Which part of the UK do you live in and do you like it?
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mybrainhurts said:
TheAngryDog said:
You did the right thing! I lived in Sheffield for 3 months, hated it. I work there again. I hate it.
Sheffield has some great driving roads on the doorstep in North East Derbyshire. Where the hell have you found better roads around Aylesbury?I've just driven down Derek Dooley Way - huge pot hole in the road that is nigh on impossible to avoid!
Re the roads around Aylesbury - tbh I get very little time to go driving for fun so none!
SebastienClement said:
TheAngryDog said:
I am originally from Hull, and yes, as a place it is better, more to do etc. Nicer places to eat down here mind!
Hull ain't bad - although York was my more regular town of choice to travel to.Although Aylesbury seems to be a bit of a dive, the connections to nicer places are excellent. Oxfordshire seems lovely.
EDIT : Is it just me or are the roads down here in a dire state of repair?!
The roads are quite bad - Oxford Road was quite bad until it was redone. Still, I'd take the roads around Aylesbury to the ones in Sheffield ANY day.
Kenilworth quiet friendly town, love it. Warwickshire roads are okay and you can get everywhere else fairly quickly.
I wouldn't want to live in London or Roseland again.
A local wag blanked out the "S" on the illuminating "Too Fast" sign (it's about exciting as it gets )
I wouldn't want to live in London or Roseland again.
A local wag blanked out the "S" on the illuminating "Too Fast" sign (it's about exciting as it gets )
Edited by PositronicRay on Sunday 25th January 19:39
mybrainhurts said:
Ah, yes, you say that, but you're only allowed to live in Chesterfield if you're terminally confused.
And have twelve toes...
By the way, that new sculpture of yours...
You've had the crooked spire of Chesterfield since time began. Now you've got the crooked cactus of Chesterfield...
Behold, the Cactus Roundabout...
Cactus? Thought it was a banana skin.And have twelve toes...
By the way, that new sculpture of yours...
You've had the crooked spire of Chesterfield since time began. Now you've got the crooked cactus of Chesterfield...
Behold, the Cactus Roundabout...
There is nothing good about Chesterfield
South Wales Valleys. I live 10 minutes from the Brecon Beacons. Driving roads are pretty st round here don't you know!? but for some reason everyone flocks here in the sun and at weekends!
I don't get it really, as there's not much to see besides Mountains and Sheep, and once you've seen one mountain and a few sheep then you've seen them all!!
just kidding, the roads are fking epic, just wish everyone would ps off on the weekends and nice days so we can enjoy them more! The beacons roads are slowly becoming one large controlled traffic flow in the summer
I don't get it really, as there's not much to see besides Mountains and Sheep, and once you've seen one mountain and a few sheep then you've seen them all!!
just kidding, the roads are fking epic, just wish everyone would ps off on the weekends and nice days so we can enjoy them more! The beacons roads are slowly becoming one large controlled traffic flow in the summer
TheAngryDog said:
It is easy to get to places from. MK (while not much better) is easily accessible. We're looking to move out at some point, but its convenient for her work, and on a good day only takes me 2 and a half hours to get to Sheffield.
The roads are quite bad - Oxford Road was quite bad until it was redone. Still, I'd take the roads around Aylesbury to the ones in Sheffield ANY day.
I drive from Ayles to Risborough and Wycome daily, and the main road between them isn't good. Neither is the road up to Bicester.The roads are quite bad - Oxford Road was quite bad until it was redone. Still, I'd take the roads around Aylesbury to the ones in Sheffield ANY day.
North Cumbria, where I'm spoilt for choice of good roads. I can head south to the Lake District (20mins away), or go East over the Pennines, or head North in Scotland. Ever direction has amazing scenery, and where there's good scenery, there's good roads.
Traffic isn't too bad, probably way better than anywhere south of me - but in summer all the tourist types come out and dawdle about - ferfuxache, if you want to look at the scenery, stop and have a proper look, don't feckin' drive down a beautiful twisty B road at 10mph staring out the side window!
Traffic isn't too bad, probably way better than anywhere south of me - but in summer all the tourist types come out and dawdle about - ferfuxache, if you want to look at the scenery, stop and have a proper look, don't feckin' drive down a beautiful twisty B road at 10mph staring out the side window!
mybrainhurts said:
Sheffield has some great driving roads on the doorstep in North East Derbyshire. Where the hell have you found better roads around Aylesbury?
I grew up in the Peaks, and - yes - there are some great roads. But I used to live between Aylesbury and Watford and, trust me on this, the Chilterns has plenty of corkers, too. Dahn Sarf isn't all stationary-M25, y'know.Now, I'm out in the Welsh borders. Round here, everybody complains about how bad the traffic is in Hereford... It's hilarious.
Why would anybody live in a part of the country they don't like, unless they have some fantastically lucrative job they love in an incredibly localised career...?
Schmeeky said:
North Cumbria, where I'm spoilt for choice of good roads. I can head south to the Lake District (20mins away), or go East over the Pennines, or head North in Scotland. Ever direction has amazing scenery, and where there's good scenery, there's good roads.
Traffic isn't too bad, probably way better than anywhere south of me - but in summer all the tourist types come out and dawdle about - ferfuxache, if you want to look at the scenery, stop and have a proper look, don't feckin' drive down a beautiful twisty B road at 10mph staring out the side window!
This. Exactly this.Traffic isn't too bad, probably way better than anywhere south of me - but in summer all the tourist types come out and dawdle about - ferfuxache, if you want to look at the scenery, stop and have a proper look, don't feckin' drive down a beautiful twisty B road at 10mph staring out the side window!
The Lakes has some of the finest roads for views, some of the passes are interesting mind!
Penrith to Alston (Hartside) has to be one of the best driving roads in the country.
Love it.
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