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CountAllVotes

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4. thank you
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:51 PM
Thursday

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