issue 46

Buryfields
The other day a member of the public got into a conversation with the
locality steward from Balfour Beatty who was inspecting the road surface
at the Buryfields junction. During the conversation the member of the
public pointed out just how long the work had needed doing along with
repairs needed to the no through road sign which is supposed to stop
large lost vehicles having to reverse up Buryfields.
When asked when the work might be carried out he was informed that it
wouldn’t be carried out- WHY NOT! Every other road in the village
seems to get attention over and over again(due to expensive bad
workmanship)
Buryfields may well have a higher level of social housing than the rest of
Cradley but that should not be used as a reason for not giving it the same
attention as the rest of the village. As pointed out already there is a greater
concentration of vehicle in Buryfields than anywhere else in Cradley.
People in Buryfields are not “poor cousins ” to be fobbed off with second
best or even worse, ignored completely
A Meeting
Two old friends met in the street after 20 years.
Deciding to have a coffee they chatted and
caught up with each others lives.
“Goodness me Jim is that your Roller parked
there?” asked Tom
“ Yes I have been very fortunate and am now a
millionaire”
“ Wow! What line are you in?”
“ Well you remember after we left Uni and you went on to be
an accountant?”
“Yes”
“ Well, I couldn’t for the life of me decide what to do. I sat
around for a bit then one day came upon a transport yard
advertising free wooden pallets. Well, I got my hands on a couple
of hundred and started making rabbit hutches and dog houses.
The demand was outstanding and you know what rabbits are
like?”
“ So that’s where you made your fortune?”