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04/03/06 17:06
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#113574 - Northrepps Hilton
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Brilliant! Could I have seen a sign to 'The Old Foundry' on the main road? Many thanks for the kind offer (I'm getting a little old and stiff for camping), but I do hope your US 'emigration' plans do come to fruition. But I also hope you keep your house in Norfolk - it is a beautiful spot (only spoiled by noisy aeroplanes and microlights...).

It is very tempting to turn the current outrageous UK house prices into VERY nice alternatives in other, saner parts of the world. (California and NY Tri-State areas probably excluded.) (I can endorse Encinitas, mentioned previously, however.)

I should explain to list members who are still awake; 'Northrepps International' is one of the smallest airstrips in the UK. Some years ago, a friend of mine 'groundlooped' into the crop after catching a wingtip in the wheat. At the time the flight guide advertised the runway as being 90ft wide - in fact his 36ft wingspan overlapped crop on BOTH sides... I think it's a little wider now.

This is the opposite of what Americans call a 'strip'. A flying instructor who was checking me out in Marathon FL asked me why the hell I always 'landed short' when there was 5000ft of concrete available. I remarked that THIS was landing LONG, and followed it with a circuit and landing in which I actually stopped on the identification numbers at the very start of the runway... He went very quiet. I'm not sure if he was impressed, or just making a note not to check out 'Limeys' in future.

Good Luck with your plans,
Dave


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   California - not            01/01/70 00:00      
      security issues            01/01/70 00:00      
         California            01/01/70 00:00      
      Saner pastures            01/01/70 00:00      
         CA is not all bad            01/01/70 00:00      
            San Diego            01/01/70 00:00      
                San Diego            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Death Valley            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Death Valley            01/01/70 00:00      
                     "my" CA desert            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Go by bus            01/01/70 00:00      
               climate            01/01/70 00:00      
         Is any place sane?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Options            01/01/70 00:00      
            True, until            01/01/70 00:00      
               from a "professional expat"            01/01/70 00:00      
                  English food            01/01/70 00:00      
                     cookin'            01/01/70 00:00      
               Back in US            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Recently            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Denver!            01/01/70 00:00      
               Welcome Home!            01/01/70 00:00      
   Anywhere else, almost            01/01/70 00:00      
      HA            01/01/70 00:00      
         You misunderstand,            01/01/70 00:00      
         They even have ...            01/01/70 00:00      
            Don't forget Paris (Texas that is)            01/01/70 00:00      
               POT??? I thought that was my belly?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  All started with            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Exactly!            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Hehehe            01/01/70 00:00      
            Madras (Oregon)            01/01/70 00:00      
               I, being Danish sleep on one every night            01/01/70 00:00      
         Why            01/01/70 00:00      
            as jimi hendrix said            01/01/70 00:00      
      Sampling the Delights            01/01/70 00:00      
         look at taxes            01/01/70 00:00      
            Taxes etc            01/01/70 00:00      
               warm with no taxes            01/01/70 00:00      
               US Taxes            01/01/70 00:00      
                  US tax structure            01/01/70 00:00      
                  +            01/01/70 00:00      
                     NI            01/01/70 00:00      
                        exports            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Health cost for old folk            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Realities            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Planning            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Not being flippant about it...            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Buy your US health coverage in the UK            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Maybe            01/01/70 00:00      
                        I'd be really careful ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Ouch.            01/01/70 00:00      
                              There's a distinction to be made            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Hmm            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    I agree, and it's getting worse            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Hoo, boy, got me started...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    there's another thread ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     US senior medical            01/01/70 00:00      
                        but it only lasts so long            01/01/70 00:00      
               Texas might be a choice            01/01/70 00:00      
            Taxes            01/01/70 00:00      
         Near the Ocean            01/01/70 00:00      
            expanding            01/01/70 00:00      
            Florida            01/01/70 00:00      
               Florida not so great            01/01/70 00:00      
         Wife loved it            01/01/70 00:00      
         Second home program            01/01/70 00:00      
   the land of fruits and nuts            01/01/70 00:00      
      Palo Alto et al            01/01/70 00:00      
         How about Oz?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Oz            01/01/70 00:00      
               Spiders?            01/01/70 00:00      
               From what I hear ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Oz culture            01/01/70 00:00      
      It's a nice place to visit ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         San Diego            01/01/70 00:00      
            El Cajon            01/01/70 00:00      
            Not bad, but listen to Erik ...            01/01/70 00:00      
               yes            01/01/70 00:00      
                  El Cajon, etc            01/01/70 00:00      
                     It looks "too good to be true"            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Where in Denver?            01/01/70 00:00      
                           I know that area ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Yup            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 It's more than 20 minutes, even at 3 a.m            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Close            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Well ,,, I try to stay at home ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Lager Louts            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             sports riots            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Square footage            01/01/70 00:00      
                           look for an older house, then            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Housing Fugures            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 That they were build elsewhere and broug            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 probably it means "prefabricated"            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    one other thing            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Construction methods            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       not any more            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Safe as Houses            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Peculiar, isn't it?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Trusting you            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             That's why they slide            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             Basements            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                coming back            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   Example?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                US thing?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   Canada Too            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      the home of low quality and high price            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   Quite Right            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   Dunno            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      In the '70's ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Move to CA in 1979 .. never looked back.            01/01/70 00:00      
   Encinitas            01/01/70 00:00      
   Earthquakes, mudslides, gang-bangers and            01/01/70 00:00      
      HUH?            01/01/70 00:00      
         not Madrid            01/01/70 00:00      
         Yes, but...            01/01/70 00:00      
   come on over and enjoy your stay            01/01/70 00:00      
      I agree            01/01/70 00:00      
         sites            01/01/70 00:00      
            Visit Bryce Canyon, too            01/01/70 00:00      
      First Long Visit            01/01/70 00:00      
         I guess that will work, but            01/01/70 00:00      
         My suggestion            01/01/70 00:00      
            Arw, come on we southeasteners have plea            01/01/70 00:00      
            Don't forget about New England            01/01/70 00:00      
               True            01/01/70 00:00      
                  I agree            01/01/70 00:00      
                  You can limit yourself to 3 day visits            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Boulders nice            01/01/70 00:00      
                        you can't smoke there, though            01/01/70 00:00      
                  45 limit            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Northrepps?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        English Food            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Hmm            01/01/70 00:00      
                              I have to agree, it's circling the bowl            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 true, but            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Ma and Pa            01/01/70 00:00      
                           training            01/01/70 00:00      
                              I also like Tuborgs            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Northrepps International Airport            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Northrepps Hilton            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Exploitation            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Old Foundries            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Pilot error            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Pilot Training.            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Lager            01/01/70 00:00      
   Guiness book            01/01/70 00:00      
      This probably wasn't intended to be            01/01/70 00:00      

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