What a tormenting neighbour I seem to have
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
December 25, 2015 9:30am CST
Since I retired last year I have taken advantage of the available time to take a fair number of holidays. They have usually been small holidays of 10 days or 2 weeks and only as far as Tunisia, Spain or Turkey etcetera. Nevertheless my neighbour has constantly feigned jealousy, despite his having visited the Canary Islands fairly regular.
He is also fully aware that I have not been away for a couple of months now due to waiting for hospital appointments.
This morning I took a quick look on Facebook and the first that I saw was my neighbour’s post that he submitted from Tenerife, where he is having Christmas Dinner.
Now I know what jealous feels like.
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24 responses
@rebelann (111261)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Dec 15
Cheeeeze, I wish my social security checks would double, then perhaps I could board the kitty and take Ally on a trip .... well, since that's not gonna happen I'll just be jealous of people like you and @jabouk who get to go to places like Spain or Turkey or where ever.
Butt on the flip side, for 40 years all I wanted was to be able to stay home if I wanted and that is exactly what I'm doin 
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
26 Dec 15
@kevin1877uk I am actually contemplating visiting Malta soon because a friend of mine has recently moved there.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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26 Dec 15
@Asylum Oh ok, so he stay then?
Barry have you ever been on a 90 day stay to say malta? Some years ago when I was married we would go and run the Malta half Marathon in Feb and the older ones where on the last few days of their 90 days stay. I would beat staying in the UK that would be for sure.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
26 Dec 15
Haha I sent my nephew a photo of afternoon tea from the tea club room of our Hotel in Bangkok over looking the river with beautiful views over Bangkok. He quickly responded by sending a photo of a mug of tea from the window over looking the garden in pouring rain back in Britain. I shall send you one from my next trip Barry so you do not feel left out!
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
26 Dec 15
@Asylum Well I think it is good to share. I would not be completely selfish. Now that would be cruel to leave you wondering where I was. I think you torment us enough showing sun beds by the pool you are just being generous and showing what we are missing too!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
26 Dec 15
@garymarsh6 Be honest Gary, you are as sadistic as I am.
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@Traceyjayne (1763)
• United Kingdom
25 Dec 15
Not to worry .... I'm sure it will be your turn soon.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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25 Dec 15
I'm sure Barry said January, knowing him it would be 30th December after his hospital appointment.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
26 Dec 15
I am hoping to go down south sometime this winter, to enjoy some warm weather and fishing. My husband and I are thinking about it.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
26 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 Exactly point because I travelled that distance I would be well out of England.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
26 Dec 15
@Asylum We do have extreme weather differences in the US. I have never been to Florida so that may be our choice.
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@zebra2222 (5269)
• United States
26 Dec 15
Nothing worse than to rub things in. Still, you should just enjoy the day.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
26 Dec 15
@ElizabethWallace I agree, the temptation is far too great.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
26 Dec 15
@Asylum I once called friends who were at work already the week before school started. I was landing in New Orleans. They were very jealous. Fun stuff.
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@celticeagle (159510)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Dec 15
Seeing green huh? Don't do it. Envy maybe.
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@celticeagle (159510)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Dec 15
@Asylum ....Who would want them to befall anyone? Where's your Christmas spirit?
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@allknowing (130122)
• India
28 Dec 15
What makes you think your neighbour is jealous of you? Just asking.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
29 Dec 15
@allknowing He always tries to brag to me when he is away and I tend to do the same when I go away on holiday.
@allknowing (130122)
• India
29 Dec 15
@Asylum I find this quite funny. Imagine an adult behaving that way. Ugh!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
25 Dec 15
I like all the main Canary Islands and have visited Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote. The coast Spanish resorts I must have visited a couple of dozen times, which has included a large number of resorts spanning the whole length. My favourite was probably Fuengirola.
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@Missmwngi (12926)
• Nairobi, Kenya
25 Dec 15
Ha haa call it an admiration and i wish you would have been there as well he hee
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@Missmwngi (12926)
• Nairobi, Kenya
25 Dec 15
@Asylum Ha haa and then post and make sure he sees it he hee lol
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
25 Dec 15
@Missmwngi Oh I certainly will. I will post a photograph on Facebook for him to see. I did that earlier this year while I was in Turkey. It was raining for weeks here in England and I posted that it was too hot in Turkey.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
25 Dec 15
Is it really wise for him to let people know his house is empty?
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
26 Dec 15
@Asylum Okay, good then. I try my best to keep the number of people who know mine is empty to a minimum when I am away.
@marijuana (570)
• Tel Aviv, Israel
25 Dec 15
Sometimes, Jealousy can mean " I am happy for you :) I wish I am there too" [em]rofl[/em
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@Shiva49 (26224)
• Singapore
26 Dec 15
@Asylum While I hardly feel any jealousy at all, my friend is immersed in it for no reason even. When he chanced to see my payslip he gasped and said - "do you earn so much?" though it was nothing much to crow about. Then I asked him why he is surprised and he should be earning more and he admitted he did! siva
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
25 Dec 15
merry Christmas. hope you enjoy going out on tour. I wish you get many more opportunities. it is ok to feel the way you are feeling now. good day.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Dec 15
lol Yes that was a bit of a low blow but one has to be willing to see these sorts of things when one visits Facebook. I see loads of delicious cookies which make me quite green!!
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@Marilynda1225 (79960)
• United States
26 Dec 15
by the time you get away again your neighbor will be past his vacation and it will be your turn to make him jealous again!! 
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