Don't miss your chance to own a second home in Gaza
There are optimists and there are super optimists. Here is a classic press release, albeit not from the council.
“Following Worcester council’s unanimous decision to twin historic Worcester with Gaza City, Worcester-based Propertyindex.com is to start listing desirable properties in the Israeli city.”
Israeli city? I don’t think too many Israelis think it is. Anyway …
“Propertyindex.com have pledged to support the local town council by providing comprehensive listings of properties in Gaza for Worcester residents to consider as a second home or as part of an exchange in the true spirit of the twinning programme.
“Worcester councillors say the twinning programme is to show support for Gaza’s people. The plan was backed 35 votes to six.
“Labour councillor Alan Amass proposed the plan. Some councillors attacked the plan saying that it was not safe to go on an exchange visit.
“Propertyindex.com CEO Lee Bramzell says there is plenty of property in Gaza City and believes there will be plenty of interest in the alternative destination.”
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It’s more or less the first days of spring … and thoughts turn to your holiday home in idyllic Devon. (That’s Devon, not Gaza).
So Birmingham accountant Tony Taylor and wife Elizabeth arrive to … sunshine, scrumpy and sea?
No … a flood. Burst pipe. Nightmare.
He texts: “The joys of owning a holiday home – we arrived to be greeted by water everywhere.”
Waiting for the carpet cleaners to arrive. And waiting, and waiting … “well, we likes to take things slow down ’ere boy”.
Somewhat ironic that the village is called Hope Cove.
Tony goes on: “On the Saturday, in despair, we went to the local supermarket and hired a carpet cleaner – and then managed to extract 25 gallons of water.”
What? Really? They really have supermarkets in Devon?
And could they save the carpets? Not a chance.
“All scrap,” he moans miserably.
Looks like summer will be spent in Birmingham-not-on-Sea, sailing his yacht down the canals, making sandcastles on the latest Chamberlain Square beach, and patting the donkeys (plenty of those in the city council)!
Could be worse. I’ll buy you an ice cream when you’ve finished mopping up, mate.
