Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

Barnfred 55 said:
Posted again above Blue.

Think it will be the way forward for me ultimately and will definitely give me a lot more independence than I have now. But the timing isn't right yet. The place is small, and whilst I've no doubt I'll get used to it I'll have to get rid of tons of stuff, some of which were wedding presents and stuff like crystal that we've collected over many years. I'm just not ready for that yet.
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You might move north and need it so my advice would be don't sell until you are sure and if you decide to stay in Cornwall then rent a bit of storage for a few months to make sure .So glad to read the explanation of where your mind is at and the confirmation that you won't be turfed out onto the streets one night in the dark when it is raining . One step at a time .
 
Terrarian said:
Good news, just had a call and got my health check on Monday morning 11.30, about time.
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A win for the blues and an appointment would be the order of the day . Write some notes out to make sure you cover all you want on Monday and don't take no for an answer tell them you will be all over them like a rash until it is sorted and then blame me if it upsets them !
 
Barnfred 55 said:
Well here's a turn up. Just had a call from the neighbour saying one of his one bed flats in Penryn is coming available and was I still interested. I hadn't ever mentioned anything to him. but did slip it into a conversation with either his son or daughter back in early summer and knew it would make it's way back to him. :).

Anyway I'm going to go and see it with him later. I know where the property is. It's smack bang in the middle of town with bars, restaurants and takeaways within crawling distance. No parking but that isn't an issue for me. There are 3 supermarkets all within walking distance, including a Lidl, which is quite topical in this thread right now.lol

He mentioned rent of £700, which is just over half of what I'm now paying , but I also reckon when I take into account reduced council tax and utility bills, I'll probably be saving not much under £1000pm. There are also a couple of single blokes around my age or a little older living in the complex too.

There are a lot of upsides to moving, not least financially, but some downsides too. I'll have to lose probably 75% of the furniture/belongings I have, and there's the logistical, not to mention emotional hurdles to overcome with that. I also have a lot of Cal's clothing I haven't dealt with yet, mainly the good cruise gear. But biggest of all is that there is no garden and I do enjoy my garden in the summer, as you all know. Having said that, a grand a month is a lot to pay for a garden (and BBQ) and you don't have to go very far to find wide open spaces down here. It's also just a mile into Falmouth too, which I can walk or there are regular buses. There are also buses and trains into Truro.

The neighbour said there's no pressure on me to move, but given that he has 7 people coming to see the flat tomorrow I suspect that he would want me to make a quick decision one way or the other. I also think he is anticipating house prices to fall going forward and that he would sell the place I'm in if i decided to move. So whilst he said there's no pressure on me, if prices start to plummet my fear is that he would sell anyway and give me the 3 months notice required. If that happened, given the rental market down here I think I'd end up having to move back up to Liverpool. He may not do it, but still it's a worry.

So, lots to think about. Good job I've been on the wagon for 2 days.lol
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Good luck Fred. I'm sure you'll make the right decision mate
 
Barnfred 55 said:
Ha ha. Turns out I did discuss it with him. It was the night that we polished off a bottle of cognac between us. No wonder I don't remember. lol

And this was very much a courtesy thing as he didn't think I'd be interested anyway as it is so small compared to what I'm accustomed to. Also, even if I was interested, it wouldn't be available immediately because he's committed to renting it out to one of the people lined up by the agent. But he said the likelihood was it would come up again at some stage during the next 6-18 months.

It was quite small actually, but longer term it will probably be the way forward should I stay down here. But if I'm honest I'm not quite ready to move yet. I knew this flat was available as the kids have been working on it for weeks, and I have had ample time to raise it with him. But I haven't and that tells you were my head (or maybe my heart) is on the subject.

I did take the opportunity to raise my concerns about him selling the property I'm living in and he said that definitely won't happen. The long term plan is for his brother to move back into it from South Africa, and that won't be happening any time soon. probably not even within the next 5 years. He said I'm a friend as well as a tenant and that they liked having me as a neighbour. (probably because none of the others speak to himlol) The house is mine as long as I want it, subject to his brother deciding to come back to the UK, and even then they'd find some way to accommodate me.

So the upshot is I'm staying where I am for now, and they will let me know whenever one of the flats comes up for rent and i'd get first option on it. In the meantime I can think about offloading all the excess furniture I don't need in my own time in the knowledge that my tenure here is safe.

I'm comfortable with that to be honest.
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Pleased to hear that you are settled for the next few years at least, no need to sell the BBQ yet. Chuffed for you.
 
anjelikaferrett said:
@Barnfred 55 that sounds like a win all round for you. Who knows how you will feel in 18 months time and good to know that you can stay in your current home for what looks like at least five more years. @Vegas Toffee Girl Loving your rain video. The sun has just come out here after about three days of drizzly rain, occasionally heavy - proper autumn weather. @Terrarian so pleased you've got your appointment. Onwards and upwards after that ((like Everton...she says hopefully!)

I must tell you about what just happened to me. Got an email from Haven Holidays saying "thank you for booking with us" The only time I have ever been to a Haven holiday park was about 15 years ago. Scam, I thought and deleted it. An hour later get the all the booking details for a lady called Angela who lives in Seaham who is going on holiday on Monday for 4 days. I have her address, postcode, booking reference, how much she paid for her holiday, where she is going, what kind of accommodation she has booked. I could answer all the security checks when I rang Haven to tell them of the error. Credit to Haven, they were utterly horrified by this turn of events, put me on hold for a bit, came back and asked me to confirm that I had absolutely no connection with the other Angela. None whatsoever I said. Went on hold again. came back, apologised profusely (I'm not slightly bothered, I'm more worried about Mrs X who is waiting for her holiday confirmation) Then the call centre operator said the words "We've no idea what has happened or how it happened , we're reporting it as an IT error" and asked me would I be kind enough to dispose of the email. So I did. Worrying though if that is an IT error. It did slightly make me smile because our IT system in work is completely rogue so I felt some solidarity with the Haven workers if they have a similar system.
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Mr G often gets emails for someone with almost the same email address, the other address must have a . which the senders miss off. We know loads of details they have a boat, moorings, selling their house etc. I thought it was a scam at first so did a bit of research and the people do exist. I’ve tried emailing the companies but still they keep coming. Quite worrying to think a misplaced . and random people can know all about you. Hope the other Angela gets her holiday.
 
Well we got lucky today!
The forecasted thunderstorm turned out to be only one short but very sharp shower which we were able to dodge.
And then the sun put it's hat on and came on to play.
This allowed us to explore Sorrento properly.
We have been into the city many times but always cowering under umbrellas and popping into bars to avoid the deluge.
Today we could leisurely stroll around and take in the sights.
It's a lovely atmospheric old town with plenty of charm and character.
We much preferred it to Capri , Positano and Amalfi that we thought were overrated.
So here's a 2 final photos before we head home tomorrow.
The first is an archway which leads to a lovely little old marina in photo 2 with lots of restaurants. We had already eaten in town but the food looked great and very reasonable. It reminded us much more of a Mediterranean fishing village.
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jazzy said:
Well we got lucky today!
The forecasted thunderstorm turned out to be only one short but very sharp shower which we were able to dodge.
And then the sun put it's hat on and came on to play.
This allowed us to explore Sorrento properly.
We have been into the city many times but always cowering under umbrellas and popping into bars to avoid the deluge.
Today we could leisurely stroll around and take in the sights.
It's a lovely atmospheric old town with plenty of charm and character.
We much preferred it to Capri , Positano and Amalfi that we thought were overrated.
So here's a 2 final photos before we head home tomorrow.
The first is an archway which leads to a lovely little old marina in photo 2 with lots of restaurants. We had already eaten in town but the food looked great and very reasonable. It reminded us much more of a Mediterranean fishing village.
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Great photos ,safe trip home.
 

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