I would just like to say

Coley53 said:

Ah “civilisation” 3hour traffic jams and sky high housing prices-)

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You are quite correct! It's awful down here.

My Old Landy said:

No more than a couple of miles from a shop. Also, as you say, space becomes a premium once you get close to amenities

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My wife is much the same as yours.
She is more concerned about where the shops are (vittles, not clothes); where the nearest decent hospital is, and how long a journey back to see her grand-kids?
So, I am stuck here in expensive-ville it seems.

DanClarke said:

My wife is much the same as yours.
She is more concerned about where the shops are (vittles, not clothes); where the nearest decent hospital is, and how long a journey back to see her grand-kids?
So, I am stuck here in expensive-ville it seems.

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The grand-kids is why we didn't move to Wales two years ago when I was still (relatively) healthy. Now we are looking seriously at moving 4 to 5 hours away!

My mum coped with the grand kids being brought up in Chile, in Canada, and 75 miles away in Scotland. The great-grand kids are in Canada, Holland, Ireland and the south of England.
Just saying......

My Old Landy said:

The grand-kids is why we didn't move to Wales two years ago when I was still (relatively) healthy. Now we are looking seriously at moving 4 to 5 hours away!

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The way I look at it is that I did my stint raising my kids and it is their job to raise theirs, not mine. I think grandparents have earned the right to be as selfish as they like in such matters.

DanClarke said:

The way I look at it is that I did my stint raising my kids and it is their job to raise theirs, not mine. I think grandparents have earned the right to be as selfish as they like in such matters.

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So are you going to suggest this to "Mrs @DanClarke .

J

My Old Landy said:

I am struggling with getting her to move to Wales, Bulgaria is going to be a real challenge

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You dont seem to be mentioning Norfolk/Suffolk its not a bad place to look.

J

doriz said:

Did one go to Hogwarts?

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Oh no, not another person who thinks it's a real place!

marjon said:

You dont seem to be mentioning Norfolk/Suffolk its not a bad place to look.

J

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The market has gone mad and we have been priced out for what we want. I should have sold up last year as we could have gone to Norfolk then!

marjon said:

So are you going to suggest this to "Mrs @DanClarke .

J

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It has been suggested many times. While her mother is alive I stand no chance, and the older we get, the more scared of change she will be.

Stanleysteamer said:

Oh no, not another person who thinks it's a real place!

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What!........ You mean it isn't?

DanClarke said:

What!........ You mean it isn't?

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Of course it is, but our Stan is a muggle so we let him think it is a made up place....

Flights to the US are dirt cheap at the moment. The missis would really like to get over and see the family. Really tempted to book and take a gamble the border will be open in September.

Stanleysteamer said:

Oh no, not another person who thinks it's a real place!

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It must be real as that’s where @kevstar went to learn magic

Tenebreaux said:

Flights to the US are dirt cheap at the moment. The missis would really like to get over and see the family. Really tempted to book and take a gamble the border will be open in September.

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My mate's GF from Louisiana arrived here last week and is staying for 3 weeks, so the border is open in at least one direction

DanClarke said:

My mate's GF from Louisiana arrived here last week and is staying for 3 weeks, so the border is open in at least one direction

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The wife could fly in no probs, she's a septic. Me, not so much.

Well, as I am trying to rest my leg wiv the DVT in it, I have been fairly sedentary today. The wevvers been sh!t anyway.
So I took the cellar book that we accidentally left behind in the UK and updated it with the book we wroted down in it all we drank last summer, crossreferenced both and did a stock check.
Then I put it all on a spread sheet like my one for our other place.
Bit boring but the outcome was quite interesting, we have wine from 16 different growers, over 1000 bots and the value is ......well I'm not going to tell you, but I did compare it to all the cars I have ever bought, (and I DO buy them cheap). Was quite frightening.
Why the burglars didn't just fill a lorry with wine when they came I don't know!!
We all have our hobbies and ours is I suppose part of our diet and costs no more than some spend on going out etc.
and we didn't buy it all in one year!
But I am so glad we filled the cellar in the UK before Brexit as each bot we bring over now will cost us £2.60 min If we go over the allowance of 24 bots each.
So we've got enough to last us 5 years! If we don't entertain, which is currently being curtailed by our friend Mr Covid.
Have a nice evening folks.

My Old Landy said:

Of course it is, but our Stan is a muggle so we let him think it is a made up place....

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Never having read any of this Harry Potter sh!t I actually had to google, "muggle" and if that is what I am, then I am happy being one!!!!!

Stanleysteamer said:

Never having read any of this Harry Potter sh!t I actually had to google, "muggle" and if that is what I am, then I am happy being one!!!!!

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It's a great little saga for kids.
I prefer my Sci-Fi and Fantasy books.
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is very good.
The "Dune" series is excellent (the new film is due, with decent CGI effects).
Far and away my favourite is the much under-appreciated "Saga of the Exiles" Quadrilogy by Julian May.

derwendolly said:

Awakened at 4am by the wee one, whom I ignored - I paid the price He is mortified and has run away into the garden to hide.

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Poor baby ... tis the price of not having a pet door big enough to let a burglar in ...