I should have really thought hard enough when I turned 60 in 2002 about trying to return to Gibraltar to live. But, other things occupied my mind at that moment in time. So was not able to plan anything for definite.
So, now that I've turned 70, it has been preying on my mind about the pro's and con's about the thought of re-living in Gib once again. I think that I could afford it, as I would not be paying hefty heating bills in the winter-time, which last year cost something over £600 odd.
I have 3 pensions, 1. State 2. MOD & 3. Co-op. I do have a car at present, but feel that considering the size of the Rock with it's excellent Public transport system I would not need a car?
Which in turn will be another saving of somewhere in the region of £3000 a year (cost of car, fuel & insurance).
I lived in Gibraltar from 1955 to 1959, my Father worked in the Dockyard as a Blacksmith. And the family moved from Rosyth in Scotland to live there. The childhood years living on the Rock was great, as I had a great time & can still remember where we lived for those years.
At No 2 Cumberland Buildings, which I now believe were demolished along with the Tower Building opposite which in turn had a great view of the Dockyard. The only problem that I had in Gibraltar then, was when I turned 15 I was employed in the Dockyard as a Yard Boy?