I know I won't be the only one who could help. Having been through it and known a few others who have, like W.
So tell us your problems, worries etc and we'll see what we can do.
But the main advice from me would straightaway be to get as little involved with lawyers as possible cos they take the money hand over fist.
Secondly don't be tempted to throw your money at her to get her out of your hair. Keep a tight hold on your wallet!
Best of luck mate!
Straight to court according to letter, no mention of mediation.
Been apart 10 years so not sure what will happen
 
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Well today was different!
I have to draw up a contract for this loan of land for the neighbour with the hoss.
Part of it obvs is a description of the land and that was the problem. It is an odd shape basically triangular on tow sides but irregular down the other side. I started off by going out with my PHONE, yes you read that right, to see if I could use the compass app, to take bearings so I could make a map of it.
What a flipping waste of time that was, it was SO inaccurate and wouldn't even replicate itself.
I have the surveyor's plan of the house in the land and that, obvs, is accurate, but it doesn't show the boundary where we fenced it off.
It is covered in weeds my height and particularly brambles, so I was avoiding trying to measure it physically, especially as having no working compass I couldn't measure angles, except by flipping around with bits of wood and nails etc.
So I went back in the house after spending an hour and a half hacking through undergrowth etc to even be able to make contact with the blamed fence to take some measurements off it to relate to other stuff which sadly isn't on the plan either.
In the end I had a genius moment, I went to look on Google earth just to get an idea of the shape of the fence when, lo and behold I found you could click on points around an area and it would give you perimeter measurements and surface area.
WOWWWWWWWWW!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
So it did the job for me! With a bit of fiddling around I was able to print pics off with the boundary etc marked on it.
So I now know that of our 6000 sq metres, we only use a fraction over half of it! Which was not a shock but deffo makes you think.
So then I spent the rest of the day drawing up the contract using a couple of sources to ensure I included everything it needed to make sure it is fair to both us and them and we can't get legally stuck in anyway. That was quite satisfying. Not often nowadays I have to type a lot of stuff in French!
So by the end of the day my back ached simply from sitting at a table drawing plans and typing on the lappy!
Still, job more or less done, just have to get blokey to OK it. He told me last week that I could do it all and he'd sign it, so he trusts me, or he is desperate.
Should meet his daughter the horse's owner this week as she is down staying with them. Did I mention she is a vet?
Anyway, onwards and upwards!
Here's a copy of what I mean.
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Fun, ain't it!!
Sleep well folks!
:):):):)
6000mts could make it into a wee off road race track. 🤣 🤣
 
Many thks , will see what I can find online as wondered that if some of them unscrewed , must confess don’t wear a watch every day as always have my phone when I go out so don’t bother

Plus prefer to wear one my right hand wrist even though I’m R handed

Thks again , do have a cheap microscope that I can use via my laptop

Is this the kind of thing plse , thks


Yup that kit looks good with the adjustable thingys I was talking about. BTW I also wear mine on my right so when we
we our n about & I knew trouble was brewing.. if my mates seen my watch coming off they knew I wanst messing about
oh *&^% Kevs taking his watch off move 🤣🤣
 
also I’m afraid never heard of Tudor , but look extremely nice , my favourites are the chronographs watches

These are the 7 x watches I’ve got over the last 40 x years , few of them my parents got for me and my late wife so very sentimental, reminds me I need to get new batteries as not sure how the backs come off unless u can get special tools

Would also be brilliant if others would be so kind to share what watches they’ve got plse

Special tools are readily available ...

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Back to the watches, just found a pic
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Left to right. Gold watch awarded to the manager of the Bolton-Paul factory in or just after the war, Famous aircraft factory, google the Bolton-Paul Defiant if you want a laugh! A watch made from the watch/clock attached to the instrument panel of a WW1 fighter aircraft like a Camel or an SE5, has no paint as the vibrations made it fall off! Done by cutting out layers of stuff. (Often pinched by ACs so the officer was made responsible for it and had to remove it every time he landed.)
Then a Art Deco French watch, bought in a Broquante, Then a WD issue watch noticeable that the crown is larger than usual to make it easier to wind or adjust with cold hands, then finally a gold dress watch given to me by W, once belonged to her ex. EXTREMELY thin, very good movment.
Just a little selection photographed for insurance purposes.
Oh and the tortoiseshell pocket knife which just feels so nice in the hand. Beautifully made, sharp as heck, bought in an auction or at a grandma's attic type sale, forget which.
:):):)

Do you open the knife very slowly 🤣 🤣
 

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