tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post8203271834716055711..comments2024-02-20T07:57:47.756-08:00Comments on Carol Hedges: Localism, Harpenden StyleCarol Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-89620632872728359152013-08-02T09:34:04.461-07:002013-08-02T09:34:04.461-07:00We've been doing it...Terry ...#SaveOurSnails ...We've been doing it...Terry ...#SaveOurSnails ...go for it, girl!!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-80752248481511617592013-08-02T09:23:59.713-07:002013-08-02T09:23:59.713-07:00Bunch of w**kers!!! I love the 'Latin' sn...Bunch of w**kers!!! I love the 'Latin' snail name..... May you ever be known as Queen of Snails (Snailus Regina). What Anne Mackle said is a good idea. See, now is the time to value yer twitter mates with nearly 23K followers. :)Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-25596808780824467302013-07-31T10:46:41.410-07:002013-07-31T10:46:41.410-07:00Thanks. I'm really focusing on the wildlife is...Thanks. I'm really focusing on the wildlife issue now. There are legal implications - and they HAVE to obey the law....however much they might ''bend'' the rules to suit their own ends.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-56077987366981471782013-07-31T10:43:00.642-07:002013-07-31T10:43:00.642-07:00So frustrating to hear about the way things turned...So frustrating to hear about the way things turned out. It just seems so crazy! I hope that your continued efforts will be rewarded because you are working on such an important cause (on many levels). <br /><br />Best of luck!<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-64499306745407920322013-07-30T11:30:09.982-07:002013-07-30T11:30:09.982-07:00I feel your pain!!!! I know...but....it isn't ...I feel your pain!!!! I know...but....it isn't over till the thin mad redhead sings......Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-20197713553198061842013-07-30T11:27:52.533-07:002013-07-30T11:27:52.533-07:00Unfortunately I've been in situations like thi...Unfortunately I've been in situations like this at work - a decision is made and it doesn't matter how much you protest, or how many people point out what a stupid decision it is...it is made. All protests will be acknowledged, procedures will be seen to be followed, and yet...and yet... somehow, you wake up one morning and it's all gone through. And nobody can quite work out why, or how, when diligent and committed people like yourself have stood up and been counted, views have been sought, viability examined... It's all b******t, at the end of the day, The Man will do as he wants. And if, afterwards, someone says 'but what about the habitat you destroyed?' there's just a shrug and a 'it's progress, innit?' Grrrrrr.... Sorry for the rant, Carol, and I really hope it works out for you. Wish I knew a sugar daddy who'd wade in on your behalf!Jane Loveringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393411255730345765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-33224024363005947042013-07-29T01:06:39.652-07:002013-07-29T01:06:39.652-07:00Vert good thought..working on it...Vert good thought..working on it...Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-35134595315137258072013-07-29T00:47:07.920-07:002013-07-29T00:47:07.920-07:00Carol is there anything we can do on twitter maybe...Carol is there anything we can do on twitter maybe in time for they're next meeting ? Like using a hash tag for saving the snails or land and if we get it trending by re tweeting it might be picked up by national press or maybe highlight it to a benefactor who will support you with more than words. Just a thought.Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-80979599977143968582013-07-28T23:53:13.654-07:002013-07-28T23:53:13.654-07:00Trouble is, we didn't elect them.Trouble is, we didn't elect them. Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-31574337316675948492013-07-28T23:52:56.711-07:002013-07-28T23:52:56.711-07:00Please do. We need all the support we can get........Please do. We need all the support we can get.....especially the animalsCarol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-21551232847924017692013-07-28T22:46:04.002-07:002013-07-28T22:46:04.002-07:00I'm right behind you. These people were electe...I'm right behind you. These people were elected by the same people they are dissing - they can be voted out just as easily. And how dare they ignore such local opinion.<br />Would be right beside you...if I weren't in France. You go! You rock!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644107939333274927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-85889534466033798412013-07-28T22:44:42.694-07:002013-07-28T22:44:42.694-07:00I'm hopping mad too. I really wish I lived nea...I'm hopping mad too. I really wish I lived nearer because I'd be right behind you. YOU the people elected those gits. YOU the people can vote them out again .... or do they not know this? But then I am a card-carrying, placard-waving trouble-maker myself. You go, Carol! You rock!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644107939333274927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-40138338263033307282013-07-28T14:38:01.096-07:002013-07-28T14:38:01.096-07:00Hi Carol, I'm new to your blog and I'm so ...Hi Carol, I'm new to your blog and I'm so sorry to hear about this sad and extremely frustrating outcome. Don't let them knock you down and it seems like you have quite the supporters so keep fighting the good fight. I will keep your cause in my prayers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-57239554400246143482013-07-28T10:12:44.306-07:002013-07-28T10:12:44.306-07:00Damn - was counting on you!!! You are right --- th...Damn - was counting on you!!! You are right --- they are bullies, and particularly when it's a ''woman'' a species Tories do not seem to like much. This one is notorious...but he's ''on my list'' so a dead man walking... Just doesn't know it yet...Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-34037134573686381862013-07-28T10:07:45.349-07:002013-07-28T10:07:45.349-07:00Sorry. I was an official Sugar Daddy once, but the...Sorry. I was an official Sugar Daddy once, but then things went sour! You bet I'll help in the other capacity, whatever it was. I've had dealings with our own idiot councillors and the always try to bully and sneer at the proles like you and me (people they theoretically work for), but stand up to them and show you're not going to snap like a twig and that you know what you're doing and talking about, they go into a worried huddle.<br />Good luck.<br />RichardRichard Hardiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053966010128373952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-84047968087893991992013-07-28T08:04:08.346-07:002013-07-28T08:04:08.346-07:00Indeed. But we fight on.Indeed. But we fight on.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-44403091013314074782013-07-28T07:57:33.430-07:002013-07-28T07:57:33.430-07:00This is sad, frustrating, infuriating but, I'm...This is sad, frustrating, infuriating but, I'm afraid, predictable. We live in a country where Central Government bulldozes its way (literally) through local issues. As I mentioned to you once before, a similar thing happened to me when we opposed a housing development on an orchard that backed onto our garden. We fought and won local approval only to have some 'bod' from Central Government overturn the decision without even listening to our arguments. Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-68489388606543061972013-07-28T05:24:26.486-07:002013-07-28T05:24:26.486-07:00frustrating them is very good, and hopefully it wi...frustrating them is very good, and hopefully it will work in the long run. You seem more than determined, which is brilliant. I have often been told that you underestimate a stubborn woman at your peril (I wonder why that is?)<br />Loads of power to your elbow Carol!anita daweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872644106384365588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-67034636026499470952013-07-27T13:25:25.925-07:002013-07-27T13:25:25.925-07:00Go get them, Carol! If anyone can take them down, ...Go get them, Carol! If anyone can take them down, it's you.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-77603380021516129022013-07-27T12:59:10.797-07:002013-07-27T12:59:10.797-07:00Can you see their legs?Can you see their legs?Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-80921347029623330382013-07-27T12:41:14.713-07:002013-07-27T12:41:14.713-07:00I know that helices pomatae are the tasty snails, ...I know that helices pomatae are the tasty snails, but I don't know what the Latin for 'don't let the bastards grind you down' might be. Just don't let them. Nice legs, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530028638362503469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-41331555770136364792013-07-27T11:39:26.071-07:002013-07-27T11:39:26.071-07:00We believe this is a 'behind the scenes deal&#...We believe this is a 'behind the scenes deal' that was agreed a long time ago with a local developer. No proof other than a verbal heads up. And these ''men'' can't be beat by an old biddy like me, who isn't a Tory. It's crazy... and they will end up in deep doo-doo. Thanks for your perceptive comments.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-34049402993732999672013-07-27T11:35:13.573-07:002013-07-27T11:35:13.573-07:00Forgive me if I don't quite understand the bas...Forgive me if I don't quite understand the basis on which this committee is acting. If the town owns the property and they are threatening legal action against the committee, why would the committee proceed? Also, if the snails are protected, why isn't the British version of the Environmental Protection Agency stepping in? While I would never want to deny people access to affordable housing, it shouldn't cost them their national heritage or the well being of their local environment. And what about these committee members? They must be locals, right? Why does green space mean so little to them? Why would they choose to lose access to this land, when they might be able to re-purpose buildings already standing? A disused factory space, perhaps? Towns own all sorts of properties that can be converted into nice living spaces.<br />Then again, I'm one of those smiling, optimistic Americans who believes local government generally operates in good faith. Here a government official touches publicly owned green space at his peril. Saving private land for public benefit? Now that's another story. That can get bloody.<br /><br />I'm rooting for you, Carol. And, whatever the outcome, you can at least say that you did everything you could to engage the powers-that-be and be a voice for the public that these individuals purport to serve. Carrie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725335655734319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-2862371299115053512013-07-27T11:35:10.489-07:002013-07-27T11:35:10.489-07:00Will get back to you. Currently have a lot of oldi...Will get back to you. Currently have a lot of oldies who are quite happy to sit in front of diggers.....Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-11235072031825717082013-07-27T11:34:01.482-07:002013-07-27T11:34:01.482-07:00Can send in some of my Tree People if you like! Can send in some of my Tree People if you like! Jacy Breanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356348634443502708noreply@blogger.com