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sumi
Rest in Peace 1980-2020
@goatgurl Well said! Will common sense or magic win? I think at the end of the day I will have to be practical and think and buy with my head, not my heart. The island is absolutely amazing, but having no access to land except via boat is going to be problem soon, especially when the weather's bad. That side of the country gets extremely windy and out on sea is not a place you'd want to be when that happens.
@baymule I've spoken to an Irish member on BYC who told me their summers are getting hot now, with temperatures in the high 80's to low 90's not unheard of. I haven't looked at it recently, but anything under 100 will do for me. I do not like heat. Winter was mild when we were there, though not by irish standards. They told us it was the worst winter in years and we had barely an inch of snow. I still smile when I remember people's response when we asked about the possibility of snow. All of them said exactly the same thing: "It never snows here! But it did 2 years ago." 2 Weeks after we had a good snow fall I asked someone about the possibility of more and he also used that line. I just burst out laughing!
I'm from SA and DH is English. We found the Brits will take refugees from anywhere, but make it near impossible for their own to live there with foreign spouses, so I looked into Ireland and found all we had to do was get on a plane and go visit the emigration official at the nearest big police station asap on arrival, to let them know we're there and would like to stay. Didn't cost us a cent either, as apposed to British emigration.
Ireland felt more like "home" to me than SA does and I cannot wait to get back there.
@baymule I've spoken to an Irish member on BYC who told me their summers are getting hot now, with temperatures in the high 80's to low 90's not unheard of. I haven't looked at it recently, but anything under 100 will do for me. I do not like heat. Winter was mild when we were there, though not by irish standards. They told us it was the worst winter in years and we had barely an inch of snow. I still smile when I remember people's response when we asked about the possibility of snow. All of them said exactly the same thing: "It never snows here! But it did 2 years ago." 2 Weeks after we had a good snow fall I asked someone about the possibility of more and he also used that line. I just burst out laughing!
I'm from SA and DH is English. We found the Brits will take refugees from anywhere, but make it near impossible for their own to live there with foreign spouses, so I looked into Ireland and found all we had to do was get on a plane and go visit the emigration official at the nearest big police station asap on arrival, to let them know we're there and would like to stay. Didn't cost us a cent either, as apposed to British emigration.
Ireland felt more like "home" to me than SA does and I cannot wait to get back there.
It's that easy to move to Ireland? And friendly too? No wonder you want to go back! Hope you sell your house and can move soon!
Everything happens for a reason and God's time is not our time. That said we had another viewing today, so hopefully this week will be the week when things start happening?
Skip applying for a visa, skip the years of waiting to be reunited with your family members that are already here, skip all that phooey stuff. 
Just go to Mexico and walk across the border and wait for border patrol to pick you up. 
Or, carry lots of water (desert) and disappear into a city. 
There is a farmers market in Houston where one can buy a drivers license and social security card. 
Then to make it even better, once you're here, we'll sign you up for food stamps, free medical care and government housing. 
