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People who have moved to the country from London

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CountessDracula · 13/01/2006 14:37

What exactly is so much cheaper about living in the country to justify the massive salary cut you have to take when you move?

Food, clothes, schools etc the same price surely. Plus masses of petrol so that is more. If you are moving to an area where the house prices are not dissimilar to London, I can't see where you make the saving.

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CountessDracula · 06/02/2006 12:26

what do you do if one of you needs a poo while someone is having a bath ffs

A lot have only one loo in whole house!!!!!

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yoyo · 06/02/2006 12:29

If you go between Salisbury and Devizes Dauntsey's School is excellent.

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CountessDracula · 06/02/2006 12:31

no wrong way, east or south best for us

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CountessDracula · 06/02/2006 12:32

Can I ask a question?

Does everyone vote Tory there? Don't know if I could deal with that

Also do people still wear black velvet alice bands

just checking...

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Enid · 06/02/2006 12:34

the country is so different from London in that respect cd

posh houses here mean tory voters as a rule

posh houses in London are labour generally

so you can't have 7 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and expect to be surrounded by labour voters

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CountessDracula · 06/02/2006 12:53
Sad
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uwila · 06/02/2006 12:55

Oh, poor CD. And I never thought I'd feel sorry for you. Apart, of course from the bit about you living amongst the Tories. That bit is funny.

Actually, I didn't think Winchester was that Tory strong. Is it?

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CountessDracula · 06/02/2006 12:58

no Uwila it is liberal actually (he of the rent boys )

However we are now talking me giving up work and moving somewhere cheaper eg salisbury

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CountessDracula · 06/02/2006 12:59

Want to rent a nice 4 bed house in Sheen?

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Lonelymum · 06/02/2006 13:00

CD, that Chicklade house I can confirm is definitely about 10 yards from the A303. Just thought you might like to know.

Why on earth are you looking at village (and not big village at that) properties if you don't want to leave the bright lights? Look at Salisbury, the nice parts of Southampton (yes there are some) or Bournemouth!

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CountessDracula · 06/02/2006 13:05

oh just nosing to see what you can get

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bossykate · 06/02/2006 13:06

wow, what a turnaround!

congratulations and good luck with the house-hunting!

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CountessDracula · 06/02/2006 13:07

not for sure yet bk! Dh still umming and arrrring

will soon be ooaarring though!

Told him last night that I would develop broad hampshire accent and shag all the tradesmen

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bossykate · 06/02/2006 13:08

but he was the keen one originally, no?

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CountessDracula · 06/02/2006 13:11

yes, when it looked like I wouldn't do it

now I will he is not so sure (bloody typical eh)

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uwila · 06/02/2006 13:15

OMG, your going to give up your perfect no travelling consutant job? Really? What if you get there and hate it? You'll never find another job like that. Wow... But then again I suppose if you ever want to stay home with your DD, now is the time.

Oh, and I'd love to live in a 4 bed house in Sheen. But, sadly, I imagine is more expensive than my 4 bed in Sunbury. But then You'd probably let me get a dog, unlike current stingy landlord.

bossykate · 06/02/2006 13:17

now is the time, cd before your dd goes to school. a year ago i would have jumped at a chance like this (not that there actually was one, iyswim) - but now i feel shackled to where we live by ds's school.

Pollyanna · 06/02/2006 13:30

I agree - try now - my dh is one of those who has sold his soul to a London firm and I can't get him to move out at all. It would be interesting to see what hours your dh would have to work outside London (my dh is also a litigator) as my dh says they still work long hours, but I think it can't be as bad as London firms.

Prufrock · 06/02/2006 13:48

CD - having moved from bright lights to medium town and then to village I would say definately do village, within driving distance of big town. More for your money, and you get benefits of village - decent school, community feel. In a medium town I felt lost - I missed london and didn't have anything to make up for it - was continulayy comparing eg shops. now our situation is so different taht there is nothing to compare unfavourably

Kittypickle · 06/02/2006 13:57

We were supposed to move to Romsey as DH's job was there at the time we moved but got a bit sidetracked by Wimborne and never actually made it to look at Romsey so I have no idea what it's like. Ringwood seems OK & has a Waitrose and pleasant enough to wander round for a bit. Think there is a Mnetter who lives there.

Lots of London refugees with small children in the villages round Wimborne - Holt, Gaunts Common, Witchampton. No black velvet Alice Bands, have met a conservative voter but amicably agreed to differ.Good selection of private and state schools and locals are very friendly to people moving into the area. I've really enjoyed having the New Forest one way and the coast on the other and lots of gorgeous countryside just round the corner. Waitrose is imminent as long as people stop protesting about moving the cricket club.

WideWebWitch · 08/02/2006 15:04

Romsey's very small isn't it? What's the latest CD, are you moving? I think you should go for Salisbury too (I went to school there and still visit, have friends there still) if you can.

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CountessDracula · 08/02/2006 15:38

Why WWW? Sell it to me

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Enid · 08/02/2006 15:39

cos its only 50 mins from me

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CountessDracula · 08/02/2006 15:39

sorry latest is we are weighing up pros and cons trying to decide

top of my cons list is

may go mad

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WideWebWitch · 08/02/2006 15:47

Hmm, OK, Salis: Bill Bryson says in Notes From A Small Island something like "I can forgive Salisbury almost anything because it is such a lovely city" and it is. It's architecturaly (sp?) attractive, has a market twice a week, beautiful surrounding countryside and good schools, I think. It's a bit Tory I expect but bigger than Romsey with more to do. And it has a Waitrose, which it didn't when I lived there. DIABOLICAL parking though. I have fond memories of Salisbury but that's prob because I haven't lived there for (OMG!) 20 years. 36,000 odd people iirc, which is small but nowhere near as small as Romsey.

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