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Need any further proof that love always outlasts hate? Check out this story from Birmingham (United Kingdom)(http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/2010/08/02/birmingham-gay-couple-save-life-of-man-who-abused-them-66331-26971409/), where a gay couple tormented by a neighbor's homophobic remarks -- to the point where the neighbor was fined and served with a police order -- end up saving his life from a deadly house fire.
The story comes from the Sunday Mercury, which had a chance to speak to the gay couple, Bryn and James Tudor. Turns out they're a pretty famous gay couple. In 2005, they were the first gay couple in all of Birmingham to commit to each other in a civil partnership(http://www.queerty.com/birminghams-first-married-gays-james-and-brynn-tudor-save-the-life-of-their-neighborhood-harasser-20100802/) -- a pretty cool thing to put on your resume.
But their marriage didn't please their neighbor, Baljit Koonar, none too much. For years, Koonar would taunt the gay couple with homophobic remarks, verbally harassing and bullying the Tudors to the point where they almost thought about packing up and moving to a different neighborhood.
"We had put up with his verbal abuse for years – it affects you every day," said Bryn Tudor. "[But we] did not want to give in to the bully.”
For Koonar's sake, it's a good thing this couple didn't move. Because had James and Bryn not been there on the night that Koonar's house caught on fire, who knows how this story would have turned out.
“I was sleeping when something woke me up at around 5am. I could taste smoke in the back of my mouth," James Tudor told the Sunday Mercury. "I couldn’t see anything out of the front window, but when I went to the back there was smoke billowing out of next door and the family were on the roof."
And that's when this gay couple sprang into action.
The couple, along with some help from other neighbors, grabbed a ladder and used it to get Koonar's family -- his wife, their two kids, and a grandmother -- off the roof of the burning house. According to James Tudor(http://www.queeried.co.uk/gay-couple-homophobic-abuse-rescue/), in the literal heat of the moment, everything became about how to save lives rather than the history of tension between these two houses.
"Our thoughts weren’t about him. We wanted to get the kids down as soon as we could. You don’t think about anything that person has done, it’s just about the value of human life," Tudor said.
Kind of makes you think, right? The person you treat with homophobic, transphobic, racist, or sexist remarks today may just end up being the same person who one day saves your life.Need any further proof that love always outlasts hate? Check out this story from... more
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A Beautiful South fan has had her stereo system confiscated after blasting out their greatest hits into the early hours.
The woman, who has not been named, had tormented nearby families by playing the band's tracks from 1am until 5am, then neighbours were finally able to get some rest.
The noise was reported to have been going on since July.
A Birmingham council spokesman said "I put noise monitoring equipment in and the music was so loud and you could clearly hear some of the lyrics to the Beautiful South's songs.
"You could also hear the Housemartin's Caravan of Love. The noise was horrendous for people nearby.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7697611/Beautiful-South-fan-has-stereo-confiscated-for-late-night-playing.html
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:HgSo1SImyzZewM:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/mligon/blog/2006/beautiful_south_7554_resized.jpgA Beautiful South fan has had her stereo system confiscated after blasting out their... more
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If you're in the UK, you'll be glad to hear Neighbours is looking for an actress to play a character called Poppy Rogers for the 25th anniversary. It's stated the role will be on the show for a month.
Fans and hopefuls rushing to watch the soap for the first time, can upload videos onto the Five website via a youtube video.
"Five channel controller Richard Woolfe said: "Neighbours has launched the careers of Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Guy Pearce so this really is a life-changing opportunity for Five's viewers." -BBCIf you're in the UK, you'll be glad to hear Neighbours is looking for an... more
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A woman who had been given an anti social behaviour order for disturbing her neighbours with her loud lovemaking has breached it. Her noisy sex was described as "murder" and "unnatural".
"It was clearly of a very disturbing nature and it was also compounded by the duration - this was not a one-off, it went on for hours at a time. It is further compounded by the frequency of the episode, virtually every night." said the court
Noise levels of up to 47 decibels were recorded at Caroline and Steve Cartwright's neighbour's house and were keeping the neighbours awake.
Caroline Carwright admitted to breaching the ASBO three times.
Sounds like she & her hubby should move to somewhere more isolated or at least find neighbours who might get some enjoyment out of the screams!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/8413974.stmA woman who had been given an anti social behaviour order for disturbing her... more
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Saturday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats
In today's show :
Ordering men & lads by post.
Minor disaster in the kitchen.
I sniffed.
Suko's emails are in pieces.
What is your neighbours garden like ?
Full of content.
A ruined box.
Time for a flu injection.
Japanese supermarkets.
Carl moans again.
Get out and do something.
A small pool of water.
Is the cat having an accident ?
Win a holiday to the Isle Of Wight.
Cast in a bad light.
Sneeze as much as you like.
Is the rust an indicator ?
It's all very rushed.
A new gadget is on the way.
TEXT the show : UK - 078... Int - +44...Saturday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on... more
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Saturday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
What do older dj's do with their time off ?
Robbed.
Watch your neighbours.
Geese.
Road trip.
My empty hanging baskets.
Send in your pictures.
Many relatives in Australia.
Warfield - posh.
I got lost.
Spiders everywhere.
Winter Pansies.
What did she swallow ?
I like it quiet.
Too many poofs in one place.
The chair has been repaired - sort of.
I like a bit of colour.
Jimmy is amused.
Be my eyes and ears.
Travelling on the cheap.
TEXT the show : UK - 078... Int - +44...
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
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The Daily Mail must win headline of the year and must have been salivating to find this story. They report that a gay guy tried to poison his lesbian neighbours by putting slug pellets into their curry after he was accused of kidnapping their three-legged cat.
Gary Stewart from Manchester, had been fighting with his neighbours Marie Walton and Beverley Sales for months. But apparently he tried to err.... curry favour, with them, by inviting them over for a curry.
Sounds like a great plot line for Neighbours!The Daily Mail must win headline of the year and must have been salivating to find... more
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Saturday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
What is the biggest lie you've ever told ?
The Thames skyline.
There's a huge spider next to my bed.
Trying to claim money for producing your own electricity in the UK is made very difficult.
Sat in front of a lake.
Do we need someone to "open" the new studio ?
"The Absolute Peach" http://www.theabsolutepeach.com
South Hill Park.
Where are the ducks ?
Seagulls.
A little fold up stool.
Is it my fat bum ?
"The Elves of Iceland" continued.
A silhouette.
How do you sit there for an hour ?
I woke up very early.
3 times every 10 minutes.
Send in your pictures for the big screen.
On line forms.
Where has the French autoroute gone ?
More on train fares.
Mark has trouble with the neighbours loud music.
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
WWW.UNITEDKINGDOMTALK.CO.UKSaturday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on... more
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An 89 year-old Edinburgh woman was found dead in her flat FIVE YEARS after she died.
The body was found after a downstairs neighbour reported water dripping through the ceiling to the local council. Officers had to fight through piles of unopened mail behind her front door to get into the flat where they discovered her badly decomposed remains.
Police believe the woman was never reported missing because her pension and bills were all set up to be paid and debited electronically.
How well do you know YOUR neighbours? Would you notice if one went missing or DIED?An 89 year-old Edinburgh woman was found dead in her flat FIVE YEARS after she died.... more
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Thursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch or listen to the show her on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
Premier seats.
Pet superstore.
Set your own Facebook name. "ChrisReardonUK" is mine.
It's like a big club.
It's too high.
The international association of Elves.
Are they varicose veins ?
I was too late.
Fire engines for cats.
Tremors.
Eating insects.
Falling behind.
Vegetables grown on shelves.
The longest day has passed.
Private lift.
We're not stuffy.
DJ music mixes can be found at :
http://www.chrisreardonshow.co.uk
Plan your route.
Dirty glasses.
Odeon Imax.
Is it a Cuckoo ?
Shaking.
Free Nancho's.
Not as expensive as it seems.
My brother in law is hacked.
Sight seeing in Paris.
The shed.
Passwords.
Face masks.
A lot of information, then nothing.
My neighbours pond.
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
WWW.UNITEDKINGDOMTALK.CO.UKThursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch or listen to the show... more
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No, not me! Someone posted this to nerve.com's dating confessions and I HAD to share it.
"My neighbors have sex with the curtains open and the lights on so I watch. It (always) goes like this: 6 minutes in the missionary position. At about minute 5 he grabs a page of the NYTimes and holds it ready. At the last second he pulls out and cums into the paper. He gets up and hobbles out of view with his junk wrapped in newsprint. Then she gets up and checks her email in the nude."
I'm not sure what's worse... cumming in the classifieds or the voyeuristic neighbour!No, not me! Someone posted this to nerve.com's dating confessions and I HAD to... more
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Thursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
She's not a whore !
Watch out where you put your glass of water.
Sawing in the morning.
Nurses.
Clearing the throat.
Evacuated.
Proposed to.
Hold on to your boyfriends.
A fake fur.
Is one of my eyes bigger ?
Son's & Dad's.
Miserable poeple.
"I like big women".
Someone at the door.
A gadget arrives.
Gwen on the phone.
Leave her alone.
Carry on films.
Lots of visitors.
Unsung Angels.
Does the man across the road listen ? I do hope so.
She talks over me !
Belushi's.
The Victory Parade.
Traffic wardens.
Don't hire a car.
A good girl.
The paper work takes priority.
Experiences on public transport.
Street parties.
Today's show in video :
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
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Police gave an ASBO warning to a two year old who they mistakenly beleived was abusing neighbours.Police gave an ASBO warning to a two year old who they mistakenly beleived was abusing... more
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A Man With A Plan
Inventor Gerald Garrison's World Food Plan.
His strategic plan is to create thousands (if not millions) of huge indoor gardens to serve communities with fresh, nutritional produce. These highly efficient, local food production factories are capable of growing food indoors using his state-of-the-art and sustainable technologies. Most importantly, these food production centers can generate crops 365 days a year, regardless of how harsh the outdoor environment becomes.
The idea is to take an environmentally controlled room – well insulated from the outside world – and grow food under his digital light delivery systems. The energy required to power the factories will come from wind and solar power generation sites.
Some cynics scoff that taking food production indoors is tantamount to admitting defeat. “Have we really screwed up the climate so much that we have to grow plants indoors now?”, is the most common question. And the idea of using solar and wind power to generate artificial sunlight is a difficult concept for many people to accept. However a growing number of people, especially within the indoor gardening industry, are starting to switch on to his ideas.A Man With A Plan
Inventor Gerald Garrison's World Food Plan.
His strategic... more
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Sydney Residents Fear the Effects of Electrosmog video here: http://www.electrosmog.com.au/7news_esmog.htm
Videos from http://www.electrosmog.com.au/threat.htm
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Radio Frequency ( RF) & Microwave Prevention Tips from Safe Living Technologies
Excerpt:
"Avoid the use of cordless telephones. Most new models (DECT) base stations constantly transmit RF radiation even when they are not in use.
If a cordless phone is necessary, choose 900 MHz cordless phone before higher frequency phones. Most 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz phones base stations constantly broadcast where as the majority of 900 MHz phones do not. Also the 900 MHz cordless phones use an analogue signal where the 2.4 GHz and the 5.8 GHz phones use more biologically damaging pulsed digital signals."
There's more tips and info at : http://www.safelivingtechnologies.ca/EMF_Safety_Tips.htm
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Here's an interesting PDF on DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) wireless technologies.
"Medical warnings needed on DECT cordless phone use"
http://www.emfacts.com/papers/dect.pdfSydney Residents Fear the Effects of Electrosmog video here:... more
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72-year-old June Iddon has been jailed for 24 weeks after breaking her neighbour's arm with a spade. The incident was the result of a long-running dispute over a strip of land. 72-year-old June Iddon has been jailed for 24 weeks after breaking her... more
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Thursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
Tissues are standing by.
Mombasa.
I've never had bad neighbours.
Advice on the new rides in Orlando.
Sometimes the translation between languages doesn't quite work out.
My peppers have been eaten.
Where's that bit of paper ?
Fly that plane Robert !
Tea bags on the garden.
Anyone been on a safari ?
We can't be getting up too early on holiday.
Joe's back from Peru.
Too much homework.
Plastic's.
Merlin - making things out of mud.
A shield of snakes.
Bjork.
A Wildebeest and a pregnant Giraffe.
They try very hard.
Teeth Whitening.
A suggestion from Suko.
Justin in concerned.
An accident in the studio.
Spiders everywhere.
Banging on the ceiling.
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
WWW.UNITEDKINGDOMTALK.CO.UKThursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on... more
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Boy George on The A-Team? The plot went something along the lines of .. The Face books a certain Cowboy George for a gig. There's a mix up and instead he gets ... Boy George!
Clips included.Boy George on The A-Team? The plot went something along the lines of .. The Face books... more
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The American banking crisis went global on Monday. In trading around the world, investors bailed out of stocks, economists forecast recession, prices for key commodities like oil sank, and housing bubbles burst.
The American banking crisis went global on Monday. In trading around the world,... more
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Seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the financial windstorm shaking Wall Street may have slowed New York's drive to rebuild the World Trade Center and revitalize Manhattan's downtown neighborhoods.
Seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the financial windstorm shaking Wall Street... more
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