Sunday morning delivery

Hi folks, Sunday is very much the old sunday here in this part of the french countryside, lots go to the local church, and you see things that only seem to happen on a sunday
"like the pony and trap" filled with grandad and the grand kids just trotting along the road,
And the little kids cycle through the village with the parents group all walking ahead waving warning flags for any of the drivers to know "the learners are ahead" one day these kids will be getting waved at and thoughts of their bike and kiddies pram walking to be safe lessons,
Its a nice feel when the kids wave and ting their bells, little dolls in prams are made to wave as the last "learner" crosses the village crossing And the smile off the person incharge is given.

After dinner a lot of the french still go for a walk to wear off some of that full feeling a good meal brings,

For my sunday treat i helped "bill" to take his "now repaired" ride on mower home,
Its a bit of a struggle to get it off his trailer but we did it and now its ready for a good service to the engine plus a clean and then provided he keeps the battery charged i see no reason why it wont be ready for use in the spring,

I cant say why really but sunday here is still the longest day by feel than any day of the week,
But we dont have the shops open all day here
"not like the bigger places that have sunday much the same as any other day",

I drove home alone and didnt see much traffic but really enjoyed that drive home.
Sunday! (It must be the most peace perfect peace day of the week)
So quiet i swear you could hear a mouse fart.

 

Yes i hated the grave yard shift, "sunday" I found i was waiting around all day to go to work a 10pm until 6am, my sleep pattern was all over the place ie by friday morning and the end of nights i tried to stay awake so i could have time with the family, saturday shot by and then monday was 6am until 2 pm, the third week was 2pm until 10pm,

At the time i was on nights i hated sunny days and the lawn mowers coming out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you remember this sort of thing?
And when i'd be driving home at about 6-15am in the winter the amount of cars i'd see with drivers getting dressed while they drove along the road or they didnt have any lights on!

From leaving school at 15yrs until i decided i'd work for my self i never once drew dole, sick money or had any days off for the sake of having days off,

I cant say i envy the working lads of today, I feel its harder in a lot of ways, your never sure if you'll have a job tomorrow even the jobs that people thought we're safe
ie binmen; postmen, Hm. forces. shop workers, factories "car"workers,
infact anyone who works,
Take all that stress into account add the buying of your house etc feeding the family
its a hell of a strain and then the unforseen stuff like the floods a lot of folk have had to put up with,
Its not wonder we have such a headache when it comes to fuel prices and food,

Our life is very simple, its country life, and our needs are met by living well within our needs,
Ive never been one to follow like sheep and ive been with the same woman for 39 and when asked why do you think you've stayed married for so long "simple" we never devorced.
A good walk in the fresh air can sort any problem out, lack of sleep only makes you tired,
Be good talk to you again.

 

If it'll help you any, i was born in Liverpool until joining the Army i'd never been in the countryside, never been abroad, didnt have a passport and never been in a plane,
My first countryside experience was hoping to be selected for the Army, and breccon was the training area, I just loved the place "the views the wide open space, even the hills, some of our intake cried they hated it couldnt take 6 weeks of this place,

Its funny how a city person such as me just loves the countryside and life in the country.
And the local french kids all head to live in paris,

I would honestly say plan your life for after the working side of it is over,
retirement is good if you have an interest other than work,
Im not saying when you retire you curl up in a chair and the tv's the only life left,

But what i found a lot of people live to work and it should be the otherway round
work to live and once you can see the light and you've not wasted your life living beyound your wage and stress and debt rules your life!

Its time to get out and enjoy what time you have left,
If you can manage for some company then you should be able to manage for your own good, (the pays better) and only you can sack you (Im nearly ready to retire now if the goverment will let me "70 today" 80 by the next goverment ruling.