[Misc] Living without a balcony or garden

[NooBHA]

I don't have an issue with no balcony or garden. Less to clean and maintain now that my cleaner is in isolation.

I am still working from home though. So I have client a work colleagues telephone interaction.

One thing I do though is go in sleep in different bedrooms. Makes me feel like I am on my holidays.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Alexandra Park you mean?

It's a difficult one though, some people are happy to take their kids out, some want them indoors. Play parks are closed, aren't they?

It's a fantastic park as you know, but it's certainly looked quieter whenever I've gone past it.

We did regularly go past it enroute to in laws up near Elphinstone, I'm amazed to see so many camper vans parked outside, I thought gypsies had moved in.












Pedant

 

[Jack Straw]

Why rule out pre-dawn or post-dusk?

I would regularly undertake my long run (10-13 miles) on a Sunday evening, leaving home around 9pm, even in the middle of Winter. I would rarely see anyone out at all - I'd have more encounters with foxes than humans.

I had intended to go out around 6am this morning (not much before dawn, I appreciate) but couldn't be arsed to get out of bed. I now expect to run late this evening when all the sun-seekers will have retreated home.

I wasn't ruling it out specifically, just coming up with a start and finishing time. What I should have wrote was that people had a twelve hour slot to choose their hourly session from.

 

[highflyer]

I have great sympathy for those in flats with no garden or balcony. Especially with children.

We are lucky enough to have a garden. On days when weather is not so good, we'll take a walk. But on days like this - we'll stick to the garden and leave the public spaces for those that need it most.

 

[atomised]

I mean the government have explicitly stated that you can exercise once a day, by walking, running or cycling.

Although it sounds like that right could be removed in the near future

 

[Icy Gull]

Although it sounds like that right could be removed in the near future

A few selfish twats are going to spoil it for the rest of us shortly, and I’m not even vaguely surprised

 

[zefarelly]

If you're stuck in a flat with kids as well I really do feel for you, but there's no reason not to get out once a day. Living in a big block of flats must be daunting.

I was thinking yesterday, sitting in the garden in the sun with a freshly delivered ale chucking balls for the dog ( lucky ****er I know) that asides my first flat, which had a south facing balcony, I've never lived anywhere without a garden. I've never lived in a city, came close to a flat in Brunswick terrace 20 odd years ago but got gazumped 3 days from exchange and fortunately saw the light, which was my late grandmothers cottage in central Shoreham with coutyard gardens and garage. best thing I ever did. City life aint for me.

 

[Official Old Man]

One way to half the amount of people taking their exercise en masse could be to have people who's surname starts with a letter in the first half of the alphabet to exercise between day-break and 1.00 pm, and the second half of the alphabet from 1.00 pm until dusk?

No, wouldn't work. Under new NSC rules (https://www.northstandchat.com/show...collection-was-restricted-to-a-single-letter-!) you're first name is the letter used alphabetically. So whilst an entire household may be Smiths, Johnny Adam Beatrice David & Peter all have to go out at different times.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

I genuinely feel empathy for the hundreds of thousands (if not millions ) of people in your situation.

If the 'lockdown' goes on for much longer ( and I think it should and will) a lot more thought needs to be given on how, when, and where to exercise. It is as essential as self-distancing and washing your hands for 20 seconds, yet it seems to have by-passed peoples imaginations.

I've been walking my misses to hospital and back each day, up through Hanover and queens park so it could be worse I guess..

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[Bish Bosh]

One way to half the amount of people taking their exercise en masse could be to have people who's surname starts with a letter in the first half of the alphabet to exercise between day-break and 1.00 pm, and the second half of the alphabet from 1.00 pm

Another one would be to split the population by odd and even birth dates. There are, of ,course, tricky issues with them as solutions - maybe implying ID cards for example - but these, and similar, are surely being looked at across the world. Think in Paris they tried to reduce traffic congestion with an odd/even number plate rule.

Anyway you need to have attended a good school to come up with ideas like these

 

[LamieRobertson]

I consider myself lucky that i am able to work outside ..I’d go bananas if i had to stay in for any length of time ...full marks to the majority that are making a concerted effort on social distancing ..they of course don't make the ‘headlines’

 

[Binney on acid]

We sold our house in Brighton in early January. It had a lovely garden. I bought an amazing flat in the centre of Shoreham with my half of the proceeds of the sale. My partner bought a bungalow in Seaford. We're now living with our daughter in a first floor flat that I own, across the road from our old house for a year, until we have enough cash to do up our respective properties. We still work in Brighton. It pisses me off, seeing our old garden being butchered, having sacrificed ownership of a totally unique property that we had joint ownership of for 25 years, but I can live with that. The flat in Shoreham and the freedom to embark upon the next part of my life's journey will more than compensate for the minor inconvenience that we're experiencing. Counting my blessings that we had this property to fall back on, even though it's on the first floor, and lacks immediate access to a garden.

 

[Live by the sea]

If you're stuck in a flat with kids as well I really do feel for you, but there's no reason not to get out once a day. Living in a big block of flats must be daunting.

I was thinking yesterday, sitting in the garden in the sun with a freshly delivered ale chucking balls for the dog ( lucky ****er I know) that asides my first flat, which had a south facing balcony, I've never lived anywhere without a garden. I've never lived in a city, came close to a flat in Brunswick terrace 20 odd years ago but got gazumped 3 days from exchange and fortunately saw the light, which was my late grandmothers cottage in central Shoreham with coutyard gardens and garage. best thing I ever did. City life aint for me.

I appreciate what you are saying , what I would say is that living brunswick area is central Hove and to me doesn’t feel like city living at all, more like small town living , especially if you have previously lived in a big city like London or Birmingham . Everything is so easily walkable in central Hove and you are living by the sea , which is good for your mental wellbeing apparently !

 

[mikeyjh]

I consider myself lucky that i am able to work outside ..I’d go bananas if i had to stay in for any length of time ...full marks to the majority that are making a concerted effort on social distancing ..they of course don't make the ‘headlines’

Likewise - I'm working on drainage for a barn on our land, we've build some raised beds, prepared a patio for slabs, started on some retaining walls. It makes the 5pm beer deserved as well. Feel very fortunate at this time but come the big party when it's over, I'll still be a 3 mile walk from the pub :-(

 

[DumLum]

It’s very easy to criticise people going out and about if you have a garden. Who on here is living in a flat with no garden or balcony? It must be really tough, how are you coping?

I can’t imagine how tough this must be if you live in a flat with young kids and no outside space of your own.

Not really at the moment as they can exercise for one hour.

I will feel for them if this gets banned as being threatened today by Hancock because of the bell ends meeting up socially.

 

[Dick Head]

One way to half the amount of people taking their exercise en masse could be to have people who's surname starts with a letter in the first half of the alphabet to exercise between day-break and 1.00 pm, and the second half of the alphabet from 1.00 pm until dusk?

I'm not really a morning person.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I was thinking about this the other day during a discussion about how to limit people’s trips out. I don’t think surnames or birthdays work as there will be too many awkward cases (people living with relatives with different names etc). So you need a way of categorising people by property.

My suggestion? Use bin days. Every house has one. My rule would be that you can only use your nearest supermarket on your bin day. For me, that would be Tesco Holmbush on Wednesdays. Best of all, it means only 1/5 of people will be out each day Monday to Friday, keeping more people at home and limiting the risk to those who are out on their allocated day. It also keeps weekends free for supermarkets to prioritise elderly/vulnerable customers. The same rule would also apply to all local food shops.

If my rule was implemented, the only people on the road would be those on their shopping day or those travelling to key jobs. Everyone else, lock them up.

Just a small and I mean small argument against that ..I shop on the way home from work normally twice but now cut it down to one ..I’ve had three calls this week from either an elderly relative or someone that’s ill and ended up going three times ..each time on the way home or to work.
Have have you found it up at Holmbush...Shoreham the place seems pretty orderly and quiet which is ‘good’

 

[LamieRobertson]

We sold our house in Brighton in early January. It had a lovely garden. I bought an amazing flat in the centre of Shoreham with my half of the proceeds of the sale. My partner bought a bungalow in Seaford. We're now living with our daughter in a first floor flat that I own, across the road from our old house for a year, until we have enough cash to do up our respective properties. We still work in Brighton. It pisses me off, seeing our old garden being butchered, having sacrificed ownership of a totally unique property that we had joint ownership of for 25 years, but I can live with that. The flat in Shoreham and the freedom to embark upon the next part of my life's journey will more than compensate for the minor inconvenience that we're experiencing. Counting my blessings that we had this property to fall back on, even though it's on the first floor, and lacks immediate access to a garden.

Is that flat in the development fronting the river just east of the High St?