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Dea

All house owners are responsible for clearing the sidewalk across the front of their property ...... and also down the side if you are a corner lot (as w are). We also have to clear the path and steps to the front door ... the mailman may or will refuse to deliver mail otherwise.

If you are elderly, infirm or otherwise unable to do the clearing, you have to arrange for someone else to do the job.


I think someone was posting last year that that law in the UK had been changed or clarified ..... you are no longer liable for an accident if you made a bona fide attempt to clear the snow.


Owners of multi-unit dwellings also have to clear the sidewalks around their buildings ...... or arrange for someone to do it.


In practice, I think most complaints re uncleared sidewalks will be a reuslt of people phoning in and complaining .............. although city inspectors will also be out and about.



This new law was the result of a long spell last winter, several weeks when we had a long cold spell after a big snowfall. People did not clear their sidewwalks, and it became too dangerous for people to go out, especially elderly or people unsteady on their pins.


There is a fine for not clearing the snow.



It has always been the law for businesses and commercial buildings to clear their frontages ..... but it was just always the courteous thing to do in residential neighbourhoods.


Unfortunately, we've had a lot less snow in recent years, and many immigrants who do not know that they were expected to help out.


So, the city wrote up the new by-law.

Four houses out of the 7 in the block on our side of the street cleared their sidewalks in that cold spell last winter ................ all long time residents! The other 3 did nothing ...... need I say it?



We have some pretty good neighbours on both sides of the block that we are in, about half have been here a long time ............. and they clear each other's sidewalks if necessary!



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If there does happen to be a stretch where there is no house, then of course no-one clears it .................. which does cause problems.


But Vancouver is pretty well built up, with not too much vacant land .............. most stretches without houses would be alongside parks, schools and such things ..... and those would or should be cleared anyway.

That's really interesting Sylvia - you are a very 'organised' lot in Vancouver aren't you ?

Dea x

Can someone check FMP for the 1901 census on this family, they dont appear to be on Ancestry?


1891 Wales Census
about Nebuchodnezor Worrall
Name: Nebuchodnezor Worrall
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1890
Relation: Son
Father's name: Samuel Worrall
Mother's name: Maryanne Worrall
Gender: Male
Where born: Llanfallteg, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Civil Parish: Llanboidy
Ecclesiastical parish: Llanboidy
Town: Upper Hamlet
County/Island: Carmarthenshire
Country: Wales


Registration district: Narberth
Sub-registration district: Llanboidy

Samuel Worrall 30
Maryanne Worrall 30
Samuel Worrall 10
Moses Worrall 8
Margaret Worrall 6
Albert Worrall 3
Nebuchodnezor Worrall 1
William Worrall 2/12

They were not all born in Wales so they could be anywhere?

Fank yoooo...........

1911?
Looks like them as William is 20 on image not 30.

WORRALL, Samuel Head Single M 51 1860 Electric Pumpsman Birmingham
WORRALL, Maryann Wife Married
32 years F 51 1860 Housework Pontusbury
WORRALL, William Son Single M 30 1881 Colier Hewer Llanvaltauge
WORRALL, John Son Single M 18 1893 Colier Hewer Llandarag
WORRALL, Norah Daughter Single F 16 1895 House Work Assistent Llantauge
WORRALL, Robert Son Single M 12 1899 School Rhayadar
WORRALL, Richard Son Single M 11 1900 School Eglwyswrw

Registration District:
Bridgend Sub District:
Ogmore Enumeration District:
4 Parish:
Llangeinor

Address:
22 Park Avenue Pontycymmer Glamorganshire County:
Glamorganshire

Last child born Eglwyswrw...so Cardiganshire/Pembs border in 1900 for his birth.

13 children born...3 died..

I still can't find them on 1901 though!! - I 'am' looking Ginny - honest !

Dea x

I think this is 'Neb' on 1911??

OWEN, John Head Married M 30 1881 Collier Hewer Glamorgan Treherbert
OWEN, Kate Wife Married 2 years F 21 1890 Somerset Bristol
WORRALL, Neb Boarder Married M 23 1888 Collier Hewer Stow Bridge Worcestershire


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Registration District:
Pontypridd Sub District:
Rhondda Enumeration District:
15 Parish:
Rhondda

Address:
58 Dyfodwg St Treorchy

Dea x

Marriage:
Alice Mary M Champ 1908 Bristol Avon, Gloucestershire
Nebuchadnezzar Worrall 1908 Bristol Avon, Gloucestershire

.................

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
about Nebuchadnezzar Worrall Name: Nebuchadnezzar Worrall
Year of Registration: 1908
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Bristol
County: Avon, Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 353

Dea x

If this IS him, - his army records are on Ancestry:

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
about Neb Worrall Name: Neb Worrall
Estimated birth year: abt 1892
Age at enlistment: 22
Birth Parish: Pinkocomb
Birth County: Carmarthenshire
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 016052
Regiment Name: Army Service Corps
Number of Images: 7

Maybe he was away in the Army in 1901??

I can't find his wife Alice, and daughter Alice Nellie, born 15/11/09, on 1911 census though ??

Dea x

Thanks for looking both of you. Its for another person so dont go out of your way

They have all the other info just no 1901 and no death for the Neb geezer!

Grrrrrrrrrrr

They are doing better than me then cos I cant find any of those kids births that are on 1911..!

Cant find them on 1901 either..

Did he die in the War?

Maybe not as there are 2 more marriages later,are they his?

Or a sons with the same name..

And he was reg as Warrell when born?1889

Hmmm I did check the WW1 deaths but found nowt

Name: Nebuchudnezzar Warrall
Death Registration Month/Year: 1961
Age at death (estimated): 72
Registration district: East Glamorgan
Inferred County: Glamorganshire
Volume: 8b
Page: 320


Halo polish please..!

Well done Fans!!! - I can stop looking now!

I did see a picture of him on a tree on Ancestry where looked to be perhaps in his 60's (I am no good at guessing people's ages), but he didn't die young, so 'sending the polish over to you' >>>>>>>>>>>>

Dea x

Brilliant Fans.......thank you

I have ref you on the thread ;)

Hi All

Well I am all but packed and ready -- hair streaked washed and dried -- face deep cleaned - manicured and painted nails --- have turned from a mountain village slapper --- to a UK town slapper

Have picked Avocados and lemon grass for you Ginny -- and am all ready to go now

Leave at 8.30 ish and fly at 12.00 --- will be at my Daughters by 5.00pm

Brilliant

Renes

OOOhhh !! - It's the 12th today - I must be in a time wharp as I thought it was the 11th !!!

Oh well - that stewing beef I have just cooked to perfection tastes very nice, even though the bb date was the 11th !!!

That's not like me, I NEVER use food past the bb date !!!

It has been done in the pressure cooker for twice the normal time and so is VERY tender - I think at that temperature all the bugs will be killed ?????

Help here !! - Am I about to poison myself ??

I swear it was the 10th when I looked yesterday - I have lost a day somewhere!

(I will blame my grandson for whacking me on the head with his 'trusty' hammer !! (poor little mite - gets the blame for everything !!)


Dea Xxx

P.S. - Enjoy your trip Renes XXXXXXXXXXxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Dea Xxx

Have you landed yet Renes?

I hope you left some beans for the other half and some bread!

I lurv avocados and lemon grass will be ace for my stir fry ;)


Ive got some bread and cheese in for lunch on Monday!!!!

14200

Renes is'nt leaving until tomorrow

ja...x