Back On Thl & We're Finally Upping Sticks

[Born Hunter 17,909]

Nick, in the past couple years it seems like a few folks on here have done exactly what you are doing. It's doing me in reading these threads, makes me want to up sticks!

[Nik_B 3,791]

Some wild Orchids....never seen anything like it but I met someone who was really in to plants and she told me what to look for....my dog got five f***ing ticks because of these bloody plants lol

 

[shepp 2,285]

As much as I would like this to be a brave new start it's more self preservation lol I would even go as far to say it's accepting defeat but not in a bad way. I've come to the conclusion that the system is stacked against anyone who is trying to get ahead in life. I've never been very materialistic but holidays and wasteful spending become a necessity so you can justify the sacrifice but when I look at my daughter I feel very guilty. For 7 years of her life I was away for well over half the year and the last 3 years were even worse as I worked even more and spent all my time working in my office or trying to 'de-stress' by drinking.

 

When I took her to see her new school (only 90 kids ha ha!) I let her do what ever she wanted. Instead of walking the dog first it was rollerblading near the beach, then we went looking for porpoises, on the way back I was talking to a dog walked and my daughter started bellowing down the cliff to someone. Almost about to tell her off for shouting I realised she was talking to a little boy down there so we went down and I told her to go and have a play. I sat on the bench for at least 1 1/2 hours just watching her run around and climb the cliffs etc. It was like a dream come true and what I always imagined for her....talk about having a lump in my throat ha ha

 

So you can't fix the past but I'm determined to salvage what ever is left...we can't have anymore kids so this is it for me. I am also going to try and marry her off to a rich land owner when she is 18 but that's a different story Why would I convince her to follow our mistakes? Get married to someone nice, have loads of kids and enjoy life....that's the ticket to happiness.

 

I've promised her a dog so we're going to have a house full of pot lickers soon lol

Do you have any plans work wise?

[Nik_B 3,791]

Do you have any plans work wise?

 

I'll still have to do my old job but at least when I finish we can go and burn off some stress by walking or running or something. As the wife is quiting her job we can do things together when I am not working. Since I dont actually have any work right now we'll survive on my wife's last few wages in the run up to Xmas by which time things should improve, if not we can live on the collateral out of our house for a few more months...one thing is for sure and that is when work comes back I am not going to take every single job.

[Nik_B 3,791]

Couple of Slow worms male and female

 

[Accip74 7,112]

A few months back we moved deeper into the Flemish countryside......We were renting a tiny cottage in the middle of a really wealthy suburb. We were surrounded by millionaires & believe me, they ain't no happier than the next average joe. I used a physiotherapist who had his practice in the middle of that lot & he told me you'd never meet a more troubled & neurotic bunch! Haha.....

Money is not the dream. Simple pleasures in life are far greater......Good luck!

[Nik_B 3,791]

This is the bit where I get called a weirdo lol

 

Here's some pillow lava

 

 

and this is how it's formed

 

[WILF 49,738]

As much as I would like this to be a brave new start it's more self preservation lol I would even go as far to say it's accepting defeat but not in a bad way. I've come to the conclusion that the system is stacked against anyone who is trying to get ahead in life. I've never been very materialistic but holidays and wasteful spending become a necessity so you can justify the sacrifice but when I look at my daughter I feel very guilty. For 7 years of her life I was away for well over half the year and the last 3 years were even worse as I worked even more and spent all my time working in my office or trying to 'de-stress' by drinking.

 

When I took her to see her new school (only 90 kids ha ha!) I let her do what ever she wanted. Instead of walking the dog first it was rollerblading near the beach, then we went looking for porpoises, on the way back I was talking to a dog walked and my daughter started bellowing down the cliff to someone. Almost about to tell her off for shouting I realised she was talking to a little boy down there so we went down and I told her to go and have a play. I sat on the bench for at least 1 1/2 hours just watching her run around and climb the cliffs etc. It was like a dream come true and what I always imagined for her....talk about having a lump in my throat ha ha

 

So you can't fix the past but I'm determined to salvage what ever is left...we can't have anymore kids so this is it for me. I am also going to try and marry her off to a rich land owner when she is 18 but that's a different story Why would I convince her to follow our mistakes? Get married to someone nice, have loads of kids and enjoy life....that's the ticket to happiness.

 

I've promised her a dog so we're going to have a house full of pot lickers soon lol

Your train of thought resonates with me mate, I came to pretty much the same conclusion......you can't win because they won't let you win so I said "bollocks, I'm taking my ball and not playing anymore!" Lol

I also didn't want to condem my kids to life on that fecking hamster wheel, they will have choices.......I will give them an acre each when they are old enough to build a house which will be theirs.

After that, they can take or leave stuff as they please because they will have a roof over their head that they own......no matter where they go or what they do it will be sitting there waiting.

 

Giving away half the fruits of your labour for some c**t in Westminster or Brussels to use to make your life worse......no fecking thank you.

Don't look back mate, you are a long time in the graveyard.

[Nik_B 3,791]

 

Your train of thought resonates with me mate, I came to pretty much the same conclusion......you can't win because they won't let you win so I said "bollocks, I'm taking my ball and not playing anymore!" Lol

I also didn't want to condem my kids to life on that fecking hamster wheel, they will have choices.......I will give them an acre each when they are old enough to build a house which will be theirs.

After that, they can take or leave stuff as they please because they will have a roof over their head that they own......no matter where they go or what they do it will be sitting there waiting.

 

Giving away half the fruits of your labour for some c**t in Westminster or Brussels to use to make your life worse......no fecking thank you.

Don't look back mate, you are a long time in the graveyard.

 

 

Yeh exactly and here's the beauty.....We will get our child benefit back, I wont pay for prescriptions and a free university education for my daughter ha ha ha!! Up yours tax man

 

I am going to set up a Ltd company with the missus as a director so when I do work we're going to pay F**k all tax....The next time I see some snivelling excuse for a junior doctor crying about his wages and pension that WE pay for I wont feel quite as annoyed lol

 

Here's home at the moment....I can't even afford french doors in my own house lol

 

[NEWKID 28,426]

Good luck to you mate, life is for living and I know only too well how the stress of it all can stop you living properly..

 

I'm sure in a few months time you will wonder why you never done it sooner.

[WILF 49,738]

 

 

 

Your train of thought resonates with me mate, I came to pretty much the same conclusion......you can't win because they won't let you win so I said "bollocks, I'm taking my ball and not playing anymore!" Lol

I also didn't want to condem my kids to life on that fecking hamster wheel, they will have choices.......I will give them an acre each when they are old enough to build a house which will be theirs.

After that, they can take or leave stuff as they please because they will have a roof over their head that they own......no matter where they go or what they do it will be sitting there waiting.

Giving away half the fruits of your labour for some c**t in Westminster or Brussels to use to make your life worse......no fecking thank you.

Don't look back mate, you are a long time in the graveyard.

Yeh exactly and here's the beauty.....We will get our child benefit back, I wont pay for prescriptions and a free university education for my daughter ha ha ha!! Up yours tax man

 

I am going to set up a Ltd company with the missus as a director so when I do work we're going to pay F**k all tax....The next time I see some snivelling excuse for a junior doctor crying about his wages and pension that WE pay for I wont feel quite as annoyed lol

 

Here's home at the moment....I can't even afford french doors in my own house lol

 

That's the spirit old chap......the UK just needs about 25 million more people to take the same approach and maybe then politicians will start governing for the good of people instead of themselves and their backers

Look at yourself as a guerilla fighter for the greater good

Edited July 28, 2016 by WILF

[arcticgun 4,548]

Fair play too you mate, it's like an awakening is it not lol

 

There's so much more too life than simply doing what is expected of you, I walked away from it all two years ago, planned it out a little first, it takes some bottle too simply walk off the train your used too travelling on, I'm still sat by the tracks watching it whizz by lol full of miserable faces freedom is priceless, life is far too short to spend it pissing into the wind, for no other reason than its what's expected of you

 

Enjoy your new life pal

[Francie 6,368]

Fairplay to ya pal,you sound happy atb

[arcticgun 4,548]

 

 

 

 

Your train of thought resonates with me mate, I came to pretty much the same conclusion......you can't win because they won't let you win so I said "bollocks, I'm taking my ball and not playing anymore!" Lol

I also didn't want to condem my kids to life on that fecking hamster wheel, they will have choices.......I will give them an acre each when they are old enough to build a house which will be theirs.

After that, they can take or leave stuff as they please because they will have a roof over their head that they own......no matter where they go or what they do it will be sitting there waiting.

Giving away half the fruits of your labour for some c**t in Westminster or Brussels to use to make your life worse......no fecking thank you.

Don't look back mate, you are a long time in the graveyard.

Yeh exactly and here's the beauty.....We will get our child benefit back, I wont pay for prescriptions and a free university education for my daughter ha ha ha!! Up yours tax man

 

I am going to set up a Ltd company with the missus as a director so when I do work we're going to pay F**k all tax....The next time I see some snivelling excuse for a junior doctor crying about his wages and pension that WE pay for I wont feel quite as annoyed lol

 

Here's home at the moment....I can't even afford french doors in my own house lol

 

That's the spirit old chap......the UK just needs about 25 million more people to take the same approach and maybe then politicians will start governing for the good of people instead of themselves and their backers

Look at yourself as a guerilla fighter for the greater good

Be funny as feck if everyone simply downed tools and shared n shared alike the government would be goosed Edited July 28, 2016 by arcticgun

[Francie 6,368]

That would be good, the people have the power, if we stopped the gov fecked, lol