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« Reply #15 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 12:02:40 » |
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Dear God no wouldn't dreaming of living anywhere near Swindon... far too backward. Lived in Hereford for a year and that was the same....
Lived in Chippenham as a boy before moving to the bright lights of the Saaaf East. Now in Crawley, probably til I retire!
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #16 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 12:04:03 » |
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Crawley is full of pikeys
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« Reply #17 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 12:06:21 » |
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Crawley's lovely... good links - Brighton/London half hour a way, Bluewater not much further, excellent shopping facilities, decent nightlife, tons of employment - before the recession enjoyed negative unemployment for a while...
But yes it's full of pikeys...maybe that's why I feel at home, being from Chippenscum?!
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« Reply #18 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 12:30:22 » |
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The lure of the big city (and I got a job here)
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Paolo Di Canio, it's Paolo Di Canio
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« Reply #19 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 13:49:10 » |
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I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
and heaven knows I'm miserable now
stupid ex-job
though I'd rather be jobless than move towards the South-east again!
Oh and Ciren is my hometown, so we are quite close to my mum and sister which mean they can see the kids more (and babysit) than when we were in Basingstoke.
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« Reply #20 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 14:13:45 » |
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Born here, moved to Ashburton (a very little town in Devon between Exeter and Plymouth) in 1997 and moved back up here in 2004 to be nearer the family.
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« Reply #21 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 14:26:28 » |
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Crawley's lovely... good links - Brighton/London half hour a way, Bluewater not much further, excellent shopping facilities, decent nightlife, tons of employment - before the recession enjoyed negative unemployment for a while...
But yes it's full of pikeys...maybe that's why I feel at home, being from Chippenscum?!
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« Reply #22 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 14:40:16 » |
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Crawley is too near me for my liking. I can think of no redeeming features bar it's handy if you are a plane spotter.
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« Reply #23 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 14:48:09 » |
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I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
and heaven knows I'm miserable now
stupid ex-job
though I'd rather be jobless than move towards the South-east again!
Oh and Ciren is my hometown, so we are quite close to my mum and sister which mean they can see the kids more (and babysit) than when we were in Basingstoke.
No one needs an excuse to leave Basingstoke, Batch. |
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walrus
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« Reply #24 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 15:09:35 » |
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Crawley is too near me for my liking. I can think of no redeeming features bar it's handy if you are a plane spotter.
Near to Sutton?! It's miles away! Crawley's a wonderous place FACT! |
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« Reply #25 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 15:15:37 » |
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I know it is, but it's still too near  |
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« Reply #26 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 15:29:25 » |
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lived in old town for a bit when I worked there, but pretty much always lived in Wokingham. Reading should be my local team  I could have ended up as a Reading fan as well. (Shudder.) Dad's side of the family have been Reading for generations while Mum's side come from north Hampshire, where we live now. My Dad even tells a story where a cousin took him to see a game at Elm Park in the 1950s - and he thinks it was against Swindon - where he practically froze to death in the wind & rain on an open terrace. He hated every second and never went back. I'm just glad the sun wasn't shining that day. Both brothers, a sister and I all now Town supporters, but it could have been so different. |
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« Reply #27 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 15:35:38 » |
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Try being born there!
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« Reply #28 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 15:46:37 » |
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than when we were in Basingstoke.
Anyone calling Swindon a shit hole has clearly never been to Basingstoke. I worked there in the late 90's commuting every day - the shit road that takes you there is a warning of what's to come. The town centre was shit and there was only one night club, the people I worked with said it was safest to take a knife with you if you went there. |
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #29 on: Monday, January 11, 2010, 16:20:47 » |
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Most of the stories you hear about night clubs are bollocks anyway.
Brunel used to get slammed for being a problem hot spot, but the only trouble I ever witnessed was when that bloke and that bouncer fell down the stairs and everyone wasn't allowed to leave.
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