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u/FormalElements 18d ago
I really dislike the feeling of envy.
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u/Kidney05 18d ago
These waterfront locations always make me anxious from storm swells destroying them, so let that relieve your feelings of envy.
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u/Scenick 17d ago
Good thing it's in Scotland and not Florida, where homes are built from bricks instead of plywood.
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u/Suvtropics 18d ago
It makes me more envious. Just online data backup, stow valuables elsewhere and let the water consume you.
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u/whackamolereddit 17d ago
We've got family in Scotland on my wife's side and it's by far the most common country we visit outside of Canada and we love it but well timed camera shots in vacation spots do a lot of heavy lifting.
If I were to move to Scotland I'd probably go to Inverness.
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u/joaby1 17d ago
Why Inverness?
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u/whackamolereddit 17d ago
It reminds me a lot of where I live (New Hampshire). I prefer quiet, smaller cities to larger ones and Edinburgh and Glasgow is much too hustle and bustle for me.
It's got enough to keep me entertained, and while I haven't skied in Scotland yet I'm an avid skier and it's close to several mountains.
I've spent my whole while coastal / coastal adjacent and the firths really scratch that itch.
In general it's a good city if you like a low speed life.
I find I get the most accurate reads on Scotland living from long abroad expats because there's one joke I hear often enough from Scots that I have to wonder how much of it is a joke: nobody hates Scotland like a Scot.
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u/818VitaminZ 18d ago
Why? Amazing view.
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u/Ipoopoo69 18d ago edited 18d ago
I found it! Kilbowie House Oban, Scotland. It's a beaut!
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u/Great-weather-5122 17d ago edited 17d ago
For almost $900... For 2 nights... A mix between a townhouse in NY and a castle... Amazing but I can't afford that 😭
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u/Ali80486 18d ago
God I wish my desk looked that tidy. Or didn't face the wall
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u/commanderizer- 18d ago
This is not what the desk of someone who actually does work looks like.
This person pretends to work and spends more time making sure their desk is organized in a grid.
Two screens parallel to one another?
Neither laptop plugged in?
It's like they have never looked at a monitor and staged a photo according to what they think it would look like.
Let's print out papers and highlight entire paragraphs so people think I'm doing important work. Hurr Durr.
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u/Aint_EZ_bein_AZ 18d ago
this a terrible layout to actually get stuff done. Girl just highlights stuff all day for Instagram. Look at that coffee location.
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u/indarye 18d ago
I immediately recognized it's her neat study setup ♥️
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u/Key-Moments 18d ago
Yes. I love her productivity approach. God knows I would not be able to do it with that distraction!
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u/knick1982 18d ago
I loved it there! This is where I want to retire if the country will allow Americans to live before we remove any chance of visiting another country.
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u/CptES 18d ago
You might think you want to, but the west coast in the winter is pretty horrific weather relatively to the rest of the country.
You get maybe six hours of sunshine a day, rain almost every day and if you're really unlucky, 70-90mph winds rolling through.
It is incredibly beautiful in the summer though, I have to admit. Empty, but beautiful.
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u/LawrenceLongshot 18d ago
rain almost every day and if you're really unlucky, 70-90mph winds rolling through.
Not to mention watching your telecom box going for a swim downhill (happened to my guild leader in WoW last year).
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u/knick1982 18d ago
I am living in Seattle right now. It was like staying home but with nicer people and amazing food :). I do love the weather here in Seattle as well
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u/EnduromanDream 18d ago
Speaking as a guy who grew up in Tornado Alley, I want it even more now.
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u/LoseNotLooseIdiot 18d ago
I hate the sun and LOVE windy, rainy days. This sounds like absolute heaven to me.
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u/FantasticPear 18d ago
Reeeallllyyyyyy good whisky.
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u/Darko33 18d ago
Easily among the best single malts
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u/Broken-halo27 18d ago
Meanwhile I’m looking at the big rig haphazardly parked in front of my office window spewing grey smoke…. I’m presently feeling alittle jealous!
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u/Mammoth_Region8187 18d ago
“AI make a video of where I’d rather be.”
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u/Plank_of_String 18d ago
This is looking out on the isle of Kerrera, somewhere along Gallanach road
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u/Murtomies 18d ago
The overly tidy desk along with TWO laptops used simultaneously makes this feel quite fake. Staging a desk like this in a movie wouldn't happen because it looks unrealistic.
But goddamn that's the most amazing view you could have at your desk.
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u/Dunder_Chief1 18d ago
You folks make my favorite scotch.
Oban Little Bay Single Malt Scotch.
It's like you bottle the essence of what we're seeing here.
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u/SeriousCow1999 18d ago
The really amazing thing is how clean your desk is.
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u/evanisafaceonearth 18d ago
Home of my favorite scotch. Been on my bucket list for a few years, so I appreciate you posting your beautiful view! I hope I can make it there eventually.
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u/annoyed_lurker 18d ago
I love Oban Scotch. My father in law visited there and brought some to the states. Amazing!
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u/lythander 18d ago
A lovely place with amazing views. Security guy me is concerned about what’s on those screens…
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u/TheMurmuring 18d ago
My home office window looks out to trees and I consider myself very fortunate. This is a whole other level above that.
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u/Comfortable_Stick264 18d ago
I don't think I would be able to get much work done, when I have a view like that
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u/currymonsterCA 18d ago
Wow that is awesome.... You live in such a beautiful town! I haven't been there in a few years, but I absolutely love walking on the path by the water :)
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u/wassinderr 18d ago
Yeah the boat is just a cherry on top of this already bitchin view of a cake.
Respectfully fuck you and I hope your life remains wonderful. ❤️
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u/LastClassForever 18d ago
That looks like a view i had when i visited Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.
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u/Ill_Refrigerator_593 18d ago
A couple of decades back I was working near Oban.
Early one day I saw a Viking longboat appear out of the morning mists before vanishing back into the fog.
One of the strangest things I ever saw.
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u/Backy22 18d ago
After traveling the world a bit, it is clear that we were brainwashed as children (US). Not the brainwashing mind you that conservatives would think though. I feel like I live in a 3rd world country sometimes...
Land of the free because of our exorbitant military spending; free from seeing that other countries are just as beautiful and free. I truly believe the extreme right just wants control of schools to bolster the idea that only the US can give them a good life. Any country that has the extreme homeless and prison population that that US has would be classified so much lower.
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u/Striking_Barnacle_31 18d ago
"Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men."
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u/ChattMahjsquad 18d ago
My son and I visited Oban a few years ago while on a 15-day tour around the country (we rented a car). Absolutely loved it. You must check out the ice cream shop!! We brought back a bottle of Oban gin for my husband but my alcoholic brother got to it b4 we had a chance to even open it😡
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u/BeNiceOrGoAwayPlease 18d ago
Hi OP, do you also make productivity videos?
"Study with me" kinda, to be precise? If yes, I've studied with you on YouTube! 😃
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u/Arbennig 18d ago
Ooh. I once went to Oban in about 1985. Went there with a Welsh youth choir. Some locals sung back to us in Gaelic
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u/scottyr16 18d ago
Beautiful! My Dad built a house on Loch Awe back in the 90's Looks like it's still there. We used to travel up to Oban often - great memories
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u/WoodTransformer 18d ago
Oh, I’m terribly sorry you have to suffer through those breathtaking views every single day. The horror of having a quaint little boat right there, mocking you with all its dreamy Scottish charm. Must be awful. I’m sure you’re just melting with envy whenever someone actually boards that boat, and you’re stuck… working from home in one of the most scenic places imaginable. I can’t even fathom how you cope. Truly tragic.
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u/MrsMiterSaw 18d ago
That is there not a literal flagon of scotch on your desk right now is a travesty. ;)
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u/decadenza 18d ago
One of my favorite places. My wife and I camped on the beach just north of town and ate our venison stew while watching the sun set into the ocean. Magic!
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u/glishnarl 18d ago
Pick up some of that beautiful Oban whisky while you're there to enjoy that view.
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u/sloppyrock 18d ago
We spent a week up that way after we got married and were traveling in Europe. Stayed by Loch Awe and went in to Oban from there.
We had beautiful weather mid summer which was wonderful
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u/HoneyDesignSolutions 18d ago
Beyond jealous here! I wfh and have a nice setup. This is way cooler haha.
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u/lynxtosg03 18d ago
I visited Oban last year on my way to Iona and Mull. Great place with solid whisky. Make reservations early if you plan to eat by the port.
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u/warrior41882 17d ago
Awesome.
I love the sailboat, does anyone know what kind it is? what do they call that style of boat?
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u/jimb0j0nes2000 17d ago
I had the pleasure of working in Oban years ago, it's a stunning place but omg the amount of rain was impressive even for Scotland.
Apparently they have a foolproof way to predict the weather.
If the hills weren't visible in these lovely photos that would mean it was already raining. The fact the hills are visible means it's going to rain 😁
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u/chuckie8604 17d ago
I call bullshit, no one keeps that many stacks of paper that neat and tidy with their drink that close to the laptop computer on a table of that size.
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u/Emotional_Many_7706 17d ago
Who tf works from 2 laptops? Spent more time setting up the scene than actually working
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u/hendrysbeach 17d ago
I LOVE a clean, well-organized desk..!
I noticed that before I noticed the spectacular view, haha.
Kudos, my friend.
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u/sixup604 17d ago
I’d be like “By ye olde fuck, we time-slipped again, hide the monasteries, Fergus!”
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u/PureInstruction8793 17d ago
I love Scotland. Went there for a week and can't wait to go back again.
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u/Chance_Farmer_863 17d ago
Oban is such a great place , have many great memories from the 70’s growing up
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u/EmeraldPrime 17d ago
Ah Oban. You live in a beautiful, scenic wee town. Absolutely loved Oban when visiting rellies.
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