TV. ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY OR OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE !!!

ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY. Those smug presenters who haul around couples who might be buying a new house in the country if they can sell their own,know their game or perhaps have been thoroughly taught....The glass of wine on the balcony,or in the courtyard..or under the gazebo or preferably by the pool. The perfect gold sparkling rooms with quaint wooden beams and kitchens you could drive a tractor through...if not a barn conversion ( I don't want to live in a barn) ...or a church ! Ah, but that's usually the mystery house. Repetitious country nonsense with dewey eyed couples who only see, the glass of wine, the peace and tranquillity, and old fashioned village life. The reality of course is monumentally different. The peace and quiet can be disturbing to a city life dweller in a very short time. ...that is if they're aren't to many animals in the vicinity. No gas . NO GAS!! only expensive oil. The wind in this beauty spot thunders over the hills at 90mph and what with the snow sometimes there's no power. NO ELECTRIC.NO TELLY. NO COMPUTER !!! There are two shops in the village. The pub and the post office.....both due to close... lack of customers and the nearest hospital ?....40 country lane miles.....and the nearest garage?....and the nearest Supermarket ? Why do these questions never happen on TV. The only things these "Good life" couples want are An Office, a vegetable garden, a bit of land, a paddock or in extreme circumstances some cute chickens. The truth is everybody is looking for something different. Next year TV will embark on ESCAPE TO THE CITY>