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You almost can’t give thatched houses away round here. I reckon they are at least 20-30% cheaper than the equivalent tiled property. If they are thatched they are almost certainly going to be Grade II listed, with all the restrictions and obligations that entails. They do look lovely, though. I suppose most of the big cities would have had them, but they probably all burned down in the 1600’s.

I love that name scenario - Popbitch newsletter includes a “nominative determinism of the week” - you should send that in!

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I love that name scenario - Popbitch newsletter includes a “nominative determinism of the week” - you should send that in!

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Shows how long her family had been thatching for, I mean you meet Coopers, Fletchers, and Smiths all the time but they ain't making barrels and arrows for a living. Probably they'd been in that trade since the 1400s or even earlier.

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Lots in Devon. Had a girlfriend in Devon and her mate was called Becky Thatcher and she actually was a thatcher. Never short of work at least back then (1990s).

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And she was Tom Sawyer's bird before she met you :)

My wife Sue is notorious for easily getting muddled, and I actually predicted in my mind before I told her about my adventure today what she would say. I told her all about it and showed her the picture of Roy Hudd’s gravestone - her response: “Do you think Emu is buried with him?” :lol:

Apart from going for a walk earlier I've been sat here in complete silence since 0700.

Decide to put some music on and almost right away my neighbour starts his hammering. Which is odd since he usually only starts after 2230.

How can you be sat in complete silence? From the moment I wake I switch on the radio and will have some sounds with me all day, either music or speech. I will even have something playing in the background if I am reading.

Probably the only time I am without music or the news broadcasts is when I'm driving, and then I might be keeping an ear open for the sat-nav instructions.

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How can you be sat in complete silence? From the moment I wake I switch on the radio and will have some sounds with me all day, either music or speech. I will even have something playing in the background if I am reading.

Probably the only time I am without music or the news broadcasts is when I'm driving, and then I might be keeping an ear open for the sat-nav instructions.

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I like it quiet for the first couple of hours. Probably I'd put music on earlier than I do but then I don't know if the neighbours are still in bed, they don't seem to get active until late morning.

Zero interest in the news broadcasts, only thing I ever look at is the markets.

Sue loves it when I am out as she can have complete silence - I'm like Barry, music or the radio on practically from morning 'til bed. I have a Pure radio in the bedroom which comes on with local radio at 07:00 - wander down to the kitchen and then play the same radio station when getting sorted. Music on in the car if I am off to work, music in the study if I am working from home. Music back on in the kitchen when I am prepping dinner. Then either back to the study, dining room or living room and music on for the evening. Hardly ever watch TV, maybe the odd football match, but then I watch it with the sound off and music on! If I put the 10 o'clock news on, it's with subtitles and music on!

Anita can enjoy long periods of silence, especially first thing. On the rare occasions when she has got up before me, I come into the living room to find no sound, just Anita doing one of her brain training games. And when in the car she doesn't want music on.

I'm the opposite - first thing I have some news on the telly while I have my breakfast, just in case something mad's happened overnight. After that it's either music, radio or more telly. And always radio on in the car or van. Plenty of time for silence when I've fallen off me perch.

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Zero interest in the news broadcasts . . . .

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I often enforce news blackouts on myself, if I could wean myself of them full-time I think I'd be a lot more content. I don't have a TV, but the radio is on most mornings and I watch far too much YouTube news.