45 years ago I married, and because of the cost/mortgage price of a dwelling in Brentford area we relocated to the Medway towns and I commuted into central London. That enabled us to have a garden, green spaces, neighbours, but I was out of the house for 13 hrs each day, and my then wife said to me, ''we never see you except weekends''. Things hav'nt changed much really have they. People have to way up the pros and cons of how they get through life, and for MOST it is a hard slog wherever they put down roots. I come back to the point that one has to be REALISTIC. The utopian situation that you would wish for is highly commendable, but will never return unless you go relocate to live in the countryside and there are no theatres, cinemas, shopping malls, league football grounds, regular buses, underground, etc. etc. at hand. There is not the land in Brentford for this ideal, it can't be achieved, and families have to livesomewhere. Untill this country puts up a ''house full'' sign everyone will have to adapt to this mode of living.
Raymond Randall ● 4451d