[Wizard]

Do you often ride wi the ounds an run wi the fox Rosemary No offence but?

[carl]

One of lifes greatest pleasures, gazing at stars without light pollution, and listening to "night noises". Screech owls and vixens can be a bit horrific, and lapwings a bit alienlike. Our friends from the smoke always turn up with shiny wellies and wrinkle their noses at the slightest pong. I always need to take my inhaler when i visit them, and manage to find a green space to walk in. I also feel a bit aggoraphobic in shopping centres, but that might be a man thing. Where I see grazing land my friends see real estate and development, or tax dodges instead of woodland. If my Aussie friends from London visit they laugh at my rustic barbeque with logs burning to eventually die down for the coals to cook on, he has a gas barbie, plumbed into the mains, with halogen heatlamps, a lighting system and piped music. It's as though we are from different planets, but we get on fine and we respect each other, especially when he gets free Lamb and pork, and we get a free holiday at one of his villas. Our main household income is derived from "the city" and from industry. a neccessary evil, which creates the stress that the country life releases.

[dixie]

I was born in Peckham! glad I dont live there now!

[Wizard]

Yes Dixie and from what you write you dont want to change the country to the town thats why you choose the country unlike some

[sagehen]

When did you put up a profile pic George  I was a bit confuddled there, thinking, who's dat? 

 I don't live in a very rural area, and I would like to move to somewhere more rural, where I don't see people for days. I think as a family we've changed a lot, and no longer have the same interests as people we grew up with, and they seem to tolerate our interests with amusement, whereas we view their interests with horror. Who in their right minds still want to go out clubbing at our age???  It's bad enough we live near a pub and get the odd singing at nights, but to voluntarily go out and act like prats, no thanks! 

[Wizard]

Hello sage its my pal Annie she sent it me its a picture of a JJTolkien's wizard Gandalf he's in Lord of the Rings dont you like Him He's a ace wizard in the story and a ace picture on here me thinks anyway.Sorry sage I have all ways took it you lived in the country .Wrong agen thats 3 times this month and its only Thursday

[sagehen]

Nah I live in a semi-rural area. I'm surrounded by farms but we have a busy main road here and about ten minutes away from the town centre. Only one shop and one pub though!

Whoops sorry, forgot to add - I like the pic George  Have always liked Lord of the rings 

[Wizard]

Ta lass I think its a great picture.I also hope you can find a nice place thats to your liking and you can afford There are plenty of places but o dear the price

[Wizard]

Hello Carl from reading your second post you're one of the chaps that the country side needs Knows about town living but finds more pleasure in the countrymans way of doing things You're BBQ story is a great illustration.Its not you and your likes that I have no time for Its the ones that come and want all the stuff they had in town.Mind you Carl Virgin Broadband in Scartho is very desireable over BT in Toft when it works in Toft.A little story might amuse you a long time ago my employer said I want you to go down to Ipswich to the Ransomes factory To learn all about the new Ransomes 902 combine harvester Some of you may remember was it 1960? I was billeted in a smart hotel on the main street in Ipswich Bloody lights on all night city type buses Goddamn awful place wouldn't swap my rented farm cottage for that place if it was free.

[juliag]

Hi wizard I rode wi the ounds just once, once was enough even my equibriefs were not really man enough! Last year on a lovely little cob I had on loan. on approaching the meet , one of the old men (every hunt has them, you know the ones sucking a pipe with a flat cap that knows where the fox is going to run even before the fox does!!) looks at me and asks where I have left me caravan!!! Well! Me gasted was flabbered!! I thought I looked very smart 

[shetlandpaul]

lets not forget the stars. its vastly diffrent in town. i love looking at the milkyway before moving up here i never saw it. to see a sky bright with stars is atreat. the northern lights are another. still waiting for a very good one.

[Wizard]

Hello Paul its a whole new world isn't it Either way go into town or come out into the country I have met one or two girls that want to go back into town.Its to quiet and desolate in the country.Theres now't to do

[carl]

Going back to your ransomes post, wizz. I had a similar experience in the early 80's. Staying at a b n b on the main road into Ipswich, while visiting clients. Luckily it was also the main road out! Always stayed further out after that.Suffolk has some lovely villages, with great little pubs.

[Wizard]

I'm pleased you had that little experience both of us can talk with conviction I have got used to the problem the only time we hear the big buses is if one stops because there is traffic from the right The windows vibrate in sympathy Bruuumm bruuuumm You've followed them in your vehicle