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Post by Repat Van on Feb 7, 2021 9:14:48 GMT
It's blowing a blizzard here, I was so looking forward to going out for a walk to the local shops, TAXI!!!! Very toasty here. I would have gone to the beach if it was closer. |
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Post by Repat Van on Feb 7, 2021 9:15:20 GMT
Really? Have you been there? You'll be pleased to hear that I have promised myself never, ever to go there again if it can be avoided. IKEA or not. Yep, many times. It’s cheap and convenient. |
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Post by perrykneeham on Feb 7, 2021 9:17:01 GMT
It's certainly cheap in the context of SE England, but there's a reason for that. It's a f**k**g ghetto and the people are thuggish arseholes.
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Post by perrykneeham on Feb 7, 2021 9:21:27 GMT
WKC lives nearby, behind a sturdy gate, I would imagine. I would be surprised if he spends many nights out there.
It is a truly horrible place. And very violent, unsurprisingly.
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Post by whiterum on Feb 7, 2021 9:23:27 GMT
It's blowing a blizzard here, I was so looking forward to going out for a walk to the local shops, TAXI!!!! Very toasty here. I would have gone to the beach if it was closer. Good idea, I live close to the beach here, and there's also a stunning large park with a beautiful landscape, but I'm not allowed to walk there without one of my sons, they keep telling me 'its not safe mam' . I am so thick |
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Post by ootlg on Feb 7, 2021 11:27:45 GMT
Croydon was always a shithole, but got much worse. Bromley, Kent, which is now also a shithole, used to be quite civilised. Spot the link.
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Post by wetkingcanute on Feb 7, 2021 12:06:43 GMT
If god was ever thinking of giving the UK an enema that's where he would stick the hose.
Fortunately I live quite a long way south of Croydon.
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Post by ootlg on Feb 7, 2021 12:26:50 GMT
I remember taking a wrong turn into a sink estate nearby - Addington? - it was like Hell. Boarded up pubs, feral youth, burned out cars.
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Post by wetkingcanute on Feb 7, 2021 12:40:27 GMT
New Addington - when first built was known as Little Siberia. A bit better now - but not much.
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Post by flatandy on Feb 7, 2021 13:55:46 GMT
Isn’t Croydon called “The Manhattan of the Suburbs” because of its mighty skyscrapers and murder rate?
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Post by wetkingcanute on Feb 7, 2021 14:53:43 GMT
No it's known as Croydon.
So awful they named it once.
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Post by perrykneeham on Feb 7, 2021 19:36:02 GMT
There you go Van. Location, location, location. Don't expect too great a return on your investment.
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Post by Repat Van on Feb 7, 2021 22:41:31 GMT
Very toasty here. I would have gone to the beach if it was closer. Good idea, I live close to the beach here, and there's also a stunning large park with a beautiful landscape, but I'm not allowed to walk there without one of my sons, they keep telling me 'its not safe mam' . I am so thick Whereabouts do you live?! Or are they just over protective sons? |
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Post by Repat Van on Feb 7, 2021 22:42:59 GMT
Croydon is cheap though. London is outside of my price range so it would have to be somewhere cheaper but as near to London as possible. I remember I think it’s East Croydon train station is just a quick journey to London Bridge.
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Post by Repat Van on Feb 7, 2021 22:44:40 GMT
There you go Van. Location, location, location. Don't expect too great a return on your investment. It would be for living not an investment property. And the reality is even in Croydon, the price on a place (in the right part) will only increase. I know tons of people who got onto the property ladder via Croydon and were / are fine. |
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Post by perrykneeham on Feb 8, 2021 6:17:14 GMT
All things are relative of course.
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Post by perrykneeham on Feb 8, 2021 6:55:04 GMT
Of course, there's the question of whether we ever go back to the office, innit? Our company is almost wholly Zoomtastic now and all of our systems are run remotely.
Apart from a few wholly unnecessary jollies there should be no need to visit clients either. I'm hoping for a trip to the Crossrail hole or Hinkley C power station. No need of course, but a nice run ashore.
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Post by whiterum on Feb 8, 2021 7:59:51 GMT
Good idea, I live close to the beach here, and there's also a stunning large park with a beautiful landscape, but I'm not allowed to walk there without one of my sons, they keep telling me 'its not safe mam' . I am so thick Whereabouts do you live?! Or are they just over protective sons? I live on the NE coast, they just worry about me since I took seriously ill and got rushed into hospital. They are nothing like the Kray twins, lol |
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Post by mids on Feb 8, 2021 8:58:20 GMT
Why do your sons call you Ma'am? Are you secret royalty?
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Post by whiterum on Feb 8, 2021 9:16:24 GMT
Well it wouldn't be much of a secret if I told you would it,?
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