coffeejo
Ælfrēd
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- West Somerset
Where do you live and do you like it or not
- Thread starter Beeankey
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I live in Carlisle too, only been back here for 2 years though after a longer than expected "exile" to Wigton.
I quite like it as a good balance between rural and town, we have a river on our doorstep and plenty of open countryside, then shops on the other side but if I want to go "proper" shopping it has to be Newcastle as there isn't the choice locally.
I find it a long way from most of the places I want to go - the lakes, for example. Everywhere seems to be a drive away and the public transport beyond the town centre is rubbish.
As a city Carlisle is a bit of a non-starter, we don't even have a theatre, which is a shame.
But it's preferable to a lot of places so I don't complain - much.
asterix
Comrade Member
- Location
- Limoges or York
Limousin in France
Hate it !!!
surrounded by forgineers !! and they all talk funny
very expensive !
Everything closes early and for 2 and half hours for lunch ( even the resturants !!!!)
No Marks and Spencer
VERY cold in winter
Anybody wanna swop
Am converting a barn there. We might have sold up in York and bought something finished but wanted the best of both worlds. On Sunday I'll be going out again to do this and that, taking as much food as possible to avoid buying Euros.
You have to like the simple life to live there IMO, grow your stuff and all that. Having visited other parts of France I'd say the French there speak with quite a strong accent, hard to catch the words.
I doubt the work will ever be finished while we own it; I aim to get out more on the bike this summer! The cycling around our part is great.
SatNavSaysStraightOn
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- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
Cuddington, Cheshire, sort of...
I'm not really in Cuddington, but outside it surrounded by countryside so zero mins to countryside, wildlife, rural
Delarmere forest is 4km away by bike
plenty more, but the list is too long
Everyone expects you to have car for transport living in the countryside!
shopping takes lots of time (OK not as bad as some places I have lived where it was a 4-6 hour marathon, but still takes most of the morning).
all of my bikes spend their lives either filthy or being washed and the local lane (actually tarmaced), thinks it's a muddy river!
courier drivers can't find the place - their SatNav's say the road ends before it actually does! I tell them stick with the tarmac - in otherwords - straight on, but do they?
too close to family - never actually lived somewhere were both sets of parent's are less than an hour away - they now expect to be visited regularly!
I'm not really in Cuddington, but outside it surrounded by countryside so zero mins to countryside, wildlife, rural
Delarmere forest is 4km away by bike
plenty more, but the list is too long
Everyone expects you to have car for transport living in the countryside!
shopping takes lots of time (OK not as bad as some places I have lived where it was a 4-6 hour marathon, but still takes most of the morning).
all of my bikes spend their lives either filthy or being washed and the local lane (actually tarmaced), thinks it's a muddy river!
courier drivers can't find the place - their SatNav's say the road ends before it actually does! I tell them stick with the tarmac - in otherwords - straight on, but do they?
too close to family - never actually lived somewhere were both sets of parent's are less than an hour away - they now expect to be visited regularly!
Just north of Cambridge
I like Cambridge itself but its 12 miles away so I can't really say I live there. Didn't really choose to live here either, my wife and I somehow managed to land jobs in the area after we finished Uni and we have been here for about 5 years now.
Where we actually live is a bit isolated, my family are all in Doncaster and all her family are in Poole.
It's Frustratingly flat
The area round us is nice enough but I don't feel any particular tie to the place, it was just convenient and gives us a manageable commuting distance to anywhere around Cambridge. Given the opportunity we would probably move to Dorset in the Wimborne or Dorchester area (near the in-laws). I wouldn't move back up North, even though my family are all still there. It's pretty grim and opportunities for the type of work I do seem pretty thin on the ground.
I like Cambridge itself but its 12 miles away so I can't really say I live there. Didn't really choose to live here either, my wife and I somehow managed to land jobs in the area after we finished Uni and we have been here for about 5 years now.
Where we actually live is a bit isolated, my family are all in Doncaster and all her family are in Poole.
It's Frustratingly flat
The area round us is nice enough but I don't feel any particular tie to the place, it was just convenient and gives us a manageable commuting distance to anywhere around Cambridge. Given the opportunity we would probably move to Dorset in the Wimborne or Dorchester area (near the in-laws). I wouldn't move back up North, even though my family are all still there. It's pretty grim and opportunities for the type of work I do seem pretty thin on the ground.
Interesting! Opposite to us then, well sort of.
Its 2 1/2 hours to each respective families and its been like that since I left for Uni about 8 years ago. Its not just parents but grandparents etc who I would like to see as much as possible before its too late. It's only now that I've grown up a bit I appreciate my grandparents a lot more. There's stuff they know and stories they can tell which I can only relate to now I no longer live practically on their doorstep. Luckily I've commenced skype training to alleviate this and its going well so far but you can't beat actually being there with them.
MisterStan
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- Out there somewhere
Wyton on the Hill, near Cambridge on what was the old RAF Base living quarters. I like it as it's quiet and our neighbours are all friendly.
No amenities at all, but a 5 minute pootle and you have some reasonable pubs, restaurants and shops. 25 mins in the car or an hour on the bike and you have Cambridge, which is a great place.
There aren't many hills around here (more or less in the Fens) which can be a good thing and also a bad thing.
No amenities at all, but a 5 minute pootle and you have some reasonable pubs, restaurants and shops. 25 mins in the car or an hour on the bike and you have Cambridge, which is a great place.
There aren't many hills around here (more or less in the Fens) which can be a good thing and also a bad thing.
MisterStan
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- Location
- Out there somewhere
You're in Earith aren't you? Still haven't worked out if i've spotted you whilst commuting on the Busway!
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
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- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
It used to be 5 hours driving on a good day (my 'family') & 6 hours (my OH's family) between us and was for a long time (17 years I think). I also lived with my grandparents for a while as well. I found it made you plan visits and there was none of the aimless hanging around that I get now if I visit my mother. the current approach is that I let myself in, get on with whatever needs doing (computer/gardening/maintaining their bikes/cooking something) my mum will then arrive back, we eat and then she leaves and I let myself out and cycle home. I guess after +17 years of there being a reason to visit and a purpose, I am missing actually seeing my mother when I go to her home! (mind you we did live with them for 5 months after coming back from our aborted 12 month tour, so perhaps I feel I don't need to yet!)
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Welling and it's ok. Lived in worse places (Nelson springs to mind along with Hither Green) and lived in better places (Hampstead, Blackheath and Liverpool being the notable ones)
marzjennings
Legendary Member
- Location
- Houston, Texas, USA
Houston, Texas, ye'ha!
Moved here when my wife was promoted and new role was based in Houston (both of us would have preferred to stay in London).
We planned on making some money and escaping ASAP, but after 11 years (even with a 2 year escape in Trinidad) we're still here.
The place is growing on me. It's a mashup of a swamp and a concrete jungle, lots of trees and sweating with massive areas of concrete.
The upsides, 12 miles of mtb trails 1 mile from the house, +40 miles of paved trails for easy traffic free riding. More good restaurants than you can shake a very large stick at and all of them more affordable than London. Some great theatre and music to be found. Great school for the kid. It is cheap to live, e.g. a 4 bedroom, 2 car garage home on 1/4 acre costs less than a garage apartment in Chelsea. Jobs, better choice and pay.
Biggest down side, the concept of the local pub never made it to the Texas. There's an empty restaurant about half a mile from the house, I am so tempted to see if I can get something started there.
Moved here when my wife was promoted and new role was based in Houston (both of us would have preferred to stay in London).
We planned on making some money and escaping ASAP, but after 11 years (even with a 2 year escape in Trinidad) we're still here.
The place is growing on me. It's a mashup of a swamp and a concrete jungle, lots of trees and sweating with massive areas of concrete.
The upsides, 12 miles of mtb trails 1 mile from the house, +40 miles of paved trails for easy traffic free riding. More good restaurants than you can shake a very large stick at and all of them more affordable than London. Some great theatre and music to be found. Great school for the kid. It is cheap to live, e.g. a 4 bedroom, 2 car garage home on 1/4 acre costs less than a garage apartment in Chelsea. Jobs, better choice and pay.
Biggest down side, the concept of the local pub never made it to the Texas. There's an empty restaurant about half a mile from the house, I am so tempted to see if I can get something started there.
Ladytrucker
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South Lanarkshire, 5 mile to the nearest train which takes about 40 minutes to Glasgow, so I'm .....
SamC
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Manchester
Manchester city centre. 0.2miles from Piccadilly Station, 0.9m from work. I like Manchester, I think it's the perfect sized city in that you can walk anywhere you might want to go in 30 minutes or less and anywhere else is easy to get to by bus or taxi. I can order a curry or a pizza 24 hours a day, I have Aldi and the gym on my doortstep, hundreds of other shops, bars, pubs and restaurants, curry mile, the Transpenine trail and loads of canal towpaths nearby for cycling.
Now that I've listed all that stuff, I like it more than I thought I did
. I'm from a village in the north east and have lived in Manchester for 9 years. I get a bit annoyed with the place because I hardly seem to leave, but it's alright .
Now that I've listed all that stuff, I like it more than I thought I did
. I'm from a village in the north east and have lived in Manchester for 9 years. I get a bit annoyed with the place because I hardly seem to leave, but it's alright .
