The stories of sacrifice, heartbreak and everyday living behind Swanseas famous row of B Bs. At first glance it is a rather unprepossessing stretch on one of Swanseas busiest roads. But behind the facade of Oystermouth Roads enduring row of bed and breakfasts is an ecosystem of receptionists, cooks, guest contractors and old timers. The rooms are often basic, the breakfasts perhaps unlikely to win any awards, but for long term guests these places become like a second home. After checking in at the Sea Haven Hotel and handing over my 2. I headed upstairs to my single en suite room with its artex ceiling, striped carpet and faded floral curtains. There was a fire safety notice on the wood panelled walls, a sink, mirror, chest of drawers, small television, tiny blue towel, kettle, tea bags and sachets of coffee. Through a door was a shower and toilet. Reporter Richard Youle outside the Sea Haven Hotel, Oystermouth Road. I was not expecting the Ritz, and it was roomy and clean. My next port of call was The Seabeach pub a couple of doors down, where a number of hotel guests and locals congregate on an evening for food, drink and company. Watch Heartbreak Ridge Download' title='Watch Heartbreak Ridge Download' />Oystermouth Roads perpetual traffic din was silenced as I closed the door and saw a sign saying Good Friends Good Food Good Times. Platefuls of pub grub were being ferried over to a large family gathering, and excited children tottered around. A ladies darts match was about to start, and a few locals clasped their pints as Wales tried to break down World Cup group opponents Moldova. The contractor. I got chatting to Dave Radford, who is from Dudley in the West Midlands but has worked all over England and Wales for engineering firm Amec Foster Wheeler. Contractor Dave Radford at The Seabeach pub. He is currently working on gas pipes in Cwmbran and Pontypool but said he would not stay anywhere else but Oystermouth Roads Morlais Guesthouse. Ive stopped here for three years, he said. I know the people in the pub and in the guesthouse. They cant do enough for you. People told me that Sandfields was not a nice area, but I love the place. The Seabeach pub, Oystermouth Road. Watch One Way To Valhalla Online Free 2016 more. Read More. The 3. Kyle leave their digs at around 6. Monday to Friday and get to work in all weathers. On Friday afternoon Dave heads back home to his wife Jenna, four year old son Jake and daughter Harley, who is 1. Housing in the Santa Clara region of California is insanely expensive. Tech companies have taken to building modern day versions of mill towns just so their employees. James Bond 007 Kolekcija March 21, 2012, 420 pm Download AMERICAN PIE Complete 8 Amerika pita Kolekcija April 30, 2012, 914 am Download Bud Spencer Terence. A visual glossary to the other half of a watchs appearance. Explore a detailed guide of the best watch straps on the market. It is a precious time of the week. I missed Jakes first steps, and now I missed Harleys as well, he said. Its heartbreaking it really is. But youve got to take it on the chin. Dave said he earned more working as a roving contractor than he would back home. But it was not easy, especially when he left the West Midlands early on Monday mornings. I tuck my boy in on Sunday nights and read him a story, he said. I say, Daddys got to go to work tomorrow, and you can see the tears in his eyes. One of the stained glass windows at the Sea Haven Hotel. He said he spoke to Jenna first thing in the morning and last thing at night during the week. But, looking around the Seabeach, he said I class these guys as a family. And Kyle is like a brother to me. Dave said his work had taken him to Mumbles, and that he had sampled a bit of night life in Wind Street. Thats an experience he said. But he added You dont want to have a hangover working on the gas pipes. And what of the view across Swansea BayIts cracking watching the sun rise towards Port Talbot, he said. You could be in a lot worse places. I feel really welcomed. Andy Davy, landlord of The Seabeach, said contractors like Dave were bread and butter for the pub, which years ago had rooms for guests. He and his chef wife, Sarah, have run the pub for eight years but did not plan to renew their tenancy when it came up next. There are just too many hours, said Andy, 4. Ill go back to building I never really left it. I wandered inland, past The Tredegar Arms in Rodney Street where another ladies darts match was in full swing and then up to The Bay View, which bookends the bed and breakfast stretch. It was open mic night, and the first guitarist singer I heard pulled off a brilliant version of the Johnny Cash duet If I Were A Carpenter. Conversation was bubbling and, looking out at the moonlit bay, I thought of Swansea poet Dylan Thomass short story about a younger version of himself and two strange men huddled at night under the old railway arches on Swansea beach. The story, Just Like Little Dogs, mentions the Bay View, Rodney Street and describes the approaching rain and the roar of the trains We stood in the scooped, windy room of the arch, listening to the noises of the muffled town, a goods train shunting, a siren in the docks, the hoarse trams in the far streets behind, one bark of a dog, unplaceable sounds, iron being beaten, the distant creaking of wood, doors slamming where there were no houses, an engine coughing like a sheep on a hill. The lady who serves breakfast. With that it was back to the Sea Haven Hotel, a decent nights sleep and then breakfast served by Linda Davies, whose parents had also worked for the venues owner and former Swansea Town player Mel Nurse. Linda Davies. The dining room at the Sea Haven Hotel. Linda was in action from 7am to 1. Sea Haven for 2. 1 years after stints elsewhere doing silver service and cleaning, among others. Theres all different clientele here, she said. Season 3 Of Weeds. One week its busy, this week its quiet. It depends how many contractors are in Swansea. The guests. Linda had an easy manner with two long term guests, Tom Wright and Peter OConell, updating them on last nights darts match and picking out a story from that days Evening Post. Asked to divulge some unusual experiences at work, Linda replied I could write a bookPeter and Tom quickly dissected Waless labouring 2 0 win the night before. Gareth Bales lost his pace, said Peter. Ashley Williams was off the boil, they reckoned, but what a cross for the first goal by new kid on the block Ben Woodburn. Peter said he used to live in a flat owned by Mel, and that when the flat was sold Mel suggested he moved to the Sea Haven. Its great here, said Peter. You get to know other people. And the staff are good, fair dos. The 6. Waun Wen, worked in a warehouse and for British Rail, and once watched 5. Swans games live in succession. He said he had no family left. After breakfast Peter often used his bus pass and headed out somewhere maybe Ammanford, Cardiff met up with friends in the afternoon and had an evening meal in a pub. How long did he plan to stayThings change, you never know, he said. Tom said he had been at the Sea Haven for six months after his domestic circumstances changed. I came straight here, he said. It was a struggle at first, but its normal now. Its good, and I knew Mel from football years ago. The 5. Winch Wen, brought up in Uplands and has lived in Swansea Marina, Waunarlwydd and Townhill. He said he worked in retail, then at the old racing stables in Morriston, and then for Matalan for 2. After breakfast Tom said he would go for a walk around the marina and stop in at the central library. Evening meals were in town, or the chippy at the end of the road. What was his long term plan To get a flat, or perhaps a house, he said. The owner. As the last of the toast was finished, Mel himself appeared from his upstairs apartment and Linda brought him a cup of coffee. Mel Nurse, Swans legend and the owner of the Sea Haven Hotel. Cwmbrwla born Mel recalled his playing days for Swansea, Middlesbrough and then Swindon, and that he could not wait to come back to his home club, which he did in 1. After a short stint living in Dunraven Road, Tycoch, Mel bought a house in Oystermouth Road. People would knock on the door, asking for rooms we never slept recalled the 7. Later Mel acquired two properties next door, which together with he and his wifes house became the Sea Haven Hotel. Id lived in hotels all over the place London, Brighton, Bournemouth and I was used to it, he said.