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Sorry, been too preoccupied to blogSeptember 8th, 2024 |
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Huh. I wish you well in removing all those “Cotswolds”. I heard they carry disease.
Congratulations! Looks lovely.
It was indeed lovely but we are moving out, Mary 😉
Cotswolds is the nicest part of England.
You have made a wise move. I wish you every happiness.
What about Cornwall? Or is that too Celtic to be England proper?
Huh. First I read about Mullins, then I come here and find this. A trend, I think.
Cornwall is very English
From across the pond, I would say the Lakes district is the nicest part of England. “Nice weather for ta ducks!” when it’s raining, and “Nice weather for ta pigeons” when it wasn’t, which did happen for 20 minutes one day during my visit.
But I have a soft spot for Newquay in Cornwall. I had to do some hush-hush work during the Thatcher era. No, nothing sexy like Mr. Bond. It involved antennas. But the people were really nice, when I could understand them, but very tolerant of my accent and ways. It’s also when this Californian discovers some Brits surf, which blew my f-ing mind at the time.
And congrats on the new place.
Looks like you’re leaving an amazing place. Where you headed?
Guess you’re moving to a more diverse neighbourhood. No knife crime or random assaults, that rural tranquillity must get quite tedious.
As I write this, I have a herd of Wiltshire cows peering at me about 10 yards away, possibly harbouring ill intent 😉
But I am indeed heading back to an urban existence, but one with very little knife crime or random assaults 😀
I live in Wiltshire, near Longleat, having moved there for my job nearly 40 years ago from ‘up north’. I’ve never regretted it. Cornwall? Em! One of my wife’s cousins moved to St Ives about the same time as we moved here, to open a restaurant. We have visited them many times.
The difference over those 40 years is, however, extraordinary. Sure Wiltshire has got busier; there are many more people around and especially tourists what with Center Parcs at Longleat. But Cornwall is on another level. The traffic in holiday season is really bad. The wife’s cousin has moved out of St Ives (retired), so we don’t have to queue at the roundabout (Hayle?) at the end of the A30 these days.
That aside, Cornwall is an amazing place especially for someone like me who was born by the sea – Whitley Bay.
Yes, Wiltshire is great. I live near Malmesbury (although not for much longer) and love it.
Best of luck with the move, comrade.
Yes, have a good move if there is such a thing. I’ve just helped number 2 daughter move only a short distance in St Albans. I’d forgotten how much hard work is involved, or maybe I’m getting old (well I am).
When I first read this, I assumed you were leaving the UK for points more amenable to freedom.
Not so?
All the best to you, Adriana and Čapek.
Is one allowed to ask where you are going?
I am indeed departing the UK Police State for that reason, amongst others.
Mr. Čapek is indeed coming with us. I suppose one could say he is going home 😀
(As Brendan knows, Mr. Čapek is the name of our robot cleaner)
Good for you. Money where your mouth is, so to speak.
Ah, i thought so (especially after reading this) but did not want to intrude.
I am dating myself but… is that a space heater or a beehive-style hair dryer?
“I am indeed heading back to an urban existence, but one with very little knife crime or random assaults.”
Call me when you get settled in Tel Aviv…
It is an Art Deco stage-light from the 1930s 😉
All the best. I understand the lager is good there, although I don’t know about the cheese.
I, on the other hand . . . 😉
Is this the real life, Perry, or is this just fantasy?
Wishing you a pleasant escape from Kier Starmer’s reality.
On an autobiographical note: I decided in early 2010 that the most important reason to understand political history and philosophy is to understand what is going on; and by far the most important reason to understand what is going on, is to know when to emigrate. Knowing how to vote is comparatively irrelevant. I was influenced by Taleb’s The Black Swan, i suppose.
But i am now somewhat more moderate in my views.
For one thing, there are other selfish reasons to understand what is going on, eg planning a career and investing wisely (that includes whether to rent or buy).
Best of luck Perry.
So you are leaving Malmesbury? I thought you had only just arrived – silly me.
Leaving the United Kingdom – yes, for those with the financial means to do so this is a wise move.
The risk of arrest and imprisonment, for saying “right wing” things on the internet, is growing – and the courts (with their Quango appointed judges) are not exactly fond of people they believe to be “right wingers”.
Also taxes are going to increase and the economy is going to decline – so even non political wealthy people are leaving (as Snorri correctly points out).
I wish you every happiness in whatever part of the world you are going to.
We who remain in the United Kingdom are going to go into hard times – although not as hard as, for example, Israel – where the population lives in fear of endless missile attacks, and which is surrounded by hostile powers.
A, sadly now dead, work colleague of mine (a friend of Professor Norman Barry of Buckingham – now also long dead) told me that Prague was the most beautiful city he had ever seen.
I hope it still is beautiful.