Hi from Jersey, (UK, not USA ;)

[A4000_Mad]

Welcome wurzel

I was lucky enough to live in beautiful Jersey for about 5 years. It was sun, sea, sand and something  :lol: all the way. I've never seen so many gorgeous girls in one place during the summer season in Jersey, when they all came over to work and party.

Excuse my spelling of them but are great places like the pub Le Buvette in town still around?

What about Lords disco? Madisons disco that had the amazing beach party on Thursday nights to which the boys wore T-shirts and shorts and the girls wore Bikini's? (Hmmmmm.... wet T-shirt contest)  Thackereys diso? Sands disco way out at St Ouens? Les Arches was a Saturday night favourite for me and the lads too.

I believe you can't get residential qualifications to live there now unless you were on the island before 1981 and stayed there for 10 years? The only other way is to have a £zillion pounds in the bank right? Does Roger Moore still have the place he called Moonraker after one of his films?

EDIT - Actually, some of my mates married local Jersey girls and could then stay there with them of course  8-)


A4000 Mad

[Zero]

Welcome!
 :-D

[wurzel]

Hi A4000_Mad,

Cor, you're taking me back in time lol. Those were the days  :lol:

Madisons burnt down with a quarter of the Hotel; it's been rebuilt as a medical centre.

Thackerys has closed and is now a bank building. La Buvette is still there but is now called the Original Wine Bar. Lords keeps changing it's name and is now La Cala and they have a restaurant there too.

You can now get qualifications to buy or rent a home in your own right if you live continously for 13 years (soon to come down to 10), or, as you  say, you have millions.

Roger Moore never actually owned or lived at Moonrakers It is still there but has been converted into flats after the owner sold up.

However, Ian Woosnam, Derek Warwick and the other English F1 World Champion (whose name escapes me atm, with a moustache and dark hair, not Damon Hill, older) do live here.

Pity you don't live here, there'd be 2 Amigans

 :-D

[motorollin]

A4000_Mad wrote:
I believe you can't get residential qualifications to live there now unless you were on the island before 1981 and stayed there for 10 years? The only other way is to have a £zillion pounds in the bank right?

Is that really true? I have contacted the Dpt of Immigration in Jersey and they said they know of no such restriction (to have megabucks in a Jersey account) as long as you are a UK resident.

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moto

[AJCopland]

Welcome Wurzel :-D

Andy

[wurzel]

motorollin wrote:

A4000_Mad wrote:
I believe you can't get residential qualifications to live there now unless you were on the island before 1981 and stayed there for 10 years? The only other way is to have a £zillion pounds in the bank right?

Is that really true? I have contacted the Dpt of Immigration in Jersey and they said they know of no such restriction (to have megabucks in a Jersey account) as long as you are a UK resident.

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moto

Well, the answer is yes, and no

You CAN live here without qualifications, but you CAN'T rent or buy a house in your own right until you've lived here 13 years. Until then, you live in bedsits, or VERY expensive small flats, or share a house with someone who has Qualifications. Check out www.jerseyrights.org for further details, if you're thinking of moving over

[A4000_Mad]

That's what I thought. Although part of the UK, Jersey has its own government and it appears there will be no immigrants arriving there to claim benefits and be housed.

If a fortune drops into my lap I know where I will be heading back to and taking my Amigas with me  ;-)

(oooooooh..... I guess I should take the wife and kids too :laughing:)


A4000 Mad

[lorddef]

wurzel wrote:

...and the other English F1 World Champion (whose name escapes me atm, with a moustache and dark hair, not Damon Hill, older)

Nigel Mansell

[Mucker]

You can count me in  :devildance:

[wurzel]

lorddef wrote:

wurzel wrote:

...and the other English F1 World Champion (whose name escapes me atm, with a moustache and dark hair, not Damon Hill, older)

Nigel Mansell

That's him   :-D