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making moves......

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 If only you could do this, instead of this.....  life would be easier....you'd know where everything is, and wouldn't spend the next 2 years looking for things which are of no use anyway! Yes, the joys of moving house.....we are in the middle of it, and so half of our possessions are in the new place, the other half in the old place.....and that in the month of August and at the start of the 2 week long village fête! It's hot, it's long, it's difficult....! Furniture has to be bought and delivered and installed.....one long story of looking, measuring,  then you need a plumber, because the existing water points are no good for fridges that make ice cubes, or machines that wash dishes.....  ok - if they only came as quickly as this guy, but it's August - the main holiday month - and he's probably sitting in his car, with his family, wishing he was under OUR sink   or is thinking out NEW transport methods.......  in any case, he isn't where he should b

Scotland....Independant....?

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Although the whole thing doesn't really concern me too much, being Central Europe based for health, social and pension questions, I think I should say a few words about the situation coming up shortly in Scotland , my country of birth. Scotland is a rich country which has been exploited for centuries, mainly by the English . We have smoked salmon , fresh salmon and fishery products in enormous quantities - we have oil - we have whisky - wool and textiles- we have many other products of 'de luxe' and we EXPORT........  a very important part of every countries economy. Last night there was a TV debate between 2 candidates, leading ones, and a point was made about the € and the GBPound. The point was made by the Scottish representative that the GBPound is just as Scottish at the moment as English, something not accepted by the other person! Personally I think that in the case of Scotland voting for Independance , then the € should be adopted. Just because the English