouble is this Brexit thing could scupper our dre...Trouble is this Brexit thing could scupper our dreams.<br /><br />And no of course I was not offended by your comment Jennifer. America seems to be becoming a different place from the one I experienced and loved in the mid-seventies.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-57064571282056819792018-03-01T00:30:35.453+00:002018-03-01T00:30:35.453+00:00You are right Margaret. I think they were all goin...You are right Margaret. I think they were all going to a funeral!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-67133874296352928622018-03-01T00:17:29.349+00:002018-03-01T00:17:29.349+00:00I understand that. I hope you didn't take offe...I understand that. I hope you didn't take offense to my comment. I was partly joking anyway. <br /><br />And honestly, I would be glad to pay higher taxes in return for a better social safety net. I'm envious of the way you do things across the pond. :) Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-42904908541786695432018-03-01T00:11:03.353+00:002018-03-01T00:11:03.353+00:00Your picture of people on the tube yesterday shows...Your picture of people on the tube yesterday shows that Londoners are not too happy with their lot!Margaret Butterworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132595996801386452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-43174556512889744232018-02-28T23:45:10.812+00:002018-02-28T23:45:10.812+00:00London is certainly a buzzing, vibrant city but Yo...London is certainly a buzzing, vibrant city but Yorkshire is much, much better.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-4794231130561309632018-02-28T23:44:03.166+00:002018-02-28T23:44:03.166+00:00We pay handsomely for it through our working lives...We pay handsomely for it through our working lives. Nothing is ever really free.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-35856868268928236642018-02-28T23:37:45.083+00:002018-02-28T23:37:45.083+00:00You should try living in the US before you complai...You should try living in the US before you complain about the public services in England! Free travel passes? Ha! We can't even get baseline medical attention without a huge price tag attached. Our elderly and veterans often live below the poverty line. It's disgraceful.<br /><br />Yes, I'm a little bitter. I'd love to have the life security you have in your country. Wanna trade? :) Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-6855021218746071812018-02-28T23:36:34.139+00:002018-02-28T23:36:34.139+00:00Well, London certainly looks like a great city. I&...Well, London certainly looks like a great city. I'm not sure about the rest of the country.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-21758010737652030062018-02-28T21:52:57.531+00:002018-02-28T21:52:57.531+00:00Well, there you go! You are up in arms!Well, there you go! You are up in arms!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-42802840595548185452018-02-28T20:55:39.524+00:002018-02-28T20:55:39.524+00:00That's its colloquial name. It is really 20 Fe...That's its colloquial name. It is really 20 Fenchurch Street.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-47154511050797999142018-02-28T20:54:46.158+00:002018-02-28T20:54:46.158+00:00Nope. We couldn't afford to and besides living...Nope. We couldn't afford to and besides living in The North does have its compensations.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-31260104978466970572018-02-28T20:53:25.027+00:002018-02-28T20:53:25.027+00:00In England, seniors don't qualify for free tra...In England, seniors don't qualify for free travel passes until they are 65. In Wales and Scotland you only need to be 60 and in London it's the same. This unfairness makes my blood boil.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-68716311717195860472018-02-28T20:22:31.903+00:002018-02-28T20:22:31.903+00:00I just read about the 20 Fenchurch Street building...I just read about the 20 Fenchurch Street building and I think it looks rediculous there. The old building was fine! And, so many problems it keeps having.<br /><br />Anyway, why did your country give seniors services such as the transport only in the London area? That's not fair. There are more areas than that which would benefit greatly from the same cost reductions for seniors. <br /><br />(Here I am giving my opinion about your government when I am over here living under the bully, Donald, and his children and best friends.) Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04918984384091134565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54445808730874416172018-02-28T19:29:04.903+00:002018-02-28T19:29:04.903+00:00In my haste to be snarky, I forget to say how love...In my haste to be snarky, I forget to say how lovely your photos were. I especially enjoyed the Steve Reed style picture; it even has a funky name like many of Steve's shots! And is the Walkie Talkie building really called that?jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-71007532117135795902018-02-28T19:25:53.974+00:002018-02-28T19:25:53.974+00:00You could always move, YP ;)You could always move, YP ;)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-87040595696196122842018-02-28T19:03:09.606+00:002018-02-28T19:03:09.606+00:00And don't forget yer big coat!And don't forget yer big coat!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093533351238991113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-45394307796721475432018-02-28T18:47:22.414+00:002018-02-28T18:47:22.414+00:00Sheffield is a major city, so is Leeds, so are Man...Sheffield is a major city, so is Leeds, so are Manchester, Bradford, Hull, Liverpool and Newcastle. All we would like to see is fairness. London gets the cream. We get the skimmed milk.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-58955791212921887212018-02-28T18:44:40.090+00:002018-02-28T18:44:40.090+00:00In paragraph 2 you are sitting on the fence Steve!...In paragraph 2 you are sitting on the fence Steve! Too much fence-sitting may result in haemorrhoids so be warned! By the way, it's quite easy to produce a Reedesque picture. All you need is a shopfront and somebody passing by.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-34185181678129114352018-02-28T18:38:39.713+00:002018-02-28T18:38:39.713+00:00Arise ye northern hordes! Let us go forth unto The...Arise ye northern hordes! Let us go forth unto The Cissy South and wreak our sweet revenge!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-22061962841834109572018-02-28T18:36:49.835+00:002018-02-28T18:36:49.835+00:00And I would be happy to arm wrestle you ADDY! Nort...And I would be happy to arm wrestle you ADDY! North v South or in other words - Hard Knock Reality Rovers v Soft Underbelly Plum Munchers.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-14120257106887980912018-02-28T17:36:13.546+00:002018-02-28T17:36:13.546+00:00I'd happily swap places for the gorgeous count...I'd happily swap places for the gorgeous countryside you have around you and the ridiculously cheaper house prices. We Southerners feel hard done by too!! Miles of concrete jungle and a struggle to even afford a garage, let alone a one-bedroom apartment.ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.com