OVER 50's+ MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
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It's a great ice-breaker to have a dog when going out for a walk (and a great way of keeping fit too!). If Rodney isn't keen to get his own dog, I'm sure one of the neighbours would be more than happy for him to volunteer to exercise their dog from time to time.
Rodney might even make some new lady friends too whilst walking a dog
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Yes Bandrui the 70,s were great in northern ca. in fact America was a different world to me in the 70,s and 80,s I loved everything about life there in those days, I noticed the downfall starting in the early 90,s when the big corporation greed really got there teeth in,
But then everywhere in the world is a different place now isn't it, they call it progress.
But then everywhere in the world is a different place now isn't it, they call it progress.
I had my suspicions verified after watching Bill Moyers on PBS, his shows say this started back in 1972, since then the wealthy/Corporations have been hacking away at the middle and lower classes.
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I arrived in 76, America looked good on the surface but it had already started to go downhill before we arrived, I noticed it in the early 80's when I went into management, instead of hiring employees that would work 40 hours (giving them a living wage) they hired twice as many people and gave them 20 hours a week, that also meant these people would climb the Union pay scale slower, putting more money in the Corporations pocket.
I had my suspicions verified after watching Bill Moyers on PBS, his shows say this started back in 1972, since then the wealthy/Corporations have been hacking away at the middle and lower classes.
I had my suspicions verified after watching Bill Moyers on PBS, his shows say this started back in 1972, since then the wealthy/Corporations have been hacking away at the middle and lower classes.
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No News... I wish I could avoid it, It gets very depressing, I think that is a major part of our problems here in America, people are too tuned into stock market and the news, and most of it is Bad Economy news, rarely is it good news.
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Interesting. Most of my American friends seem to be unhappy with how things are but planning for when it all turns around. When their retirement investments are worth what they were. When house prices go back up. When the economy recovers, there are plentiful jobs, America rules the world and all's as it should be.
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That said, I also slowly became disillusioned with the country, but not really until the Iraq war. Perhaps I was just enjoying the excitement of New York and my new life prior to then. But after 9/11 I started to feel very alienated. My reaction to that event was so different from the reaction of the people I worked with at the time, and then all of a sudden there were flags everywhere, and then we went to war, and people treated it like a video game ... I didn't fall out love immediately but there was a slow falling out.
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Interesting. Most of my American friends seem to be unhappy with how things are but planning for when it all turns around. When their retirement investments are worth what they were. When house prices go back up. When the economy recovers, there are plentiful jobs, America rules the world and all's as it should be.
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Congress have to change their attitude too, they have no clue how the rest of us live, the goal should not be to replace the president but to help create jobs, they promised job creation a year ago, but still refuse to sign Obama's job program, we need to cut their benefits package, they have it far too easy, they should be paid relative to how well the country is doing, Most are bought off by big Business thats the number one problem, many simply dont care a toss about us.
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Well people, it starts here for me.
We just had a couple of young guys come round in a van and haul away tons of our accumulated junk. They recycle and donate stuff as well as throwing away the true junk, so that makes me feel better about unloading all the stuff we don't need.
We were handling the whole process ourselves until I developed chronic shoulder pain and my husband put his back out. Now we have no choice but to pay someone.
They're coming back next week to take away 5,000+ CDs for donation and once that's done, we'll be ready for the decorator and handyman, both of whom are starting the first week of January.
Fun times!
We just had a couple of young guys come round in a van and haul away tons of our accumulated junk. They recycle and donate stuff as well as throwing away the true junk, so that makes me feel better about unloading all the stuff we don't need.
We were handling the whole process ourselves until I developed chronic shoulder pain and my husband put his back out. Now we have no choice but to pay someone.
They're coming back next week to take away 5,000+ CDs for donation and once that's done, we'll be ready for the decorator and handyman, both of whom are starting the first week of January.
Fun times!
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I have started proper too Sally.
Dh has pulled some man stuff from the garage and photographed it for sale on our local online face book sale page and I have listed what feels like six billion model trains on eBay. Older son went off to UK and "forgot' they were there I think I deserve all the money with all the photographing and listing and then the parcels to the post office will be a pain. I can see why people just call good will and have them haul it all away.
Dh has pulled some man stuff from the garage and photographed it for sale on our local online face book sale page and I have listed what feels like six billion model trains on eBay. Older son went off to UK and "forgot' they were there I think I deserve all the money with all the photographing and listing and then the parcels to the post office will be a pain. I can see why people just call good will and have them haul it all away.
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Our home is listed and it will eventually go for a short sale.
We have lost all we invested.
But we are on our way home in 3 months...can't beat that
We have lost all we invested.
But we are on our way home in 3 months...can't beat that
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I'm sorry to hear that Gabby, at least you gave it your best shot, Good Luck to you and your family, Im sure your luck will change for the better soon...
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Wow Gab, Sally and Pauline you guys are sure on the move. Not long now for the greatest reunion ever.
On another note from me, YES I handed in my notice at work today and my boss was very understanding, he is one of the good sort and he said he knew the work was overwhelming but they are trying to "build the business" hmmmm seems more like to me they are trying to squeeze every ounce they can out of people. Yes Fish, it is an American company.
New Malden isn't the greatest that's for sure, it's just an average little town from what I saw on my 1 day reccie (though half an hour from London Victoria ), but it will do for me for now, I need to stick some glue on my shoes and make a home for at least a few years and Linda, no way can I drive that far in my old jalopy plus I have too much stuff for one car journey and nobody affluent would be interested in said old jalopy. too many Aston Martins and Porsches around these here parts.
On another note from me, YES I handed in my notice at work today and my boss was very understanding, he is one of the good sort and he said he knew the work was overwhelming but they are trying to "build the business" hmmmm seems more like to me they are trying to squeeze every ounce they can out of people. Yes Fish, it is an American company.
New Malden isn't the greatest that's for sure, it's just an average little town from what I saw on my 1 day reccie (though half an hour from London Victoria ), but it will do for me for now, I need to stick some glue on my shoes and make a home for at least a few years and Linda, no way can I drive that far in my old jalopy plus I have too much stuff for one car journey and nobody affluent would be interested in said old jalopy. too many Aston Martins and Porsches around these here parts.