Essentials ... that aren't
Oct 14th 2012, 11:26 am
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
First time was a bit beyond my control. Second time it just seemed like the best option during a difficult time. As to doing it a third time , well, it gets easier the more often you do it....
Does put a different value on personal possesions, though. Easy come, easy go...
Does put a different value on personal possesions, though. Easy come, easy go...
Oct 14th 2012, 11:32 am
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
Contact lenses.
Oakleys.
Can be a bugger in this climate (Riyadh) but hate wearing the gregory's so no choice.
yes, cheaper & perhaps more "with it" ones are available but the thread is essentials....that aren't.
Btw - would be interested if anyone, or anyone knows anyone, who has had laser eye treatment done. Any good or bad feedback welcomed.
Oakleys.
Can be a bugger in this climate (Riyadh) but hate wearing the gregory's so no choice.
yes, cheaper & perhaps more "with it" ones are available but the thread is essentials....that aren't.
Btw - would be interested if anyone, or anyone knows anyone, who has had laser eye treatment done. Any good or bad feedback welcomed.
Oct 14th 2012, 11:34 am
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
First time was a bit beyond my control. Second time it just seemed like the best option during a difficult time. As to doing it a third time , well, it gets easier the more often you do it....
Does put a different value on personal possesions, though. Easy come, easy go...
Does put a different value on personal possesions, though. Easy come, easy go...
Can't be easy. Bet you've got a some wicked stories.
Oct 14th 2012, 11:38 am
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
There are times when subsistence living on a (warm) remote island is very appealing...
Oct 14th 2012, 11:45 am
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
The way to walk away is to not look back, and don't think 'what if..' but think 'what now?'.
Oct 14th 2012, 2:17 pm
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
Btw - would be interested if anyone, or anyone knows anyone, who has had laser eye treatment done. Any good or bad feedback welcomed. [/QUOTE]
My wife had laser surgery 3-4 years ago in China and is very happy with they result having disposed of her contact lens.
[/QUOTE]My wife had laser surgery 3-4 years ago in China and is very happy with they result having disposed of her contact lens.
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Oct 14th 2012, 2:34 pm
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
[QUOTE=OleJanx;10330148]Cold islands are not without appeal. Stornoway appeals to me very much.
My feelings are not quite the same as yours.
I think you have to perhaps look at how long you have been away from the really cold, damp, shitty driving wind type of environment! In my case I have been in the Middle East since 1978 and I have to say I have become a hot weather person and find the above mentioned weather type that prevails in my home islands pretty hard to take. In fact before I left home in 1972 I hated the long winters from about Mid April to Mid Sept which always included a real good dose of flu, which I have never had since I left. (Excepting the occassional 24 hour one) I guess if you are a rugged outdoorsman it could appeal to you.
Of course when I retire I want to spend a few summer months back home and also introduce my wife and daughter to God's own country! But spend a winter there, never!
So for me it's hot/warm island rather than a cold one. Each to his own.......
Oh! I am speaking as a Falkland Islander!
My feelings are not quite the same as yours.
I think you have to perhaps look at how long you have been away from the really cold, damp, shitty driving wind type of environment! In my case I have been in the Middle East since 1978 and I have to say I have become a hot weather person and find the above mentioned weather type that prevails in my home islands pretty hard to take. In fact before I left home in 1972 I hated the long winters from about Mid April to Mid Sept which always included a real good dose of flu, which I have never had since I left. (Excepting the occassional 24 hour one) I guess if you are a rugged outdoorsman it could appeal to you.
Of course when I retire I want to spend a few summer months back home and also introduce my wife and daughter to God's own country! But spend a winter there, never!
So for me it's hot/warm island rather than a cold one. Each to his own.......
Oh! I am speaking as a Falkland Islander!
Oct 14th 2012, 2:41 pm
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
[QUOTE=Jim Smith;10330325]
Falkland's are a bit too desolate for me, but would love to visit!
Cold islands are not without appeal. Stornoway appeals to me very much.
My feelings are not quite the same as yours.
I think you have to perhaps look at how long you have been away from the really cold, damp, shitty driving wind type of environment! In my case I have been in the Middle East since 1978 and I have to say I have become a hot weather person and find the above mentioned weather type that prevails in my home islands pretty hard to take. In fact before I left home in 1972 I hated the long winters from about Mid April to Mid Sept which always included a real good dose of flu, which I have never had since I left. (Excepting the occassional 24 hour one) I guess if you are a rugged outdoorsman it could appeal to you.
Of course when I retire I want to spend a few summer months back home and also introduce my wife and daughter to God's own country! But spend a winter there, never!
So for me it's hot/warm island rather than a cold one. Each to his own.......
Oh! I am speaking as a Falkland Islander!
My feelings are not quite the same as yours.
I think you have to perhaps look at how long you have been away from the really cold, damp, shitty driving wind type of environment! In my case I have been in the Middle East since 1978 and I have to say I have become a hot weather person and find the above mentioned weather type that prevails in my home islands pretty hard to take. In fact before I left home in 1972 I hated the long winters from about Mid April to Mid Sept which always included a real good dose of flu, which I have never had since I left. (Excepting the occassional 24 hour one) I guess if you are a rugged outdoorsman it could appeal to you.
Of course when I retire I want to spend a few summer months back home and also introduce my wife and daughter to God's own country! But spend a winter there, never!
So for me it's hot/warm island rather than a cold one. Each to his own.......
Oh! I am speaking as a Falkland Islander!
Oct 14th 2012, 2:51 pm
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
Agree. If you want to hang loose, the two nearest points you can go are Santiago or Brize Norton. Oh! The odd passenger does stop off at Ascension Island too I believe. Didn't see anything to make me want to stop there as I passed through!
Falklands are good for wildlife photography in the summer though......
Falklands are good for wildlife photography in the summer though......
Oct 14th 2012, 3:20 pm
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
My wife had laser surgery 3-4 years ago in China and is very happy with they result having disposed of her contact lens.[/QUOTE]
Had mine done over 10 years ago in the states, no issues then or since, one of my better decisions
Oct 14th 2012, 3:35 pm
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
This business of essentials is interesting to me, as twice in my life I have walked away from everything I owned apart from the clothes I was wearing at the time.
Yes, slowly you start accumulating stuff again, most of it irrelevant crap you don't need, but really? Essentials? Nothing.
Yes, slowly you start accumulating stuff again, most of it irrelevant crap you don't need, but really? Essentials? Nothing.
The only thing essential really is your brain...and to use it well.
Oh, and I took my passport and credit cards with me too.
Oct 14th 2012, 3:54 pm
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
I managed to keep hold of my passport, too! Credit cards went by the wayside...
Oct 14th 2012, 4:15 pm
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
This business of essentials is interesting to me, as twice in my life I have walked away from everything I owned apart from the clothes I was wearing at the time.
Yes, slowly you start accumulating stuff again, most of it irrelevant crap you don't need, but really? Essentials? Nothing.
Yes, slowly you start accumulating stuff again, most of it irrelevant crap you don't need, but really? Essentials? Nothing.
What makes for a "high LQ" or superlative Life Quality? The answers are shockingly simple but profound and definitely not what society teaches us what "true success" is.
Thanks to Shiva & Scamp I'm becoming a Tedx-addict!
Oct 14th 2012, 4:17 pm
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
Oct 14th 2012, 4:29 pm
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Re: Essentials ... that aren't
Was done for 6k AED all in for both eyes. Cheap as chips aswell.
Go for it!