Orkney House Hunting

A kind lady from the OIPC suggested some FB sites that I should follow to find a house.  All the groups I applied to granted me ‘membership’ and I’ve been following them.  Interesting historical posts, funny commentary, beautiful photos.

I finally decided to post a question about rental accommodation.  Everyone was very kind and tried to be helpful, altho several did warn that places to let are ‘rarer than hen’s teeth’.  I got a few leads and started following up.  Then one person posted how unpleasant and unwelcoming Orkney was and she would rather be in Canada (I assumed she was joking around).  A few people pushed back but I was sure it was a joke, until she doubled down: saying how unwelcoming to strangers, you can’t fit in here, etc . . . Then people really started piling on and my innocent little rental query turned into a vitriolic stream.  Ah well.

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