Where is the board shepherd when you need him?

Here is another lonely lost board. Keeping very poor company too.

This one is lost near Rivy Field on the path that runs from the crossing by the junction of Audlett Drive and Thames View all the way to the Nature Reserve. If you are a driver and not a walker you wouldn't even know that this path exists. It is a mostly leafy and green alternative to walking along Audlett Drive or Radley Road which is much more pleasant than breathing in traffic fumes.

Most towns have their paths which can make getting about on foot easier than driving and Abingdon is no exception. It took me years to understand how Peachcroft was connected to Radley Road or Appleford Drive and I still can't quite believe that it can be so much quicker to walk from A to B than drive despite Mrs Simpson's assurances.

On a different note, this week's tenant Problem of the Week is mildew. Not Toxic Mold as found on US websites but just ordinary mouldy mildew caused by having the heating on too high, taking long hot showers, drying clothes indoors and not opening the windows enough. We have dehumidifiers out in 3 flats at the moment and have been giving tenants information on ventilation and wiping off mildew with a solution of white vinegar on a cloth.

Modern folk like to be hot and expect to be able to wear t-shirts and shorts indoors even in winter. To do that comfortably you need to have your heating on at about 25 degrees which will play havoc with the cold spots in your house and moisture levels in the air.

I'm not that old as you know but I am an avid wearer of lambswool jumpers in winter and very happy to keep one on indoors and keep the heating low. My dear wife is also a fan of wool and our younger two are big fans of layering but our older kids are hard as nails and only wear a coat when its snowing. I feel cold just looking at them.

My tips to prevent mildew are: keep a window open a crack during the day to keep air circulating, think about how to keep your body warm and not the air around you, fit curtains over your doors and windows to keep heat in, open the bathroom window after having a shower to let the moisture escape and lastly, turn the heating down and invest in some jumpers!

Board Stupid?
or
Board Silly?

Free Advertising? Nothing is life is free my friends, someone has to pay and it is likely to be you as you are the only people giving agents any money! Do you want to pay for this stuff that visually litters our streets then can end up abandoned like these boards?

We don't do boards, we don't do flash cars, we don't do plasma window displays and we don't do suits. We are unusual but what we do works just as well as all those other companies who are spending all your money on power hungry window displays and gas guzzling cars.

If you want to go greener you should think BLUE. Call us for a market appraisal and we will call or email you then fro then on communicate with you using as little paper as possible. When we do need to write to you it will be on recycled paper.

We will encourage your tenants to use kerbside recycling and energy efficient light bulbs. We will fit a Carbon Monoxide detector in your property not because anything with 'Carbon' in the title is cool nowadays but because we value your tenants lives.

Blue Door Unusual and green

Poor Boards! Alone and abandoned

What captions do you think should sit above these pictures?