Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

PasturesNew

LydiaJ wrote: »

Let me see, what sort of area do you want? IIRC, you want somewhere coastal and within a couple of hours of Cornwall, don't you? Are prices any better on the N Devon or Somerset coast than they are on the S coast? I'm afraid I've no idea.

It has to be nice coast. Somerset isn't really nice coast - and N Devon has transport issues and druggies/lack of shops/opportunities.

Needs to be: sandy beaches, good roads, train line potential, potential to get a job that pays well (well = £18-21k). Access to all the major discount shops, including a huge Asda.

Spirit_2

Nikkster wrote: »

My mum is getting a Pandora bracelet and a couple of charms this year. She has been talking about getting one for ages (couple of years), and I've been gently and very politely dropping hints that it is a rather costly hobby to take up.
A month or so ago there was a pretty good sale on Achica.com so I thought this was the time to do it. Had to get mum to confirm the correct size, which she did by going into a Pandora store. She was a bit shocked at the prices :rotfl:
At least I have presents sorted out for the next few years now :cool:

I can understand the attraction snd collecting now. I just thought of them as costume jewelry.

We bought DD pretty beads, I twigged when she bought herself a breast cancer awareness charm. I noticed it again last night, she had been out to a gelato bar (?) with a friend straight from work and her adornments/accessories were amber earings from her dad, the said charm which is meaningful to her, and a poppy.

Spirit_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

Well, I meant: the full raft of shops, available within driving distance. e.g. Ikea - IoW's not got that. Not that I've been yet, but I could go from here if I chose to.

The reality is I'd not take the ferry - I'd simply remain cut off from things on the mainland due to fear of the ferry cost + hassle.

It was tough/expensive enough trying to source things in Cornwall, without a ferry being needed.

Also - at the moment I am not earning a living online. I'm earning money, it's not a living.... made nearly £500 this month - well short of even the rent!

Do you want to go to IKEA today? I will put aside my persoanl feelings about it and come with you.:) I dare you. In fact double dare.

Apart from visiting family when did you last leave your town?
:T:T:T on marginal growth in revenue from PN ventures.

If you bought somewhere you would not have to pay rent.

Nikkster

Spirit wrote: »

I can understand the attraction snd collecting now. I just thought of them as costume jewelry.

We bought DD pretty beads, I twigged when she bought herself a breast cancer awareness charm. I noticed it again last night, she had been out to a gelato bar (?) with a friend straight from work and her adornments/accessories were amber earings from her dad, the said charm which is meaningful to her, and a poppy.

DD sounds like a very thoughtful young lady.

Seeing as I'd given away what her Christmas present would be, my mum chose the two started beads for her bracelet. After visiting the store, she's given me a short list of the beads that she saw that she would like.

I'm terrible at remembering to put on jewellery, but I usually wear the ring that my mum gave me for my 18th birthday, another ring that I've worn since I was about 14 (I think I bought it in Boots of all places), a necklace and a kara (Sikh bangle - not religious, but was mum mum's and she gave it to me). I take them off if I go swimming (sometimes the bangle comes off if I'm cleaning or doing lots of typing) but that's about it. Since moving, I have a kind of dressing table so my earrings aren't buried away at the back of a drawer. I've been trying to make a special effort to try and remember to put some on each day.

PasturesNew

And here's an odd one - take a semi and cut it in half: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-40837450.html

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

In one of the areas I'd like, but can't afford, this is a typical 3-bed terraced: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-19260735.html

If I had £400k I'd be arranging a viewing.

With £300k I'd look inland by a mile at this: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-43063088.html

Posh alert to you! - Talbot woods!

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

In one of the areas I'd like, but can't afford, this is a typical 3-bed terraced: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-19260735.html

If I had £400k I'd be arranging a viewing.

If this is going to be YUR last purchase (which is likely) wouldn't something all on one, or at least two, floors be Prudent? Much easier alone when much older than you are now. The number of times I have stood at the top of steps and looked down feeling a bit daunted and nervous when I'm alone I cannot tell you.


The thing is however nice the areas if they are too much, they are too much.

Gentrification as your worry about east side has already happened westward, in the expensive areas you like, there are always areas for 'normal' people still. East has advantage of proximity to London and good work prospects...not sure what coasts are like, I agree with you mainly about Somerset ones, in town areas anyway. What they do have however, again, is proximity to big normal shopping areas and employment.

The thing is that those sort of things combined with 'aesthetics' are always going to be premium cost.

At some point to move forward I think you might have to make a list of priorities that aren't mutually exclusive at your price point.

I have not commented on things like catchment areas in recent posts, but honestly, I'd not worry about it too much. Check out the area for graffiti and crime, pop into the local shops.

I know there are pockets of nasty in towns, but Beirut? Not so much, not secretly, they are clearly and easily spotted.

Decision making is excruciating, but the stasis is also crippling in a different way.

PasturesNew

Nikkster wrote: »

Since moving, I have a kind of dressing table ...

Ah - they tend to be:
• A chair
• A packing box with some random wood over it + a teatowel over the top

lostinrates

Spirit wrote: »

Do you want to go to IKEA today? I will put aside my persoanl feelings about it and come with you.:) I dare you. In fact double dare.

Apart from visiting family when did you last leave your town?
:T:T:T on marginal growth in revenue from PN ventures.

If you bought somewhere you would not have to pay rent.

Where is ikea? Southampton? I have no idea:o:rotfl: when I go I go to Bristol. Is there a Chinese supermarket down that way?

I cannot come today .

When do you start getting weekdays off spirit....would it make a place to meet up?

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

If this is going to be YUR last purchase (which is likely) wouldn't something all on one, or at least two, floors be Prudent? Much easier alone when much older than you are now. The number of times I have stood at the top of steps and looked down feeling a bit daunted and nervous when I'm alone I cannot tell you.


The thing is however nice the areas if they are too much, they are too much.

Gentrification as your worry about east side has already happened westward, in the expensive areas you like, there are always areas for 'normal' people still. East has advantage of proximity to London and good work prospects...not sure what coasts are like, I agree with you mainly about Somerset ones, in town areas anyway. What they do have however, again, is proximity to big normal shopping areas and employment.

The thing is that those sort of things combined with 'aesthetics' are always going to be premium cost.

At some point to move forward I think you might have to make a list of priorities that aren't mutually exclusive at your price point.

I have not commented on things like catchment areas in recent posts, but honestly, I'd not worry about it too much. Check out the area for graffiti and crime, pop into the local shops.

I know there are pockets of nasty in towns, but Beirut? Not so much, not secretly, they are clearly and easily spotted.

Decision making is excruciating, but the stasis is also crippling in a different way.

Yes - I don't really like town houses.... but if the price and features/layout are right I'd be prepared to compromise.

It'll be my last but one move - I plan to move into an OAP type of bungalow in about 20 years' time.

Decision making when it's just me is hard. Nobody that is affected to help choose; nobody that has local/insider information either.

I just wish 1-bed houses were priced per sq ft the same as bigger ones