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What Would be Your No.1 Reason for Quitting the UK?

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    #21
    Being picked as a permanent settler on Mars, seriously.

    They won't just choose mega-fit ex-USAF types, as they did for the Apollo program.

    For a start, most of the spacecraft and terrain vehicles will be automated and larger, and thus far less of a challenge to fly and occupy. Also, with the increased radiation hazard of much longer space trips, older people are actually better because it matters less if their DNA is clobbered by cosmic rays, and they are generally more laid back and mellow and hence there is less chance of friction and conflict.

    Also, for obvious reasons, older people may be more suitable for a no-return trip.

    But think of the kudos of having places named after one - OwlHoot City, OwlHoot Spaceport, etc

    (Actually, if human populations don't decline naturally, I reckon one day volunteering for a one-way space trip will literally be the only alternative for most old timers to avoid being "terminated" to make room on Earth for the young.)
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      #22
      That's always my point, we pay a lot of tax, but, don't really see where it is been spent.

      This is unlike places like the Netherlands, Denmark etc. where you pay a lot, but you can see where it goes.

      Car tax is another, the old man said they should get enough in to tarmac the whole country.

      The reality is poor quality roads, full of road works, with no one working
      The Chunt of Chunts.

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        #23
        What Would be Your No.1 Reason for Quitting the UK?

        Too many baby boomer grey haired brigade is a big driver for me.



        Though I Iike the style of this old lady!

        Last edited by PurpleGorilla; 20 November 2015, 12:24.
        http://www.cih.org/news-article/disp...housing_market

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          #24
          Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View Post
          Too many baby boomer grey haired brigade is a big driver for me.
          Grecian 2000 is the answer.

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            #25
            These two chaps are a big push too...

            http://www.cih.org/news-article/disp...housing_market

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              #26
              Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View Post
              That's always my point, we pay a lot of tax, but, don't really see where it is been spent.

              This is unlike places like the Netherlands, Denmark etc. where you pay a lot, but you can see where it goes.
              We pay less tax than those countries but still get free healthcare, free education and a half-decent welfare system.
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              I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
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                #27
                Originally posted by LucidDementia View Post
                Live in London? That really isn't the UK. From my balcony my rifle can't hit my neighbour.




                That says more about your skills as a marksman.


                From my house I can only see my neighbour through her net curtains if I use the really long lens on my camera.
                …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by d000hg View Post
                  We pay less tax than those countries but still get free healthcare, free education and a half-decent welfare system.
                  I know we pay less, however, I see poor value, compared to those places, is my point.
                  The Chunt of Chunts.

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                    #29
                    From my house I can only see my neighbour through her net curtains if I use the really long lens on my camera.
                    Get yourself some binoculars, on a stand, far more convenient, hands free
                    The Chunt of Chunts.

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                      #30
                      It was so long ago, I don't remember why.
                      But I am sure a short visit, would refresh my memory very quickly. I may not even have to leave Heathrow.
                      Fiscal nomad it's legal.

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