Nah yer not rambling, i don't blame you for not challenging them.
I think if you react they target you all the more, of course you should be able to but sometimes it just aint worth it.
That said me gran who's nearly 90 lives in a similar type of area in Armley but she goes out and tells em' off, i tell her to be careful but she's stubborn and Irish and won't take any nonsense..fair play i say.
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