HI Mate<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I trust that you arrived safely <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that Josephine is well<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have just returned from Yorkshire <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And although I had visited the county before<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This visit opened my eyes and gave me hope <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our country is badly polluted in parts as you are aware<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But there are other parts that are pure white <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have visited a number of cities and towns in Yorkshire in the past<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And found them much decayed and somewhat depressing<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Bradford for instance there is a lovely Victorian church <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which was now being used by those of a different faith <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And to be honest it is a bloody disgrace <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The graveyard where our Christian ancestors now sleep <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is now wildly overgrown with casual rubbish scattered everywhere<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quite why this can be tolerated by the town <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is beyond logical thought <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Very few of the shops are English <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the ones that are not foreign are tedious chains <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had to avert my tender eyes on many occasions <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is like watching a corpse being devoured by rabid maggots <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leeds although bigger and more cultured was slightly threatening <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With small groups dealing openly<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which the non existent cops do little to stop<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe I am incorrect as they might have been swapping football cards (who knows) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leeds is a curates egg my friend <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I thought that Scarborough was going to be just as depressing with lots of kiss me quick arcades and the like <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How wrong I was <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scarborough is an absolute delight and has managed to retain much of its Victorian character<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were a number of bright lights but in a way they blended in <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The town is much loved and one can see the intelligent money <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even the day trippers were quite acceptable <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you return from Bali I suggest that you and Josephine visit this lovely town <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another place I recommend is Beverley which is totally white<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jane and I spent a number of hours there without seeing one black <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The strange thing is what was normal just a few years ago <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before we were all betrayed hit me between my eyes <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We sat in a cafe for half an hour and decided to see how many dusky locals we could see and count<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zero a happy zero Joe zero happy zero <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The villages were exactly the same Daz Daz Daz and so very English <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whitby was nice but overcrowded with tourists <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were plenty of chic jet shops <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chic and expensive <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chips with everything in the land of the lard arses (bless them) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
York was more than acceptable but was badly let down by poor traffic management <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is non existent and reminded me of both Bath and Canterbury before those with some common sense realised that cars lorries and buses do not mix with people<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Again apart from the tourists it was white <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were no homeless or beggars on the streets which was refreshing <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Need I say more about the National Railway Museum (wow oh wow oh wow)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The railway station although a little tired is much loved which is really pleasing <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I came back in a happy frame of mind as I thought that this country might have been less polluted than I had originally considered<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was happy <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But then we got caught in the traffic jam from hell on our return journey south and my depressing thoughts returned once more <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enfield once lovely Enfield <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was now just an infected mess<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A less than innocent multi coloured shop of horrors <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The once proud inter war shopping parades were scarred by foreign barbers nail shops and tanning salons (knocking shops spring to mind) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have yet to work out why in places such as Enfield that tanning salons are required (I am maybe missing an obvious point Joe)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enfield up to a few years ago was just a normal part of London Town <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before the dams were fractured and the sewers overflowed<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I knew it from my football days and it has changed so much <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Poor Enfield <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Poor decaying Enfield <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Would I have said this about white Beverley or lovely lovely Scarborough<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Closing now Joe <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enjoy the wedding and I bet that Josephine will look as beautiful as Alice Anne <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do reply when you have a mo (by letter mate as agreed) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
See you soon <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do not get arrested
SMO
ps – I did visit Anne Bronte’s grave on the hill in Scarborough – it is only a short distance from the castle – I am glad to report that although she is a few miles from her sisters that her last resting place commands lovely views over the North Sea and the town below<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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