Doc on tour, France, Spain, Morroco.

[Mikey RV]

What would you like to be when serious health problems come ? Bob.

A doctor.

 

[Dutch 68]

What would you like to be when serious health problems come ? Bob.

Lucky , but besides that, especially with ill health many aspects of life are a lot easier when you reside in bricks and mortar

 

[bobandjanie]

I sort of agree, but seeing a friend a few years ago, he lived alone and the care he got was disgusting, luckily he died shortly after, I was so shocked because I had no idea he sounded and spoke just the same on our phone calls, yet he hadn't left his chair for long time and was neglected.

So it doesn't really matter if your in a van or house the important thing is someone who cares looking after you. Bob

 

[Dutch 68]

I sort of agree, but seeing a friend a few years ago, he lived alone and the care he got was disgusting, luckily he died shortly after, I was so shocked because I had no idea he sounded and spoke just the same on our phone calls, yet he hadn't left his chair for long time and was neglected.

So it doesn't really matter if your in a van or house the important thing is someone who cares looking after you. Bob

Very important indeed, but access to care will be much easier if you have a postcode unfortunately, beside many physical aspects of running a van would be very difficult for some.

 

[Freo]

What would you like to be when serious health problems come ? Bob.

Better.

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[1967bowesj]

What would you like to be when serious health problems come ? Bob.

Immortal!!!
Its not nice when those health issue come knocking

 

[sonny]

I saw this Carthargo in Javea yesterday, although it's individual and not a colour I would choose but I think it's a bit plain and lacking something. Bob.

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I think that looks like it is
A van

 

[jongood]

I saw this Carthargo in Javea yesterday, although it's individual and not a colour I would choose but I think it's a bit plain and lacking something. Bob.

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Tbf Bob the Opuses left the factory ugly, I'm not sure that paint choice would make much difference

 

[CazPaul]

If you have serious health problems it doesn’t matter where you live or what you live in.

You can’t plan your life thinking about what if, future etc, he’s not even 50 yet.

 

[Northernraider]

Well isn't that a debate eh...

Look I'll be honest I've no idea what I'm doing from one year to the next I change with the seasons, a bit land outside of the UK is my outside plan at somepoint when I'm ready to do it. That time isn't now as there's other places I want to see.

I have absolute no desire or intention to get old and end up in a care home lonely with no one visiting me and bored to tears ... if I develop any serious health issues in my mid to late 60's I will be checking out on my own terms , it's each to there own as they say but I will have no family or close friends to consider when my time comes and will feel no shame or guilt in driving off a cliff or accidentally taking too many sleeping pills .....so that's also my outside plan.

Do I worry about it now ? No because I'm actually in good health with no ailments .

It doesn't matter what country I'd be in if I lost my health and was dependent on others because I have no one anyway.


I'm not ready to buy land but when/if I do its to live on. Somewhere with a better climate than the UK and a different life. When/if I finally do that it will be when I'm tired of travelling as much .. I already feel that slowing down . I've no desire to move around as much as I used to. It's then that I'd like a bit land of my own and it's then I'd have some animals , if I haven't done it by my mid 50's then I probably won't.

No one knows their future but I do know I've no desire to be dependent so as long as its not something that happens overnight I'll decide when it's time to take matters in to my own hands. If they haven't legalised assisted departure by then.


Anyway


After I paid up at the garage I moved over to the guarded parking in the palms beside Mike, brenna and nigel .

The artist guy was working on their van again all day today ....and they're not keen on the results lol .

Anyway I had a lazy day just chatting. Tomorrow ill have a walk around the town with nige and then after lunch I'm gonna whip my front rhs wheel off again and try to grease the thrust bearing , I've some high temperature bearing grease which might do the trick. And then I'll take rear wheels off one side and check rear brakes. Probably only get one side done tomorrow. I've also some washing to hand wash at some point. I'll probably stay here another 2 or 3 nights before heading to tiznit


Another pup turned up today a cute little brown one so now there's 14 pups at the garage lol.

Concorde was going in to primer so might get to see that painted.

A funster ...webby I think he said his name was came over for a chat for a bit .


Not many photos lol ....mostly of doc

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[Clemmo]

Blimey…this thread is off the rails again

 

[bigtwin]

Blimey, Blue is a donkey! I thought Ela was big (in comparison to the others) but Blue is a monster.

Ian

 

[Dutch 68]

Blimey, Blue is a donkey! I thought Ela was big (in comparison to the others) but Blue is a monster.

Ian

Ela must have shrunk drying up in the sun

 

[Northernraider]

Blimey, Blue is a donkey! I thought Ela was big (in comparison to the others) but Blue is a monster.

Ian

But a gorgeous fluffy monster








Who threw up all over my sofa this morning

 

[Al n Val]

Blimey, Blue is a donkey! I thought Ela was big (in comparison to the others) but Blue is a monster.

Ian

I did say when Blu turned up, the size of his paws told me he’s going to be camel sized

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[Northernraider]

I did say when Blu turned up, the size of his paws told me he’s going to be camel sized

He's a she but not as big as you think ...its just the photo I think.


She's still classed as a medium sized dog

 

[Al n Val]

Sorry my mistake Tam

 

[bigtwin]

He's a she but not as big as you think ...its just the photo I think.

I did wonder if it was a perspective issue but, nonetheless, Ela did look small compared with Blue.

Ian

 

[Wanders from Glos]

Nail on the head there, when serious health problems come around the corner you would not like to be a vanlifer

I lived in the Motorhome during the second lockdown whilst I was also working on the “front line” in an ambulance.It was cold, wet and nowhere to go with the constant fear that I would get ill. It was no fun at all.

 

[Northernraider]

I did wonder if it was a perspective issue but, nonetheless, Ela did look small compared with Blue.

Ian

Yes that photo turned out a bit weird ela looks tiny. But isn't a lot smaller than blu in reality .

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[Figaro]

The puppys look lovely, is anyone thinking of adopting one ?
Whers's Milo ?

 

[Wanders from Glos]

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What a fantastic photograph.

As an aside Tam the trouble with driving off a cliff or taking sleeping tablets is someone has to clear it up after.

There’s a few of us who are or were in the emergency services and I can assure you it’s a very unpleasant thing to have to do.

 

[chaser]

What a fantastic photograph.

As an aside Tam the trouble with driving off a cliff or taking sleeping tablets is someone has to clear it up after.

There’s a few of us who are or were in the emergency services and I can assure you it’s a very unpleasant thing to have to do.

Trouble is. He would change his mind half way down

 

[Northernraider]

The puppys look lovely, is anyone thinking of adopting one ?
Whers's Milo ?

A few German couples were thinking of taking a pup but then got put off by all the hassle to do it legally .

I did tell a few that I know of 5 dogs that went from Morocco to Spain 2 years ago but who knows. Maybe some will


It's a shame it's such a hassle and I heard the other day the big rescue place Morocco animal rescue thst did dogs donkeys etc etc has been shut down

 

[Northernraider]

What a fantastic photograph.

As an aside Tam the trouble with driving off a cliff or taking sleeping tablets is someone has to clear it up after.

There’s a few of us who are or were in the emergency services and I can assure you it’s a very unpleasant thing to have to do.

Well to be fair I've always said folk know the jobs they're getting in to when they apply for them so soldiers go to war , police should get involved breaking up violence and ambulance crews attend all forms of death .


Its the way it is.

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[Northernraider]

Trouble is. He would change his mind half way down

And that's my perogative Charlie ain't it.

It's my life I have the right to chop and change my mind as often as I like .. I'm single so I can please my self eh .

I dinnae need any surrogate carers to moan at me when I change it.

 

[MichaelT]

Well to be fair I've always said folk know the jobs they're getting in to when they apply for them so soldiers go to war , police should get involved breaking up violence and ambulance crews attend all forms of death .


Its the way it is.

I agree everyone banged their saucepans in covid but the MHS staff were doing exactly what they get paid for

Having said that if you're having issues then there are people to talk to but not me I'm a hard bastard

 

[Northernraider]

I agree everyone banged their saucepans in covid but the MHS staff were doing exactly what they get paid for

Having said that if you're having issues then there are people to talk to but not me I'm a hard bastard

I'm not having issues I'm absolutely fine .

I was just relaying my thoughts on the whole getting old and having health issues in a van etc rather than a house or a care home.

The 2 latter options I could see myself being lonely and isolated . The former I'd only be as isolated as I chose to be.

But I've no desire to be dependent in my old age.

This thread diversion started because the resident nitpicker pulled me up for my indecisiveness about buying land lol.


Nae need for anyone to panic.

 

[Janine]

I'm not having issues I'm absolutely fine .

I was just relaying my thoughts on the whole getting old and having health issues in a van etc rather than a house or a care home.

The 2 latter options I could see myself being lonely and isolated . The former I'd only be as isolated as I chose to be.

But I've no desire to be dependent in my old age.

This thread diversion started because the resident nitpicker pulled me up for my indecisiveness about buying land lol.


Nae need for anyone to panic.

Have a free {{hug}} anyway

 

[Minxy]

This thread diversion started because the resident nitpicker pulled me up for my indecisiveness about buying land lol.

.. which picker of nits might that be I wonder? Are you able to decide who it is?

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