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I guess this a sign of the times and many of us will look back at the golden years fondly. I'm surprised any magazine is surviving at the moment. I can't remember the last time I went out and bought one. For many years, they've become an impulse, one-off type affair for many of us. It's sad, really. Magazines and comics defined my youth!

I've met him ! A minor club official with delusions of grandeur. Didn't have any I.D. on him but demanded to see my club card and licence. I told him to go climb a tree. Re the salties... The only other occasion where wildlife stopped me fishing was on the Oykel Fly fishing for Salmon , wading a rapid, above a deep pool, and was attacked by midges. I was not being bitten much, but two eyes full of midges meant I couldn.t see - in a fast current in midstream. Chucking handfuls of river water into my eyes was all I could do and the midges came back as soon as I stopped the irrigation. Was damn glad to get out of the water

Show off! I had a close call with a toad once

Do you feel Lucky Punk??

You want excitement? Try barramundi fishing with 10 to 14 ft crocs eyeing you as a potential meal

Phone, Basically there are a number of these surveys or reports or expert opinions or analysis or whatever you want to call them, they are normally dependant on the bias of the author or the bias of the person quoting whichever article. Basically the “average” wage of the Country is compared against the “cost of living” of the same. As Chesters points out, it is obviously apparent that if a Country has a high influx of foreign workers who, generally are prepared to work for less wages then the “average” wage will undoubtedly fall. If those same people or economic migrants create an increase demand for rental property then the cost of living will rise and statistically the Country’s standard of living will fall. Interestingly enough most of these reports will place the U.K. above Spain, France, Portugal and Italy. Again, as Chesters mentions, IF the U.K. is such a crap place to live why do MILLIONS of people from all those superior Countries ACTUALLY CHOOSE to live and work here? Final point aimed at your own home, most of those comparisons use the USA as the ‘bench mark’ or standard for comparison, I think you would agree that not ALL of your citizens enjoy a standard of living above and beyond every other Country in the World but Mr, Mrs or Ms Average does but they are not representative of any majority.

I turned 51 recently. I have had the best year of my life,ignore all these old farts and enjoy yourself. Live and live disgracefully I say !

Kayak fished for a few years now ,mainly on the Thames where it’s certainly getting more popular

been smacked in the face by the kayak after I got binned in the surf when I first started and had a black eye from it (though not like that one) didn't realise until one of the barmaids pointed it out a few hours later