Londoners, just how do you do it?
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Had a wedding to attend, so we spent most of the weekend in the big smoke. We had an apartment in Docklands (party was by the Excel) so drove in on Saturday evening.
Seriously, how do you guys cope with living in the capital? Too many people, too many cars, too much everything really.
I was totally paranoid of other traffic, s
tty bendy buses and cameras seemingly everywhere. It seemed not 400 yards ticked by without another speed camera.
Bloody nightmare, got flashed by acash machine Gatso in the Limehouse Link at around 35 just nipping past a cabbie doing 25 - should have realised why the cabbie was going so slowly FFS.
Glad to be back out in normal civilisation frankly.
To sum up: London = ste.
Seriously, how do you guys cope with living in the capital? Too many people, too many cars, too much everything really.
I was totally paranoid of other traffic, s
tty bendy buses and cameras seemingly everywhere. It seemed not 400 yards ticked by without another speed camera. Bloody nightmare, got flashed by a
Glad to be back out in normal civilisation frankly.
To sum up: London = s
te.hornetrider said:
Had a wedding to attend, so we spent most of the weekend in the big smoke. We had an apartment in Docklands (party was by the Excel) so drove in on Saturday evening.
Seriously, how do you guys cope with living in the capital? Too many people, too many cars, too much everything really.
I was totally paranoid of other traffic, stty bendy buses and cameras seemingly everywhere. It seemed not 400 yards ticked by without another speed camera.
Bloody nightmare, got flashed by acash machine Gatso in the Limehouse Link at around 35 just nipping past a cabbie doing 25 - should have realised why the cabbie was going so slowly FFS.
Glad to be back out in normal civilisation frankly.
To sum up: London = ste.
because the reward for putting up with the above is so great. some of the best restaurants/ theatres/ museums/ bars/ architecture/ etc etc in the world all within about 30 mins travel.Seriously, how do you guys cope with living in the capital? Too many people, too many cars, too much everything really.
I was totally paranoid of other traffic, s
tty bendy buses and cameras seemingly everywhere. It seemed not 400 yards ticked by without another speed camera. Bloody nightmare, got flashed by a
Glad to be back out in normal civilisation frankly.
To sum up: London = s
te.love the countryside, but i agree with the 'once you're bored of london, you're bored of life' quote. at least, i think that was the quote!
hornetrider said:
Had a wedding to attend, so we spent most of the weekend in the big smoke. We had an apartment in Docklands (party was by the Excel) so drove in on Saturday evening.
Seriously, how do you guys cope with living in the capital? Too many people, too many cars, too much everything really.
I was totally paranoid of other traffic, stty bendy buses and cameras seemingly everywhere. It seemed not 400 yards ticked by without another speed camera.
Bloody nightmare, got flashed by acash machine Gatso in the Limehouse Link at around 35 just nipping past a cabbie doing 25 - should have realised why the cabbie was going so slowly FFS.
Glad to be back out in normal civilisation frankly.
To sum up: London = ste.
riiiight. Seriously, how do you guys cope with living in the capital? Too many people, too many cars, too much everything really.
I was totally paranoid of other traffic, s
tty bendy buses and cameras seemingly everywhere. It seemed not 400 yards ticked by without another speed camera. Bloody nightmare, got flashed by a
Glad to be back out in normal civilisation frankly.
To sum up: London = s
te.when you're used to not seeing sheep on the roads and s
te on the signposts you become less paranoid - I grew up in rural northumberland 
the benefits of london far outweigh anything offered by anywhere else in the UK in terms of city life IMO..it's just getting in to it that sucks. there's also a knack to driving in london and a perverse pleasure when you nail it and can move smoothly around the back roads and main roads with no bother
Edited by minimax on Monday 4th August 13:43
We did have a stupendous steak in Gaucho's so I'll give you the food thing, it's just the whole getting around by car is gash.
And tell me, who on EARTH designs the TomTom software? Coming from the M4 it actually took us through Knightsbridge and Trafalgar Square FFS. Took about an hour and a half. F ecking imbeciles.
/rant
And tell me, who on EARTH designs the TomTom software? Coming from the M4 it actually took us through Knightsbridge and Trafalgar Square FFS. Took about an hour and a half. F ecking imbeciles.
/rant
Fittster said:
You can overlook a lot if your paid enough. Can't understand why people on less than 100K would live there.
Who'd serve you your latte in the morning though? Or serve your steak?I don't earn 100k, well, not quite, and life in London is great - you really don't have to eaqrn megabucks to enjoy life here. But it helps.
To the OP - driving in town requires a certain state of mind, a zen like detachment otherwise it'll be too stressful. As others have said though, when you 'get' driving in London it's almost, in a perverse manner, pleasurable.
I survive driving round town without a sat nav and rarely have to check the A-Z which also helps.
hornetrider said:
We did have a stupendous steak in Gaucho's so I'll give you the food thing, it's just the whole getting around by car is gash.
And tell me, who on EARTH designs the TomTom software? Coming from the M4 it actually took us through Knightsbridge and Trafalgar Square FFS. Took about an hour and a half. F ecking imbeciles.
/rant
using a satnav in london is about as useful and as fruitful as searching for a straw of hay in a giant stack of needles.. a map and local knowledge is what you need unfortunately And tell me, who on EARTH designs the TomTom software? Coming from the M4 it actually took us through Knightsbridge and Trafalgar Square FFS. Took about an hour and a half. F ecking imbeciles.
/rant
Money basically, can't earn this much in the sticks
There are some great places to be as well, which does make it a cool place to live. I've been in London or within striking distance all my life, so do end up taking the good bits for granted and can't wait to move out - but just can't afford to yet
There are some great places to be as well, which does make it a cool place to live. I've been in London or within striking distance all my life, so do end up taking the good bits for granted and can't wait to move out - but just can't afford to yet
Love walking round London! Hate driving in London, biggest headache I've ever got was driving in London to get to the passport office in time. Never again.
I hate having to drive aggressively to get anywhere, that's what I hate about London, because in order to get anywhere you need to up the driving aggressiveness by a few notches in order to give Londoners a taste of there own medicine.
Not fun. I'll stick to living by the seaside thank you very much
I hate having to drive aggressively to get anywhere, that's what I hate about London, because in order to get anywhere you need to up the driving aggressiveness by a few notches in order to give Londoners a taste of there own medicine.
Not fun. I'll stick to living by the seaside thank you very much
hornetrider said:
We did have a stupendous steak in Gaucho's so I'll give you the food thing, it's just the whole getting around by car is gash.
And tell me, who on EARTH designs the TomTom software? Coming from the M4 it actually took us through Knightsbridge and Trafalgar Square FFS. Took about an hour and a half. F ecking imbeciles.
/rant
Mine made me laugh (before punching it) last time I listened to it trying to get me to Excell.And tell me, who on EARTH designs the TomTom software? Coming from the M4 it actually took us through Knightsbridge and Trafalgar Square FFS. Took about an hour and a half. F ecking imbeciles.
/rant
Drove down a trading estate, right upto the dock side, sat looking at the exhibition center ... "You have reached your destination.."
...Well done plug-head we are sat on the wrong side of the water!!!
tamore said:
love the countryside, but i agree with the 'once you're bored of london, you're bored of life' quote. at least, i think that was the quote!
Oh you poor, poor, deluded fool.London is a s
thole. Once upon a time, many years ago (think 20 odd), I used to think nothing of driving up to London for an evening out. Now I wouldn't go there if you paid me. Too many cars, too many people, too many cameras. How people can choose to live there I have no idea.Neil_H said:
Breaking News: Driving in London is 'not fun'.
its not all bad....;)http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=london...
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