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Silly Rabbit
also long as you not offering it freely in public to people in the village you should be find
no trophies mind
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Knowing when its time to move to a more elderly residential area.
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also long as you not offering it freely in public to people in the village you should be find
no trophies mind
taps nose
In Hackney, nah.
Me and my pals have been talking about a commune for the last twenty years. My friends' kids are going to do all the domestic labour. Including constantly refreshing our drinks.
(Having seen various of our parents end up in homes, I think we're actually genuinely all pretty up for it.)
(Having seen various of our parents end up in homes, I think we're actually genuinely all pretty up for it.)
I'm not sure they have a sayAre the drink serving kids up for it though??
It does sound lovely. As long as you don't end up with some sort of committee telling you that you can't hang your knickers up on the line to dry
Well there are about six to eight of us and we've known each other for a very long time so a committee thing seems very unlikely...
bellaozzydog
rolling turds in glitter
I was reflecting after my second 'near miss' with some tracksuited yoof on his e-scooter last night, that maybe it was time to throw in the towel.. admit I can't cut it anymore in the inner city, and find myself a nice quite cul-de-sac somewhere in the suburbia, preferably full of old people and 50+ empty nesters..
Any thoughts/reflections from folk who have made the journey?
you need to get some twenty something housemates. Keeps you young (ish)
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
No, I had twenty-something housemates when I was in my 20s and it just made me feel very old.
. When I get older I want to have young people around me! A lot of my friends are already 10-15 years younger than I am.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
The end of the line
ska invita
back on the other side
hash tag
Books, not bombs
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I do like Dorset , have thought of moving to the Somerset end , so I can be relatively close to family but not have to see them everyday. Would need mrs21 to want to , she's quite happy not seeing my family a lotI now live in Dorset & the idea of public transport is a fucking joke. There are a few buses a day to Yeovil about 6 miles away at £7.50 for a return journey and the last bus back is around 5pm.
Leafster
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When I moved here at the age of 51 my new neighbour suggested I might find the road a little quiet with no other young people nearby.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
conversely, my nan moved out of a retirement flat (the sort of thing where there was staff on call on site) because she was "fed up living with old people"
she was 82 at the time
(to be fair, grand-dad had needed it more than she did, and he was no longer around by then)
she was 82 at the time
(to be fair, grand-dad had needed it more than she did, and he was no longer around by then)
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Hmmm. My husband is making noises about wanting to move further out, when the kids have flown the coop. Somewhere leafier and more country-esque. He hates south London, the cunty driving, the busy roads, the relative grottiness, and I do get what he means. But. I am a south Londoner, where we live isn't even that grotty, and I would absolutely die of boredom if we moved to a quiet leafy suburban town with nothing to do.
ska invita
back on the other side
move to borough of bromley, best of both worlds
ska invita
back on the other side
i was being serious
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
My granddad (grhs) went to look at a retirement community in Spain once. We asked him his thoughts when he got back.
Fuck that place, he said, it's full of English people.
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rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
I now live in Dorset & the idea of public transport is a fucking joke. There are a few buses a day to Yeovil about 6 miles away at £7.50 for a return journey and the last bus back is around 5pm.
I'd pay that much not to go to Yeovil
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
couldn't live in brixton unless in one of those big 5 bedroom bastards on a nice street.
we lived in grotty south norwood and it was okay. my kids are still there as is the ex in the house i half own. i am back at my parents in west norwood which i love. but trying not to get too attached to it as i cant afford to live here long term when i want my own place.
so i'll probably end up in east croydon way. cleanish. cheapish. short train journey from everything and london is a great place to be single - plenty of folk to meet.
i wouldn't like a village. for a holiday, yes. but i like being involved in the city - cafes, pubs, clubs, museums, even commuting aorund i enjoy. it would just be too big a leap for me. i can be the countryside in 45 mins anyway for a day long ramble about. best of both worlds.
i want my kids to grow up in london, too.
we lived in grotty south norwood and it was okay. my kids are still there as is the ex in the house i half own. i am back at my parents in west norwood which i love. but trying not to get too attached to it as i cant afford to live here long term when i want my own place.
so i'll probably end up in east croydon way. cleanish. cheapish. short train journey from everything and london is a great place to be single - plenty of folk to meet.
i wouldn't like a village. for a holiday, yes. but i like being involved in the city - cafes, pubs, clubs, museums, even commuting aorund i enjoy. it would just be too big a leap for me. i can be the countryside in 45 mins anyway for a day long ramble about. best of both worlds.
i want my kids to grow up in london, too.
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
Are you sure? Nothing against Yeovil apart from it being a fucking shite hole.
Chatted to a bloke from Glasgow a couple of weeks ago on a tour of the South West. (His daughter lived in Crewkerne) & he had been in Yeovil the day before & was politely suggesting it was not somewhere he felt comfortable until I said I thought it was a shithole & then he let rip about not wanting to catch anyone's eyes because it was a very aggressive town & I would agree with him.
ETA I have never been to Yeovil out of choice.
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rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
I moved from South London to Devon twenty years ago and am glad I did.
Better quality of life, more affordable property and I have my Devon friends as well as my London ones
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