Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
Oct 3rd 2015, 5:01 pm
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Welcome home FB yes as scouse said you have been through a lot, and the move must have been very stressful, but now you have made it, and I wish you well, as you say the streets here are small, cars parked each side, leaving barely enough room each side for a small car to drive down the middle ---- trying not to hit a parked car 
and hoping too that you don't get another car coming the other way OMG if you do then you have to hope that there is a small opening on one side to squeeze in to let the other car go by --- if not one of you have to back up all the way to the end of street where you just came from 
I have seen this happen, its quite funny,
the funnyiest thing though is watching the cars go round the rounderbouts, some know the rules and some don't, its a good laugh just watching.
and hoping too that you don't get another car coming the other way OMG if you do then you have to hope that there is a small opening on one side to squeeze in to let the other car go by --- if not one of you have to back up all the way to the end of street where you just came from I have seen this happen, its quite funny,the funnyiest thing though is watching the cars go round the rounderbouts, some know the rules and some don't, its a good laugh just watching.
Oct 3rd 2015, 5:03 pm
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Quick update! Breezed through Customs, yesterday went to house and town where we are settling and got a huge shock in that the house looks much smaller than we remembered and forgot we had so much furniture and rubbish in the tiniest garage in the world! Luckily painter is there as he is painting the whole inside of house tnis weekend and now will also arange for everything to be taken out of garage, not even opening boxes or seeing what is there, as our friends have said who were with us, if you have not missed anything or seenit for 14 years you dont need it! 140 pounds to take it all away and sweep out garage of dust and cobwebs. Today went to shops near our friends and loved the friendly people and being back in Britain. Got a small car yesterday, Hyundi 011 in silver with only 7000 on clock, not even year old and drove it for first time and loved it especially as the roads in our town are full ofcars parked both sides and busy. Bit of a reverse culture shock and we were a bit unsure yesterday but today feeling better after our good sleep. Will give more update later when settled into house.
Oct 4th 2015, 3:18 pm
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I agree with your agent the worst tenant we had in twenty plus years was a woman with two small children who did more damage than the rest put together.She left owing half a months rent, we were told it was more trouble than it was worth pursuing in.In our area (Bucks) the rental market is very buoyant so the agencies have no trouble finding tenants.
Oct 4th 2015, 4:34 pm
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Cheers the car is a Hyundi C10, only 1000cc with 3 cylinders. Spent weekend away on otherside of London in Essex with family and our little car was fine. I drove back along M11 and M25 and it was just fine, we have slotted into the driving quite easily. Lovely time with family and nice to say see you soon! Next week it is the furniture arriving and then will not have internet vor a while so will update later as soon as we have it. So far so good!
Oct 5th 2015, 6:17 pm
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Oct 5th 2015, 6:29 pm
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So we are going to the Mediterranean in a few weeks. Spain, Italy, France.
We will only be gone for about 10 days. We should see all the rich Brits over there.
It use to be the rich Yanks but things have changed during the last 50 years and now its the rich Brits. I cant get use to their expensive life style.
I know there are must be many who have an ordinary simple life but I constantly read about those who live high in the UK by my standards. (grammar?)
I see you are finally getting some rain. Wish I was there!
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We will only be gone for about 10 days. We should see all the rich Brits over there.
It use to be the rich Yanks but things have changed during the last 50 years and now its the rich Brits. I cant get use to their expensive life style.
I know there are must be many who have an ordinary simple life but I constantly read about those who live high in the UK by my standards. (grammar?)
I see you are finally getting some rain. Wish I was there!
Cheers
Oct 5th 2015, 6:39 pm
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Cheers the car is a Hyundi C10, only 1000cc with 3 cylinders. Spent weekend away on otherside of London in Essex with family and our little car was fine. I drove back along M11 and M25 and it was just fine, we have slotted into the driving quite easily. Lovely time with family and nice to say see you soon! Next week it is the furniture arriving and then will not have internet vor a while so will update later as soon as we have it. So far so good!
Cheers
Oct 5th 2015, 10:34 pm
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I don't drive here, I wouldn't like to either, the british roads I think would be very hard to get used to, especially if you came from America or Canada or Oz
Oct 6th 2015, 4:56 pm
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No one has mentioned the British connection in the Roseburg, Oregon shooting.
The shooter was British.
One of the victims was British.
Sad really.
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The shooter was British.
One of the victims was British.
Sad really.
Cheers
Oct 7th 2015, 2:23 pm
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I agree, I did mention this in a previous post.Our village is 4 miles from Aylesbury but sometimes it might as well be 40.The bus service seems based on transporting children to and from school.Weekends and evenings is very patchy.As other members have pointed out there home grocery delivery service offered by the supermarkets and there is a bus to Tescos but this in my opinion is no substitute for the lack of good public transport.There is the option of taxis of course.
Oct 7th 2015, 3:19 pm
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I agree, I did mention this in a previous post.Our village is 4 miles from Aylesbury but sometimes it might as well be 40.The bus service seems based on transporting children to and from school.Weekends and evenings is very patchy.As other members have pointed out there home grocery delivery service offered by the supermarkets and there is a bus to Tescos but this in my opinion is no substitute for the lack of good public transport.There is the option of taxis of course.
Oct 7th 2015, 10:42 pm
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Just got back from 2 weeks in the UK, Fab trip, only one day of rain, spent 3 days in the Lake district, enjoyed it once again.
To truly appreciate the Lake District check out this web site, originally posted years ago by Cheers, Thanks mate.
Look at those wonderful pics of the water at Ambleside...
This week on Lakeland Cam
To truly appreciate the Lake District check out this web site, originally posted years ago by Cheers, Thanks mate.
Look at those wonderful pics of the water at Ambleside...
This week on Lakeland Cam
Oct 8th 2015, 11:36 am
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Just got back from 2 weeks in the UK, Fab trip, only one day of rain, spent 3 days in the Lake district, enjoyed it once again.
To truly appreciate the Lake District check out this web site, originally posted years ago by Cheers, Thanks mate.
Look at those wonderful pics of the water at Ambleside...
This week on Lakeland Cam
To truly appreciate the Lake District check out this web site, originally posted years ago by Cheers, Thanks mate.
Look at those wonderful pics of the water at Ambleside...
This week on Lakeland Cam
Oct 8th 2015, 2:21 pm
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We had two weeks in the UK and it only rained on Monday the day before we left, I hardly wore my fleece, you cant beat that in Sept/Oct.
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Oct 8th 2015, 5:46 pm
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Believe it or not Rod, the weather in these parts has been pretty good of late. Fish if I'd known you were coming I'd have put the kettle on.