and the worst village in the county for incomers.
I'm guessing that KJsigns will not agree with you!
Take note of the pampas grass and avoid the places marked with that too
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...les-plummeting
J/K
So, to be serious I've always enjoyed my times in Caithness and once thought about living there full time, but distance from family and health issues counted against that. I agree with the people who said renting first is best. Very good advice, take heed of that. I would have been in a very bad position now if I'd gone with my heart not my head and overcommitted myself to a dwelling a few years back.
My tips would be waterproof clothing for there is no such thing as bad weather- just bad clothing, a love of outdoor life, a capacity for self reliance, enjoyment of your own company or the easy going nature to find friendship where it shows itself. There is no room for pretenders or 'the snowflakes' or drama queens in Caithness. Your neighbours will know your secrets and you'll know their secrets. Good fences make good neighbours. Be a good neighbour.
AND
Keep complaining about broadband speeds till someone does something to improve it.
Good luck.
Last edited by keltickev; 16-Aug-17 at 19:13.
Never got your message angel wasn't being rude
Required reading for future incomers perhaps?
https://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/bitstre...Masson2009.pdf
Caithness may not have fast food outlets expensive places to shop
what caithness is rich in is the community te sense of well being
and somewhere do you want to live
i know where i wan to live its caithness
i wish you success in moving
Get one of these, they're perfect for man (woman) or beast! http://www.tickcard.co.uk/
And maybe one of these (if you're out in the wilds like we are) http://www.midgie.net/
We've just moved up from NE Wales, it's bliss but not without some effort (which we don't have a problem with).
Everyone has been very helpful and friendly and we are completely taken with the place.
Thoroughly agree with the idea of rental recce if you've nowhere in mind, we airbnb'd to recce our place over 6mths or so prior to moving (we've just arrived).
We wish you much luck and best wishes.
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Just playing through now interesting read thank you
In Broubster, Shebster. Let me know how you get on.
I have to say that I am surprised at the number of incomers I'm meeting (many from Cheshire /Liverpool which was more my neck of the woods). I wonder how much it riles the natives, all these foreigners, I hope we don't. I think there was a response further up the thread about learning the language which we might go for, we learned a lot of North Walian over the 15 or so years we were there and can hold a basic conversation.
That said and I'll repeat, everyone I've met so far has been more than helpful. It's been a wonderful experience and I'm looking forward to seeing /experiencing the seasons.
Steve
[QUOTE=SteveMarquis;1169773]In Broubster, Shebster. Let me know how you get on.
I have to say that I am surprised at the number of incomers I'm meeting (many from Cheshire /Liverpool which was more my neck of the woods). I wonder how much it riles the natives, all these foreigners, I hope we don't. I think there was a response further up the thread about learning the language which we might go for, we learned a lot of North Walian over the 15 or so years we were there and can hold a basic conversation.
That said and I'll repeat, everyone I've met so far has been more than helpful. It's been a wonderful experience and I'm looking forward to seeing /experiencing the seasons.
Methinks the names 'Natives and Foreigners' be forgotten! Arn't we all the same!
We go from Emigrant to Immigrant........
Well said The Horseman
Before we moved, nearly 4 years ago, a neighbour, in Inverness, who had lived and worked in Wick for many years, warned us that 'Cattachs don't stab you in the back but march straight up to you and knife you in the chest'. Hasn't happened to either of us yet, so I guess we can't have given anyone any cause yet. Oh, I nearly forgot, someone on here took umbrage about a request for help with a deer problem, but anyone can pick up the wrong end of any stick!
I can't imagine living anywhere else now. It also means that family and friends have to really want to see you to make the effort to travel. I subsidised my children and grandchildren for the first three years' travel, until they were earning enough to afford their own rail tickets to Inverness. I tend to collect them from Inverness as the train times to Wick are ridiculous and the bus connection isn't always possible. My youngest granddaughter,8, would move here in a trice if I got the broadband sorted out!
Yes, I miss my favourite Costa coffee, but there are passable alternatives here and I bought myself a milk frother to make my own with. And when my favourite bread stopped being available I got a bread maker and now I make my own. I always try to insist that anything I buy online is delivered by Royal Mail or Parcelforce to keep the charges reasonable ie not punitive, and also to ensure it will be safely delivered to the correct address - see other strands on here for tales of woe about the various courier companies.
You find your priorities become reordered and I would say for the better. I wish, in some ways that we had moved here 15 years ago, but then I wouldn't be in the place I am now and that place is home.
So whats a Cattach ?
This is a bit tongue in cheek. It's funny but true. If you are not used to people randomly talking to you, it can seem a bit strange, but you soon get used to it, then when you head south be prepared for odd looks when you say 'hello' to strangers on the street.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT0a...ature=youtu.be
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