tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post5241979343628414584..comments2024-03-09T11:29:48.585+00:00Comments on Flowerpot Days: Zebedee and DylanFlowerpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-43676978986651587992008-01-28T09:32:00.000+00:002008-01-28T09:32:00.000+00:00oh come on P - you have the personality. Not all p...oh come on P - you have the personality. Not all politicians are pretty!!! Look at Mrs T - she wasn't pretty and her smile was terrible...!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-61408926232812049512008-01-27T18:44:00.000+00:002008-01-27T18:44:00.000+00:00I'm not pretty enough fp, I may have the policies ...I'm not pretty enough fp, I may have the policies but I haven't got the winning smile :-DPhilipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440234602399886097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-22249840679900430152008-01-27T17:21:00.000+00:002008-01-27T17:21:00.000+00:00RT - you know me, nothing's wasted!ellee - the wel...RT - you know me, nothing's wasted!<BR/><BR/>ellee - the well has nearly run dry on the tenant saga...!<BR/><BR/>Crystal - ti requires patience which is somethign I don;t have much of, tact and diplomacy. Ditto. A steep learning curve!<BR/><BR/>Philipa - are you considering running for Prime Minister then?!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-58282072472025195942008-01-27T00:20:00.000+00:002008-01-27T00:20:00.000+00:00I'm formulating a totalitarian political policy, o...I'm formulating a totalitarian political policy, or if you're a regular kinda guy like Tony Bliar, a necessarry forward step to progress: <BR/><BR/>as sterilisation is a less invasive operation for a man, and there's a limit on how many times a woman cen get pregnant in a year but no limit on how many women a fackless man can get pregnant in a year then.... what about making the award of benefits to a man conditional upon sterilisation, on the State obviously. Quick snip, no more benefit dynastys.<BR/><BR/>Mind you, emasculation appeals with some notable candidates.Philipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440234602399886097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-87701909263170775742008-01-26T15:16:00.000+00:002008-01-26T15:16:00.000+00:00I couldn't be a landlady for all the tea in China....I couldn't be a landlady for all the tea in China. The tenant in your previous post sounds a right case!<BR/><BR/>Crystal xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-34914302945059651502008-01-26T15:11:00.000+00:002008-01-26T15:11:00.000+00:00Looking forward to hearing about your next tenants...Looking forward to hearing about your next tenants.Ellee Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647480320978146418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-28458386867634149512008-01-26T11:35:00.000+00:002008-01-26T11:35:00.000+00:00So much drama, definately something that can be us...So much drama, definately something that can be used in one of your books ;@) It's a shame that some people are so unreliable though. <BR/><BR/>I loved Mr FP's comments from that time.Cornish Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11531138997940949329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-77503180430605845492008-01-26T09:22:00.000+00:002008-01-26T09:22:00.000+00:00ellee - that;s interesting about men versus women....ellee - that;s interesting about men versus women. We currently have one couple and one single man. The latter is the tidiest but then it's a tiny flat so he has to be really especially as his son stays quite a lot.<BR/><BR/>Graham - I'm sure you are a model tenant! As for selling up - well, it's (most of) our income and pension so we can't afford to do that!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-34870369534996474632008-01-26T09:19:00.000+00:002008-01-26T09:19:00.000+00:00zinnia - glad to meet someone else who understands...zinnia - glad to meet someone else who understands the process. Though sometimes, when people ask you for help, it's difficult not to get involved.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-6550979584616649152008-01-26T09:16:00.000+00:002008-01-26T09:16:00.000+00:00Mid Lifer - no life is certainly never boring. And...Mid Lifer - no life is certainly never boring. And I love teh idea of Tigger and Eeyore!<BR/><BR/>Sweet Irene - they might be to others but not necessarily when you're living in the middle of it!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-44311800609706555332008-01-26T09:14:00.000+00:002008-01-26T09:14:00.000+00:00Ak - I'm not any more! This was some years ago...Ak - I'm not any more! This was some years ago...Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-78060538304730382252008-01-25T23:20:00.000+00:002008-01-25T23:20:00.000+00:00It sounds an utter pain in the backside - have you...It sounds an utter pain in the backside - have you ever considered selling up?!<BR/><BR/>I, of course, am a model tenant...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-66586498709219402602008-01-25T22:03:00.000+00:002008-01-25T22:03:00.000+00:00Jane is right, never mix business with pleasure, m...Jane is right, never mix business with pleasure, my mother likes to get involved in her rentals, she thinks men make much better tenants than women, and won't have couples.Ellee Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647480320978146418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-71498714854973181622008-01-25T21:00:00.000+00:002008-01-25T21:00:00.000+00:00Yes, business/pleasure mixing not good plan. I re...Yes, business/pleasure mixing not good plan. I rented out a flat for a few years once, and I learned that lesson the hard way too.Zinnia Cyclamenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841314997513292477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-43463469835387974152008-01-25T18:40:00.000+00:002008-01-25T18:40:00.000+00:00You should write a book about your tenants and the...You should write a book about your tenants and the stories would be highly amusing. I am sure they are an endless source of comedy and tragedy.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-2553071798665830522008-01-25T18:15:00.000+00:002008-01-25T18:15:00.000+00:00Well, one consolation is that life is never boring...Well, one consolation is that life is never boring or lonely with a place full of tenants eh? Even if they are a handful!<BR/><BR/>My mum likens people to fictional characters too - apparently my husband is eeyore (he is too) and my sister's husband is tigger (or Mr Toad).Mid-liferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18259190343085788311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-16769180995209182332008-01-25T18:13:00.000+00:002008-01-25T18:13:00.000+00:00You're too soft Mrs, you have to harden up! I be...You're too soft Mrs, you have to harden up! I bet your tenants love you though. xAkelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-39564868553607128772008-01-25T13:40:00.000+00:002008-01-25T13:40:00.000+00:00laurie - ps yes I have read some Rohinton Mistry b...laurie - ps yes I have read some Rohinton Mistry but I can't remember which - will have to look them out.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-91093437709186686752008-01-25T13:39:00.000+00:002008-01-25T13:39:00.000+00:00Fiona - heavily edited, yes it could be. As they a...Fiona - heavily edited, yes it could be. As they all live in Falmouth, I'd have to adapt teh material quite heavily though!<BR/><BR/>Laurie - I'll put it in my Ideas file certainly. But to be quite hnest, once you've lived with them you don't really want to write about them - well, not after this. But I have used some in the book I'm trying to sell.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-18731507507841440012008-01-25T13:38:00.000+00:002008-01-25T13:38:00.000+00:00lane - they were a pleasure at first...!lane - they were a pleasure at first...!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-54362025707792882002008-01-25T12:58:00.000+00:002008-01-25T12:58:00.000+00:00i'm with fiona--you need some kind of compensation...i'm with fiona--you need some kind of compensation. use their stories! you could write a string of Alice Munro-type stories about the people who lived in your flats.<BR/><BR/>(have you read Rohinton Mistry? he has a wonderful collection of short stories called "Tales from Firozsha Baag" about immigrants who live in an apartment house in canada. great stuff.)lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-70782586327378256372008-01-25T11:27:00.000+00:002008-01-25T11:27:00.000+00:00But what great material for a book or a collection...But what great material for a book or a collection of short stories?Fiona Mackenzie. Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669889070557241716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-41970284802571438592008-01-25T10:41:00.000+00:002008-01-25T10:41:00.000+00:00Never mix business with pleasure ... although they...Never mix business with pleasure ... although they were hardly a pleasure were they!Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.com