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Post by housey on Jun 13, 2015 18:52:06 GMT
Evening all hope you are all well. A life long dream is going to start tomorrow when i take charge of 5 acres of woodland in North Wales that i have purchased. Just to be within natural surrounding. Will be tenting it for a while whilst i build a small log home.Hoping to be completed by the Winter.Purchased a Transit van yesterday so just finished loading the gear on and the Symply. To many druggies and crap going on around what was once a nice place to live in our little group of flats with the older neighbours.Living the dream or could go any way. Will not Know till i try. All the best you SYMers Not sure how good the interweb will be  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2015 22:54:21 GMT
Evening all hope you are all well. A life long dream is going to start tomorrow when i take charge of 5 acres of woodland in North Wales that i have purchased. Just to be within natural surrounding. Will be tenting it for a while whilst i build a small log home.Hoping to be completed by the Winter.Purchased a Transit van yesterday so just finished loading the gear on and the Symply. To many druggies and crap going on around what was once a nice place to live in our little group of flats with the older neighbours.Living the dream or could go any way. Will not Know till i try. All the best you SYMers Not sure how good the interweb will be Oh my, that is a change of life mate! Its a shame when things are spoilt where you are. Do you have simple things like electric power and running water to hand or are you doing the full "wild west frontier" bit? It'll certainly be an adventure for you and probably for the Symply! If you don't have a try you'll never know will you. Old Mr and Mrs Jenksy are very much Towns folk and whilst we like to visit the wilderness (for wilderness read New Forest, yes I know, its hardly wild!) We do enjoy our modest house in Southampton. Half way between the cricket ground (one of my summer pleasures) and the football ground (once or twice a year with Nipper Jenksy). Your certainly a resourceful chap and I hope it all works out for you. Keep us posted and take care. Maybe you could start a Sym colony in Wales! |
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Post by freddie on Jun 14, 2015 9:07:32 GMT
I remember you mentioning wanting to do something like this on our Dorchester Symply jaunt. I was not sure if it was a pipe dream so to speak. Well done you for taking the plunge and following your Heart to live the Dream. Hope it all works out for you housey.
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Post by simon0867 on Jun 14, 2015 9:32:55 GMT
What an amazing thing to do, I would LOVE to do something like that in the future. Don't get me wrong Edinburgh is a beautiful city and I'm lucky to live here but changing to a slower pace would suit me fine. Good luck housey, that's really inspirational.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2015 10:16:05 GMT
When I lived on the farm, we used to have a generator to provide us with electricity. When it broke down (not a regular occurrence but it did happen), we used to live by oil lamps and Rayburn, which was peat fired, I loved those days. We used to entertain ourselves at night by having a mini caelidh (I think that's how it's spelt). My turn used to be a tune on the harmonica. Hope you have as many happy days as I did. Fond memories to look back on.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2015 10:21:54 GMT
Here's a thought, why don't you rent out some of your land to a local paintballers/airsoft group for Mil/Sim manoeuvres. That would give you a bit of income to go towards the upkeep of your land. Just another of Lesley's silly thoughts.
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Post by mopedmark on Jun 14, 2015 16:53:31 GMT
Good luck housey. What a Dream to live :-). If you ever need a hand let us know. Have van will travel.North Wales...mountain biking heaven for the Lad.I'm quite handy with a chainsaw for the Cabin build.
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Post by housey on Jun 14, 2015 18:16:25 GMT
Just to say thank you for the kind support, was expecting most to think i had lost the plot.Have a small Honda Generator giving some power but that is the last resort to use when needed. Came here for peace not to sit next to an engine thumping away.Regarding water, have a hell of a lot of crates of Lidls finest bottle water at 0.25p ago just until i get a rain water collector set up. Have been planning this for along time, always would be North Wales as such an area of Beauty.Was just waiting for the right Woodland to come up for sale. £38,000 has got me little bit of tranquility.No more Neighbours from hell. No more earplugs :-)
Take care all
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Post by pidge71 on Jun 15, 2015 22:17:25 GMT
If you need a good bike shop Llandudno for mot side of the ATS tyres along the sea front or dragon y fellineli turn up the road at the side of the village clock! Just in case! Dragon sells more ie helmets and been there longer can't remember if dragon do MOT's you will love it here oh and the fly fishing is good to ! That's if your down that end or there abouts !
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