General Chat

Dermot, your words are grossly inflammatory, and the sole purpose of your posting them.
Julia in Derbyshire

Where in the lovely Forest Thorney?

I'm agree with Eddieisagrandad. No place in this island like delightful Devon.

Do it for Devon!

Im from the Forest of Dean,Gloucestershire.
Its nice and quiet at times

Monmouth S Wales....just love it, would'nt want to move back to Sussex now!! Neighbours are great (well most of em). Everyone is so friendly in town. BIg shops not too far away and of Jean(Monmouth) & OH are'nt far away:o))

Merlin...where in Sussex are you?? We were near Worthing.

jude

Ah but some of those grockles like the place sooo much, they buy cottages to stay in, in the Summer.
Come the winter, they go back to their 'town' house and the village is deserted! there are locals who can no longer afford to buy the few houses that may be on the market.
I used to live in Mevagissey - this is over 40 years ago. Not only were there lots of empty houses, a lot of the businesses closed for the winter too! It's much worse now.
Mind you - there was one 'up' side.
I used to collect Trolls, and buy clothes for them. We must have lived there for about 2 months (moved in in about August), all the summer visitors had gone, and I went to buy an outfit for my troll.
The woman behind the counter asked me why I was still there.
'I live here', was my reply.
'Oooh' she said, 'In that case them there outfits is 2/6 not 2/11'!

Ann, his extolling of Devon holds very little water. That is why he often posts that he spends 6 months living in New Zealand every year. LOL
Julia in Derbyshire

I guess Eddie never visits any other parts of the country. All areas need the input from tourists. As you say Julia talk about biting the hand that feeds you. And in such a derogatory way too.

Hi Lizz

Am in Romford which is in a kind of limbo between London and Essex. Officially we're in Greater London but anyone here will tell you they live in ESSEX!

yeah, its ok, looks considerably prettier at the moment!

Matt

Hi Julia am gobsmacked with that one.

Emmax

Thanks Chris. learn something new everyday.

Emmax

GoldenGirl, Incomers,tourist, visitors that spend their hard earned cash into the coffers of the business people there, whilst enjoying themselves taking a well earned rest. It is a derogatory expression. Talk about bite the hand that feeds you.
Julia in Derbyshire

Tourists I guess!

OK excuse my ignorance but whats a grockle?

Emmax

Yes Eddie, but the town and the whole area needs the income from those grockles, just as we do in the Peak District.
Julia in Derbyshire

Back to my roots in North Devon. Love the beaches, love Exmoor, love the people but loathe the blasted grockles every summer.

Yes Merlin, you are correct about the Elf and Safety. Can't leave anything alone can they. Even some old stepping stones that have been there for centuries.
Take Care
Julia in a Snowbound Derbyshire

Pity they had to mess with the Stepping Stones Though.Elf and Safety. No doubt.**M**.

Yes Merlin, not so very far from where I live, but not passable to there today. It is on of the places we pack a picnic to, when on a summer Sunday we have a ride ' up't Peak. LOLOL
Julia in Derbyshire

TBH if i didn't like where i lived then i would move