A sorry tale of watery woe

[fishtailfrank]

Hallo I'm fishtailfrank (not my real name) I chose this username because of an unfortunate series of events which led to me becoming a sea resident. I don't wish to dwell on the reasons for this for it is a tale in itself & not relevant to my needs here.
Anyway as you can gather I live in the sea. I have become habituated to living in water & sea water in particular.
Previously I held a tenancy in a major city with a good sized tidal river which allowed me to come & go as I pleased. Life was good back then.
However some local youths spotted that I was different to other people & began to cause trouble for me. First of all it was name calling, which escalated to them hanging around my front door with beach casting rods singing sea shanties & drinking rum. Eventually they managed to cause irreperable damage to my indoor swimming pool. This was the last straw, unable to bathe in a spacious pool I made my way back to the sea which, despite all the unpleasantness that entails ( sharks,pollution,trawlermen et cetera), was my only option.
What I'm asking is if there is anything I can do or are there any services who could help me combat any intimidation I may face if I find another suitable property.

Yours hopefully fishtailfrank

[kimdur08]

Hello Fishtailfrank, I'm sorry to read about you series of unfortunate events which resulted in you becoming homeless. If you found accommodation in the City of Durham area and were experiencing the same problems ie Hate Crime I would advise you to contact one of our Housing Options Officers who could refer you to the City of Durham Home Safe Project. This service has been recently set up for victims of Domestic Violence and Hate Crime and provides practical measures such as extra locks on doors, window locks, fire bags etc. with the aim of making you feel more secure in your home. Good luck. kimdur08

[fishtailfrank]

Hallo again everyone, it's good to be back & I'm delighted that kimdur08 has offered me a potential avenue to explore with regard to possibly finding a suitable property for me to live in with the added securitry that City of Durham can provide.
Is there anyone person in particular that you would recommend I ought to contact kimdur08 ? if you were a housing officer I think I'd like to be interviewed by you as you seem knowledgable & warm hearted <3 Would it be possible to arrange an appointment with someone via this website ?
Things aren't really getting a great deal better for sea creatures in general. Since I last posted here there have been several "ecological disasters" ( land dwellers call them "accidental discharges") in various seas and oceans around the globe. My main concern currently is regarding the hormone laden effluent which pours into the seas & oceans off the coasts of the more "developed" countries. This is having a devasting effect upon the gender orientation of many fish &, according to recent evidence, sea mammals. The net effect of discharging estrogen into the sea is to make most fish & increasingly sea mammals predominantly female. When the breeding season comes along some fish shoals are having to contract spawning duties out to other fish who tend to live further offshore.This has spawned a new phenomen in the ocean, the deep sea sex worker & the surrogate salmon (to name but two) would City of Durham have any points of contact where these individuals could address some of the health concerns that being involved in such an industry has created? The cultural shock wave that is currently sweeping through the oceans has resulted in unprovoked verbal attacks against so called "nancy fish" & "dyky dolphins" by predatory deep water sharks & the like. This kind of discrimination was never seen in the past & is a direct result of this pollution. Several of my aquatic pals are now too scared to venture into unknown waters, the net result of this is that they remain close to shore where the discharge points are closely gathered together in groups for safety thus accelerating the process. Many have changed beyond recognition, once over if I happened across some sea mammal pods they'd whack their tails agressively in the water & act threateningly, now I find them wearing brightly coloured seaweed in their blowholes & winking at me in a "come hither" fashion, this is pretty disconcerting when you've previously been hunting conger eels & stingrays with the very same folks. I do tend to ramble on, so forgive me, my point was that if any transgender sea mammals were in need of housing in City of Durham area would they be welcomed & treated as equals ? Any other information regarding contacting housing authorities on the coasts & estuary towns of Britain would be greatly appreciated.
Oh & if anyone would like a guided tour to the underwater delights of the Northumbria coast this spring then send me a PM & we'll see what can be arranged