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  1. Thanks for taking the time to reply guys, even the negativity is appreciated. I guess there are pros and cons with everything we choose to do, we all fell in love with Orkney but I would imagine there would be some negative opinions if I queried the place before having gone there. If it's any consolation, where we currently live in Devon, it took my wife 9 months to have a 5 minute appointment with her dr followed by another 12 months the following year! So to be honest I'll take 2 months!! We'll see I suppose. I know visiting for a week in the autumn won't give a complete picture of Shetland but it'll be more than we have now. We will definitely be making the transition to the islands, if it isn't Shetland then it'll be Orkney. As a family, we are all certain of that
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  2. Many thanks hjasga! That sounds great advice, we want to live in the country but have access to amenities (ok the pub lol) mainly for the sake of my sons and it not being limiting for them at all. We're praying that my wife is on the road to recovery after the 2 heart attacks she had, a stent having been fitted and medication which is now stable that she will have to take for life. As well as the usual healthy diet, it's our stressful lifestyle owning a business which needs to change. It's the old cliche where you think it's going to happen to someone else and to be totally honest, at only 43 years old we thought heart attacks generally occurred after retirement age, so we feel it's happened to us about 20 years too early! That being said, it could have been a lot worse and so we no longer want to procrastinate regarding life and want maximise our time from now on
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  3. The day-to-day healthcare here (i.e. run of the mill GP appointments or outpatient appointments at hospital) is excellent, and you shouldn't have to wait too long (Lerwick residents may disagree here, but even they don't have to wait as long as many places on the UK mainland). Dentists are a different story but hopefully set to improve over the next few months/years with one new practice opened and another in planning. I think if an emergency visit is ever likely to be on the cards though, advice to stay within reasonable reach of Lerwick is important. On balance I think somewhere around Scalloway would be great for you. It has an excellent health centre (recently moved to new premises, but the main upside is that the GPs are very good), but more importantly a couple of good pubs where rugby is readily shown!
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  4. Come on Kavi, every time someone comes on here suggesting they are considering a move to Shetland, your "negativity" stands out considerably. You just need to read past posts on the subject. I'm all for giving a non "rose tinted" view, but let's not run the place into the ground. Everyone's experience may be different, so I'm just trying to give my opinion. It may not be the same as yours. I don't wear rose tinted glasses, but I've always been a glass half full person. The OP clearly stated they were looking to buy a property, so your reference to housing is irrelevant to the issue. Of course non of these issues exist outside Shetland, do they?
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  5. Someen towt o dat aready Gostie! http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/MuckleJoannie/ACarmichael_zpsjdagefdp.jpg
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