General Chat

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.

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

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'!

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

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

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

Do it for Devon!

Where in the lovely Forest Thorney?

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

Hi Ann
I grew up in Yorkley which was great with the Forest on your doorstep and now I live in Lydney.

I`m in Sussex on the coast, have lived here all my life...

Our actual town/shopping centre is not good, but do like living by the sea..


Nicky

I'm in Guernsey and its ok. Nice in summer but when winter arrives we get boats cancelled because of wind and airport closed due to snow and ice. Feeling a bit marooned, which might be nice if I was in Caribbean, lol.

Cath xx

Catherine, Bit like that for us when we lived on a Scottish Isle, but no airports and airoplanes, just ferries. Island life, whilst generally idyllic, can become very insular at times
Take Care
Julia in Derbyshire

Hi Julia, weather permitting OH and me are escaping to Portsmouth for new year. Better shops and prices than we have here. Mind you I am a little concerned at leaving daughters in house while we're gone, I can smell a party a mile away!!!!

Cath xx

QUARTER OF A MILE FROM
HEATHROW AIRPORT SOUTH SIDE
HATE IT
BEEN HERE ALL MY LIFE
M25 ONE SIDE
AIRPORT OTHER

QUARTER OF A MILE FROM
HEATHROW AIRPORT SOUTH SIDE
HATE IT
BEEN HERE ALL MY LIFE
M25 ONE SIDE
AIRPORT OTHER

i now live in somerset i hate it wish i could aford to move back to mevagissey in corn wall smashing there.

Thorney, sorry didn't get back.
From 1973 to 1981 we lived in Lydney, both children went to Whitecross and i was sec of PTA there as well as working there lunch times until 1976 when I went to work full time. Moved from Lydney to Beds with OH's work then back here to Churchdown in 1992.

I'm in Geordie land,born and bred love it apart from being knee deep in snow at the mo. will have to gan canny today if i go out in it. lol

Thorney.....l used to work at the college and in Gloucester, which is where l first met AnnGlos:o))))

Quite a few of us near each other, someone on another thread lives near Abergervenny.

jude

No it is n't a particularly derogatory term. It is used in other parts of the country too. It certainly was in Sussex when I lived and worked there.
Across the border in Kernow they use the word Emmet.
When I used to visit Spain years ago the word was Guiri.
My going to New Zealand instead of staying in England in the cold and grey is just common sense is n't it? Nothing to do with Devon at all. I have family, property and business interests there so when it's winter here , summer there is the obvious time to do it.
I will be back in Devon for the very best time to be here, April, May and June.
If you don't like the local language and colloquial terms you have the option....