Proposal for new houses in Walton on the Hill.

[bunique]

Still not sure what the huge attraction is to Stafford for anyone currently not living here?

I moved here almost 15 years ago because my partner and I would never have been able to afford to buy a house where I grew up in the south east. We can afford a lifestyle here we couldn’t afford elsewhere. We can be in big cities within an hour, we have places to go and things to do nearby, half-decent schools, good friends, and lovely countryside on our doorstep and we (currently) can make ends meet on our relatively modest public sector incomes. As said above, there is a lot to be said for living a content and modest life, not always striving for bigger and better.

 

[gilesjuk]

Only here because my job used to be in Stafford. Cannock didn't seem to have the variety of properties Stafford does. I do however wish I'd got a house in Hednesford now, would be near to one of my friends and my father too. Although said friend was someone I knew of from college days who I'd only started hanging out with about 3-4 years after I bought my house.

 

[Just little old me:)]

I moved here almost 15 years ago because my partner and I would never have been able to afford to buy a house where I grew up in the south east. We can afford a lifestyle here we couldn’t afford elsewhere. We can be in big cities within an hour, we have places to go and things to do nearby, half-decent schools, good friends, and lovely countryside on our doorstep and we (currently) can make ends meet on our relatively modest public sector incomes. As said above, there is a lot to be said for living a content and modest life, not always striving for bigger and better.

'Socialis' or companionship 'me and my partner' it shows that life's wealth is the people you share it with

 

[Just little old me:)]

Only here because my job used to be in Stafford. Cannock didn't seem to have the variety of properties Stafford does. I do however wish I'd got a house in Hednesford now, would be near to one of my friends and my father too. Although said friend was someone I knew of from college days who I'd only started hanging out with about 3-4 years after I bought my house.

'i do wish however I'd got a house near to one of my friends and my father too'..... 'socialis' we crave human companionship far more than monetary wealth it's just about how long it takes us to realise it

 

[proactive]

Affordable meaning hardly any garden, no driveway, shared parking and just small in general. Plus it means a chance of a less decent family who will let their unruly kids walk the streets causing trouble. There's enough of them walking around this area as it is, spraying their graffiti tags everywhere. I was walking one my my dogs and some (probably stoned) girl of about 15 jumped in front of me and pretended to be a dog barking at mine.

Are you for real, or some sort of spam bot?

 

[proactive]

'i do wish however I'd got a house near to one of my friends and my father too'..... 'socialis' we crave human companionship far more than monetary wealth it's just about how long it takes us to realise it

Personally I prefer cars to humans.

 

[Just little old me:)]

Personally I prefer cars to humans.

There will always be the occasional hermit but cars can be social. How many people don't give their new car a name??

 

[Just little old me:)]

Are you for real, or some sort of spam bot

 

[Lucy]

Social mobility for me is a masking phrase that I believe was developed by the well off to describe what keeps the poor where they are... I.e the poor are not 'socially mobile'. One thing I am sure of as I have got older is that my happiness does not come from possessions or financial worth, it comes from the true Latin meaning of social (socialis) which refers to companionship. I am more than happy to spend the rest of my life with my wife and family which I suppose means I would be called socially immobile?
I think the mobility charities maybe look to help people caught in the mortgage trap that are currently tracking base rate but unable to remortgage meaning they are at the mercy of the bank of England and inflation. Again it helps if people separate wealth from happiness

Social mobility for me is breaking the cycles. In this case the charity focuses on getting kids to higher education, being the first person in their family to have it.

 

[gilesjuk]

'i do wish however I'd got a house near to one of my friends and my father too'..... 'socialis' we crave human companionship far more than monetary wealth it's just about how long it takes us to realise it

Yep, but I also really hate commuting and when I took ownership of my mums dogs because she went into a care home it was handy to be able to go home at lunchtime to let them outside. One of my oldest friends also lives in Stafford but I see him even less than ever doh.

 

[gilesjuk]

Social mobility for me is breaking the cycles. In this case the charity focuses on getting kids to higher education, being the first person in their family to have it.

Attitude of parents makes a big difference. I was always taking things apart as a kid and there's two ways parents can approach that, tell them off and shout at how much the thing cost or support them and encourage them. Guess which one of the two options my parents chose? so I've always been into computers, electronics and that attitude of wanting to know how things work and fix them continues to this day. You don't need a degree to get on in life if you have the right attitude. I never graduated, university felt like I waste of time to me as I was already writing audio and MIDI applications, internet and graphic tools.

 

[Lucy]

But if those parents have been brought up by those parents etc etc. Breaking cycles is really difficult.

 

[Thehooperman]

I agree that farmland should be kept. But I've never known a farmer that doesn't plead poverty. Farmers work exceptionally hard but supermarkets keep screwing them down in price and making it unaffordable. Most farmers voted to leave for Brexit vote and now they are complaining about the result. I believe that Brexit in the long term will be good as it should reduce the power of the supermarkets and see the rise of local small businesses (fish mongers, butchers, greengrocers etc) who will all support local farmers without over pricing under the heading of 'artisan' or 'organic' produce. The main problem with the future is not here and now it's not import issues due to being out of the EU it's all about environmental changes that will affect the lives of our grandchildren and their children. But as long as we can all have the house that we want I'm sure it'll all be fine?

I think the farmers are just milking it

 

[EasMid]

I think the farmers are just milking it

Even more are raking it in

 

[Just little old me:)]

But if those parents have been brought up by those parents etc etc. Breaking cycles is really difficult.

To give balance it's would be fair to say that I like many others have had experiences growing up in life as a child, that maybe not the best examples of how to parent, but I chose how to respond to them. Thankfully I understood quite young that you can learn more from bad examples than you can good ones and didn't use them as an excuse for my own life. It's great that there are charities out there to encourage young ones to achieve more, but we live in an age where parents think it's the governments responsibility to feed their kids over the school holidays??? No child should ever go hungry, but I sometimes feel that some of today's parents blame their upbringing for their own failings and then pass that off as the governments fault. I hope the charity that you talk of helps children break that cycle and understand how they have achieved that and wish it all the success possible

 

[Just little old me:)]

I think the farmers are just milking it

They laugh at people that say it grows on trees as they know it grows on the land

 

[Just little old me:)]

Yep, but I also really hate commuting and when I took ownership of my mums dogs because she went into a care home it was handy to be able to go home at lunchtime to let them outside. One of my oldest friends also lives in Stafford but I see him even less than ever doh.

Maybe time to catch up with your old friend then?

 

[kyoto49]

Affordable meaning hardly any garden, no driveway, shared parking and just small in general. Plus it means a chance of a less decent family who will let their unruly kids walk the streets causing trouble. There's enough of them walking around this area as it is, spraying their graffiti tags everywhere. I was walking one my my dogs and some (probably stoned) girl of about 15 jumped in front of me and pretended to be a dog barking at mine.

Affordable means “.. less decent family".... Wow just farkin' wow. So people who work but are doing lower wage jobs are less decent? People who can't afford to get on the current housing ladder are less decent. I can't actually believe you wrote that let alone that you think it. The least decent people in my experience are the rich and the Tories, not the poor working classes who need some help to gain a home. I'm still sat shaking my head that you admitted to thinking that. FML

 

[littleme]

Affordable means “.. less decent family".... Wow just farkin' wow. So people who work but are doing lower wage jobs are less decent? People who can't afford to get on the current housing ladder are less decent. I can't actually believe you wrote that let alone that you think it. The least decent people in my experience are the rich and the Tories, not the poor working classes who need some help to gain a home. I'm still sat shaking my head that you admitted to thinking that. FML

100% correct!

 

[kyoto49]

It's a hard knock life.
Some single people must be on some mahoosive salaries to afford a house on their own at only 3 times their annual salary.
Still not sure what the huge attraction is to Stafford for anyone currently not living here?

Down my road almost all the houses around me are owned by single people. It only occurred to me the other day.