Originally Posted by Fish n Chips 56 (Post 10638655)

Wow you too, 30 yrs, thats amazing, I thought I was one of the few. Good Luck to you too, where do you plan on settling in the UK?

Originally Posted by feelbritish (Post 10638618)

I am also on a 3 year time frame, bit of luck maybe 2 years, but only today my hubby showed me a picture of a yob attacking an innocent home owner in his own yard, judging from the accents and area I think it must have been near a council estate but he asked me "sure if you want to go back to that"? I tried to explain that we would not be living near a place like that!

I also find I am detaching myself from Canada, particularly the area we live in, I am now disliking it a lot! We went to Victoria the other day for a couple of nights and I did enjoy it down there though! Hubby will not discuss it now and gets angry when I mention anything to do with UK, saying he is sick of hearing about it every day, so now I have to back off :thumbdown: Happy I have this BE forum of friends though :thumbsup:

Originally Posted by WhoFan63 (Post 10638665)

There are even a few of us that have been away longer too :) I've been gone 43 years LOL :eek::eek:

Originally Posted by J.JsOH (Post 10638538)

Talk of sheep brings to mind my first paid employment. A farmer asked me to check on his sheep on my walk to school and back. I was to turn them back onto their feet if they got stuck on their back and couldn't get up. My best recall is that I got a crisp 10 bob note a week for that.

Originally Posted by Fish n Chips 56 (Post 10638673)

You've got me beat, 76 was the year I came here.

Originally Posted by Fish n Chips 56 (Post 10638673)

You've got me beat, 76 was the year I came here.

Originally Posted by Celticspirit (Post 10638728)

I came in September 1972.....so it's 40.5 years for me :-(

Originally Posted by WhoFan63 (Post 10638746)

Okay...we have been gone too long...time to go home !!!!!!!! :thumbsup:

Originally Posted by J.JsOH (Post 10638538)

Talk of sheep brings to mind my first paid employment. A farmer asked me to check on his sheep on my walk to school and back. I was to turn them back onto their feet if they got stuck on their back and couldn't get up. My best recall is that I got a crisp 10 bob note a week for that.

Originally Posted by perthhomeschool (Post 10638875)

My Brit friend here teases me about my "obsession" with sheep :lol: I tell her it's really only because to me there is nothing more quintessentially British :D I think I would take that job now if it was on offer :rofl:

Originally Posted by Montfan72 (Post 10638544)

Very apt, thanks for sharing. Yes, I will have been here 25 years by the time I hopefully leave. We'll have to be moving buddies!

Originally Posted by WhoFan63 (Post 10638880)

It's a good job you don't live in NZ then, because you really WOULD get teased......(apologies to my NZ friends..lol) :rofl:

Originally Posted by perthhomeschool (Post 10638882)

For sure :thumbsup: There are a few others on our time schedule too. OH did say last night, after I had a bit of a melt-down, that we MIGHT be able to move it up a year. But I am not holding my breath.

Originally Posted by perthhomeschool (Post 10638883)

:rofl: Don't they have a lot of sheep in OZ too?

Originally Posted by feelbritish (Post 10638618)

I am also on a 3 year time frame, bit of luck maybe 2 years, but only today my hubby showed me a picture of a yob attacking an innocent home owner in his own yard, judging from the accents and area I think it must have been near a council estate but he asked me "sure if you want to go back to that"? I tried to explain that we would not be living near a place like that!

I also find I am detaching myself from Canada, particularly the area we live in, I am now disliking it a lot! We went to Victoria the other day for a couple of nights and I did enjoy it down there though! Hubby will not discuss it now and gets angry when I mention anything to do with UK, saying he is sick of hearing about it every day, so now I have to back off :thumbdown: Happy I have this BE forum of friends though :thumbsup: