Our own vintage town

[WildCelt]

W I L L O U G H B Y
Pop. 1,939 Elev. 35

Elevation 35? I'm pining away for mountains as it is and I'm in the SC Upstate (at 842 ft.)! I was all for this plan 'til we got here.

 

[carter]

I thought we were happy with Willoughby. And no snow.

Way back we were happy with Willoughby. Snow was still in play. Light snow? Only at Christmas?

 

[jamespowers]

Way back we were happy with Willoughby. Snow was still in play. Light snow? Only at Christmas?

Only snow cones were still in play.

 

[carter]

A compromise

Only snow cones were still in play.

That sounds flaky to me. How 'bout it only snows one day and is all gone by the next morning? (We get 24 hours from midnight to midnight.)

 

[Joie DeVive]

How 'bout it only snows one day and is all gone by the next morning? (We get 24 hours from midnight to midnight.)

I'd love to hear how you plan to work this plan out with Mother Nature!! lol

 

[Diamondback]

Don't think Carter's wish could be arranged without technology we don't have... as for no snow the rest of the year, I'd expect a lot of the Southwest would meet that bill... maybe we should look for abandoned towns along the former Route 66.

 

[jamespowers]

That sounds flaky to me. How 'bout it only snows one day and is all gone by the next morning? (We get 24 hours from midnight to midnight.)

Ok, ok. If its gone by the next morning and I don't have to see it too long then it wouldn't be so bad---ONE day.

 

[carter]

Mind over Matterhorn

Work with me people! Think EUREKA. They have the technology.

 

[Diamondback]

Let's put it this way: if we can't build a green-beam laser with reasonable battery-life to fit in the guide-rod of my .45, I don't think we're ready to deploy localized and rapid-effect weather-modification... and I prefer Burn Notice when I can be bothered to watch TV anyway.lol

 

[jamespowers]

Work with me people! Think EUREKA. They have the technology.

Eureka. Fine. As long as I don't have to listen to that theme music very long. :eusa_doh:
That's on tonight isn't it? I know you just watch it for the deputy.

 

[carter]

I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the......

Eureka. Fine. As long as I don't have to listen to that theme music very long. :eusa_doh:
That's on tonight isn't it? I know you just watch it for the deputy.

lol I watch it for the head of Global Dynamics...and the deputy.

 

[jamespowers]

lol I watch it for the head of Global Dynamics...and the deputy.

Good man. I hear one of them is with child now.

 

[carter]

Curiouser and curiouser

Good man. I hear one of them is with child now.

It appears so. She asked sheriff Carter (good name that) if he would be her birthing coach. The child is Nathan's. Interesting since that is my son's name.

 

[jamespowers]

It appears so. She asked sheriff Carter (good name that) if he would be her birthing coach. The child is Nathan's. Interesting since that is my son's name.

I am beginning to see a parallel here. That and its Tuesday again.

 

[carter]

Hint: To the best of my knowledge, none has ever portrayed a Vampire.


By George, you are correct! It is Tuesday! Again!

OK, give me three reasons why I like "Bones".

 

[carter]

Anyone seen Tatterscratch lately

I'd love to hear how you plan to work this plan out with Mother Nature!! lol

She cooperated in Dallas yesterday. It was snowing when I took my daughter to school and continued to snow until noon. The temperature never rose above 31 degrees so we still had white stuff when we went to bed. This morning it was all gone.

So, folks, what does the Holiday Season look like in our own vintage town?

 

[cjharrell]

Vintage Town

I volunteer to be the librarian. Every town needs one. No book banning, however!

 

[Story]

For the UK FLers

For sale -- an English village
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More Video...LINKENHOLT, England (Reuters) - An entire English village, complete with 22 houses and cottages, two blacksmiths and a cricket pitch, goes on sale this week.

The charitable trust which owns Linkenholt in Hampshire, southern England, has decided to sell up and use the capital it raises elsewhere.

The asking price when Linkenholt goes on the open market on Wednesday is 22-25 million pounds ($31-35 million), according to Jackson-Stops & Staff estate agents who are handling the sale.

The archetypal English village is nestled in rolling countryside and boasts a manor house, old rectory and clock tower and is part of a 2,000-acre estate.

One of the few things a buyer would not own is St. Peters church, which originally dates back to the 12th century but was significantly rebuilt in 1871.

Locals, who rent their properties, are expected to stay on after the sale, and most hope that a change in ownership does not mean a change in lifestyle.

"It would be nice if somebody bought the estate and lived here and was Lord of the Manor to be quite honest, that's the general consensus of everyone in the village," said Colin Boast, one of the village's two blacksmiths.

"It would just be nice if somebody looked at the village and said 'well, let's keep it as the village it is.' But you never know."

Paul Raynesford, a local thatcher, said he thought the asking price for the village was reasonable.

"I think if you were to go around and work out the individual bits I think you'd find it's quite a fair price, taking into account the price of the agricultural land and the price of the individual properties," he said.

Tim Sherston of Jackson-Stops called the village a "safe and sound investment" despite the economic slowdown.

"You've got an entire village -- 22 houses, a cricket pitch, a village shop, a forge and 1,500 acres of farmland, 450 acres of woodland ... We think actually there will be a lot of potential buyers for this."

The estate is owned by the Herbert and Peter Blagrave Charitable Trust.

With no heir, the late Herbert Blagrave, a philanthropic racing figure, left his family fortune to a trust, along with orders that the money should be spent on sick children, the elderly and injured jockeys.

Since much of that fortune is still tied up in Linkenholt, the trustees decided it was time to try to sell.

(Writing by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato)

 

[PistolPete1969]

Can I be sheriff? I do have some law enforcement experience. I'm thinking a combination of Andy Taylor ("Andy Griffith" & the sheriff from "Eureka". I will need a couple deputies, though.

What ya think??

 

[carter]

Need to see the pictures

Story, Can you copy all the information in your ADDRESS bar and paste it here? That's the link we need to see this astounding listing.