Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
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This is how I paste:
In the website bar at top of the page, hold your finger down on the website name, eventually a small magnifying glass will appear. Select "select all"
Do the same when you want to select text etc.
Go to BE (or wherever) open "quote" a/o "submit reply"
Inside the reply box, hold your finger down in an empty area and the magnifying glass will reappear. Select "paste"
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...01116&page=464
Hope this helps.
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Re: Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
[QUOTE=dunroving;10630934]Yes, tablets don't quite work like laptops, do they? I get frustrated at the lack of functionality in my Asus, too.
Any more clues what the article was about? I searched on their Web page for Kent, salary, income, etc., etc. and couldn't find it. What was the name of the area?[/
I found the article in today's Daily Express also. See Waverley, Surrey-top rated???
The average weekly wage in the area is £888 - significantly above the UK average of £609. The employment rate is almost 80%, which is also well above typical UK levels.
Any more clues what the article was about? I searched on their Web page for Kent, salary, income, etc., etc. and couldn't find it. What was the name of the area?[/
I found the article in today's Daily Express also. See Waverley, Surrey-top rated???
The average weekly wage in the area is £888 - significantly above the UK average of £609. The employment rate is almost 80%, which is also well above typical UK levels.
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ONS site is here. I'm currently trying to download the data set to try to figure out the correct calculation. It's confusing for returnees trying to get accurate information when major media outlets and the government's own statistics differ by so much.
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I'm with you Rodney on the weather. As I watched the news on telly and all the folks moaning about how cold it is and how they were jetting off to some (temporary) higher temps for Easter, I 'm looking forward that Britain will be a little bit emptier and all the more space for me to have some nice walks well wrapped against the weather and with a pub at the end and a bus home.
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I dug out some pictures from my life in Australia in the 1960's, pics of me and Norm a friend of mine and the two girls we lived with, the four of us together, I had a long dark beard, and long dark hair and it brought back memories of all the good times I had in Oz, well I was only in my very early 20's so life can be real good when your young and of course it was the 60's and I was a HAPPY HIPPY without a single care in the world,
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Ha Ha No not for an unskilled worker, but my Nephew gets £12 per hour as a labourer working in construction, he earns about £500 per week before taxes, but they pay much more over here for that kind of work, and of course people with a trade would earn more, but I would say the average unskilled workers wage is around £300 per week these days, but dont forget that taxes are pretty high here and the NHS stamp deduction is a percentage of your gross wages and that is quite high,
I dug out some pictures from my life in Australia in the 1960's, pics of me and Norm a friend of mine and the two girls we lived with, the four of us together, I had a long dark beard, and long dark hair and it brought back memories of all the good times I had in Oz, well I was only in my very early 20's so life can be real good when your young and of course it was the 60's and I was a HAPPY HIPPY without a single care in the world,
I dug out some pictures from my life in Australia in the 1960's, pics of me and Norm a friend of mine and the two girls we lived with, the four of us together, I had a long dark beard, and long dark hair and it brought back memories of all the good times I had in Oz, well I was only in my very early 20's so life can be real good when your young and of course it was the 60's and I was a HAPPY HIPPY without a single care in the world,
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This might seem ridiculous at my age (60) but when I return to the UK (62 or 63 perhaps), I might want to go back to school to learn something new. Are there any grants for this sort of thing at my age?
I could very well be teaching in a college by then, too, as well as running a business (perhaps in the off hours).
I feel at 60, I am not winding down; I am winding UP to my second life Dad died at 90 and didn't stop working until he was about 75 and I have his genes, so I might very well follow suit.
I could very well be teaching in a college by then, too, as well as running a business (perhaps in the off hours).
I feel at 60, I am not winding down; I am winding UP to my second life Dad died at 90 and didn't stop working until he was about 75 and I have his genes, so I might very well follow suit.
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I'm with you Rodney on the weather. As I watched the news on telly and all the folks moaning about how cold it is and how they were jetting off to some (temporary) higher temps for Easter, I 'm looking forward that Britain will be a little bit emptier and all the more space for me to have some nice walks well wrapped against the weather and with a pub at the end and a bus home.
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I'm with you Rodney on the weather. As I watched the news on telly and all the folks moaning about how cold it is and how they were jetting off to some (temporary) higher temps for Easter, I 'm looking forward that Britain will be a little bit emptier and all the more space for me to have some nice walks well wrapped against the weather and with a pub at the end and a bus home.
The weather has delayed my move (we were supposed to move last week but had to delay because of the deep snow up where we're going), but I don't even mind. It's just so beautiful up there in this weather. Yesterday I was up at our new house doing a bit of decorating and I took a break to go for a walk. It's all footpaths across farm fields and hills around there, so it can get quite exposed and windy, but a good coat, a hat, a scarf and a pair of wellies and you're all set. You really feel the air in your lungs and you can literally feel your head clearing while you walk. Fantastic!
The best part was walking through a field of new born lambs. I did pass one lamb corpse and that was very sad, but the others were so delightful - some skipping around, some of them still learning to stand - one even ran right up to me and I was worried he'd think I was his mother and attach himself to me but luckily his mum came over quickly and shooed him back.
The good thing about the people up in the Dales is that they tend not to moan about the weather - they seem to just get on with it. It's so boring when people start on with how bad the weather is and how they wish they could move somewhere warm. Most would hate it I'm sure, but they imagine hot summers are utopia.
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Oh c'mon, you just KNOW there's going to be someone who whinges about the cold.. LOL. There always is....they complain it's too hot, and when the weather finally changes and it starts to get cold, then they complain about the cold and wishes it were Summer again. It's one vicious circle.
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Two things that will never make a good combination - large cup of tea and a computer. Just had to spend $500 on new computer. Spilled bloody large cup of tea and ruined hard drive.
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Yes!
The weather has delayed my move (we were supposed to move last week but had to delay because of the deep snow up where we're going), but I don't even mind. It's just so beautiful up there in this weather. Yesterday I was up at our new house doing a bit of decorating and I took a break to go for a walk. It's all footpaths across farm fields and hills around there, so it can get quite exposed and windy, but a good coat, a hat, a scarf and a pair of wellies and you're all set. You really feel the air in your lungs and you can literally feel your head clearing while you walk. Fantastic!
The best part was walking through a field of new born lambs. I did pass one lamb corpse and that was very sad, but the others were so delightful - some skipping around, some of them still learning to stand - one even ran right up to me and I was worried he'd think I was his mother and attach himself to me but luckily his mum came over quickly and shooed him back.
The good thing about the people up in the Dales is that they tend not to moan about the weather - they seem to just get on with it. It's so boring when people start on with how bad the weather is and how they wish they could move somewhere warm. Most would hate it I'm sure, but they imagine hot summers are utopia.
The weather has delayed my move (we were supposed to move last week but had to delay because of the deep snow up where we're going), but I don't even mind. It's just so beautiful up there in this weather. Yesterday I was up at our new house doing a bit of decorating and I took a break to go for a walk. It's all footpaths across farm fields and hills around there, so it can get quite exposed and windy, but a good coat, a hat, a scarf and a pair of wellies and you're all set. You really feel the air in your lungs and you can literally feel your head clearing while you walk. Fantastic!
The best part was walking through a field of new born lambs. I did pass one lamb corpse and that was very sad, but the others were so delightful - some skipping around, some of them still learning to stand - one even ran right up to me and I was worried he'd think I was his mother and attach himself to me but luckily his mum came over quickly and shooed him back.
The good thing about the people up in the Dales is that they tend not to moan about the weather - they seem to just get on with it. It's so boring when people start on with how bad the weather is and how they wish they could move somewhere warm. Most would hate it I'm sure, but they imagine hot summers are utopia.
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Re: Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
Yes!
The weather has delayed my move (we were supposed to move last week but had to delay because of the deep snow up where we're going), but I don't even mind. It's just so beautiful up there in this weather. Yesterday I was up at our new house doing a bit of decorating and I took a break to go for a walk. It's all footpaths across farm fields and hills around there, so it can get quite exposed and windy, but a good coat, a hat, a scarf and a pair of wellies and you're all set. You really feel the air in your lungs and you can literally feel your head clearing while you walk. Fantastic!
The best part was walking through a field of new born lambs. I did pass one lamb corpse and that was very sad, but the others were so delightful - some skipping around, some of them still learning to stand - one even ran right up to me and I was worried he'd think I was his mother and attach himself to me but luckily his mum came over quickly and shooed him back.
The good thing about the people up in the Dales is that they tend not to moan about the weather - they seem to just get on with it. It's so boring when people start on with how bad the weather is and how they wish they could move somewhere warm. Most would hate it I'm sure, but they imagine hot summers are utopia.
The weather has delayed my move (we were supposed to move last week but had to delay because of the deep snow up where we're going), but I don't even mind. It's just so beautiful up there in this weather. Yesterday I was up at our new house doing a bit of decorating and I took a break to go for a walk. It's all footpaths across farm fields and hills around there, so it can get quite exposed and windy, but a good coat, a hat, a scarf and a pair of wellies and you're all set. You really feel the air in your lungs and you can literally feel your head clearing while you walk. Fantastic!
The best part was walking through a field of new born lambs. I did pass one lamb corpse and that was very sad, but the others were so delightful - some skipping around, some of them still learning to stand - one even ran right up to me and I was worried he'd think I was his mother and attach himself to me but luckily his mum came over quickly and shooed him back.
The good thing about the people up in the Dales is that they tend not to moan about the weather - they seem to just get on with it. It's so boring when people start on with how bad the weather is and how they wish they could move somewhere warm. Most would hate it I'm sure, but they imagine hot summers are utopia.