Back On Thl & We're Finally Upping Sticks

[Nik_B 3,791]

Eh up chaps not been on here since 2014

 

I've finally come to the conclusion that working myself in to an early grave just to try and get ahead a little in life so we can 'follow our dreams' has been the most pointless and stupid thing I've ever done with my life, although the Taxman probably loves me lol

 

Last year my workload fell through the floor thanks to the oil price collapse and this year it finally all dried up in March. At Christmas I had a 'cancer scare' and got no reassurance from the spastic NHS doctor I went to see, not even a biopsy just a unreasuring "well it might turn in to cancer but it might not" type answer. And then a few months back sitting in front of my computer every day staring at an empty email inbox and having the choice between drinking myself to sleep or lying in bed staring at the ceiling all night about the mortgage just got too much....and after all the tax I've paid I can't get sh*t back from the Government which was the final insult for me.

 

In May my mother in law gave us enough cash to go on holiday so we went back to Anglesey a place we both love and while it was a nice week away within a couple of days of getting home the crippling stress was back. While we were there the calm and beauty was an amazing feeling, I asked my missus if she could live somewhere like this and she surprisingly said yes which got me thinking about where we were heading in life, I have a 10 year old daughter and we have one year before high school at which point we'd be trapped in this middle class hell hole surrounded by the ever encroaching religion of enrichment & diversity. I'm 43 and I don't want to wait till retirement to do the things I love, I might not be able to jump over a hedge, go sea kayaking or walk miles of coastline...In fact where is the guarantee I'll retire anyway?

 

Anyway after being home a few days I couldn't bare being here anymore so walked out of the front door and went back on my own to try and find some perspective of my life. Obviously everyone here though I'd blown a gasket...maybe I had but the longer I stayed there the more I realised that this was the kind of place I should have always lived, every day I went for a walk and discovered something new like the Orchids at Aberffraw, or watching the Turnstones at Cemlyn Bay, my dog was loving it as well....so much so that when I looked at him and how calm he had become I though he's knows what the crack is, exercise, fresh air and bollocks to having an expensive house!

 

So after talking to the missus we put the house on the market, transferred my daughter to a local school and she'll put her notice in in September so we have a few months of her wages while we wait for the oil prices to recover. Although there are some amazing houses on Anglesey we're going to buy a cheap knackered bungalow for now, we'll do it up and have a tiny mortgage and start living our lives before it's too late. Luckily for us the housing market up here is ridiculous (I'm sure it's another bubble) and if some poor sucker wants to take on a load of debt for my house then good luck to them.

 

Anyway balls to the rat race, I can't wait to get away from this dump...I guess there's only a couple of people on here that might remember me and to the rest....let the piss taking begin

[Born Hunter 17,909]

I remember you shooting threads and wondered where you had gone. Figured you had croaked it! LOL

 

There's a few of us waiting for Brent to bounce back! LOL

[walshie 2,804]

Good to hear from you Nik. I almost wondered for a split second where you'd gone once.

 

We did pretty similar a year or so ago and left the rat race behind us. Best thing we ever did.

 

It'll take some getting used to, living that lifestyle instead of going there on holiday, but well worth the effort.

 

Best of luck to you and your family mate. you'll love it.

[JDHUNTING 1,817]

Good luck fella, I might move my family to anglesey myself, I'm never as happier as when I'm on the sea in my boat round north wales.

[Tiercel 6,986]

You want to move near Walshie, I hear the house prices have dropped through the floor this last year..

 

Seriously though, good luck and croeso y Cymru.

 

TC

[Malt 379]

Welcome back fella, your input has been missed! Good luck with it all!

[sussex 5,803]

Cant see anyone could take the piss , it takes some bollocks to up sticks and go in a completly new direction ..I for one hope it all goes well and everything works out well ..There be a few boys on THL that would love to do what your doing ...Good luck

[air gun ant 1,666]

Good on you nick, and glad to have you back on here. Lifes to short for stress mate, and stress makes you die early! Good luck with the move, I'd love to do it and I'm just trying figure out some kind of work where I'd like to live. I don't need a load of cash, just enough is fine with me.

No point being the richest man in the graveyard my friend!

Atb for the future, in sure your family will thankyou in years to come

[J Darcy 5,871]

If there's one quote to remember it's:

 

"You have two lives; the second begins when you realize you only have one".

 

 

Good luck, and all the best.......JD

[Silversnake 1,099]

Brilliant post, thanks for sharing your story, it is one I like to hear and one I hope to live one day. Atvb.

[Astanley 11,631]

Good for you mate ,I hope you and your family find the peace and happiness you deserve .

[WILF 49,725]

Eh up chaps not been on here since 2014

 

I've finally come to the conclusion that working myself in to an early grave just to try and get ahead a little in life so we can 'follow our dreams' has been the most pointless and stupid thing I've ever done with my life, although the Taxman probably loves me lol

 

Last year my workload fell through the floor thanks to the oil price collapse and this year it finally all dried up in March. At Christmas I had a 'cancer scare' and got no reassurance from the spastic NHS doctor I went to see, not even a biopsy just a unreasuring "well it might turn in to cancer but it might not" type answer. And then a few months back sitting in front of my computer every day staring at an empty email inbox and having the choice between drinking myself to sleep or lying in bed staring at the ceiling all night about the mortgage just got too much....and after all the tax I've paid I can't get sh*t back from the Government which was the final insult for me.

 

In May my mother in law gave us enough cash to go on holiday so we went back to Anglesey a place we both love and while it was a nice week away within a couple of days of getting home the crippling stress was back. While we were there the calm and beauty was an amazing feeling, I asked my missus if she could live somewhere like this and she surprisingly said yes which got me thinking about where we were heading in life, I have a 10 year old daughter and we have one year before high school at which point we'd be trapped in this middle class hell hole surrounded by the ever encroaching religion of enrichment & diversity. I'm 43 and I don't want to wait till retirement to do the things I love, I might not be able to jump over a hedge, go sea kayaking or walk miles of coastline...In fact where is the guarantee I'll retire anyway?

 

Anyway after being home a few days I couldn't bare being here anymore so walked out of the front door and went back on my own to try and find some perspective of my life. Obviously everyone here though I'd blown a gasket...maybe I had but the longer I stayed there the more I realised that this was the kind of place I should have always lived, every day I went for a walk and discovered something new like the Orchids at Aberffraw, or watching the Turnstones at Cemlyn Bay, my dog was loving it as well....so much so that when I looked at him and how calm he had become I though he's knows what the crack is, exercise, fresh air and bollocks to having an expensive house!

 

So after talking to the missus we put the house on the market, transferred my daughter to a local school and she'll put her notice in in September so we have a few months of her wages while we wait for the oil prices to recover. Although there are some amazing houses on Anglesey we're going to buy a cheap knackered bungalow for now, we'll do it up and have a tiny mortgage and start living our lives before it's too late. Luckily for us the housing market up here is ridiculous (I'm sure it's another bubble) and if some poor sucker wants to take on a load of debt for my house then good luck to them.

 

Anyway balls to the rat race, I can't wait to get away from this dump...I guess there's only a couple of people on here that might remember me and to the rest....let the piss taking begin

Good man, I thought exactly the same myself and did exactly the same 2 years ago, it's brilliant......no mortgage, people treat each other like human beings, kids are free......it's all good mate.

Best of luck to you, time to stop existing and get on with living

[albert64 1,882]

I remember you nik I'm only up the road in sale, I think your doing what I should of done a few hrs ago but the youngest is in high school now so I won't be doing it for a good few hrs, I hope Alls well with your health pal, nowt worse than stress mate, good luck with your venture

[Nik_B 3,791]

Cheers guys, I was planning on Oswestry a couple of years ago and I even had the kitchen done ready to sell up but then everything went tits up and I was like a rabbit frozen in the spotlight....it's funny 2016 might have just gone from the worst year of my life to the best....minor issues are that my daughter and I will be living in a static caravan until we can sell and buy something....I've shot on Anglesey long enough to know that is going to be an interesting experience come winter!!

 

I think some of the comments about living life to the full are spot on, it's the worst thing ever being over a barrel with debt especially if you're self employed.

 

The hard bit is that my daughter is a bit upset moving away which is heart breaking but all I have to do is walk down the road for 10 minutes or go and visit my parents and I am instantly reminded of what a dump this place is (and this is the nice bit lol) especially considering that I've had quite enough enrichment for one lifetime Too much traffic, people and noise and nothing nice to do without having to drive for 30 minutes.

 

Hopefully we're going to be able to do a bit of fishing after school finishes and maybe get a cheap boat or something, I recon being near the sea is going to be amazing and it's something I've always wanted. My daughter is going to get an intensive welsh coarse for an entire term and they say she could be almost fluent by Xmas flipping amazing....I don't have much hope for myself but we'll have a go

 

[Welsh_red 4,996]

Dont know you but no piss taking here . Money is pointless if your life is shit . Good luck to you and GUARANTEED you wont ever regret it . Your kid will love it aswell