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Old 04-10-2013, 03:45 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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1952?

That is when Full Board in my parent's hotel as something like £6.00 a week
if my memory serves me correct. And that was equal to a weeks wages!!

and are we better off now?

Mike




"Martin" wrote in message
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On Fri, 4 Oct 2013 14:08:57 +0100, sacha wrote:

On 2013-10-04 10:07:26 +0000, Martin said:

On Thu, 3 Oct 2013 23:42:26 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 2013-10-03 17:07:53 +0100, Nick Maclaren said:

In article ,
Sacha wrote:

Well, it depends. You shouldn't expect all mod. cons if you rent a
cottage in rural West Cork, or the more rural parts of France. The
local people would just get round any problems, which is why they
expect you to. We fairly often had to wash things by hand and
string them up around the house. If you think that's bad, you would
really not like some of the places that I have lived in :-)

Expensive cottage in South Devon! LIVING somewhere is different in
that
you usually have some idea of what you're going to before you move in.

Don't you bet on it :-) That didn't and doesn't apply to anyone
where they are posted by their employer.

If you rent a cottage from a brochure or the internet, as most people
do, and it's advertised as having certain facilities and machinery,
then it's fair to assume those things will be in working order. It's a
bit like renting a villa with a pool in Spain, only to arrive there
and
discover the filter hasn't worked for 3 weeks and still isn't fixed.
Isn't that the usual situation? :-)

But I agree that things that are major features should be present
and at least work, up to the level a reasonable person would expect.
That will vary, however, and the standards in West Cork are (or, at
least, were) not the same as in the more developed parts of the UK.
I was actually quite surprised that it had an indoor toilet.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Tsk! Expectations again! I'm not going to quote actual prices but I
think their S Devon cottage cost not far shy of £1k per week, so to
find things not working that should be working, was particularly
irritating for them. It was almost more annoying that the owner
blithely told them to trot off to a launderette. Some rentals down
here are very expensive and in the 'luxury' area re price, so word goes
round very quickly if there's the slightest hint of 'rip off'!


I was amused by the prices and some of the information provided here
http://www.nationaltrustcottages.co.uk/search/


Look at Tresco some time! At least using a cottage there includes entry
to the Abbey Garden!


I looked at Tresco in 1952, in the days when day visits were still
free. :-)

http://www.nationaltrustcottages.co....mhouse-020013/
"Cottage Approach: Access is along a steep gated farm track which may
be impassable to any vehicle during severe winter weather. Access is
possible on foot.

Arrival during daylight hours is strongly recommended. All gates
through the farmland must be closed. Proceed slowly if sheep are being
gathered in the farmyard."

http://www.nationaltrustcottages.co....roctor-020017/
The idea of renting an apartment on the 3rd floor of Fountains Hall
gives me nightmares just thinking about it. Imagining being in that
vast old building with every piece of old beam and plank creaking at
night. Ideal for Halloween perhaps.
--

Martin visiting relatives in England.