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Places in the UK you are glad you don't live .

Post by bfcjg » Mon Apr 17, 2017 11:14 am

Following on from the where you'd like to live. For me it is between Rotherham, Birmingham and Luton where I would wake up draw the curtains then close the curtains.
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Post by minnieclaret » Mon Apr 17, 2017 11:17 am

any major population centre. give me fresh air and peace any day.
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Post by bfcjg » Mon Apr 17, 2017 11:21 am

Minnie surely you wouldn't consider living on Ewood Park ?

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Post by Buxtonclaret » Mon Apr 17, 2017 11:46 am

In fairness, Minnie did say 'fresh air'... :lol:
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Post by Quicknick » Mon Apr 17, 2017 11:50 am

Luton.

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Post by HatfieldClaret » Mon Apr 17, 2017 11:56 am

Inner London.

Dirty, smelly, polluted, expensive, violent, noisy .....
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Post by claretinkorea » Mon Apr 17, 2017 12:34 pm

Glad I don't live in Workington. A real forgotton corner of dereliction. Admittedly it's been 2006 since I was last there, but nothing had changed between then and the previous visit... Only saving grace is that it isn't far from a number of scenic spots (without actually being so itself)...

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Post by LoveCurryPies » Mon Apr 17, 2017 12:55 pm

I lived in Central London for 7 years and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. However, at the end of any day, when I would blow my nose it was noticeable just how much dirt I had breathed in during the day. (I tried to phrase that so as not to disgust)

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Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon Apr 17, 2017 12:58 pm

Cumbria or Nofolk.

Nice places, especially in the countryside. But too isolated and would get easily bored as much as I love the great outdoors. Somewhere in between city, coast and countryside but near the hills. Which kind of describes Burnley. Maybe I should feel more blessed to live here than I do.

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Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon Apr 17, 2017 12:59 pm

Central London is great. Not for everyone but I love it. Its no more violent than anywhere else. In fact I dont think I have ever seen any violence there!? (Notwithstanding the terrorist stuff but thats not a London thing per se).
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Post by SammyBoy » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:01 pm

I'm not a country person at all so anywhere too rural would immediately be on the list of places I'd avoid. Regarding built up areas, I think Croxteth is arguably the roughest place I've ever been so I'll nominate there.

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Post by BFCmaj » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:30 pm

Lived in the Langworthy Rd area of Salford in the mid 90s. It was a horrible place.

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Post by Blackrod » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:30 pm

Shadwell, East London
Billingham, Teesside
Handsworth, Birmingham

Places that shock you when you visit

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Post by Steve1956 » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:43 pm

Aldershot.. the bumhole of England.

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Post by Colburn_Claret » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:48 pm

Anywhere south of here. I'm happy in North Yorkshire, but if I was forced to move it would have to be further north.

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Post by Westyorkclaret » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:54 pm

Nelson - far removed from the nice place it was when I lived there - left in 77

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Post by dermotdermot » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:55 pm

Tow Law.

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Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon Apr 17, 2017 2:01 pm

BFCmaj wrote:Lived in the Langworthy Rd area of Salford in the mid 90s. It was a horrible place.
Had a customer there a few years ago. It was like 1980s belfast!
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Post by Wile E Coyote » Mon Apr 17, 2017 2:57 pm

SammyBoy wrote:I'm not a country person at all so anywhere too rural would immediately be on the list of places I'd avoid. Regarding built up areas, I think Croxteth is arguably the roughest place I've ever been so I'll nominate there.
i had relatives over there and used to stay quite frequently. You are spot on SammyBoy !!!

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Post by CJW » Mon Apr 17, 2017 2:59 pm

The UK
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Post by Rowls » Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:03 pm

Too many to mention but the same applies to places in the UK I would enjoy living in.

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Post by ElectroClaret » Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:07 pm

Shadsworth.

Ugh.

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Post by Longsider » Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:08 pm

bfcjg wrote:Following on from the where you'd like to live. For me it is between Rotherham, Birmingham and Luton where I would wake up draw the curtains then close the curtains.
You are right mate. I have Lived in Birmingham for 18 years. It is a proper sh#t hole. Just check this link out. You would never get out of bed never mind close the curtains if you moved here.

http://independent-birmingham.co.uk/blo ... irmingham/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Post by Top Claret » Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:11 pm

Any area where their is a large immigrant population. These places tend to be ghettos

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Post by Man of Kent » Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:26 pm

Dungeness in Kent is a truly weird place populated by odd balls - one of its bright spots is its own nuclear power station. Sheerness in Kent is possibly slightly worse. Check 'em out on the internet to see how bizarre they are.

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Post by bfcmik » Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:35 pm

Next door to ablueclaret or KRBFC

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Post by joey13 » Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:35 pm

Longsider wrote:You are right mate. I have Lived in Birmingham for 18 years. It is a proper sh#t hole. Just check this link out. You would never get out of bed never mind close the curtains if you moved here.

http://independent-birmingham.co.uk/blo ... irmingham/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
You do realise that is contradicting the bold type with picture examples.

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Post by Longsider » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:09 pm

joey13 wrote:You do realise that is contradicting the bold type with picture examples.
Yes mate. I was being ironic. Birmingham is a great place to live. Very under rated and has transformed itself over the last 15 years.
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Post by ablueclaret » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:16 pm

Try to avoid neighbours mik, they can be so touchy

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Post by Joe14 » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:25 pm

Bacup

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Post by FactualFrank » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:27 pm

Bradford.

The biggest shithole I think I've ever had the misfortune of driving through.

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Post by ClaretMoffitt » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:30 pm

Can't believe nobody has said Blackburn.

Apart from the obvious reasons it's also an incredible grim place. Makes Burnley look like Richmond in a lot of areas.

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Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:49 pm

Man of Kent wrote:Dungeness in Kent is a truly weird place populated by odd balls - one of its bright spots is its own nuclear power station. Sheerness in Kent is possibly slightly worse. Check 'em out on the internet to see how bizarre they are.
Have you read or listened to nomad by alan partridge?

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Post by holdyourfire » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:06 pm

Joe14 wrote:Bacup
Why its got a nice roundabout.
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Post by FCBurnley » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:11 pm

Blackburn, Darwen or next door to IT

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Post by Dum Spiro Spero » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:18 pm

Burnley. Surprised it's taken so many replies before somebody said it.
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Post by Devils_Advocate » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:19 pm

Clacton-on-Sea as it is obviously full of a lot of morons
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Post by HatfieldClaret » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:21 pm

Nobody lives in Clacton, they just exist.

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Post by WadingInDeeper » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:29 pm

Any UK city, East anglia, the southeast and a lot of towns in the northwest all beginning with B.

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Post by boatshed bill » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:31 pm

sleeping bag, any high street
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Post by Woodleyclaret » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:52 pm

Essex South done that been there .On Layer Rd with 16 fans in the away end.Definitely bad memories.

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Post by tim_noone » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:14 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Bradford.

The biggest shithole I think I've ever had the misfortune of driving through.
Saltaires in the borough of bradford....I love the place.
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Post by timshorts » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:16 pm

Dungeness? Who wouldn't want to live in a converted railway carriage with a toy train service with all those nice pubs not too far away to the west?

There's far worse places even in Kent. Gravesend. Penge. Ramsgate. All the Londony bits.

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Post by ClaretKent » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:18 pm

Man of Kent wrote:Dungeness in Kent is a truly weird place populated by odd balls - one of its bright spots is its own nuclear power station. Sheerness in Kent is possibly slightly worse. Check 'em out on the internet to see how bizarre they are.
I beg to differ. Dungeness is an amazing place. Favourite of my old man and he's from harrod ie great harwood!

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Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:47 pm

Dum Spiro Spero wrote:Burnley. Surprised it's taken so many replies before somebody said it.
Its only because most of us DO live here :cry: :lol:

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Post by tim_noone » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:49 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Its only because most of us DO live here :cry: :lol:
I dont.....

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Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:50 pm

Lucky *******

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Post by FactualFrank » Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:02 pm

Dum Spiro Spero wrote:Burnley. Surprised it's taken so many replies before somebody said it.
I almost pressed 'submit' but didn't in the end.
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Post by Tribesmen » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:22 am

I spent two weeks working in Edmonton, North London now that was some spot I must say .

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Post by IndigoLake » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:30 am

Barrow-in-Furness.

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