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tonypub
31-05-2011, 14:10
a residents thread,or past residents.how long did you last? i got here march 1994 no plans to go just yet.who has been here the longest?

CIM
31-05-2011, 14:30
2006 I got here. Will stay while the goings good!
Not that fussed where I live though really as long as I can make a decent living there.

Simon-M
31-05-2011, 14:37
Came on holiday a couple of times in the 80's. Been over here since Dec 2009. No plans to leave just yet. Lucky enough not to have to get a job here to pay the bills.

Nic
31-05-2011, 14:42
Came on holiday for the first time in 1978 and moved here in 1996 and no plans for going anywhere!

Jackie
31-05-2011, 14:55
Arrived for my first holiday in 1982, visited the Island every year since. The holidays here were getting longer and longer so we moved here in April 2007. Like others I have no plans to go anywhere..

onelegnofeet
31-05-2011, 15:10
Not content with asking "Do you have a NIE and will you be paying tax ??" tonys now on ..........................BOARDER CONTROL !!!:eyebrows::eyebrows:

Zara
31-05-2011, 16:34
Came for the first time in Feb 2004 and moved here 1st Sept 2004 - no plans to go anywhere.

onelegnofeet
31-05-2011, 16:38
Came for the first time in Feb 2004 and moved here 1st Sept 2004 - no plans to go anywhere.

Well done you ...........posted on the right thread,,,, LMAO still!!!

Zara
31-05-2011, 16:41
Well done you ...........posted on the right thread,,,, LMAO still!!!

Only because I've shut the other one down.

I like this one I wanna stay here please I donīt want to go where the nasty folk are

Loaded
31-05-2011, 16:48
Came on holiday in 1984 or 1985 and moved over in 1987 aged 7 - been here since!

sunspot
31-05-2011, 17:16
Came on holiday too,many times,thought it was just the climate i could live with and i was right..........for a change

MaxineC
31-05-2011, 17:26
Lived here 87-88 and moved back in Feb 04... not planning on leaving any time soon.

SuzyQ
31-05-2011, 18:00
September 1997. The island has been good to me, no plans to go. :)

MrsTT
31-05-2011, 18:18
First visited January 2004, and made up our minds it was the place for us & settled here in December 2005. Shop was up & running by December 10th and we have every intention of staying here whilst we can earn our living! :D

sandra
31-05-2011, 18:32
I moved here from Liverpool in 1986 have been here ever since. Love it xxx Sandra

jim1joiner
31-05-2011, 18:50
moved back to uk nearly 5 years ago because the wife got a bit p***** off couldnt find work.i never stopped working when i was there met some great mates.back again in 4 weeks.cant wait.

TenerifeTeddy
31-05-2011, 18:53
We first visted here in January 2004 and moved here 1st December 2005, opened the shop on 10 December 2005 and have no plans to be anywhere else:D

reggie
31-05-2011, 18:56
moved back to uk nearly 5 years ago because the wife got a bit p***** off couldnt find work.i never stopped working when i was there met some great mates.back again in 4 weeks.cant wait.

Did you bring your plane on the plane jim, or did you buy one in tenerife ? I got caught with 2 spanners in my hand luggage and got the 3rd degree when scanner saw them ?, felt like saying I'm going to unscrew my seat, and **** the captain with it,

doreen
31-05-2011, 19:09
First visited in 2003 - begrudgingly ... and fell in love with Tenerife .... by 2006, I was spending a lot more time here and officially settled in 2008 .... what was not in the plans was working full time instead of enjoying the Good Life :)

DeeD
31-05-2011, 19:15
FFirst came here on holiday in 1976, and then nearly every year after that! Eventually moved out permanently in 2000 and no plans for going anywhere - unless of course I win the lottery or the Big Man upstairs calls for me!

uptowngirl
31-05-2011, 19:25
November 1998.................................straight from Majorca................Getting itchy feet at the mo but I have a 5 to 10 year plan, but don't see the point of moving on whilst business and work is good...........................:D

footiefan
31-05-2011, 19:32
moved here mid march been coming here for 10 years + have dabbled in the job market if your prepared to do anything and keep badgering people you will find work, because the word of mouth is better than an advert in the paper.

Greg
31-05-2011, 19:52
I arrived in 1986 and although I'm due some time off for good behaviour I'll be sticking around for a while:eyebrows:

Tom & Sharon
31-05-2011, 20:19
We came for our first holiday in 1984 and came nearly every year till we bought our apartment over 2 years ago. No plans to sell it ever.

Chicken Shirl
31-05-2011, 22:09
We came in December 1999 to live here............Came on holiday every year from 1976.............Boring or what.:lol: Never want to go anywhere else:)

bonitatime
31-05-2011, 22:23
This thread makes me feel so old
Visited for the first time in 1971 and moved over in 1983. Not planning to go anywhere else.

A.P.&.S.S
31-05-2011, 23:18
Well I have been coming to Tenerife for over 20 years now on and off, been to other places like Italy, other spanish islands etc but settled here just 3 weeks ago....so far so good and returning to the UK is JUST NOT AN OPTION!!!

HAPPY DAYS

caroletenerife
31-05-2011, 23:54
came for a week in 2008 on holiday... decided to be spontanious and never went back:)

jim1joiner
01-06-2011, 17:29
No reggie.got them shipped over,waited 7 weeks and they got sent to the wrong effin island,so i had to spend another 2 weeks in the vic pub

universal
01-06-2011, 17:38
Full time since June 1981.......Will wait and see what the next 30 years has in store before making any firm decision!

DOREEN QUINN
01-06-2011, 18:06
Came for years on holidays whilst the girls were younger, moved over 1996- will we go back? hope not!!!!

jim1joiner
01-06-2011, 18:50
arrive 25/06 for 2 weeks

Megaloo
01-06-2011, 18:54
Came first in 1976 for a holiday then visited very frequently for many years, finally came to stay in 2004, do not plan on returning to the UK.

slodgedad
01-06-2011, 18:58
1994 and hanging on by the skin of my teeth..

scoregolfbob
03-06-2011, 14:20
Came here in 2002, with old wife, married a new wife who wont let me leave,
Bob

cinnamon
03-06-2011, 14:41
a residents thread,or past residents.how long did you last? i got here march 1994 no plans to go just yet.who has been here the longest?

tony, you beat me to it by 6 months... came here september 1994... ;)

Pooh
03-06-2011, 15:25
Came here 2 days ago this minute. :p
Not planning on leaving. :D

tonypub
03-06-2011, 15:30
Came here 2 days ago this minute. :p
Not planning on leaving. :D
havnt you got work to do:whip:welcome to tenerife mate

glostergirl
03-06-2011, 22:37
came here 11yrs ago december coming.would i go home yes!! would my kids go home?? no!! guess i'm stuck here for a few more years then!!

Cairo
03-06-2011, 22:56
Been coming here since 1988 and moved here properly in about 2003

or 2002 I think
:)

TenerifePool
03-06-2011, 23:02
Arrived January 2001, Would I ever go home?

When I think of home I don't think of a land accross the sea, I think of the one below my feet.

Nafnut
03-06-2011, 23:07
Been having holidays since 1994, made the move in 2002. Have done whatever jobs we have needed to stay, luckily now we have both got good jobs which we appreciate are like gold dust at the moment. 2 teenage girls that now refuse to move so whilst the goings good we're going to stay put.

Stefan Dee
04-06-2011, 16:25
Came here January 30th the year the first Afghanistan war broke out (I didnīt cause it by the way) been here ever since. May go back when the current Afghanistan war finishes, then iīll be certain not to get called up for National Service. Then again??????

Roadkingrider
05-06-2011, 13:43
Been out here three years now, but kinda had enough now. Cannot wait to move back to London and civilisation - proper culture, arts, music, comedy, theatre, etc etc. Tenerife's great for a sun tan and a few beers, but as a place to live long-term, no way - depends what age you are though I suppose. I made the mistake of moving to Golf de Sur, and compared to London, it's like being buried alive!

CIM
06-06-2011, 23:43
I used to live in and around London and it can become very dull, monotonous, anonymous, superficial, artificial, pretentious and hell after a while... All places have their pros and cons. Personally I think its all the same wherever you are - only the people change.

Rima
29-06-2011, 13:19
Living here just 2 months now, from april 2011 :) and desperately looking for some job to survive :D

sundownersvince
29-06-2011, 16:06
Been out here three years now, but kinda had enough now. Cannot wait to move back to London and civilisation - proper culture, arts, music, comedy, theatre, etc etc. Tenerife's great for a sun tan and a few beers, but as a place to live long-term, no way - depends what age you are though I suppose. I made the mistake of moving to Golf de Sur, and compared to London, it's like being buried alive!

Golf del Sur? Being English and dare I say white I feel perfectly at home there. London where I was born? Dont even recognise it, full of foreigners!.........:ashamed: