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  1. Well I have been a 'lurker' for quite a while and decided its time to jump in and introduce myself. Im Andy...41 years of age...and a wannabe incomer to Shetland. A little bit about me for those who are interested. Born and bred on a farm in the middle of England. Worked in steel construction since 16. Welder...Steel Erector..Cladder/Roofer and all other things related to the industry. I have worked both all over the UK and abroad doing it and have spent a lot of time in the Channel Islands over the last few years as well. Why am I lurking around here you may wonder? Well I have been for several months now...pretty much ever since I visited with my partner back in February. Our ultimate aim is to move up in the not to distant future. My partner is a qualified nurse and well...you know what I do. Our general thinking is to sell our property and that will enable us to be pretty much mortgage free and whilst we will both be hoping to find work it will mean 'hopefully' we can enjoy a little bit more free time than we do now. I can hear the nay sayers stirring into action as I type......'Why here?! ..I can hear them cry....'the best thing is the ferry back to Aberdeen!' .... Well yes..I can see peoples reasoning ...and having lived and worked in many places and enviroments appreciate that everywhere has its fors and against and lets be honest here...everywhere has its negatives...if they didnt then everyone would be living there. I have lived and worked where it was 90+ everyday...hardly a cloud in the sky..and could count on one hand how often it rained in the year I was there. Two of those months I had to put a sweatshirt on first thing in the morning as well. I have also been snowed in and cut off for more than a month...unable to get out and having to manage without electricity and communication for a similar amount of time so I am no stranger to life without lifes luxurys when circumstances enforce that. Then I hear drugs ! Its rife! Well....I can honestly say that no matter where you live in the world some form of drug be it legal or not will be a part of our lives unfortunatly. And having lost two friends whom I grew up with because of them I think I can say that I am aware of the effect they have on peoples lives. Everywhere has its nice and not so nice areas...some worse than others and with both of those comes the good and the bad with it. Ultimatly I guess I am saying in answer to the why....is because we like it. Obviously living somewhere is different to visiting..it goes without saying. The first time I went to Jersey to work I realised that. But you either adopt to that way of living or you dont and can appreciate that.....I had a guy working with me who was nearly running when we used get to the plane/ferry to return home and one of them is still there (Well hes in Guernsey but thats another story) You never get the full idea of what its like somewhere until you live and work there so any move will always be a risk...especially if you do so with rose tinted ideas when I know from experience the harsh reality is very different. So anyway...thats my little introduction and I hope to be around here for a lot longer. We are looking to return soon to look at a couple of propertys that fit in with our plans and of course we will be looking to see what work we can pick up. Andy
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