nemesister posted: Oh yeah, my uncle lives in Streatham, right by the common road which I suppose isn't too bad, but whenever I need to go there I have to pass right through the centre, which always struck me as super cramped. A lot of estate agents I spoke to said that I could only afford to live there (I was looking in Clapham/Brixton), saying that it had "great transport links" but I don't really count two slow trains as being that. Anyway, yeah, I suppose Streatham is a bit more SARF LAHNDAHN than South London. | |
Casbah posted: Hello Casbah!!  | |
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That's the thing I found when I moved to Surrey. All of a sudden, I couldn't just nip on the number 14 bus to get anywhere!!
Eek!! I now have to get the overland train in, or drive to Wimbledon Common and park there so I can get the Tube from Wimbledon. That said, I'm glad to be out of London. My sanity is glad too.  | |
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B13, I don't know if there's an ounce of sanity in you! 
*hugs and kisses* Oh dear, all this moaning about London. I don't live there but I do travel there for work very often. However, on days when I'm not there, I'm in my office, which is out in the countryside. Lovely and calming. 
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i need a bit of countryside...
mind you, when i did live in the country, it used to drive me nuts with nothing to do! 
currently working towards a two-year plan - wifey just finished her course, starts working (for money, not course credit!) soon, so once she's got some experience, we'll be fucking off out of the country!!! | |
azonei posted: When I first moved to London, I lived in Leyton for two years and then Beckton for one. No disrespect to anyone who likes that part of the world, but that's three years of absolutely hating living there!! It's grey, grey, grey, grey, grey with a large dollop of dirty grey thrown in for good measure. Urgh... Me? I like to see trees and squirrels and ickle bitty critters (as they attempt to crawl into y'sandwich...) so as much as I grumble about having lived in Fulham, Leyton and Beckton (for me) were horrible!!! Eek!! Your two-year plan sounds like a GOOD one!!
version posted: Surprisingly enough, there is!! I can be unbelievably sane from time-to-time ...and it stumps people solid when I do!! *big cheesey grin on face* | |
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beckton??? whereabouts??? I'm on tollgate road, right near the asda & doctors surgery!!!
didn't think it possible that anyone would know this shithole, let alone have lived here!!! 
funnily enough, before I moved here, I was in fulham too!!! (god, I just seem to fall into holes that have huge football teams nearby...) | |
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*scratches head*
Bracken Close, not that far from ASDA... I was lodging for a year with a friend and his wife while I sorted out my fledgling freelancing self. As for Fulham, wasn't it 'fun' when either Chelsea or Fulham FC played at home? Ye gods... It was best to either go out and STAY out or never leave home in the first place!!! | |
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'tis the same here now... everytime west ham play at home, ALL the main roads become choked with grunting sweaty fat blokes (no offence to any hammers fans in here!
), to the point that i'd rather watch back-to-back episodes of x-factor or something!!!
still the only upside to it was that they played this weekend, the roads were solid, so there's me sitting on a bus, pissed off, when BANG!!! nice little car-smash right next to my window!! some tool forgot what side of the road he was supposed to be on, & tried to take on a uch bigger car!!!
(fortunately no-one was hurt, unless you count the idiot's pride...) | |
azonei posted: Hee hee. It's the same for me whenever Cambridge United play at home... | |
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*thinks there's far too much talk of London*
*the North (and Wales) FTW!*
*puts kettle on* *notices these actions are infectious* | |
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lolz, sorry for hijacking the consulate wraith!! have a pickle!
@ ohvienna: i know exactly what you mean about the north/south london thing - I'm starting a new job in a south london school next month, am dreading it! still, the money & promotion (will be Head of Department!) is too good to refuse... still, i suppose at least there's good clubs in london, not to mention a fairly good selection of gigs! Have got antichrist next month, & voltaire & another antichrist (same night!) in october - am getting old, can't do too many late nights!
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ickle- i heard about that story, & thought to myself: what a load of bollocks!
apart from the economic burden it'd put on london (ask my wife, she has a hell of a job dealing with all the babies being squeezed out round here already...) theres a small matter of asking do people actually want to move down here?!? like i said before, i want to leave!!! give me a couple of years, and i'll hopefully be somewhere hot & sunny! & earning a shitload more than I am now, & getting a tad more respect for my job! Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/18/2008 11:22AM by azonei. | |
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Just ask Version how much she thinks of Cambridge lol. Clearly the place to be
*provides some bourbon creams* | |