Countryside dwellers and townies
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GetCarter said:
TLandCruiser said:
rovermorris999 said:
Tesco? 
Council 
We shop at Tesco as well as it’s only 20 minuets away. Insert appropriate emoji here
Edited by Never you mind on Thursday 23 November 18:16
TooMany2cvs said:
Roofless Toothless said:
A few years back there was a splendid David Hockney exhibition at the Royal Academy. My wife and I went to it several times.
On one occasion there was a party of kids from what looked like an inner city secondary, about fifteen or sixteen, and all of them black or Asian. One of the black lads was standing next to me, and we were both looking at a picture of a forest scene, a path leading into the trees and then dividing.
His teacher came up along side of us and she said to him, "have you ever been anywhere like that?"
He didn't take his eyes off the picture, but slowly shook his head and said, very quietly, "Nah ..."
It was a moment that has stayed with me ever since. I have never had such a strong revelation of what life must be like for many kids brought up in London today.
What's really depressing about that is that there are places within easy walking distance of tube stations where they could.On one occasion there was a party of kids from what looked like an inner city secondary, about fifteen or sixteen, and all of them black or Asian. One of the black lads was standing next to me, and we were both looking at a picture of a forest scene, a path leading into the trees and then dividing.
His teacher came up along side of us and she said to him, "have you ever been anywhere like that?"
He didn't take his eyes off the picture, but slowly shook his head and said, very quietly, "Nah ..."
It was a moment that has stayed with me ever since. I have never had such a strong revelation of what life must be like for many kids brought up in London today.
Apart from anywhere else, there's Epping Forest, owned by the City of London Corporation...
I can actually ride for as far as my legs can carry me from my doorstep in Epsom and have to spend less than a mile on tarmac to do it, but much of it is narrow green channels through the concrete, so you rapidly get a bit fed up with the artificial nature of it, and to get into "proper" countryside, it's a real hike.
When I do manage to plan a proper escape, my spirits start to lift for days in advance, but on the way back, the blackness starts to descend on the journey back. I yearn for the day where I can just walk out of my front door and head off onto footpaths & bridleways in pretty much every direction without having to get in the car, on a train or anything else.
Project "Let's all f
k off to Shropshire before I completely lose my soul, family" continues...TooMany2cvs said:
Roofless Toothless said:
A few years back there was a splendid David Hockney exhibition at the Royal Academy. My wife and I went to it several times.
On one occasion there was a party of kids from what looked like an inner city secondary, about fifteen or sixteen, and all of them black or Asian. One of the black lads was standing next to me, and we were both looking at a picture of a forest scene, a path leading into the trees and then dividing.
His teacher came up along side of us and she said to him, "have you ever been anywhere like that?"
He didn't take his eyes off the picture, but slowly shook his head and said, very quietly, "Nah ..."
It was a moment that has stayed with me ever since. I have never had such a strong revelation of what life must be like for many kids brought up in London today.
What's really depressing about that is that there are places within easy walking distance of tube stations where they could.On one occasion there was a party of kids from what looked like an inner city secondary, about fifteen or sixteen, and all of them black or Asian. One of the black lads was standing next to me, and we were both looking at a picture of a forest scene, a path leading into the trees and then dividing.
His teacher came up along side of us and she said to him, "have you ever been anywhere like that?"
He didn't take his eyes off the picture, but slowly shook his head and said, very quietly, "Nah ..."
It was a moment that has stayed with me ever since. I have never had such a strong revelation of what life must be like for many kids brought up in London today.
Apart from anywhere else, there's Epping Forest, owned by the City of London Corporation...
Cows and horses occupied the fields, and the boys played in dens they built in the hedges. In the evenings we had to go out and find them. What a difference between their lives and the lad I encountered at the RA.
Never you mind said:
GetCarter said:
TLandCruiser said:
rovermorris999 said:
Tesco?
Council Edited by Never you mind on Thursday 23 November 18:16
I’ll be on to them tomorrow to order, citing you as the font of knowledge on the subject
GetCarter said:
Never you mind said:
GetCarter said:
TLandCruiser said:
rovermorris999 said:
Tesco?
Council Edited by Never you mind on Thursday 23 November 18:16
I’ll be on to them tomorrow to order, citing you as the font of knowledge on the subject
Feel free to quote me to them though. Just say that guy in Yorkshire that lives in that village said you would.
Lovely part of the country you live in.
Edited by Never you mind on Thursday 23 November 18:52
Never you mind said:
GetCarter said:
Never you mind said:
GetCarter said:
TLandCruiser said:
rovermorris999 said:
Tesco?
Council Edited by Never you mind on Thursday 23 November 18:16
I’ll be on to them tomorrow to order, citing you as the font of knowledge on the subject
So Waitrose don’t deliver!
TLandCruiser said:
rovermorris999 said:
Tesco?
Council Regarding distances in the sticks, round here when asked 'how far?' usually answer x minutes rather than y miles. 10 miles can be 15 minutes even driving like a vicar.
just done a rough headcount, I live in a hamlet with 25 ish people in it about 10 of them kids.
its a mile to the nearest busroute, but 3 miles to town,
no way would I swap.
years back in London I was leaving the station when the 3 yr old in front asked "mummy are we going to see some grass?"
its a mile to the nearest busroute, but 3 miles to town,
no way would I swap.
years back in London I was leaving the station when the 3 yr old in front asked "mummy are we going to see some grass?"
Lovely spot you have in mind. You can do this :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajue4Z0iJcA
& roll back home for a cup of tea or a pint!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajue4Z0iJcA
& roll back home for a cup of tea or a pint!
duckers26 said:
TooMany2cvs said:
I grew up in the Peak District, then moved to SE London for Uni. It's certainly very, VERY different... But it's nowhere near as alien as the other way round would be. You can get the bus or a lift to town fairly easily from almost any bit of the UK's countryside, after all.
I kind of see what you mean but whenever I've been to the countryside for a holiday, it's nice and pretty and then in the evening you wonder what to do. It seems quite limited in terms of restaurants so you may occasionally find a nice one, the local shop is normally quite small and getting around seems difficult after dark. Nightlife seems quite subdued.We had everything on our doorstep, the train / bus into the city on the rare occasion, fields, woods, etc; wouldn’t swap it for anything and don’t envy anyone who grows up in an urban environment. Appreciate it isn’t for everyone, but there is always stuff to do when your friends / family are about.
julianm said:
Lovely spot you have in mind. You can do this :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajue4Z0iJcA
& roll back home for a cup of tea or a pint!
Close, but I have in mind something more like this...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajue4Z0iJcA
& roll back home for a cup of tea or a pint!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzXD5_1iGbM
Willy Nilly said:
They've got electricity in Church Stretton now
First on the list of essential criteria was fast broadband.
From there on in, everything is about quality of life and surroundings. If I can find a house with a study overlooking the Long Mynd, I'll be in the ideal work environment.
Kermit power said:
Willy Nilly said:
They've got electricity in Church Stretton now
First on the list of essential criteria was fast broadband.
From there on in, everything is about quality of life and surroundings. If I can find a house with a study overlooking the Long Mynd, I'll be in the ideal work environment.
Kermit power said:
Thanks for the suggestion, but far too flat to be on the list, I'm afraid! 
This is the top of my current list...
To many houses there for me. I'm in a hamlet of ten houses with only six of them lived in full time.This is the top of my current list...
Lived out in the sticks all my life and am now looking for something more remote.
magooagain said:
To many houses there for me. I'm in a hamlet of ten houses with only six of them lived in full time.
Lived out in the sticks all my life and am now looking for something more remote.
Lived out in the sticks all my life and am now looking for something more remote.
We have our own postcode.
Though dark winters are a real pain this far north. It's the downside.
Still, even with crap weather (today), we still get some silence and some views:
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