What are you all up to
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Woke up this morning to snow!
Went to see Three Billboards Outside Ebbing last night, we don't go to the cinema very often as we only have a small cinema that has hardly changed since I was a child, enjoyed the film, excellent acting although a bit violent, it did have a few funny moments too.
Oneputt take it easy, hope your face settles down soon.
Waiting to see if snow stops before making plans for today.
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No B/yd today,damp ,dull and slight Northerly breeze.SO,,,off to "Black Horse" at Monks Horton for lunch !!! SO THERE !!
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Before we got this caravan, we survived 3 months in a tent, SteveL. We could do it again if it became necessary. That would be enough time to sort out any of the unfortunate events that you mention could happen!
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Wouldn't be too happy spending any time in a tent now
enjoyed it when younger but after a couple of very wet breaks I went off camping 
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It wouldn't cost us any more money at the moment because we would just need to book a tent pitch which would be no other cost than a caravan pitch.
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Kj isn't tied to work, EasyT. He's retired and living on a pension!
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We enjoyed it when younger too. Decided to call time 14 years ago, when I put my back out getting off the lilo one cold autumn morning. Decided I needed a proper bed and heating. Certainly would not fancy this winter in a tent. Minus 7 one day, howling gale another. There was a time I might of found it a challenge, but it was a long time ago.
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Earlier it was mentioned about MM's caravan having to go in for repairs such as damp.
I have no idea of how old MM's caravan is or if it is still under any form of warranty but I do wonder where you would stand if it came to light that you are using it as a permanent residence ? It is at the end of the day a leisure vehicle for occasional use and sold as such. ?
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That's all very well H&T, if you're lucky enough to have amicable neighbours but what if one day, they decide to move and you get neighbours that are hostile and disturb you with loud music late at night, whilst you're trying to sleep? With a caravan you can easily move if there's a problem, with a house you can't, unless you can find a buyer, and who'd want to buy it, if you had the wrong neighbours? So the property would devalue in those circumstances. It might never happen H&T but there's always that risk!
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Never mind Malcolm, you've chosen to do things your way, we're all different, there's a risk in everything we do. The one thing that doesn't work is trying to tell people that the way they are living isn't as good as yours, don't you think?
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It's under warranty for 10 years provided it is serviced annually. There is no restriction on usage regardless of whether you use it 365 days a year or not at all!
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A wet and miserable day here in Lancing so will be staying indoors in the warm , later will be enjoying a nice bottle of something and a Sunday roast and watch the snooker final, lovely
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What I do know, brue, is what I have personally experienced, regarding houses and mortgages,that has made me think the way I do today.
I remember what it was like in the 1990s when I was saddled with a hefty mortgage. I remember what it was like to live in a situation where there was no money to buy food. I remember having to get through days at work feeling hungry because there was nothing to eat. You can't eat bricks and mortar!Ultimately, that marriage ended in divorce. Never again! At least now I have a marriage that is far more sensible.
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It's snowing here in Redhill, Mr. Route!
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Moving far enough to get away from bad weather, while still working, could be a little inconvenient! Plus if the weather was that bad it would be foolish to try to move.
Anyway, we are snug at home, not a lot of need to go outside at all, no water to fetch or waste and toilet to empty, plenty of hobbies to keep us occupied, friends and family nearby to call on if necessary.
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We're used to it. We prefer that to living in a house that would make us so poor that we couldn't afford to eat, Kj.
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..... and what if there was an earthquake on your site and the caravan got swallowed up
or a tornado came along and took your awning for a ride or a tsunami came in from the Channel and flooded your Pizza place It might never happen MM but there's always that risk!
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Exactly, Metheven, I rest my case. Even in a house, fences collapse and roof tiles fall off in stormy weather. Yet we have survived storms with a caravan and awning. So what's so bad about living in a caravan? I noticed Milliehull posted on here about her fence panels being damaged during the last storm, whilst we suffered no damage at all either to the caravan or awning!
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We have to move regardless of the weather, Kj. When you're 21 days are up, you have to move to another site even in a storm! I just had to drive more carefully!
Also my job requires doing deliveries in all weather conditions. The customers don't stop ordering just because of inclement weather!
You can still visit friends and family in a caravan and they can still visit you! You can also still pursue hobbies in a caravan.
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Nothing bad about living in a caravan if that is what you want to do, but you will not convince most people that it is better or more sensible than living in a house.
You seem to have had a bad experience many years back that has led to your present views, while for most the experience of home ownership has been far more positive.
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A very bad and unhappy experience, Kj on every house I ever purchased. It didn't happen just once, it happened on every house move. Always a financial struggle, having to rent out rooms to lodgers that would get into arrears with the rent etc. etc. It was a horrible way of life. I'm much happier this way! After such a personal experience, no-one will ever be able to convince me that a house is better!
Others on here may have had similar experiences when they were younger which they now choose to forget or not mention on here, having put all that behind them, now that they are retired and comfortably off!
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