09/09/21 "Getting Back To Normal"

Hi and welcome to today's blog post called "Getting Back To Normal"

After the midsummer madness that takes over North Devon dies down, life returns to its' calmer, relaxed, chilled out state of being. The beaches become much less populated, the litter mountains disappear, the roads return to being roads instead of pedestrian walkways interspersed with the inconvenient things called cars....... and generally life becomes much better!

Now please don't get me wrong because I really do appreciate the fact that visitors bring a lot of revenue into the North Devon cash registers - holiday camps, shops, bars, transportation etc. And this year, more than ever, their return has brought that much welcomed revenue in spades!

But that said, there is always a flip side.......

.... this year it has been more noticeable than ever (because of the restrictions placed on travel to foreign parts) - that these increased visitor numbers bring with them increased congestion, litter etc.

These increases often present real dangers to both road users and pedestrians because there is a greater tendency towards walking in the road and stepping off pavements without looking.

In the area where I live there have been a number "near misses" (too many to count) and all too often when such events happen, the walkers shout abuse after the driver of the "offending vehicle", who was, in fact, simply doing what they are entitled to, on a road that is effectively provided for his (or her) use!

Footpaths and pavements are provided for people who are walking!

So please if you are reading this in Cheshire, Lancashire, Shropshire, Yorkshire, that London or any other shire, town or village that is not by the sea - remember when you visit anywhere, that the same rules of the road that exist in your home location apply in the place(s) you are visiting!

RANT OVER!

Thank you for taking the time to read this post and hopefully you will take on board the comments. Your visits and your custom are really appreciated and we look forward to welcoming you back again on your next visit!

If you have plans to visit somewhere on holiday please remember that you are staying temporarily in an area where people live all the time, and please spare those full-time residents a thought as you go about the business of enjoying yourself.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this piece.

Have a great day, be safe, be careful and remember

Don't predict the future - CREATE IT!

DAve x

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