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Once
a Lanky, always a Lanky.... take a moment to get misty-eyed
over your Lancashire life.... you know that life you bid a
fond farewell to before you moved to another part of the world
(that's probably much warmer!).
Chat about your memories of the red rose county, gloat about
your life overseas (or in another part of the UK) and tell
us how glorious the weather is where you are now!
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Just fill in the form below and we'll do
the rest...
Here are some of the Lanky folks that have been in touch already:
| Claire
Hilliard |
Where
did you live?
Lumb, nr Burnley.
Where do you live now?
Dallas, Texas.
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
Green rolling hills, walking anywhere, corner shops,
fish & chips shops, woodpecker cider, aniseed balls,
good chicken curry, blackpool, snow, my friends and family,
fresh cream cakes.
What don't you miss?
Freezing rain, depression, lack of jobs, litter on streets.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
Guaranteed hot summers for boating on the lake, Halloween,
shopping, great job.
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| Lilian
Jacobs |
Where
did you live?
Gregson Lane.
Where do you live now?
Sydney.
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
Green fields, summer evenings and family.
What don't you miss?
Time dims memory, so nothing.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
The colours, especially the blues, golds and greens of unspoiled
beaches.
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| Jeff
Kenyon |
Where
did you live?
Thornton Cleveleys.
Where do you live now?
Sequim WA, USA
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
The food, the people, walks in the countryside, Blackpool
and the Pantos, decent fish & chips and a real fry up!
What don't you miss?
Dog mess on the pavement, endless searching for parking,
and rapidly rising house prices.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
Being near Victoria, BC so we can get an English fix on
a regular basis. We would be home in a flash if the Pound
and Dollar were not so far apart. We love England and will
be back to stay.
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| Nina
Garcia (nee Christodoulou) |
Where
did you live?
Aughton.
Where do you live now?
Northern California.
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
The life style and the food.
What don't you miss?
The weather.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
The weather.
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| Ruth
Carlton |
Where
did you live?
New Longton.
Where do you live now?
Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
English sausages, Walker's Salt & Vinegar crisps
and of course my family and friends,
What don't you miss?
Narrow roads and the price of petrol.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
The
weather is the best. Very hot 112 degrees in summer (sometimes
more) but a cool comfortable 75 in winter. No snow - but
it is only a two hour drive to Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon.
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| Chris
Ecclestone |
Where
did you live?
Burnley.
Where do you live now?
Qatar, Middle East.
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
Green fields, Black puddings, pork pies, and me mates.
What don't you miss?
Grey skys, drug culture, litter in the streets, speed
humps.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
Sunshine, no crime, clean street.
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| Brian
Frost |
Where
did you live?
Kelbrook near Barnoldswick.
Where do you live now?
Cyprus.
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
The green rolling hills and the proximity of the Yorkshire
Dales.
What don't you miss?
The weather and the awful neighbours we had and their
continual barking dog, litter and dog mess.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
The weather, niceness of everyone, closeness to the sea
and the much lower cost of living, no yobs, no crime.
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| Eric
Butler |
Where
did you live?
Knott End on Sea.
Where do you live now?
Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
Being able to walk the fells of trough of Bowland, walk
the waterfalls of Ingleton, all the green, and the real
people who really know how to say hello.
What don't you miss?
Can't think of anything right now.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
Summers can be really nice. But are too short.
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| Steve
Towers |
Where
did you live?
Bacup.
Where do you live now?
New Orleans.
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
The countryside, vanilla slices, pudding, chips and
peas and my family.
What don't you miss?
The weather, riding on buses, construction on the motorways.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
The food, weather, fishing, price of gas (petrol) $2.20
per gallon.
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| Vince
Sutton |
Where
did you live?
Coppull, near Chorley.
Where do you live now?
Central Queensland, Australia.
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
The long summer evenings, the walks in the beautiful
fields and woods AND THE PEOPLE.
What don't you miss?
The short Winter evenings. The weather. The feeling
of restrictions if you're not rich.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
The
weather and the freedom it gives you to travel with a swag
(a sleeping bag) anywhere you like. To swim and fish in
the rivers and creeks without permission.
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| Anne
Ashworth |
Where
did you live?
Longridge, Preston.
Where do you live now?
Belgium.
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
The people, and the slow pace of life, the rolling hills,
and the green, green grass.
What don't you miss?
The restricted choice of fruit and vegetables.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
The multi-cultural environment. Easy access to many different
countries.
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| Julie
Melling |
Where
did you live?
Preston.
Where do you live now?
California, USA.
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
A good glass of strongbow cider, a good curry, fish
& chips, fresh cream cakes at the bakeries, my wonderful
90 year grandma (Hi Grandma) and my relatives and friends.
Transit system, and last but not least, socialized medicine.
What don't you miss?
The weather and the rest I will find out when I go and
visit in December after 10 years.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
The beach, great job and my wonderful daughter Cheyenne.
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| Geoff
Wilson |
Where
did you live?
Churchtown, Nr Garstang.
Where do you live now?
Oxnard, California, USA.
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
The down-to-earth nature of its people. Four seasons
in the year. The Lake District. Kippers.
What don't you miss?
The rain.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
I
can sail my boat the year round.
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| Arthur
Ockwell |
Where
did you live?
Fleetwood and Poulton le-Fylde
Where do you live now?
Atlanta, USA.
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
Blackpool FC, fish and chips getting a good curry and
being able to walk for a pint. The friendliest people who
no matter what will always find something to smile about.
The Lake District.
What don't you miss?
The weather.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
The weather.
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| Helen
Gibson |
Where did you live?
Fleetwood
Where do you live now?
Northampton
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
The way everybody says hello to each other, The holiday
atmosphere during the summer, decent fish & chips. People
smile more in Lancashire!
What are you glad to miss?
Holidaymakers standing in the middle of the road in Blackpool
when you are trying to drive around.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
The friends I have made living here.
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| Edward
James |
Where did you live?
Oswaldtwistle
Where do you live now?
Calgary, Canada
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
Probably everything...mainly the rain.
What are you glad to miss?
Not much that I don't miss about it.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
There's mountains close by.
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| Jim
Leach |
Where did you live?
Blackburn.
Where do you live now?
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
What do you miss most about living in Lancs?
Family, the Lanky sense of humour.
What are you glad to miss?
Rain, depression, Margaret Thatcher, negativity.
What's the best bit about where you live now?
Hardly ever rains (except for June this year we had floods).
Clean fresh air. Wide open country wonderful scenery, very
low crime rate. So much more opportunity for the kids.
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