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I'd happily live in The Netherlands or Denmark
Brexit will you be glad when the vote is over ?
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Old McDonald
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How long have either of you lived in Holland or Denmark? What about all the other EU countries?
neither nor any other EU countries - i have 'lived in Australia' though and would be there right now if i were single.
Old McDonald
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Why just if you were single? I hope you have not married a career woman - a serious mistake for a farmer. My favourite phrase is "it is in the book" and that one is. My wife and I went to Australia in 1979, had a son on Boxing Day 1982 and took him back to finish his schooling in Scotland - the world's best educational system in my unhumble opinion. It cost us an enormous amount of money to do so, but had to be done. We bred him so he was our responsibility. He is a farmer at heart, but a brilliant astrophysicist (I always have trouble even spelling that word) who has been with us this past week. Go to Australia, I suggest NSW or possibly Victoria, enjoy your time there, learn about different crops and different ways to grow the ones you already know about.
If you have kids then let them enjoy the experience also. Our son was in 7 different schools in two hemispheres and three countries by the time he was 11. 11 years later he had a Masters from St Andrews, anothe Masters from Manchester and had begun his PhD at Keele. He was headhunted during his viva to go to the Jodrell Bank team at Manchester and is still there. He tells me that one of the Rome Universities and Cornell are interested in him joining them. He would still like to farm though, but I do not have the capital to set him up.
Go for it otherwise you will always regret it. What is worse you may even blame your wife for preventing you from doing so, and that is probaly the worst thing that will ever happen. Every man needs a good woman. We complain, but they keep us on the right track; advise and cajole us; feed us; do our washing and cooking, and have smaller hands to get inside that gimmer with a big backward single that you just cannot turn around because you cannot get your thick mitt in there. Treasure that woman. At three o'clock in the morning when the sleet is coming down and you have to get the lamb out she is worth a lot more than her weight in gold.
hmm, i think age is now against me ( in early 50's) not sure - i do have friends in SA, but i favoured NSW when i was there, if i could choose it would be the area around Bathhurst,Parkes,Dubbo,,or Muswellbrook, Tamworth New England,area .....loved it there ...and South oz as well actually.
My wife runs her own business-what she does would be in demand there,but she has a good network here business and social and,would miss that hugely,and family.
My daughter has a good University place but is not quite that independent from us.- similar situation with my sons.it would effect them one way or another,but i do worry for their futures in this country.
There is always an excuse..
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Sooner over the better and MORE money can be wasted on the result by the Government ?
Old McDonald
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BurytheTrash, I was coming up to 59 when we moved to Portugal 13 years ago. Age is all in the mind. Our son was at StAndrews on his first Masters, but we were becoming too old to maintain a 100hour plus working week (seriously, my wife and I were both working that long) looking after our free range egg, mushrooms and honey farming due to selling direct at markets and delivering to retiling customers. On the other hand, like deciding to get into farming if it is not gifted to you, you really have to want to do it, otherwise just stay put. Moving under pressure is a mistake too.