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Now to the students. On the off-chance that there is a space, it is usually occupied by a group of students from the college standing around talking. Nothing wrong with that, except that they're in the road and refuse to move until the horn has sounded at least 3 times. I don't have a problem with students in general. I'm going to be a mature one in September at uni, it's just the attitude of the ones that attend this particular college.
They hang around the front gardens of the houses down the street, sometimes actually in them and frequently drop crisp packets, takeaway containers, bottles (glass and plastic) cigarette butts etc. on both gardens and pavement. When I went to college there was a strict policy of not disturbing the residents in the area - what happened to that idea I wonder? My partner used to sometimes work from 10 to 7 and upon leaving the house had to kick the same students off our doorstep each day.
None of the students seem to have any concept of non-pedestrianised streets. It doesn't matter what car is coming, they just stand in the middle of the road and refuse to move until the last minute. If there are students around the car when someone needs to go somewhere, it can take up to ten minutes before there is a safe enough opportunity to move.
OK, now in order to try and get some empathy out of the cynics and apologists, my partner had a miscarriage last year. She had a hospital appointment for a scan which confirmed this. Obviously, she was very upset. So she practically exploded with tears, snot and swearing when there were no spaces and a load of college students sitting in our front garden smoking. Of course, the permit-only areas were free as usual. My, how the air turned blue, and yes, I've complained to the both the college and the Council.
There, all better now. Feel free to flame away.
By: Grumpy resident
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