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Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 2684 Location: UK/Veteran of the Magic Kingdom
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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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Uncle Scott did not take my advice, I told him to buy a nice detached house in the countryside of Scotland, but it seems his tribe did not allow him to do that, and he ended up in the social housing! |
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HunterCom
Joined: 06 Jul 2010 Posts: 18
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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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Henry_Cowell wrote: |
I'm jealous! |
O Henry things not going well in California ha |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:33 am Post subject: |
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Huntercom and the Foul Feline have both been suckered by Thatcherite/Blairite propaganda !
I can assure them both that I and my many admirers are very impressed by what I have found. A terraced house built in the 1840's and renovated and modernised in the 1990's. Of course the Marquess has a place that is rather bigger but I do not have the trouble of dealing with a horde of servants and estate workers.
When I tire of my little place I can visit my neighbour who lives here -
www.mountstuart.com
Of course those living in "social housing" in one of the sink estates of Glasgow or Edinburgh might have different experiences ! |
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Henry_Cowell
Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 3352 Location: Berkeley
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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Exactly right, scot! And being so close to Edinburgh is my idea of heaven -- at least during the festivals. |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:06 am Post subject: |
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After the ongoing financial crisis which was sparked off by mortgage lunacy, people in Anglophonia may learn that renting makes sense. It is what people do in Germany, France, Spain and Scandinavia !
I like to think I am blazing the trail for those wishing to return to the rental market. This canine is a TRENDSETTER !
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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Just back from my afternoon jaunt. Bus trip to Ettrick Bay, using my over-60's Bus Pass. Tea and a scone. Now back in town and I am using the internet facilities (free !) in the Public Library.
Say what you like but I like walking on the wild side ! Tea AND a scone ! Wow !
I hope the Feisty Feline is enjoying his summer in suburbia ! |
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Will.
Joined: 02 May 2003 Posts: 783 Location: London Uk
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Be careful Scot, don't flash that freedom card when you are down the library.
It is like a red rag to a bull for lady OAPs.
They hunt you down when they see one...it means you have time on your hands....
"Oh, Hello Dear,
You look like a man who know how to use his hands"
And the next thing you know you're both on all fours on the kitchen floor...
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and you are fixing her sink. |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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I know how to tell ladies to go away and leave me alone. Re-arrange the following letters into a well-known phrase or saying.
U K C F F F O |
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scot47
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Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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The Association from which I rent my apartment has other properties from time to time. If anyone is interested, contact me by PM. No cats - and the humans involved must have the Right of Abode in the UK. |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:47 am Post subject: |
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Freezing my bahookey off in Central Glasgow today I wonder if this is such a good idea !
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Mr_Monkey
Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Posts: 661 Location: Kyuuuuuushuuuuuuu
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:12 am Post subject: |
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Your first mistake was Glasgow. |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:24 am Post subject: |
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Ayr is much nicer and only a short bus ride away using my free Wrinkly Bus Pass ! |
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scot47
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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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For those not ready for the island life, look at a house in the Borders. Scottish Borders Housing Association has lots of properties !
A colleague who works in the Middle East has just got himself a secure tenancy. Go for it ! |
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artemisia
Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 875 Location: the world
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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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buy a nice detached house in the countryside of Scotland |
What's wrong with being a tenant? I guess most people want their own scrap of land but not everyone has to be a landowner. |
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Kipling
Joined: 13 Mar 2009 Posts: 371 Location: ...Ah Mrs K peel me a grape!!!....and have one yourself!!!!
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:05 pm Post subject: The lone and level sands stretch far away......... |
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Away Man...the desert calls.....not sure if your bus pass covers that though.
Mr K
THE Link was a BUTE |
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