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Soon back to normal in the capital

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by lakedistrictclaret » Sat May 16, 2020 5:36 pm

I couldn't possibly live in London, or any other big city.

I moved into my village twenty one years ago, since when, apart from the occasional theft of sheep, there had been one reported crime, when an outsider driving through threw a stone through a window.

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by No Ney Never » Sat May 16, 2020 9:53 pm

London and the south, is it what you call living?
If you look or smile at anyone, they think you're going to rob them. People always seem to be on their guard and anticipating a threat. Not relaxing enough for me.

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by LeadBelly » Sat May 16, 2020 10:04 pm

No Ney Never wrote:
Sat May 16, 2020 9:53 pm
London and the south, is it what you call living?
If you look or smile at anyone, they think you're going to rob them. People always seem to be on their guard and anticipating a threat. Not relaxing enough for me.
Lots of places in "the South" are not at all like London - including where I live. Pretty much like Liverpool (or Manchester) isnt the same as "the north".
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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by tim_noone » Sat May 16, 2020 10:14 pm

No Ney Never wrote:
Sat May 16, 2020 9:53 pm
London and the south, is it what you call living?
If you look or smile at anyone, they think you're going to rob them. People always seem to be on their guard and anticipating a threat. Not relaxing enough for me.
I have and would live there over anywhere else in the uk. I just love it. :D
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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by WadingInDeeper » Sat May 16, 2020 10:23 pm

We once met a couple on holiday, who lived I the SE. Nice couple but so stressed with the life there.

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Sun May 17, 2020 12:27 am

No Ney Never wrote:
Sat May 16, 2020 9:53 pm
London and the south, is it what you call living?
If you look or smile at anyone, they think you're going to rob them. People always seem to be on their guard and anticipating a threat. Not relaxing enough for me.
Yeah because nowhere else in the country has thieves.. :roll:

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by KateR » Sun May 17, 2020 4:13 pm

have lived in numerous countries and large cities, London still my favorite but a couple of others had fantastic reasons to live in that place but London edges it. Besides living in those places I have obviously visited many other wonderful cities and yet there are so many yet to see but I'm running out of time, like other UK cities it is easy to get away from to beautiful country side and yet the Trough of Bowland is probably the most beautiful place for me.
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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by tim_noone » Sun May 17, 2020 4:20 pm

KateR wrote:
Sun May 17, 2020 4:13 pm
have lived in numerous countries and large cities, London still my favorite but a couple of others had fantastic reasons to live in that place but London edges it. Besides living in those places I have obviously visited many other wonderful cities and yet there are so many yet to see but I'm running out of time, like other UK cities it is easy to get away from to beautiful country side and yet the Trough of Bowland is probably the most beautiful place for me.
Currently working on the edge of trough.painting holiday lodges while they're empty..nice but working takes the edge off it. Still London for me..painting at St Katherine's dock..and Berry Brothers wine merchants facing St James palace topped it.

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by Funkydrummer » Sun May 17, 2020 4:28 pm

A BBQ or a picnic by the side of the river in The Trough - you can't beat it.

A brew and a bacon butty at the caravan in the valley too, mmmmmmm !!

Call at the Inn at Whitewell on the way home to finish off a great,relaxing
day with a lovely pint of real cask ale.
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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by KateR » Sun May 17, 2020 4:37 pm

tim_noone wrote:
Sun May 17, 2020 4:20 pm
Currently working on the edge of trough.painting holiday lodges while they're empty..nice but working takes the edge off it. Still London for me..painting at St Katherine's dock..and Berry Brothers wine merchants facing St James palace topped it.
Picturesque place to work for sure. Love St Katherines dock, did New Years Eve 2018 dinner and got to see the fireworks at a distance, our youngest has hardly been in the UK but born at Burnley General claims he's British but his brother and the rest of the family tease him about being a yank. We have had a timeshare in the lakes for over 30 years, just a week but have been there nearly every year and always come back through the trough, our children grew up with the lakes as a tradition and they think it's the best thing since sliced bread.
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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by evensteadiereddie » Sun May 17, 2020 4:40 pm

Show off ! You'll be in trouble posting stuff like this. ;)
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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by KateR » Sun May 17, 2020 4:46 pm

we nearly always went to the lakes via M6 but returning we would stop Kirby Longsdale and then come down into the trough choosing different routes, my mother always loved Seetle and Wigglesworth to we would call there and invariably over to Skipton and make a full long day of it, priceless memories. For the males in the family it was always about pies or steak & kidney puddings, plus of course beer. They always have long discussions on where to get the best pies/puddings and beer for that trip and many days out in the lakes were planned around those activities.

Not looking like we will be there this year though :( although if they open up enough our eldest will take the opportunity to go for the full week, normally they do the two weekends.

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by evensteadiereddie » Sun May 17, 2020 4:54 pm

Seetle down, now....you know it's not Kirby Longsdale. 8-)
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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by No Ney Never » Sun May 17, 2020 8:58 pm

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:
Sun May 17, 2020 12:27 am
Yeah because nowhere else in the country has thieves.. :roll:
It's not about thieves, more to do with general interaction between strangers.

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Sun May 17, 2020 9:42 pm

No Ney Never wrote:
Sun May 17, 2020 8:58 pm
It's not about thieves, more to do with general interaction between strangers.
I can get aggro just the same in some parts of Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Birmingham just the same as I can in some parts of London.

Not all areas of those cities are shady places.

Yes London has some real problems that for whatever reason people in charge don't want to face up to and deal with.

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by No Ney Never » Sun May 17, 2020 9:47 pm

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:
Sun May 17, 2020 9:42 pm
I can get aggro just the same in some parts of Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Birmingham just the same as I can in some parts of London.

Not all areas of those cities are shady places.

Yes London has some real problems that for whatever reason people in charge don't want to face up to and deal with.
Yep, you probably can! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by Woodleyclaret » Mon May 18, 2020 6:56 am

We got our house in Burnley burgled 3 times
I've never had that in Sunny Berkshire
The pollution in London is what would really worry me .
Driving to West Ham off the M25 you can see a dirty grey pall hanging over the City,like driving to Boro but denser,a bit like the fans.

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by tiger76 » Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:14 pm

A 2 year-old has been caught up in the gun violence now, that's beyond the pail. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/boy-2-survive ... 0175.html

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by Bosscat » Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:23 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:
Sun May 17, 2020 4:28 pm
A BBQ or a picnic by the side of the river in The Trough - you can't beat it.

A brew and a bacon butty at the caravan in the valley too, mmmmmmm !!

Call at the Inn at Whitewell on the way home to finish off a great,relaxing
day with a lovely pint of real cask ale.
Not bad Fd ... I would then park in the Boars Head car park have 3 or 4 more pints and walk home (pick the car up next day)

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by Bosscat » Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:24 pm

Woodleyclaret wrote:
Mon May 18, 2020 6:56 am
We got our house in Burnley burgled 3 times
I've never had that in Sunny Berkshire
The pollution in London is what would really worry me .
Driving to West Ham off the M25 you can see a dirty grey pall hanging over the City,like driving to Boro but denser,a bit like the fans.
Is that the Boro fans or the Wet Spam hooligans 🤣

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by Papabendi » Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:28 pm

Best city in the world or Burnley. Hmmm.

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Post by Stayingup » Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:10 pm

LeadBelly wrote:
Sat May 16, 2020 10:04 pm
Lots of places in "the South" are not at all like London - including where I live. Pretty much like Liverpool (or Manchester) isnt the same as "the north".
Very true
Parts of Manchester now are awful. Its shocking. Liverpool i dont know

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by Alanstevensonsgloves » Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:18 pm

I've lived in Horsham, Brighton and Clapham and enjoyed them all as they all suited my 'stage in life'...
Clapham - 20s
Brighton - 30s
Horsham - 40s

On the other hand I also spent 2 years in Leatherhead, and that's a right dull sh-thole 😂

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by bfcmik » Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:23 pm

Alanstevensonsgloves wrote:
Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:18 pm
I've lived in Horsham, Brighton and Clapham and enjoyed them all as they all suited my 'stage in life'...
Clapham - 20s
Brighton - 30s
Horsham - 40s

On the other hand I also spent 2 years in Leatherhead, and that's a right dull sh-thole 😂
Especially during those 2 years :lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted: :twisted:

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by MT03ALG » Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:36 am

Those causing these killings in London seem to have soon forgotten that Black Lives Matter.....

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:47 am

Woodleyclaret wrote:
Mon May 18, 2020 6:56 am
We got our house in Burnley burgled 3 times
I've never had that in Sunny Berkshire
The pollution in London is what would really worry me .
Driving to West Ham off the M25 you can see a dirty grey pall hanging over the City,like driving to Boro but denser,a bit like the fans.
If your username indicates where you're living, I'll be over later to rectify the lack of burglaries, it's not far from me.

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by chekhov » Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:50 am

MT03ALG wrote:
Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:36 am
Those causing these killings in London seem to have soon forgotten that Black Lives Matter.....
I would imagine, though it’s only a guess, that those doing the killings were not the same ones participating in Black Lives Matter.

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Wed Jun 17, 2020 12:54 pm

chekhov wrote:
Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:50 am
I would imagine, though it’s only a guess, that those doing the killings were not the same ones participating in Black Lives Matter.
Probably were if there was vandalism or 'free' stuff from shops...

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Re: Soon back to normal in the capital

Post by Ric_C » Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:36 pm

I go to London probably around 5 times a year for events and exhibitions. How anyone from there has the gall to slag Burnley off is beyond me, as it is a paradise compared to the general grimy nature of most of London.

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