Best Place (world) To Live +50 / Not Working - Opinion, Advice And Discussion

You mean you want to kick the wife out to the shed and keep the bikes indoors?

 

Loved this post, read pretty much all of it.
I'm now learning what a SIPS panel is and feeling smug as i sit in my 1959 house.
Oh, and I nearly forgot, just stuck another day off the calendar - 18 more working days to go until I finish on 31st May at 58.
Cannot wait.

 

Now 'retired'. Over the past 2 weeks I have:
Taken down a 8x6x7' shed (alone) and taken it to the tip.......in a Citroen C1 (god bless chainsaws ).
Picked up the Panigale after having the exhaust muffler replaced under warranty and had a good couple of blasts.
Serviced aforementioned Citroen C1
Started training the new Springer puppy whilst trying to contain the 9 month old Springers natural enthusiasm
Had several forays out on my Z which I can thrash without going silly fast, unlike the Duc.
Arranged a hook up with mates in London back end of the month (need to save up for that one - will be liquid).
Late night trip down to the south coast to see mum and dad after mum had a small stroke (she is fine thank god).
Been out for a posh meal with the Mrs and talked about the 'future'. Said posh meal involved pub before and after so also had a banging head next morning. Not good with puppies.
Bought a couple of Nest cameras to fit as two doors up had two cars nicked on Sunday, added to the one that was nicked 50 yards further up the same day. Waiting for the rain to stop before fitting these.
Installed a new garage alarm.
Avoided speaking to anyone in old work despite wanting to find out whats going on (its hard to detach I find).
Got seriously bored with the bad weather - but its becoming a challenge to do things when there is a break in the rain. But managed to totally avoid daytime tv.
Plus the usual stuff we all do all of the time (3 kids keeps you on your toes).
In odd moments I worry about the winter months but SWMBO says I can decorate then - cheers!
So far so good then.
Richard

 

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Any feedback on Berkeley lads?

 

a nightingale sang there once.......

 

Nah mate, that was in the Smoke, the square.

 

You can see the crack repair above the bay but that may just be the bay was put in later and the crack is historic settlement on the mortar line. Next door on the other hand seems to have had shed load of repointing so I'd be asking why, given the two join. google maps has the building to the right shrouded in scaffolding so this would tie in

 

If your paying all that money - why would you want a house on a street... with traffic and people walking past your window...

You can get plenty of detached houses in land for that sort of money or less...

Plus listed building....

Why not buy ground and build a new one to your standard and specification... that way no worries about repair for the next 15 to 20 years..