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  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    treliac wrote: »
    You know, Hamish might be right all along. Aberdeen could be THE place to be and perhaps we should all really be in awe of such a fine and shrewd man with great business acumen ..... ;)

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8421193.stm

    :rotfl:

    The funny thing is, Aberdeen is a great place to live. Neither of us earn that much more than a typical wage for professionals up here. House prices are reasonable, life is good..... It just all seems rather normal.

    And this certainly helps......

    Aberdeenshire offers the best quality of life in Scotland for its residents, according to a survey.
    More than nine out of 10 people were said to be in good health, workers had relatively high incomes and almost 75% owned their home.

    The area also had good results for employment and school qualifications, and rain and sunshine levels.
    “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

    Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
    -- President John F. Kennedy”
  • zappahey
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    HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »
    She wants a motorbike in fairness,

    <thread swerve>

    Anything interesting?
    What goes around - comes around
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    zappahey wrote: »
    <thread swerve>

    Anything interesting?

    No, recent learner, so just an old 600 bandit or similar til she's dropped it at the traffic lights or in a petrol station enough times to not do so again....:D

    Then it'll no doubt be a new-ish Monster, as thats what she really wants.
    “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

    Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
    -- President John F. Kennedy”
  • robpw2
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    heavey snow in derby now ...


    Slimming world start 28/01/2012 starting weight 21st 2.5lb current weight 17st 9-total loss 3st 7.5lb
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  • IveSeenTheLight
    IveSeenTheLight Posts: 13,322 Forumite
    Norbertsmum wrote: »
    I am so dissapointed, I was promised a good 6" last night but didn't even get a spattering.

    You should meet up with LIR. I heard she also writes !!!!!! ;)
    :wall:
    What we've got here is....... failure to communicate.
    Some men you just can't reach.
    :wall:
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    robpw2 wrote: »
    heavey snow in derby now ...

    You can see the snow band moving through, where it is now and it's trajectory, on live weather radar here.......

    http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/
    “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

    Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
    -- President John F. Kennedy”
  • nearlynew
    nearlynew Posts: 3,800 Forumite
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »
    ................
    Half of my businesses are up in the wilderness, it's pretty, but it's REALLY painful to drive around to them in winter.


    On a thread last week you told us that you work from home.


    You are either full of !!!!!! or a very silly boy.







    Or both.
    "The problem with quotes on the internet is that you never know whether they are genuine or not" -
    Albert Einstein
  • Davesnave
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    HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »
    You can see the snow band moving through, where it is now and it's trajectory, on live weather radar here.......

    http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/


    Clear skies in the Borders region. Looks to me like the Hawkwind gig is ON!

    Like FC, I was a bit surprised to hear they were still going. They were doing the rounds when I was in London 40 years ago; their 'Silver Machine' powered mainly by what the police used to call, 'certain substances.' ;)
  • Davesnave
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    HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »
    :rotfl:

    The funny thing is, Aberdeen is a great place to live. Neither of us earn that much more than a typical wage for professionals up here. House prices are reasonable, life is good.....


    Yeah, but:

    Southerners 'Have Higher Quality Of Life'

    'People in southern England enjoy a higher quality of life than those in northern regions of the UK, according to new research.
    Halifax said 28 out of the top 30 local authorities that offer the best quality of life are in southern England.

    But no local authorities in Scotland made it into the top 100, with Aberdeenshire the highest-ranked area at 153rd.'

    http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091219/tuk-southerners-have-higher-quality-of-l-45dbed5.html
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    And if you keep looking long enough, you can find an article to 'prove' just about anything....

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/4359608/Devon-named-as-the-best-place-to-live-in-England.html
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