dontheturner

Easterdawn - Glad you are there, but you should be ashamed of yourself, when I cannot have a Turkish Delight! got to wait till I get back to Shropshire.- but don't you fret! Once we are settled, maybe a free Shropshire holiday might be possible for you! regards dontheturner.

Easterndawn

Thanks Don, my favourite chocolate bar is Turkish Delight but the Fry's one not the Cadbury one. Things are not looking good at the job, I don't think they will be open much longer, seems that more bills are going unpaid every day, but will hang in there till something either changes or something better comes along. They say that whatever does not kill you, makes you stronger

dontheturner

The limit for getting pension increases, is NOT confined to Commonwealth countries as you suggest, but applies equally, where ever you are - take me for example - I am in Thailand - and all rises were stopped for me too, except Civil Service rises, they are continued ( But Cameron stopped them ALL for this year) - so due to the falling pound, I got HALF my total income this year, in pensions, compared with what we were getting in previous years.

dontheturner

Within a few days, of our return to Shropshire, there will be a small selection, of Fry's Whip with the Walnut on top? and other disgusting niceties in the pantry, just off the kitchen, waitng for me!!!

dontheturner

Go onto www.Rightmove.co.uk, and look at houses for sale and rent - find one you quite fancy - then check the postcodes into Google Earth, and look down into the streets and houses. if cars are parked all along the curbway- then not so good. (only the shopping area should have that) That is what I have been doing, proir to deciding to goback into the house, I own and have already, but rented out! dontheturner

Mummy in the foothills

I do that I wander the streets on google earth. street view. I go by my Mums house and see her car is in the driveway and past Dh's and my old street we lived on, the house he grew up in is for sale on google earth Mine is too far in the cul de sac to see properly.
When I see an ad for a house I'd like I look then too.

dontheturner

Hello Again Easterdawn, Hope you are bearing up! Thailand, is also a Strange place - not quite the easy going place you might imagine to live. yesterday, as I do every 90 days, had to go report to Immigration (80km) - give them proof of abode ( photo of 'Nirvana' and fill out form of abode) The returned for dinner, then the internet connection went off. so bored - Then T.T.&T. came, asking would we like broadband free? Yes please, So job done - (three guys, and a girl) - then told, Oh! no! it will be connected by another team, as another company are buying the internet system! - But ! Hey! it is on today! RIGHT! When you have chance, and time, have a look on Google Earth, type in TF1 3QF, that is where you can come with OH for a holiday - promise! - after March next year. dontheturner

dontheturner

Well! Here I am again!

Then My Girl - SHIFNAL IN SHROPSHIRE - very small town, almost Village like. And on the main London Rail Line, with buses in several directions, to larger TELFORD, or Shrewsbury, ( Historical) or City, of WOLVERHAMPTON< or Birmingham.or country Town of Bridgnorth, with it's flowing River Severn. or into my Town WELLINGTON. with a 200 stall market on Thursdays and Saturdays, and a once a month French Market too. what more could you want? Oh! and the FIVE museums of Ironbridge - too. ASK ME QUESTIONS!!! Please---dontheturner

Fish n Chips 56

I do that too, Go to Google Earth with street view, its the best thing on the computer apart from this site, when I see a house I like in the area I wanna live I go looking to see what its like, and check out the neighbors, look for alleys where people will throw rubbish over, all that kind of stuff. Found a lovely house but the neighbors were pigs, its amusing and interesting.

Easterndawn

Hey Don, is yours the one with the caravan in the drive way, lovely house, and seems like a very nice street. The market sounds lovely, one of my favourite things to do is wander around markets, antique and other types, never really buy much but it is fun to look. Is there much work in your town do you think, that seems to be the one hurdle that I cannot seem to get over, here in Scotland.

sallysimmons

That's how I've spent half my life the last year.

Last night I found my dream house in my dream location ... pity I'm nowhere near actually being able to move!

charleygirl

You guys crack me up, looking at google earth, do it myself of course and day dream never thought anyone else was.
Gosh i wish we could all have our wishes come true, spent a wonderful couple of hours with trotty yesterday, Oh how I wish I met her 10 years ago, I would not be here now in the situtation, she would have made me go home and do what i wanted too all those years ago.
ED wow about the job, but I suppose on the up side you did get paid and got some more experience to add to your resume.
Don all I can say about you is, what a character you are! Anyone that makes me smile is an okay bloke hahaha.
Fish how you doing I was talking about you to Trotty yesterday.....have you plans in the works. without searching thousands of posts I dont know. Want to share your story etc again briefly.
I wonder how High Speed grandma is doing. And all those gone home since this thread started.
Denise 2 still thinking of you, Denise 1 wow 2 more days.......

Fish n Chips 56

What about the detached with yellow and red cars in the driveway, is that it? they all look nice in that area no matter what... Good for you Don.

Fish n Chips 56

Charleygirl, heres the short version.

I have no immediate plans to return to the UK, although I want to go everyday.

I was planning on leaving around 2000, I noticed negative change in my mothers behaviour back in 98/99 and decided to stay here and help, My Mum passed in Jan 09, she had lived in a care home since Christmas Eve 03 and suffered with Dementia, it was very Very sad.
My Dad was lonely but seemed to be doing OK, I had planned in my mind to try and get him to go back to the UK with us, then my Dad got sick and was told he had cancer August 10th 09 and on the the 22nd he passed away, that left me with their home to sell, My parents home has been for sale since October 09, I have not received any offers, I have another open house planned next weekend, then I have my own home to sell, its been a tough year but still I try to be a positive person.

DDL

We've been doing the same and it's very helpful, keeping in mind that sometimes those shots are old and things may have changed (for the better - or worse!) in the meantime.

Tony and I were just discussing yesterday that once we're back in the UK, we can always revisit our place here in America by using Google Earth, as well.

Wish the satellite views were real-time so I could check up on my kids and grandkids while I'm gone.