Anyone live in Gloucester?
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jamesc

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2,820 posts

313 months

Friday 19th November 2004
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The people of Gloucester are to have a referendum on speed humps! I have just heard this on the local news.

maddog-uk

2,392 posts

275 months

Friday 19th November 2004
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Parents live in Cheltenham, perhaps I can get them to vote!

iansull

1,940 posts

275 months

Friday 19th November 2004
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being a born and bread cheltonian i will be voting that they level the city to a pile of rubble

>> Edited by iansull on Friday 19th November 12:10

maddog-uk

2,392 posts

275 months

Friday 19th November 2004
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At the risk of upsetting the gloucester posse I think most of bar the docks and cathedral could do with a bit of polish!

turbobloke

117,176 posts

289 months

Friday 19th November 2004
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The folk of Oxford are getting a referendum on the council's transport policy (usual anti-car stuff, MMC calls it Gatspoxfordshire for good reason) but, as the council guy said on Fox FM today, they'll take notice but won't necessarily do what comes up. Typical, hope Gloucester's better. They did the 'Safer City' project thing a few years ago so the poor ole place is chokker with speed bumps, chicanes, bus lanes, pretty coloured roads etc etc. Most local driving folk can't abide the place now, guess that's what they wanted They were thinking of following suit in Cheltenham a while ago

MMC

341 posts

298 months

Saturday 20th November 2004
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Oxford? Poxford.

Don't go there anymore after the Poxup Transport Strategy was slapped on, effectively busising the city (busising is like pedestrianising, but pollutes on a grand scale with buses the size of houses running everything else off the road).

Car drivers aren't welcome in Poxford, so presumably their money isn't either. That's why I do most of my shopping in civilised West Oxfordshire where you can park for free in the car parks - not in Poxford where you need a second mortgage, the reactions of a superhero (to avoid the tickets) and the eyes of the Bionic Man to spot one of the few parking spaces. Always a lot of free spaces in front of county hall though...

Welcome to Poxgatsfordshire - have a nice day

andytk

1,558 posts

295 months

Sunday 21st November 2004
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My knowledge of Geography is a bit crap but I do believe I live in South Gloucestershire (at least I think thats what it says on the council tax demand)

Here in North Bristol we've got more speed bumps than lamp posts and I'm sick to the back teeth of them.

'Course thats what you get with a lib dim council...

Unfortunatley its a safe seat so I don't think we'll be seeing the back of them (the council or the speedbumps) anytime soon.

Andy