Slough

[Simon Pieman]

Maidenhead is between Reading and Slough.

[Bogus Dave]

Oh right. I see now. How silly of i

[Jamiesfuturewife]

Dave!! I can't believe after all this time I've only just realised your working for one of our clients!!!

[Bogus Dave]

Hahahaha

[Jamiesfuturewife]

Mental!! Small world

[dell boy]

Slough (west) is a real shit-hole, mind you not as bad as it was 40+ years ago, when you had clouds of smoke coming from the Horlicks and Mars factory chimneys. Apart from a few major companies the trading estate was made up with small dirty units, that has all changed these days and Slough Estates have totally modernised the area. Traffic lights through the industrial estate they can be a nightmare, a bit of useless information - if you drive at 25mph and go through the first light on green you will make them all.
The population of Slough is very cosmopolitan, about 25% white British at the most, the rest a mix of all-sorts. The eastern block have moved in big time over the last four or five years and you can walk down Slough High Street without hearing a word of English.
A favourite letter of mine published in The Windsor & Eton Express a couple of years ago stated:
We need to make sure these people from Eastern Europe can speak English before they are allowed to move into Slough it is not good for the local community. It was signed by Mr. Singh - it made me chuckle.
Dave to work in Slough I believe you will quite enjoy it, to live in the centre or west you would probably commit suicide within a week.
Move to the east of Slough and you have some very sought after property in beautiful countryside - Farnham Common, Stoke Poges.

PS I lived in Slough when I was 16, I had left my home in Windsor and the only place I could afford was a two-bedroom room, I moved out after 3 weeks. What a culture shock.

[Bogus Dave]

Thanks Dell. I lived in Slough for five months, then had enough and moved back to swindon to commute for a month. I didn't live too far from the horlicks factory, but it was a bit of a dive. Ace chinese takeaway just round the corner though.

I know what you mean about the traffic lights in the industrial estate. I came off the motorway too early once and had to drive through the industrial estate at half 8 in the morning. Took me half hour to get to where i work, opposite the police station. Madness, especially considering traffic lights only appear to be optional warnings for most drivers in slough

[Bob's Orange]

Thanks Dell. I lived in Slough for five months, then had enough and moved back to swindon to commute for a month. I didn't live too far from the horlicks factory, but it was a bit of a dive. Ace chinese takeaway just round the corner though.

I know what you mean about the traffic lights in the industrial estate. I came off the motorway too early once and had to drive through the industrial estate at half 8 in the morning. Took me half hour to get to where i work, opposite the police station. Madness, especially considering traffic lights only appear to be optional warnings for most drivers in slough

I wouldn't say 8.30 is too early.

[Bogus Dave]

Ho ho ho. I see what you did there

[leefer]

Deliver to ICI alot on the Wexham road...a blot if there ever was one,theres not much good about dear old Slough...the sewage works welcome dosnt enhance its status either.

[Fred Elliot]

Thanks Dell. I lived in Slough for five months, then had enough and moved back to swindon to commute for a month. I didn't live too far from the horlicks factory, but it was a bit of a dive. Ace chinese takeaway just round the corner though.

I know what you mean about the traffic lights in the industrial estate. I came off the motorway too early once and had to drive through the industrial estate at half 8 in the morning. Took me half hour to get to where i work, opposite the police station. Madness, especially considering traffic lights only appear to be optional warnings for most drivers in slough

Fucking hell Dave, I worked for 18 months in Westminster House on Windsor Rd, dead opposite the police station

[Bogus Dave]

We went through this at brentford didn't we ?

I work in Charter Court. I think its on the opposite side of the road to westminster house

[Fred Elliot]

We went through this at brentford didn't we ?

I work in Charter Court. I think its on the opposite side of the road to westminster house

Did I go to Brentford ?


Cant remember that !

[dell boy]

Fucking hell Dave, I worked for 18 months in Westminster House on Windsor Rd, dead opposite the police station

I spent quite a few hours in that police station in my youth - drunk and disorderly and a mass punch up in Britwell - The Good Old Days!!!

[Bogus Dave]

Did I go to Brentford ?


Cant remember that !

Yess!!

You always see the slough police station on those police camera shows, and sometimes see my office

In 7 days though i'll no longer have to come to slough. wooooohoooooooo