Are we over-reacting - would you buy this house?

[rogerzilla]

Also, the band D one gets FTTC broadband at > 50Mbit but the band F one only gets the lowest grade copper broadband at 3Mbit. And SO works from home, with lots of video calls. There might be a 4G option but no-one says anything good about 4G routers.

Ironically, the house with good broadband is the more remote one.

 

[Drago]

Starlink!

 

[Poacher]

Second viewing of another one yesterday. A bit smaller, needs some work (although perfectly habitable) and has 3 acres. SO can have eggs from rescue chickens (she's vegan) and an orchard.

Council tax band D rather than F, which means it's far more financially viable (almost £100/month difference) when one of us dies. Band F is brutal if you're retired and on only an indexed income.

It's a tricky choice but I'm leaning towards the one with lower council tax.

Shirley, eggs are verboten for a vegan?

 

[rogerzilla]

Shirley, eggs are verboten for a vegan?

Apparently ok if the chickens lead a natural life.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

3 acres sounds idyllic. Bet you're glad you bided your time and binned the one which started this thread.

 

[rogerzilla]

We'll just plant a load of trees (birch, hornbeam, etc). If we're still there in 20 years, it's free heating fuel.

 

[Fastpedaller]

We'll just plant a load of trees (birch, hornbeam, etc). If we're still there in 20 years, it's free heating fuel.

You could also grow trees for resale!

 

[rogerzilla]

You could also grow trees for resale!

View: https://youtu.be/FxTr5RD0CBk?si=vhWrhKAArvERx0N3

 

[Poacher]

Apparently ok if the chickens lead a natural life.

With only a very slight extension of that criterion, road kill rabbits, venison deer etc. could feature on a vegan menu?

I'm a pescatarian, but now realise I could have supplemented my diet with a clear conscience over the years.

 

[Rusty Nails]

With only a very slight extension of that criterion, road kill rabbits, venison deer etc. could feature on a vegan menu?

I'm a pescatarian, but now realise I could have supplemented my diet with a clear conscience over the years.

No, but their eggs could.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Apparently ok if the chickens lead a natural life.

Hmm, laying eggs for human consumption isn’t a natural life…

 

[Tenkaykev]

Shirley, eggs are verboten for a vegan?

Yes, I have been veggie for more than 60 years. That's my choice and I respect the choices of others. I was vegan for seven months as an experiment in determining if any particular food group was the source of my malaise ( at that time I also eliminated Soy and Gluten from my diet )
I know that the eating of honey is a bone of contention amongst some Vegans, but eggs are a definite No.
We have a friend who describes herself as a vegetarian " though I occasionally eat chicken " 🤔

 

[Drago]

I'm a meatatarian. If it went moo, oink, cluck, and casts a shadow then it goes in the pot.

 

[CXRAndy]

Also, the band D one gets FTTC broadband at > 50Mbit but the band F one only gets the lowest grade copper broadband at 3Mbit. And SO works from home, with lots of video calls. There might be a 4G option but no-one says anything good about 4G routers.

Ironically, the house with good broadband is the more remote one.

I've got a 5g router- Teltonika RUTX50. Works perfectly. Our BT wired capability was 9mb, we get consistent 100mb from 5G.

 

[CXRAndy]

Im veggie between meals. Full on steak eater,