ake - Pre-senile dementia? "A healthy penchant for sheep & goats"? And there was innocent little me thinking that was a Welsh (or Kiwi) trait. You must know something I don't. Never mind the fact that I'm less than fond of either (/any - lamb, goat, welsh, kiwi...). Now deer, dear... Venison, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... :))

But since you ask so nicely, I declare you an honorary (with a properly posh haspirated haitch) Englishman, so you can move down any time you like. After all, if you will insist on sticking a knife in my back... ;-)

R

P.S. Cost of living - try the SE sometime. Certain little bits of Scotland may be expensive, but what's the average figure?