Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

A friend had her parents separate at about the age of 70, she found it hard and kept telling them they were too old to separate and should get a grip.

Very difficult to avoid being caught in the middle, particularly of one is living with you.

I thunk they are right to separate, i just want to have one living not in the same patch, because otherwise aftermath will be harder. Parent has unrealistic purchaser and seller syndromethinks their buyer is paying to little and all other sellers are asking too much, plus fails to realise that they cannot maintain alone what they are used to living in, and dh cannot do it for them as much now we can barely keep up here.

mystic_trev

PasturesNew wrote: »

No, but the map had all/most of Cornwall missing.

Perhaps because it's a Tax free Pasty zone - neither hot nor cold;)
Are you near Helston PN?

PasturesNew

mystic_trev wrote: »

Perhaps because it's a Tax free Pasty zone - neither hot nor cold;)
Are you near Helston PN?

Thought you'd have learnt by now... I'm not near anywhere

About 30 miles from there.

mystic_trev

PasturesNew wrote: »

Thought you'd have learnt by now...

You'd have thought so, but I just can't stop stalking you Please tell me you don't live in St Austell. You're far too nice to be living in a dump like that!

chewmylegoff

lemonjelly wrote: »

Chewy is from:

Gornal!!!!!!!

Ewwwww. Could be worse, could be smethwick.

But no, strictly oldswinford. Went to beejams in dudley a couple of times but that's as close as I've been to gornal thank god!

PasturesNew

mystic_trev wrote: »

You'd have thought so, but I just can't stop stalking you Please tell me you don't live in St Austell. You're far too nice to be living in a dump like that!

I don't. But there are some nice/posh bits even there!

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

I don't. But there are some nice/posh bits even there!

I'm going to be round your way(ish) in a couple of weeks time

Spending a couple of nights in Cornwall as me and my mum decided we want to go and see Land's End and Lizard Point. Its good this not having a job to get in the way (and having other people taking care of the bills)...

Any other places you would recommend that we visit?

Nikkster

Wheezy wrote: »

It's a slow day at work, so made a NP map
Some are more guesstimates than others. (eg. I have no clue where silvercar lives so I plonked her in the middle)
Sorry if I left anyone out.

I've moved but you had my previous location right

silvercar

Wheezy's got a job for life.

I need to be sandwiched between michaels and gdb, who are only about 30 miles apart. Viva should to the right of michaels rather than the left and at the same level.

PasturesNew

Nikkster wrote: »

I'm going to be round your way(ish) in a couple of weeks time

Spending a couple of nights in Cornwall as me and my mum decided we want to go and see Land's End and Lizard Point. Its good this not having a job to get in the way (and having other people taking care of the bills)...
Any other places you would recommend that we visit?

Tinner's Arms at Zennor.
Madron - the holy well and tree with cloities on the track (it's not all that good, but you get a feeling of seeing something most don't - and a magical timeless quality).
Might as well see some of the standing stones down that way while you're at it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%AAn-an-Tol
Newlyn - the marker on the harbour sets the height above sea level that is referred to in geography - park, take a stroll and see if you can find it.
Mousehole for a walk around - take 2 hours to explore all the back lanes, don't just think it's a look at the harbour and you've run out of stuff. Look out for the oldest house, where the last woman to only speak Cornish lived... and read up about the Mousehole cat before you go.
If you like a bit of a hike, ending in a secluded beach, park at St Levan's church (honesty box/donations by the church gate), walk out of the church and across the road and follow the track forward (a few hundred yards), then head towards the beach.... at the top of the beach there's a tiny stone where the St Levan hermit used to live. Here's the start point, looking at that map you need to get yourself to the left hand side of the farm, then come down to that beach http://g.co/maps/nwhqr (thank goodness for Google!). Also - while there, pop into that church and see if you can find the mermaid carved into the end of a pew... there's also an interesting story about the stone by the door you'll enter (see it here http://www.stlevanchurch.co.uk/4751.html ) - link is easier than me explaining.
If you're into radio/telegraph history, check this out http://www.porthcurno.org.uk/
Walk over to St Michaels Mount on the causeway at Marazion - it's free to walk and sniff around the harbour; just have to pay to go up to the house.
Have a drink in the Admiral Benbow in Penzance if you're down that way - but don't eat there, eat about 50 yards down the road (road's on a slight hill).
Penzance has an outdoor lido, if you fancy an unusual swim. It's right at the start of the very long/straight promenade. http://www.jubileepool.co.uk/index.php
If it's windy, look up high tides and go to Porthleven to see if the waves break over the church.
If you are passing Helston, park up and wander round to marvel at the old buildings - and find the main road to discover the Spingo at the Blue Anchor http://www.spingoales.com/ - or a bit further down the street there's a big stone that is the wall of the Angel Pub - and the stone is allegedly the "Hell Stone" that was sent to destroy the town, so check out that legend then see the stone, which was a suspected meteorite hit: http://www.theangelhotel-helston.co.uk/
So, that's off the top of my head. There's loads to see/do, but everybody's different about what they want. The unseen, mystical Cornwall .... or the passable tourist things so long as it doesn't rain

That's my list of "stuff the tourists probably don't even know about + some of the touristy but not tacky" bits.

Also worthwhile checking for local festivals.

And, if you're really lucky, all the above is plotted on this map: http://g.co/maps/c73k3