Question What is making you happy today?

[Mad Cyril]

Not happy, but laughing out loud! We were booked to see Michael Bolton at the Cliffs last October 20. It's been rescheduled to October this year but Google have just emailed me to say that they have inserted the October 2020 event into my calendar. Tech is great at time eh?

I bet Phil Brown will be chasing the Bolton gig next time he is on the radio.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Very pleased to get some interest from the Echo about my 'pop' novel and had a series of questions from their Community Content Editor about it. Here's an excerpt of the local interest angle: -

Is it based on your life/experiences?

To some extent - many of the references in the first half of the book relate to Southend, Westcliff, Leigh and also Canvey Island. I am from Southend and several places from there and nearby provide the backdrop to my descriptions of 'Binfield-on-Sea', 'Old Binfield', 'Binfleet Castle', 'Coney Island' and the tennis courts and The White Hall, near 'Southbound Grove'.

(excerpt ends)

Hoping that the CCE might run with it and if she does, beware of my white beardy mug featured in the paper soon.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Went to the copshop in Beziers earlier.Looks like I'll shortly be receiving my French carte sejour (resident's permit) soon to add to the one I renewed in Spain last year.

Always thought it wasn't possible to be resident in two different countries at the same time.Brexit seems to have encouraged some of us to become more imaginative.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Had a drive out to Clacton today, had planned Kent but we had a power cut this morning which put the kybosh on that. Pleasant drive out, parked for free on a 2 hour zone just off the front and enjoyed a nice lunch at Prezzo overlooking the gardens, pier and seafront. Had a stroll along the front later and a Rossi's ice-cream before heading home - a very pleasant couple of hours - great to see so many people using the beach and how clean Clacton was.

 

[RobM]

Had a drive out to Clacton today, had planned Kent but we had a power cut this morning which put the kybosh on that. Pleasant drive out, parked for free on a 2 hour zone just off the front and enjoyed a nice lunch at Prezzo overlooking the gardens, pier and seafront. Had a stroll along the front later and a Rossi's ice-cream before heading home - a very pleasant couple of hours - great to see so many people using the beach and how clean Clacton was.

Um...how did a power cut exclude Kent?

 

[blueblueblue]

Emma Raducanu is into the Semi finals of the US open......This girl has it all. I love watching tennis, though I'm no expert, but you know when you see a great player...

 

[Tinks]

Finished work early enough today to enjoy some of the late summer sunshine

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Third day of getting in a swim down the seafront. And the water seems to be getting warmer each day. Tide tomorrow is about 2-3 PM. Very good for 2nd week in September.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Um...how did a power cut exclude Kent?

The timing issues, nearly 1 o'clock which was when we left, was too late to be heading down to Whitstable, which was where we'd planned but was fine for going up to Clacton. I'd had to wait for the bedding in the washing machine to finish before we could go.

 

[Benfleet A1]

According to my daughter ripped jeans are not cool if its the crutch and arse as my work jeans are. ?

 

[Swiss Tony]

According to my daughter ripped jeans are not cool if its the crutch and arse as my work jeans are. ?

The kids today just don't understand us wise ones.

 

[essexshrimper]

First cuddles with my week old nephew

 

[MK Shrimper]

Emma Raducanu. Absolute tennis dream land. A great advert for immigration.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Emma Raducanu. Absolute tennis dream land. A great advert for immigation.

Both her parents work/worked in financial services and the family moved from Canada.

 

[londonblue]

Emma Raducanu. Absolute tennis dream land. A great advert for immigation.

I wish i'd stayed up now! Still, the final is a 9.00pm Saturday on Amazon Prime.

I've already asked my wife if she'd like a bit of Prime on Saturday night. She rolled her eyes!

 

[londonblue]

Both her parents work/worked in financial services and the family moved from Canada.

Her father is Romanian and he mother is Chinese. The whole world could take pride in her achievements!

 

[blueblueblue]

I wish i'd stayed up now! Still, the final is a 9.00pm Saturday on Amazon Prime.

I've already asked my wife if she'd like a bit of Prime on Saturday night. She rolled her eyes!

No doubt about it, the girl is a class act and I can see her winning the final.

 

[Napster]

New job, starting next month. Now working at RICS.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Did the 5 from 5 days of sea swim this afternoon. Sea was much choppier, air temperature a few degrees down but good.
The tides are wrong for next week unfortunately, drat and darn.,

 

[londonblue]

Did the 5 from 5 days of sea swim this afternoon. Sea was much choppier, air temperature a few degrees down but good.
The tides are wrong for next week unfortunately, drat and darn.,

The good news is that after exposing yourself to the Thames you're now quadruple vaccinated. No virus will survive that.