The Off Topic Topic

[Sheilbh]

But yeah. Really remote. Inverness is as far as I've got and to get back even from there I had to make a stop halfway down Scotland. Scotland is deceptively big.

I always think this about England, especially the North-East

Having said all that I'm not sure there is that much price difference north v south once you're into that type of property. Or that distance matters. It'll be a private plane to Inverness or Wick and a helicopter onto the grounds I imagine

[grumbler]

The 25 million price tags is bad enough, but what do you reckon the property taxes on that would be?

[Sheilbh]

Assuming its residential, probably £4,500 pa apparently

Edit: It's the heating bill I'd worry about.

[Valmy]

Assuming its residential, probably £4,500 pa apparently

Edit: It's the heating bill I'd worry about.

It has 13 bedrooms so I guess if you split the taxes and utilities with your 13 roommates it might be manageable.

[Legbiter]

Anyone in the market for a lovely mansion?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/136025999#/

Check out photo number 2...

Maintenance nightmare. Midge hell during the summer, cold and drizzly winters. 2/10, elbows too pointy.

[Legbiter]

On a serious note I hope whoever buys the estate actually runs it like a real business and not just as the owners personal Instagram background when he visits once a year. Aside from the salmon river and deer forest the landscape looks perfect for sheep and some cattle. The historic value of the estate also should preclude someone from just turning the whole thing into a windmill park too.   

[Valmy]

On a serious note I hope whoever buys the estate actually runs it like a real business and not just as the owners personal Instagram background when he visits once a year. Aside from the salmon river and deer forest the landscape looks perfect for sheep and some cattle. The historic value of the estate also should preclude someone from just turning the whole thing into a windmill park too.   

But windmill parks are lovely

But Britain has basically forbidden them I think. You have to come to Texas to start your windmill park.

[Admiral Yi]

Is Pride week the same time everywhere? 

Here it's this week.  My bartender buddy tells me I'm going to make billions of dollars (I get a percentage of the nightly till).

[Josquius]

But yeah. Really remote. Inverness is as far as I've got and to get back even from there I had to make a stop halfway down Scotland. Scotland is deceptively big.

I always think this about England, especially the North-East

Having said all that I'm not sure there is that much price difference north v south once you're into that type of property. Or that distance matters. It'll be a private plane to Inverness or Wick and a helicopter onto the grounds I imagine

Its just 3 hours from London to Newcastle. If you're to be a waster and drive up its also quite a straight shoot on the A1.
Where England only really gets dodgy I've encountered is Cornwall/Devon where it'll take just as long to get to whatever village you're heading to as to reach the area.

Incidentally I've got a "Things to do when I'm freaking bored" project in mind of an "Unfolded" map of Switzerland to better represent travel times between dinky mountain towns. The same for the UK could be interesting too.

[Syt]

Unexpected posters: propaganda from during the German occupation of Belgium.




WITH THE
WORKER
SOLDIER
FOR SOCIALISM

[Duque de Bragança]

Not idiomatic enough for French, at least.

[Josquius]

FOR socialism? 
That is curious

[Barrister]

Spotted on my morning commute:

[Grey Fox]

Unexpected posters: propaganda from during the German occupation of Belgium.




WITH THE
WORKER
SOLDIER
FOR SOCIALISM

I think you have to take into account what the soldier & worker are doing.

[HVC]

Spotted on my morning commute:

Using your phone while driving? Tsk tsk