With me it's 50 strikes and you're out!:)

Your brother sounds just wonderful. He's for sale if you want to make me an offer😂

I get your point of course, but I understood that the isolation may have been unbearable for someone used to the bustle of the city, so I told her so and gave her a pass. My conscience is clear and that's

It's very isolated here. You see nobody from one end of the week to the other. I think she just couldn't stand the loneliness and used my brother's OCD as an excuse. I do understand, so was willing to

I'd say removing your trousers when you're going commando is fairly adventurous alright:)

I always think they should be made to wait there until the tide goes out rather than waste resources. Can't they read a tide chart? My sentiments exactly!

Kidding? You must know by now I never make jokes.

Hahaha. The chance would be a fine thing! I'm teetotal, we're not allowed guns and I live so far out in the sticks that there are no passers- by:)

When you're retired and live in the countryside every day is the same, so you lose track of days if your daily routine is NOT disrupted.

Unfortunately I have no young, energetic friends. All of mine are aged and decrepit:)

I understand your reasoning, but I never burn bridges. I like to keep all options open. Even assholes who've ghosted you might be useful to you in the future:)

Ok, English it is then!.. But only because my Dutch is not good enough to say "I concede defeat:)"

I'm forever hopeful that more people will come to the same realisation. I think this obsession with phones is one reason so few people seem capable of arguing a point logically anymore, rather than simply

Hmm! Het is gewoon lastig om te leren, want zodra mensen je accent horen, antwoorden ze altijd in het Engels:)

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Rainy and cold? That's what we call summer in Ireland!:)

I wouldn't recommend trying it in The Netherlands! Ik heb er een paar jaar gewoond en het is bijna onmogelijk to get a Dutchman to speak Dutch with you! Iedereen wil graag laten zien hoe goed zijn Engels

Thank goodness for some prompts! Weatherwise, we're having the worst June in living memory, rain, rain and yet more rain. There's nowhere to go and nothing to do except moan and read... and my book pile

I live in the Republic of Ireland. We saw little trouble during The Troubles, just the odd bomb here and there. My father was an ardent supporter of the IRA and a firm believer in a united Ireland. Far

That's one of the only advantages I can think of to living in Ireland. No 'go bag' required.