Day: 19 May 2019

The Tommy Cooper of salesmanship

So, we took our friend to a fairly muted version of the normal Cheddar car boot market and incidentally recorded the rather anxious bleating of sheep who had been separated from their lambs. They have recently put up the price for cars from £1 to £2 so maybe some people will be put off coming but after some months I think they will get used to it. Now look, I don't use the name of Tommy Cooper...

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Have you thought of moving to Frome, Somerset?

.... or come to that, move anywhere. In my considered observation over a period of time the best guide to the liveliness of the place are the flyers that appear posted up on boarded-up shops or hairdressers or community minded restaurants. You can see how much community spirit lies in a particular area. Of course if you want to know house prices etc you have got Zoopla and other concantenators...

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