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[Ducans elbow]

In Seattle with my daughter, she is going to a concert here tonight, so having a bit of a daughter and dad get away

Great city lots to do and see, I’ll have to find a pub while she’s at the concert

I think I’ll manage

 

[jazzy]

Hi folks. Congratulations on your Finnish anniversary @blue1948 . It's all a bit tense here on Symi ( well it would be had the bottle of white wine not been consumed). We are supposed to be leaving for Kalymnos in the morning but high winds and thunderstorms are forecast so we don't know if the ferry will run. Fingers crossed it does!
Another tough day on the beach, having siestas and drinking beer. I don't know how I manage!

Good luck with the weather Anj. I guess staying one night in Symi town would get a pain but at least at this time of year you should be able to find accomodation.
Kalymnos ( and it's tiny neighbour Telendos - only a 10 minute ferry ride ) are 2 of our favourite islands. Hopefully the ferries run every day?

 

[jazzy]

Sounds like everyone is expecting stormy weather tomorrow then with storm Amy due to arrive. I suggest we all say our prayers to St Michael this evening

Sure Amy is powerful but I don't it extends to the eastern Aegean . I suspect that it's a completely different weather front AT

 

[Armaghtoffee]

drinking teaSure Amy is powerful but I don't it extends to the eastern Aegean . I suspect that it's a completely different weather front AT

Geography was never my strong point but I did know that much jazzy

I see half of NI is now an Amber wind warning but it doesn’t extend as far as my own fiefdom. Not that you can really trust the weather forecasts mind you.

Still, my task this morning is to move the bins and potted plants into the garages to save me a clearing up job in the morning. As I grow older I am becoming wiser

 

[blue1948]

27 years in another country is something I cant even imagine doing. Well done blue, braver man than me.

Lead by the heart it is easier than you think . I have had difficult times for sure but it is such a nice place to live it makes the move easier .

 

[blue1948]

In Seattle with my daughter, she is going to a concert here tonight, so having a bit of a daughter and dad get away

Great city lots to do and see, I’ll have to find a pub while she’s at the concert

I think I’ll manage

How did the bar know you were coming ? Hee hee nice photos .

 

[blue1948]

Good morning all on this nippy day here ,just minus when we got up but +10 expected . I hope all are well and catch ferries if possible ,I must say @anjelikaferrett you have done nothing to quell my jealousy ,even the threat of another night isn't putting me off at all . Have a great day all whilst I chop wood .COYB
Still no @peteblue ! I sincerely hope all is well with Him, Kay and family.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Lead by the heart it is easier than you think . I have had difficult times for sure but it is such a nice place to live it makes the move easier .

The heart wants what the heart wants.

The beautiful surroundings does help I’m sure.

 

[Gwladysover]

Good morning all on this nippy day here ,just minus when we got up but +10 expected . I hope all are well and catch ferries if possible ,I must say @anjelikaferrett you have done nothing to quell my jealousy ,even the threat of another night isn't putting me off at all . Have a great day all whilst I chop wood .COYB
Still no @peteblue ! I sincerely hope all is well with Him, Kay and family.

Echo that, Blue, as do we all.

 

[blueloon]

27 years in another country is something I cant even imagine doing. Well done blue, braver man than me.

I’m one of those people who’s lived in all three GB countries , born and grew up in Wales for roughly 25 years , a wee bit of time in the Wirral , university, then moved to SEast England for 16 years, now Scotland coming up to 32 years. Geographically I’ve visited most areas of all three countries and at some time , in local council elections, general elections etc etc , I’ve managed to vote for all significant political parties except far right ones. My three kids were born in England , one follows my passion for Welsh rugby and considers himself Welsh , the other two dont particularly care . All my Grandchildren were born in Scotland and I have a passionately Scottish son in law. I’ve officially lived in this house for 15 years and am , all things being equal, unlikely to move again.
Edit: It’s surprising the emotional rush brought on by writing that….” Good times, bad times, some in between “

 

[Armaghtoffee]

I’m one of those people who’s lived in all three GB countries , born and grew up in Wales for roughly 25 years , a wee bit of time in the Wirral , university, then moved to SEast England for 16 years, now Scotland coming up to 32 years. Geographically I’ve visited most areas of all three countries and at some time , in local council elections, general elections etc etc , I’ve managed to vote for all significant political parties except far right ones. My three kids were born in England , one follows my passion for Welsh rugby and considers himself Welsh , the other two dont particularly care . All my Grandchildren were born in Scotland and I have a passionately Scottish son in law. I’ve officially lived in this house for 15 years and am , all things being equal, unlikely to move again.
Edit: It’s surprising the emotional rush brought on by writing that….” Good times, bad times, some in between “

I know life perspective changes over time but did you notice many cultural/societal differences when you were making your moves?

 

[Val P]

I’m one of those people who’s lived in all three GB countries , born and grew up in Wales for roughly 25 years , a wee bit of time in the Wirral , university, then moved to SEast England for 16 years, now Scotland coming up to 32 years. Geographically I’ve visited most areas of all three countries and at some time , in local council elections, general elections etc etc , I’ve managed to vote for all significant political parties except far right ones. My three kids were born in England , one follows my passion for Welsh rugby and considers himself Welsh , the other two dont particularly care . All my Grandchildren were born in Scotland and I have a passionately Scottish son in law. I’ve officially lived in this house for 15 years and am , all things being equal, unlikely to move again.
Edit: It’s surprising the emotional rush brought on by writing that….” Good times, bad times, some in between “

Having lived in Wigan all my life and the same house for 36 years I’m quite jealous of your route. My husband has always been reluctant to move and objectively where we live has literally everything we need, especially now at our age (great GP, good local shops, couple of nice restaurants), but sometimes I get such wanderlust to move and at one time my dearest hope was to move to Greece and then health problems put a stop to that.
Last night we got our first Reform councillor in a local by election so I now love it even less round here.

 

[blueloon]

I know life perspective changes over time but did you notice many cultural/societal differences when you were making your moves?

Not so much between Wales and England, more really the shear pace of life that changed when I was in Romford/ Hertfordshire then lastly working in London. North East Scotland is I’ve found more insular, full of cultural quirks , its own dialect ( Doric) and has much more suspicion of “ incomers with an English accent”. Never ever mention 1966! In the town I live I have many friends who have literally never moved away from the locality, they’ll know all the history about someone, their parents etc. I’m very happy to observe things from a philosophical point of view , I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t content and of course my own personality is reflected in my observations and comments!

 

[blueloon]

Having lived in Wigan all my life and the same house for 36 years I’m quite jealous of your route. My husband has always been reluctant to move and objectively where we live has literally everything we need, especially now at our age (great GP, good local shops, couple of nice restaurants), but sometimes I get such wanderlust to move and at one time my dearest hope was to move to Greece and then health problems put a stop to that.
Last night we got our first Reform councillor in a local by election so I now love it even less round here.

The vague downside Val is that I’ve lost contact with so many friends over the years, including those I went to school with, played football with, went to games with etc. That’s largely down to me and maybe mens ability to keep contacts as well as women do. Interestingly my three kids have never moved far from Aberdeen, returning after university etc , show no real desire to move away and in that sense are the opposite of me but are quite happy.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Not so much between Wales and England, more really the shear pace of life that changed when I was in Romford/ Hertfordshire then lastly working in London. North East Scotland is I’ve found more insular, full of cultural quirks , its own dialect ( Doric) and has much more suspicion of “ incomers with an English accent”. Never ever mention 1966! In the town I live I have many friends who have literally never moved away from the locality, they’ll know all the history about someone, their parents etc. I’m very happy to observe things from a philosophical point of view , I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t content and of course my own personality is reflected in my observations and comments!

Where I live is exactly the same, generations of families all within a couple of miles of each other. I love it but for others it’s not their cup of tea. Having said, I do enjoy the anonymity of a new town to have a drink and people watch.

You are passionate about where you live, that’s clear from your descriptions.