Talking nonsense and general waffle

[Tazzieman]

Her extreme fear is horrendous. The smallest dot in the bathroom means she won't go in there until I've removed it. If i ever drop and lose one, I pretend to throw out the window anyway just for a bit of peace.

Her fear seems crippling. There are many people on the Tasmanian Insects and Spiders FB group who have desensitised themselves by looking at spider pics and learning about them.
Mind you it might take a while to be calm around the wolf spiders I have in my garden (they are very furtive and hide in burrows in the ground)

 

[landmannnn]

Her extreme fear is horrendous. The smallest dot in the bathroom means she won't go in there until I've removed it. If i ever drop and lose one, I pretend to throw out the window anyway just for a bit of peace.

I used to work with a bloke, all you had to do was draw a spider on a piece of paper and he would run out of the room.

 

[Coullabus]

I was too late getting a property in the Highlands, the taxes I would have to pay to purchase a 2nd property are just ridiculous, thankfully I got the one in Cornwall when it was just the standard stamp duty. Ideally I wanted one at each end of the UK. Nothing better than the open spaces in the Highlands but Cornwall is warm for my joints and doesn't have the midges

I got hit when I bought my home here, as I still owned a house in Hertfordshire. Fortunately we received a full refund when we sold the Herts house (memory says it had to be within 6 months).

 

[CRH]

I used to work with a bloke, all you had to do was draw a spider on a piece of paper and he would run out of the room.

She's the same

 

[CRH]

I got hit when I bought my home here, as I still owned a house in Hertfordshire. Fortunately we received a full refund when we sold the Herts house (memory says it had to be within 6 months).

I think i will have to wait until we both retire, wife works for NHS and is tied to the pension, I want to retire at 55. I can work from anywhere on main land UK.
We are concerned about the health care situation in Scotland as I have an expensive medication that I had to be approved for. House we have in Cornwall is next to the doctors surgery but since buying they are now moving it.
There are so many things to think about when making a big move.
Is it if it's your main residence you get the additional tax back as in England and Wales or is it if you own more than 1 you are stuffed either way in Scotland. I have looked into it but the regs keep changing.
We did even discuss leaving UK but I can’t see that ever happening.

 

[Coullabus]

I think i will have to wait until we both retire, wife works for NHS and is tied to the pension, I want to retire at 55. I can work from anywhere on main land UK.
We are concerned about the health care situation in Scotland as I have an expensive medication that I had to be approved for. House we have in Cornwall is next to the doctors surgery but since buying they are now moving it.
There are so many things to think about when making a big move.
Is it if it's your main residence you get the additional tax back as in England and Wales or is it if you own more than 1 you are stuffed either way in Scotland. I have looked into it but the regs keep changing.
We did even discuss leaving UK but I can’t see that ever happening.

The tax was purely for owning two homes. So once the one in England sold, we only had one. So my solicitor arranged a refund.

I can’t speak for the health services on the mainland, but here on Islay they are pretty good. No long waits to get through on the phone, urgent appointments usually the same day. Non urgent usually just a few days. We have a small hospital, anything beyond them but urgent, the patient is flown to Glasgow. Routine hospital visits to Glasgow - they provide a plane ticket. There’s a team of specialist nurses, and others visit regularly. So we are pretty well looked after

I wanted to retire at 55. Failed. Made my escape at 60

 

[CRH]

The tax was purely for owning two homes. So once the one in England sold, we only had one. So my solicitor arranged a refund.

I can’t speak for the health services on the mainland, but here on Islay they are pretty good. No long waits to get through on the phone, urgent appointments usually the same day. Non urgent usually just a few days. We have a small hospital, anything beyond them but urgent, the patient is flown to Glasgow. Routine hospital visits to Glasgow - they provide a plane ticket. There’s a team of specialist nurses, and others visit regularly. So we are pretty well looked after

I wanted to retire at 55. Failed. Made my escape at 60

Maybe an island life is the best way to go!?