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Mito Man wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:35 pm Certainly seems to have a better night life too probably because people aren’t pissing away their money just to commute.

Lot of drugs though - I've never been offered drugs so much as in Liverpool. Just about ever place we went to and we were not just hitting the dive bars.

But overall yeah, it's a great place for a night out or a Stag as we were on.

dinny_g wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:30 am

Mito Man wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:35 pm Certainly seems to have a better night life too probably because people aren’t pissing away their money just to commute.

Lot of drugs though - I've never been offered drugs so much as in Liverpool. Just about ever place we went to and we were not just hitting the dive bars.

There must be some downsides as well though.

To be fair, and typical of scouser's, they were all very friendly and non threatening..

This may be because I was staying at a hotel - I’m sure London is worse (never stayed at a hotel in London), but so many prostitutes openly looking for work directly outside of it
I’ve never even been approached in all my years walking through Soho.

Anyway so the bad points, erm, nope can’t think of any so far

The hotel in Germany I used to stay for work was like this only they all sat in the bar in a group like the waiting room of a brothel... I mean I'd assume, I wouldn't know

In the room the women come and go
Talking of Michelangelo

duncs500 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:57 am

dinny_g wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:30 am

Mito Man wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:35 pm Certainly seems to have a better night life too probably because people aren’t pissing away their money just to commute.

Lot of drugs though - I've never been offered drugs so much as in Liverpool. Just about ever place we went to and we were not just hitting the dive bars.

There must be some downsides as well though.

It's a gift that keeps on giving

Mito Man wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:02 am This may be because I was staying at a hotel - I’m sure London is worse (never stayed at a hotel in London), but so many prostitutes openly looking for work directly outside of it
I’ve never even been approached in all my years walking through Soho.

Anyway so the bad points, erm, nope can’t think of any so far

I had an ex who spent her teen years hanging out with wealthy and posh people in the private clubs and bars and she always bemoaned how many prostitutes were in the bar at places like the Dorchester.

They're easy to spot in the posher parts of London...

Tall and attractive, well dressed and pulling a cabin baggage sized roller suitcase ...

duncs500 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:57 am

dinny_g wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:30 am

Mito Man wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:35 pm Certainly seems to have a better night life too probably because people aren’t pissing away their money just to commute.

Lot of drugs though - I've never been offered drugs so much as in Liverpool. Just about ever place we went to and we were not just hitting the dive bars.

There must be some downsides as well though.

Yeah - it's full of Scousers

Mito Man wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:52 pm The trial was also during covid
It’s so flawed it’s hilarious, meanwhile the main roads are now bumper to bumper traffic from 7am to 10pm…

To be fair, I used to use those roads pas the Hurlingham Club as a ran run 25+ years ago because the main roads were bumper to bumper and Hammersmith Bridge was closed then

dinny_g wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:30 am

Mito Man wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:35 pm Certainly seems to have a better night life too probably because people aren’t pissing away their money just to commute.

Lot of drugs though - I've never been offered drugs so much as in Liverpool. Just about ever place we went to and we were not just hitting the dive bars.

But overall yeah, it's a great place for a night out or a Stag as we were on.

Supposedly Liverpool is the only part of the uk where the cocaine doesn’t go through the Albanian mafia

IanF wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:31 pm Just received a FPN with a heavy £130 fine for driving through here.. I drove through the left, very narrow, lane. I’m still not sure what I did wrong
Before I challenge it, can you see what their issue is?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/kEmrnYNQPxAHxfTA8?g_st=ic

I know we've already got the correct answer, but based on the width of those lanes, I thought someone was going to say it was buses only and cycles only with the bike "lanes" either side.

Haha, thought that looked familiar. I drove through in the correct central lane marked buses only as it looked ridiculously narrow. I appealed on the basis of it being of bad design and received an apology and had my fine overturned.

In reality they sent me the picture of me driving through the middle again and made me pay up.

Mito Man wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:52 pm The trial was also during covid
It’s so flawed it’s hilarious, meanwhile the main roads are now bumper to bumper traffic from 7am to 10pm…

I had a great example of how well London traffic functions today -

Sitting on a rental bike at Vauxhall Bridge, a Special Escort cavalcade (unmarked Golf GTi, 3 x SEG bikes, unmarked Discovery and a stickered-up Range Rover) came over the river from MI6 and travelled East in the same direction as me. I kept them within view for about 10 minutes on my 15mph limited bike, then lost sight of them. Got off the bike near home (about 2.5 miles from where I first saw them), and 1 minute later the cavalcade went by.
My route was about 150 metres shorter than the one they'd taken (cycle lane short cut), but even with the motorbikes holding up vehicles at traffic lights to get them through I beat them on a 15mph bicycle!

Not to do with traffic regs, but I was impressed by the Disco driver today - he was keeping within a metre of the back wheel of the motorbike in front of him and was right up to the next one within seconds when they swap over at junctions. That's a lot of trust between the rider and driver!

Jimexpl wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2024 2:09 pm
Not to do with traffic regs, but I was impressed by the Disco driver today - he was keeping within a metre of the back wheel of the motorbike in front of him and was right up to the next one within seconds when they swap over at junctions. That's a lot of trust between the rider and driver!

SOunds like it's probably an armoured Disco too? So heaaaaaavy.

What was the outcome @IanF ?

scotta wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:36 pm What was the outcome @IanF ?

Deafening silence currently

IanF wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:10 pm

scotta wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:36 pm What was the outcome @IanF ?

Deafening silence currently

Pardon?

scotta wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:36 pm What was the outcome @IanF ?

Ignored my question about how can I view property that I want to purchase, and asked I pay soon to get 50% off. Paid. Grumbled. Sigh

Does Chiswick have the same stupid rules?

IanF wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:32 pm

scotta wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:36 pm What was the outcome @IanF ?

Ignored my question about how can I view property that I want to purchase, and asked I pay soon to get 50% off. Paid. Grumbled. Sigh

Does Chiswick have the same stupid rules?

It does down towards the river near Chiswick house / Thames Rd. I haven’t travelled in the other parts much recently to know what’s happened elsewhere.

If you’re looking for a house I’ve got a friend with one he’s looking to move on in a West London Mews, but only to a ‘car person’ - c.5000sqft, plus the ground floor garage which fits 14 cars. He only wants £12m for it if you’re interested….