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You know - the Anglia region - the East of England. Northampton, Milton Keynes, Norwich, Norfolk etc. All the 'country bumpkin' type areas.
God, what a bunch of po-faced whingers they are.
If you've seen Anglia News or BBC's Look East whine-a-thons lately, they've been whinging about a few inches of snow thats fallen. Yeah, it snowed - get over it! Russia deal with far worse on a daily basis. It hasn't snowed here in Northampton, though. Oh no. No drifting snow causing chaos here. Because that would be remotely interesting. And nothing remotely interesting EVER happens in Northampton.
Prior to the snow, they were whining about the floods they've had in recent years. Sorry, but if you buy houses that are built on flood plains, EXPECT TO GET FLOODED! It's not rocket science. Though it may as well be for as far as this region is concerned.
And in the summer, if it's hot and dry for a few months, they'll be whining about the "drought" and the hosepipe bans it brings.
They're never happy unless they're whining about something!
Jeez, I hate this region and everything it stands for. Let's face it, any region that considers concrete cows to be a landmark needs serious help.
*Puts straw in mouth*
Oo-arr! Now where did oi leave me tractor...
God, what a bunch of po-faced whingers they are.
If you've seen Anglia News or BBC's Look East whine-a-thons lately, they've been whinging about a few inches of snow thats fallen. Yeah, it snowed - get over it! Russia deal with far worse on a daily basis. It hasn't snowed here in Northampton, though. Oh no. No drifting snow causing chaos here. Because that would be remotely interesting. And nothing remotely interesting EVER happens in Northampton.
Prior to the snow, they were whining about the floods they've had in recent years. Sorry, but if you buy houses that are built on flood plains, EXPECT TO GET FLOODED! It's not rocket science. Though it may as well be for as far as this region is concerned.
And in the summer, if it's hot and dry for a few months, they'll be whining about the "drought" and the hosepipe bans it brings.
They're never happy unless they're whining about something!
Jeez, I hate this region and everything it stands for. Let's face it, any region that considers concrete cows to be a landmark needs serious help.
*Puts straw in mouth*
Oo-arr! Now where did oi leave me tractor...
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WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> Wasn't the snow that caused the problems though - I saw it on the
> news, and the other side of the motorway was empty, despite being
> covered in just as much snow.
>
> Blame stupid drivers, not the weather or the gritters!
Stupid drivers? What are they gonna do? drive on the wrong side of the motorway home?
Different directions of the motorway are busy during different times of the day.
In the mornings the A1(M) Southbound (going through Hertfordshire towards London) is almost at a standstill. While Northbound is flowing freely. In the 5pm rushhour it is the opposite with all the traffic flowing out of London Northbound causing a standstill, while the southbound side is flowing freely.
And it wasnt just traffic on the motorway causing problems. It usually takes me 3 minutes getting out of Hatfield onto the motorway. Last thursday it took me 5 hours.
> Wasn't the snow that caused the problems though - I saw it on the
> news, and the other side of the motorway was empty, despite being
> covered in just as much snow.
>
> Blame stupid drivers, not the weather or the gritters!
Stupid drivers? What are they gonna do? drive on the wrong side of the motorway home?
Different directions of the motorway are busy during different times of the day.
In the mornings the A1(M) Southbound (going through Hertfordshire towards London) is almost at a standstill. While Northbound is flowing freely. In the 5pm rushhour it is the opposite with all the traffic flowing out of London Northbound causing a standstill, while the southbound side is flowing freely.
And it wasnt just traffic on the motorway causing problems. It usually takes me 3 minutes getting out of Hatfield onto the motorway. Last thursday it took me 5 hours.
Or†ega wrote:
> The warnings about not travellling didnt even occur until Thursday
> evening rushour...when thousands of people were already stuck on the
> motorways anyway.
Wasn't the snow that caused the problems though - I saw it on the news, and the other side of the motorway was empty, despite being covered in just as much snow.
Blame stupid drivers, not the weather or the gritters!
> The warnings about not travellling didnt even occur until Thursday
> evening rushour...when thousands of people were already stuck on the
> motorways anyway.
Wasn't the snow that caused the problems though - I saw it on the news, and the other side of the motorway was empty, despite being covered in just as much snow.
Blame stupid drivers, not the weather or the gritters!
WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> That's my point. There was fair warning about it, and not to travel
> in it.
>
> These are the sort of people who sue McDonalds because their
> polystyrene cup with "WARNING: CONTENTS HOT" on the side
> actually contains hot liquid, which they scald themselves with as they
> pull away from the drive-through with it open in their lap.
>
> Why were the gritters not out? They were warned not to travel! ;-p
Most people were on thier way home from work. That moring actually started off sunny, and the snow was predicted to have fallen early thursday morning in the weather reports. The warnings about not travellling didnt even occur until Thursday evening rushour...when thousands of people were already stuck on the motorways anyway.
> That's my point. There was fair warning about it, and not to travel
> in it.
>
> These are the sort of people who sue McDonalds because their
> polystyrene cup with "WARNING: CONTENTS HOT" on the side
> actually contains hot liquid, which they scald themselves with as they
> pull away from the drive-through with it open in their lap.
>
> Why were the gritters not out? They were warned not to travel! ;-p
Most people were on thier way home from work. That moring actually started off sunny, and the snow was predicted to have fallen early thursday morning in the weather reports. The warnings about not travellling didnt even occur until Thursday evening rushour...when thousands of people were already stuck on the motorways anyway.
True, but my points about Harlow were from having lived there for the most part of my life, and my comments about London were based on 3 years living in West London.
I got the impression that he doesn't live in London and was basing his "list of things" on nothing more than cliches.
I could be wrong though.
I got the impression that he doesn't live in London and was basing his "list of things" on nothing more than cliches.
I could be wrong though.
Goatboy wrote:
> It's a toilet. From 1st hand experience.
I know, its getting that in other areas too, also from 1st hand experience.
It just appeared (while I was half asleep) that you were moaning at gerrid for saying london is dodgy, then saying essex is crap, which seemed to go against your comment at gerrid as they are both opinions of an area.
> It's a toilet. From 1st hand experience.
I know, its getting that in other areas too, also from 1st hand experience.
It just appeared (while I was half asleep) that you were moaning at gerrid for saying london is dodgy, then saying essex is crap, which seemed to go against your comment at gerrid as they are both opinions of an area.
Crikeys - Parrott records, yup we used to have one of those in Ipswich many moons ago - it was a cool place to go because they even had an Asteroids machine in there and we used to go in on a Saturday lunchtime (this was when I was a Sainsbury saturday boy), play on the machine and most Saturday's I would end up buying some albumn or other.
Ahh memories....
Ipswich is just the same as you described - I hate going in there shopping - all the young shell suited single mothers seem to congregate around the Woolworths, Argos area where the Poundland and QS stores have opened up.
I still like Suffolk.....
Ahh memories....
Ipswich is just the same as you described - I hate going in there shopping - all the young shell suited single mothers seem to congregate around the Woolworths, Argos area where the Poundland and QS stores have opened up.
I still like Suffolk.....
That's not Daily Mail thinking, that's 20+ years spent in Harlow and seeing it turned into Precinct 13. Same as Chelmsford, Stevenage and Basildon.
They're windswept, empty edifices to once-bustling town centres that are now odes to Poundland, Lidl, Spurs shops and Ratners.
No bookshops in Harlow at all anymore and Virgin the only place to buy records.
Whereas we used to have Parrot Records where I discovered Black Flag, Poison Idea, Fudge Tunnel, Faith No More etc and Volumne One. Granted, that's not exactly Waterstone's but at least you could get a book that wasn't by Wilbur Smith or Jamie Oliver.
And take a look around Harlow town center. I've popped there during a day off and seen pram-faced teens standing around in designer tracksuits screaming at Chantelle whilst gabbing to more gel-haired baby-factories and puffing on Silk Cut promising their offspring a "Maccy D's if they shaaat the faaaaark uuuuuuup"
It's a toilet. From 1st hand experience.
They're windswept, empty edifices to once-bustling town centres that are now odes to Poundland, Lidl, Spurs shops and Ratners.
No bookshops in Harlow at all anymore and Virgin the only place to buy records.
Whereas we used to have Parrot Records where I discovered Black Flag, Poison Idea, Fudge Tunnel, Faith No More etc and Volumne One. Granted, that's not exactly Waterstone's but at least you could get a book that wasn't by Wilbur Smith or Jamie Oliver.
And take a look around Harlow town center. I've popped there during a day off and seen pram-faced teens standing around in designer tracksuits screaming at Chantelle whilst gabbing to more gel-haired baby-factories and puffing on Silk Cut promising their offspring a "Maccy D's if they shaaat the faaaaark uuuuuuup"
It's a toilet. From 1st hand experience.
Goatboy wrote:
> Beats Essex and the vast desolate shopping precincts stuffed with
> single-teen mums, skater goobers and imitation gangs of plastic
> wannabe-hardboys.
sounds like a daily mail-ish opinion there
I'll think you'll find that the single-teen mums, skater boys and wannabe hardboys reside all over the UK along with nobs with fast cars (no matter how cheap or expensive they are)
> Beats Essex and the vast desolate shopping precincts stuffed with
> single-teen mums, skater goobers and imitation gangs of plastic
> wannabe-hardboys.
sounds like a daily mail-ish opinion there
I'll think you'll find that the single-teen mums, skater boys and wannabe hardboys reside all over the UK along with nobs with fast cars (no matter how cheap or expensive they are)
Where did you get your "rules for London" gerrid?
I'm guessing it was from the "Oi doint loike towns" handbook, because having lived in London on-and-off for 3 years, that's absolute rubbish.
One of the friendliest places I've lived, far much so than these awful home-counties full of roundabout towns and faceless rabbit-hutch housing estates.
And why? Because of the mix of cultures and lifestyles. No moron 16yr olds racing souped up Novas about car-parks, bars open till whenever they want to close, neighbours that stop and talk.
People in London are doing their own thing and not stuck in a lifeless place of no interests - more to do than get pished in a park and throw stones at buses.
And late-night buses are usually full of people so you don't feel threatened for the most part.
No offence gerrid, but try living there before you start to condemn. If I could afford it, I'd go back in a heartbeat.
Beats Essex and the vast desolate shopping precincts stuffed with single-teen mums, skater goobers and imitation gangs of plastic wannabe-hardboys.
I'm guessing it was from the "Oi doint loike towns" handbook, because having lived in London on-and-off for 3 years, that's absolute rubbish.
One of the friendliest places I've lived, far much so than these awful home-counties full of roundabout towns and faceless rabbit-hutch housing estates.
And why? Because of the mix of cultures and lifestyles. No moron 16yr olds racing souped up Novas about car-parks, bars open till whenever they want to close, neighbours that stop and talk.
People in London are doing their own thing and not stuck in a lifeless place of no interests - more to do than get pished in a park and throw stones at buses.
And late-night buses are usually full of people so you don't feel threatened for the most part.
No offence gerrid, but try living there before you start to condemn. If I could afford it, I'd go back in a heartbeat.
Beats Essex and the vast desolate shopping precincts stuffed with single-teen mums, skater goobers and imitation gangs of plastic wannabe-hardboys.
I was back in London a few weeks ago, and people were no less talkative than here in Northampton.
In and out of shops in the West End, people even said "thanks" when I held the door open for them. Don't get anything but an incoherent grunt or a glare in Northampton - that's if they even notice!
In and out of shops in the West End, people even said "thanks" when I held the door open for them. Don't get anything but an incoherent grunt or a glare in Northampton - that's if they even notice!
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