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@Biscuits - You might like 'All for Nothing' by Walter Kempowski, about a wealthy Prussian family in 1945 who seal themselves away as the red army inch ever closer to their remote estate. One of the best books I have ever read.

''The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind. The kind that blindsides you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday'' ''You too will get old. And when you do your will fantasise that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children res...

I think there is a transition from starting pitcher to relief pitcher. To use evolutionary terms, it would be what Stephen Jay Gould called punctuated equilibrium. Things evolve slowly, things appearing like they are in stasis and then, blammo, a marked change. You spend most of your life starting ...

An air-cooled Beetle. Edit: To expand on this, VW spare parts are ubiquitous worldwide, the Beetle is probably the most iconic car ever made (despite literally been designed by Hitler) and likely has a large network of enthusiasts and owners forums. You can probably find you tube videos which explai...

I am anti-Lancaster. I grew up in the neighboring county. The irony of all of my favorite people collectively moving to my least favorite place. I endorse your anti-Lancaster sentiments. I knew a girl from Lancaster, lovely girl who was married to a local boy from a young age. Unfortunately he was ...

Apparently solar eclipses drive wildlife mad.

I finished binge watching Ripley last night and I have to say I was very impressed with it. It faithfully follows the book it all the important ways, with a lot of clever details for Highsmith fans and convincingly recreates post-war Italy. Shooting it all in black and white was a bit of a gamble bu...

The talented Mr Ripley. My favourite book of all time. The film is good but the book is *much* better. Netflix have made a series based on the book called Ripley. Shot in black and white and looks promising so far. Just hope they don't soften it up like Anthony Minghella did in 1999. I want pre-med...

My main task for 8 mos of the year now that I'm retired is looking after my dad. He's 84, for far into the time period you're talking about. Has he given you power of attorney ? If not I recommend he does asap, it makes things much easier for next of kin. Trying to get it after a person is incapaci...

@Dutchgirl - yes indeed, and also most people don't end up needing residential care, and whilst its common enough we should plan for the possibility its by no means inevitable.

So its been three months dry and coincidentally its been the worse period of my life, but I think it would have been a lot worse if I had been drinking. It was almost as if the random decision to quit was me being prepared for it. I'm no longer regularly drinking the 0% beer as the desire to have a ...

One thing to consider is that most people are not in a care home for very long, for obvious reasons. Digging into capital seems a very reasonable way of funding end of life care if necessary. If your pension covers say half the costs and you can supplement with cash savings for the other half for 5-...

7Wannabe5 wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:10 am

one of the more dangerous anti-Vietnam War groups

What did they do ?

Belfast in Maine was a very nice little town I once spent some time in. Very walkable and had all amenities you would ever need. Camden was quite nice as well iirc.

Is seems like you know about Italy. What do you mean? Also, what is a safe bet salary to start thinking about a house, for Italy? I don't know much about Italy but there is a vlogger I follow who bought a farmhouse in the mountains for < 50 000k iirc, somewhere in the north east I think. https://yo...

Sorry to hear that biscuits, I hope it goes well for you all.

Haven't you asked this question previously ? viewtopic.php?p=273935#p273935

Either way I don't think your income is high enough or you deposit is high enough for any of these options. But there is much cheaper property available in Italy.

Thank you @Ego. This documentary on Easter Island looks very good. I've not watched it yet but others he has made are excellent.

https://youtu.be/7j08gxUcBgc?si=Dv__O8kFE-evpwO4

Polynesia has fascinated me since I was a child.

Ego wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:57 pm

Somewhat related. Years ago we spent some time on Rapa Nui,

I would be very interested in hearing more about this trip Ego, and anywhere else in Polynesia you may have been.

And thank you for promoting cycling over cars, this is great work