‘Foolish endeavour’ Jeremy Clarkson fears 'dying' before Diddly Squat mansion's built
express.co.ukJeremy Clarkson, 62, has addressed the ongoing delay in building his dream Cotswolds home at his Diddly Squat farm.The former Top Gear host revealed the project was due to be finished back in May last year, however, because “they are builders” the work is still unfinished and his garden is “full of trenches”.Jeremy mused: “They started building it in the autumn of 2019 and I thought then that it may be a foolish endeavour because how long would I have left to live in it?“The builders said it would all be done by May of 2021, but because they are builders, here we are in the spring of 2022 and the drive's still full of vans and the garden's still full of trenches and I still can't hear myself think because of all the power tools."The Clarkson's Farm star joked that he feared death may come before the renovation is completed.“There's a very real possibility that I'll be like Brunel; dead before the builders realise my dream.
Or that I'll have to get them to install some kind of stairlift before they go,” he joked.The star pondered how much time he has left now he’s a similar age to his late father when he died.He continued: “How much time do we have left and what will we be able to do with it?
Those are the questions. And why do these imponderables prey so heavily on our minds?“I guess it's because we struggle to cope with the hope.
When we know the end is coming, that hope is replaced by despair and somehow that's always easier.“Maybe that's why people on their death beds are so calm.
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