Ali and Gail Posted June 12, 2019 Posted June 12, 2019 I know our motto is 20's plenty @Geoffrey (Buttercup) - North Yorkshire AO And @Gary Taylor - Scotland AO But we had to do it just once for Dave! 1 1 Quote
Trevor Little (Trevturtle) - Treasurer Posted June 13, 2019 Posted June 13, 2019 13 hours ago, marcusb said: I've noticed this as well driving in France in the rural towns especially, I put it down to the heat of the day and people staying indoors but the towns may just be sparsely populated?? My parents have lived in France for 20 years. There is an ongoing problem that the younger generations are moving away from rural areas to towns and cities for work. Many small villages are only populated by the older generations. Once the population gets too small to support local stores bread shops, it gets worse. This is why sometimes you find some small villages with very cheap houses.. the closest amenities may be 20 miles away. It's a shame there are some very nice places... but empty 3 Quote
Gary Taylor Posted June 13, 2019 Author Posted June 13, 2019 21 minutes ago, Trevturtle said: My parents have lived in France for 20 years. There is an ongoing problem that the younger generations are moving away from rural areas to towns and cities for work. Many small villages are only populated by the older generations. Once the population gets too small to support local stores bread shops, it gets worse. This is why sometimes you find some small villages with very cheap houses.. the closest amenitues may be 20 miles away. It's a shame there are some very nice places... but empty Yes we stayed in Le Puley a lovely little village but a good quarter of it is unlived in and for sale and any young families have to travel for schools and work it’s very much the same here in rural Scotland Quote
Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup) Posted June 13, 2019 Posted June 13, 2019 This building that is behind Buttercup was for sale at 170,000 euro. Big courtyard and land too. 3 Quote
Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup) Posted June 14, 2019 Posted June 14, 2019 On our travels we went through many, many tunnels and avalanche galleries. They where really interesting and its amazing how they have been made in the places some of them are located. The longest we went through was 13km long. Some even had other tunnel sections coming into them inside the tunnels. At one point Jude was to close to me and messages flashed up telling her to back off. Anyway, if tunnels are your thing, then here are a few of the ones we went through. 2 Quote
Ali and Gail Posted June 14, 2019 Posted June 14, 2019 No posh intro, just as it was. Gail was trying to help steer! 1 Quote
Jude - The Mad Widow Posted June 14, 2019 Posted June 14, 2019 8 minutes ago, Geoffrey (Buttercup) - North Yorkshire AO said: The poor old cow. Phew, thought that was going to be a video of me... 1 Quote
Ali and Gail Posted June 14, 2019 Posted June 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, Geoffrey (Buttercup) - North Yorkshire AO said: The poor old cow. Love all the flowers in the meadows Quote
Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup) Posted June 14, 2019 Posted June 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, Ali and Gail said: Love all the flowers in the meadows I always thought they where Buttercups. I never realised dandelions would be so beautiful. 1 Quote
Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup) Posted June 14, 2019 Posted June 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, Jude - The Mad Widow said: Phew, thought that was going to be a video of me... Im not posting that video. 1 2 Quote
Popular Post Jude - The Mad Widow Posted June 18, 2019 Popular Post Posted June 18, 2019 Well she arrived home this morning at 8.30 am on the back of a small car carrier... apart from the dirt of transit and the roof being on she is how I saw her last. Good to have her back, she is at the local garage where Danny the owner helped Brian to build her all those years ago... Will keep you updated as to her needs! I feel I might soon be light headed with the rush of money leaving my wallet 11 Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted June 18, 2019 Posted June 18, 2019 Brilliant to hear it's back and in one piece, and that you've got a trusted place to take it. The car will come back stronger, ready for its next adventure! 1 Quote
Andrew Posted June 18, 2019 Posted June 18, 2019 On 14/06/2019 at 22:13, Geoffrey (Buttercup) - North Yorkshire AO said: The poor old cow. I suspect that old cow is actually a bull. 😉 Quote
Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup) Posted June 18, 2019 Posted June 18, 2019 20 minutes ago, Andrew said: I suspect that old cow is actually a bull. 😉 Yes I did realise that to be honest. I just thought, “poor old cow” sounded better than “poor old bull” Good job It wasn’t a load of bullocks. 1 Quote
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