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CountAllVotes

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4. thank you
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:51 PM
Sep 25

I'm not a drain on their system as I cared for my late husband for many years. That would have cost THEM a bundle as he died of dementia and VASCULAR problems.

Dying from vascular disease is not the way to go. Good luck tRUMP as you'll be needing is very soon!

I have been scammed by so many since I became a widow. I just got a small amount out of that two year long lawsuit I was dealing with and had no car at all for a few months; well make it two years when considering the "newer" piece of junk I managed to get rid of (along with the lien on it!).

I'm free and clear and by no means rich but the house has quadrupled in value in the 25 years I've been here.

It makes me sad that none of my neighbors care enough to help me out at all. I was outside the other day wrestling with this overgrown plant and almost fell. Some one driving by saw me and stopped, not a neighbor.

The neighbor next door recently spent of $10K having a cage built around the outside of the house so her dog (when not a doggie day care) can go in the front yard. It is a huge black dog and it frightens me as it could easily jump that grotesque cyclone fence she had put up.

So, everyone around here wants me to leave.

I am Irish myself by ethnicity but purely American on other levels. I am a citizen because I was married to my late husband who was from Galway.

Thanks for your support. It means a lot to me and yes, I am even checking into pet passports so I can bring my cats with me!



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6 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Never think of yourself as being a "drain on the system" Prairie Gates Sep 25 #1
thank you CountAllVotes Sep 25 #4
I agree with Praire Grass..you are not a drain on a system that you have paid into all these years Deuxcents Sep 25 #9
Maybe hire someone to do the hard stuff? I'd say go for it, if you can arrange lodging. 58Sunliner Sep 25 #2
Best of luck to you! Delphinus Sep 25 #3
Great fear CountAllVotes Sep 25 #7
My wife and I visited Ireland last year around this time Klondike Kat Sep 25 #11
My dear CAV, first of all, I applaud you for your courage in considering niyad Sep 25 #5
Wow -- I'm envious. Do you have friends or relatives in Donegal? It would help your allegorical oracle Sep 25 #6
My family is from Donegal CountAllVotes Sep 25 #8
If you have anyone you trust in a no income tax state IbogaProject Sep 25 #10
Don't need Medicare CountAllVotes Sep 25 #18
OK, just do some research IbogaProject Sep 25 #34
The grass is not always greener on the other side, not even in Ireland. Gimpyknee Sep 25 #12
I don't get out much CountAllVotes Sep 25 #19
Re Priest's advice - That was then, this is now. No Vested Interest Sep 25 #32
My selfish side says, don't go because we don't want to lose StarryNite Sep 25 #13
If you're a citizen with a passport not sure why you would need an income TxGuitar Sep 25 #14
Agreed Prairie Gates Sep 25 #15
exactly CountAllVotes Sep 25 #23
Something that I personally find helpful anciano Sep 25 #16
Good luck with the move. Old Crank Sep 25 #17
Bank of Ireland CountAllVotes Sep 25 #21
I wish you the best lindalou65 Sep 25 #20
moving to Ireland pamdb Sep 25 #22
as I mentioned CountAllVotes Sep 25 #24
Huh? A minimum 50k Euros PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 25 #25
That would seem reasonable for someone wanting to immigrate... regnaD kciN Sep 25 #30
Go for it! WhiteTara Sep 25 #26
In 2019 I spent 3 months alone in Ireland Tree Lady Sep 25 #27
When you change environment, especially when you change countries, you have the possibility fierywoman Sep 25 #28
I have a cousin who gained dual citizenship Warpy Sep 25 #29
I share your dual citizenship with the same countries! debsy Sep 25 #31
Here's a thought-- Bayard Sep 25 #33
If I wanted to leave with all my friends and family we'd need an ocean liner. hunter Sep 25 #35
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