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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2025 12:09 pm
by Count Steer
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 11:20 am
Count Steer wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 11:07 am
Oh, and one slightly different location. Gainsborough.
Went, just out of interest. It's got some positives (nice uptarted shopping area at Marshall's Yard) but, by gum, the rest of the place looked grim.
Oooh, only been there once, it was in the 90s, it wasn't nice.
I don't suppose the decommissioning (2022) of West Burton A power station has helped the place. WB B (gas) won't have half the jobs. They propose to put a prototype STEP Tokamak fusion reactor there. If it ever gets built and goes wrong it'll improve Gainsborough town centre although the metal in all the mobility scooters might absorb a lot of the radiation.
Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:03 pm
by Skub
Spliffyaids,for those who remember him,is living very cheaply in Vietnam for the past months. Looks decent from the photos.
Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:08 pm
by Yorick
Skub wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:03 pm
Spliffyaids,for those who remember him,is living very cheaply in Vietnam for the past months. Looks decent from the photos.
Blimey. He had a very nice house near Oulton Park. Stayed there a couple of times before trackdays.
Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:11 pm
by Skub
Yorick wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:08 pm
Skub wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:03 pm
Spliffyaids,for those who remember him,is living very cheaply in Vietnam for the past months. Looks decent from the photos.
Blimey. He had a very nice house near Oulton Park. Stayed there a couple of times before trackdays.
He sold up and lived on a boat for a good while after that.
Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:32 pm
by Yorick
Skub wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:11 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:08 pm
Skub wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:03 pm
Spliffyaids,for those who remember him,is living very cheaply in Vietnam for the past months. Looks decent from the photos.
Blimey. He had a very nice house near Oulton Park. Stayed there a couple of times before trackdays.
He sold up and lived on a boat for a good while after that.
Blimey. He loved the flash job and flash lifestyle.
Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2025 3:29 pm
by v8-powered
Skub wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:03 pm
Spliffyaids,for those who remember him,is living very cheaply in Vietnam for the past months. Looks decent from the photos.
The boy is living the dream now! Pics look great.....
Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2025 4:21 pm
by Yorick
v8-powered wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 3:29 pm
Skub wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:03 pm
Spliffyaids,for those who remember him,is living very cheaply in Vietnam for the past months. Looks decent from the photos.
The boy is living the dream now! Pics look great.....
Put them here?
Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2025 8:03 pm
by .....
Count Steer wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 11:07 am
Oh, and one slightly different location. Gainsborough.
Went, just out of interest. It's got some positives (nice uptarted shopping area at Marshall's Yard) but, by gum, the rest of the place looked grim.
Fotrrinners a antbuu land onthailand
Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2025 8:35 pm
by Bustaspoke
Mates brother lives in Vietnam,he does QC for some clothing company,been over there for years.I don't know what the cost of living is over there,but according to my mate he lives like a king,
Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2025 10:08 pm
by Mr Moofo
Bits of Nepal are cheap to live in , culture is good - food is cheap ...
Various bits of Africa - but ...
Vietnam - a tad more cultured that Thailand
Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2025 11:10 am
by Couchy
Count Steer wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 11:07 am
Oh, and one slightly different location. Gainsborough.
Went, just out of interest. It's got some positives (nice uptarted shopping area at Marshall's Yard) but, by gum, the rest of the place looked grim.
15 mins from here, even the nice shopping area doesn’t make it worth a visit
Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2025 1:07 pm
by Nordboy
Mr Moofo wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 10:08 pm
Bits of Nepal are cheap to live in , culture is good - food is cheap ...
Various bits of Africa - but ...
Vietnam - a tad more cultured that Thailand
Wife loves Nepal, she's been there a few times. I'd be a little worried about how secure a place it was to live though? Never quite sure who in is charge or who wants to be in charge? Really should make an effort to go there though, it does look fantastic.
Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2025 9:39 am
by Mr Moofo
Nordboy wrote: Sun Dec 21, 2025 1:07 pm
Mr Moofo wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 10:08 pm
Bits of Nepal are cheap to live in , culture is good - food is cheap ...
Various bits of Africa - but ...
Vietnam - a tad more cultured that Thailand
Wife loves Nepal, she's been there a few times. I'd be a little worried about how secure a place it was to live though? Never quite sure who in is charge or who wants to be in charge? Really should make an effort to go there though, it does look fantastic.
Not too dissimilar to here then!
