Moving house

JohnnyBoy · Post by **JohnnyBoy** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:43 pm

It's been a long wait, but I'm finally getting out of Cleveland. On the 29th of December, I'm moving to West Sussex in the south of England.

Now I'm just looking for enough boxes to hold all of the crap that I've accumulated over the past 4 years...

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:49 pm

Seems to be a good way to avoid a post-holiday depression.

Or to increase it, depending on what goes wrong?

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:23 pm

Hooray for JohnnyBoy - another Northerner to dilute these shandy-drinking softy southerners!

I've moved three times in the last 14 years - some of the boxes in the loft have never been opened - just transferred from loft to loft - I've promised next time - I'll throw them out BEFORE moving house!

JohnnyBoy · Post by **JohnnyBoy** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:58 pm

Commander McLane wrote:
Seems to be a good way to avoid a post-holiday depression.

Or to increase it, depending on what goes wrong?

Yeah, I know, I know. Moving house between Xmas and New Year's seems like a strange thing to do... but that was the earliest available date on the calendar, and I'm keen to get the hell out of here!

JohnnyBoy · Post by **JohnnyBoy** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:05 am

DaddyHoggy wrote:
Hooray for JohnnyBoy - another Northerner to dilute these shandy-drinking softy southerners!

Thank you, DH! It's nice to find someone who's as enthusiastic about my house move as I am...

TBH, I can't wait to get to the south. I plan to sit on Bognor beach wearing my knotted hanky and eating my stottie...

Super Jamie · Post by **Super Jamie** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:27 am

DaddyHoggy wrote:
Hooray for JohnnyBoy - another Northerner to dilute these shandy-drinking softy southerners!

Flirtinis all round!

drew · Post by **drew** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:18 am

One is delighted to welcome you to the South-East old boy, I trust you will conduct yourself with appropriate decorum?

Greetings and felicitations,

Drew.

JohnnyBoy · Post by **JohnnyBoy** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:03 pm

drew wrote:
One is delighted to welcome you to the South-East old boy, I trust you will conduct yourself with appropriate decorum?

Fear not, old chap. I grew up in the south-east and am fully conversant with southern customs. In fact, I'm rather looking forward to living in a part of the world where kids won't pelt my car with sand...

...won't launch a firework attack on my front door...

...won't throw eggs at my windows...

...or anything that's heavier than an egg...

So, yeah. I'm looking forward to living in the south...

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:46 pm

@JB - ah yes, the normal walk home from the pub on a Friday/Saturday night for the local misunderstood yoof...

Do I miss my nights out in Hartlepool/Middlesbrough/Darlo' etc? - erm, no!

JohnnyBoy · Post by **JohnnyBoy** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:53 pm

@DH - You speak with the voice of experience! I'm tickled pink when I hear people talk about the strong sense of community of the north-east -- they've obviously never lived up here...

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:36 pm

@JB - I visited my folks in the land of the monkey hanger last weekend and stayed at my sisters - early one morning of the second day there was a knock at the door - I opened it to find somebody looking slightly bemused/perturbed:

"Your not the bloke who normally sells cheap baccy", she says.
"He's moved," I reply (my sister moved in just two weeks ago)
"OK," disheartened, then rallying, "Don't s'pose you wanna buy any Homebase or B&Q vouchers do ya, only two quid for a tenners worth?"
"Erm, no thank-you"
"Suit yersel'"

stomps off baccy-less....

JohnnyBoy · Post by **JohnnyBoy** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:49 am

@DH - LOL! That's the nearest that the north-east gets to "self-employment". I've also got a few council estate "entrepreneurs" on my street...

JohnnyBoy · Post by **JohnnyBoy** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:17 pm

I've made it south, but I haven't got a broadband connection yet, hence the long absence. Just borrowing time on a friend's machine to type this.

Once I've got a connection I'll be back. Hope you're all well, talk soon.

Captain Hesperus · Post by **Captain Hesperus** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:43 pm

JohnnyBoy wrote:
I've made it south, but I haven't got a broadband connection yet, hence the long absence. Just borrowing time on a friend's machine to type this.

Once I've got a connection I'll be back. Hope you're all well, talk soon.

Who are you again?

Good to hear from you again!

Captain Hesperus

wackyman465 · Post by **wackyman465** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:34 am

Moved in an anaconda?