Paging the Londers

I've been asked if i'd like to be considered for a job. It's in
University Street, WC1E 6JJ.

What are the decent areas within a 30 min bike ride? Just so I can take
a look at property and such, one of a few items to be considered.

"MattG" <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I've been asked if i'd like to be considered for a job. It's in
> University Street, WC1E 6JJ.
>
> What are the decent areas within a 30 min bike ride? Just so I can take
> a look at property and such, one of a few items to be considered.
>

There are many excellent areas within a few minutes bike ride of that
location; Mayfair, Belgravia, St. John's Wood, etc. They are a tad expensive
though. If you are looking for somewhere nice but reasonably priced then
unless you can filter faster than a London despatch rider on a rush job, you
may have a slightly longer commute. IME a 45 - 50 minute spirited commute
can get you as far as the M25 which gives you a few more possibilities.

--
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On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 20:47:27 +0000, MattG <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote:

>Err, yes, you have. It was only once though. Champ has met me twice, and
>still doesn't remember, so I don't hold it against you.

hang on - were you the bloke on the ZX6R on the BBB run?

--
d.

Big Tony wrote:
> "MattG" <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:40463639.4020408@iato.co.uk...
>
>>I've been asked if i'd like to be considered for a job. It's in
>>University Street, WC1E 6JJ.
>>
>>What are the decent areas within a 30 min bike ride? Just so I can take
>>a look at property and such, one of a few items to be considered.
>>
>
>
> There are many excellent areas within a few minutes bike ride of that
> location; Mayfair, Belgravia, St. John's Wood, etc. They are a tad expensive
> though. If you are looking for somewhere nice but reasonably priced then
> unless you can filter faster than a London despatch rider on a rush job, you
> may have a slightly longer commute. IME a 45 - 50 minute spirited commute
> can get you as far as the M25 which gives you a few more possibilities.

Heh, there are some very nice places round there, but as you say, some
are a touch expensive. I'd be looking for 200 - 250 K, possibly up to 300K.
Not after anything fancy, a reasonably nice area, garage and garden -
typical suburban semi would do ok.

I don't hang about when filtering, but I'm not /totally/ suicidal,
fairly close, though. Given that I'll be on call some of the time
(emergency response means staying on site, rapid means within 30 mins) I
don't want to go too far.

darsy wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 20:47:27 +0000, MattG <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Err, yes, you have. It was only once though. Champ has met me twice, and
>>still doesn't remember, so I don't hold it against you.
>
> hang on - were you the bloke on the ZX6R on the BBB run?

Aww shucks, you remembered

"MattG" <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote in message
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> >>Err, yes, you have. It was only once though. Champ has met me twice, and
> >>still doesn't remember, so I don't hold it against you.
> >
> >
> > Yeah but imagine if he did hold it against you.... ewwww.
> >
>
> You'd love it, come on - admit it!

<blush>

--
cane ¦ fireblade, r30

On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 20:54:57 +0000, MattG <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote:

>Big Tony wrote:
>> "MattG" <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:40463639.4020408@iato.co.uk...
>>
>>>I've been asked if i'd like to be considered for a job. It's in
>>>University Street, WC1E 6JJ.
>>>
>>>What are the decent areas within a 30 min bike ride? Just so I can take
>>>a look at property and such, one of a few items to be considered.

>Heh, there are some very nice places round there, but as you say, some
>are a touch expensive. I'd be looking for 200 - 250 K, possibly up to 300K.
>Not after anything fancy, a reasonably nice area, garage and garden -
>typical suburban semi would do ok.

Waltham Forest - better bits of Walthamstow and Chingford will get you
something decent for that sort of price range. You will be on the limit
of your 30 min parameter though during the rush hour!

Not as posh a post code as darsy's though.
--
Paul C - "the big camp bastard" (tm d.a.r.s.y)
VFR800 | ZX6R | R1150GS
BOD#5, two#4, BOTAFOT#23, BOTAFOF#4, URMSBC#09, COFF#09
Admits to working for London Underground!

Previously on usenet, MattG said...
> darsy wrote:
> > On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 20:47:27 +0000, MattG <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >>Err, yes, you have. It was only once though. Champ has met me twice, and
> >>still doesn't remember, so I don't hold it against you.
> >
> > hang on - were you the bloke on the ZX6R on the BBB run?
>
>
> Aww shucks, you remembered

The rather quick ZX6R rider IIRC

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"MattG wrote:
>
>I've been asked if i'd like to be considered for a job. It's in
>University Street, WC1E 6JJ.
>
>What are the decent areas within a 30 min bike ride? Just so I can take
>a look at property and such, one of a few items to be considered.

Take your time. Rent my place while you look.

--
Ben Blaney

"Bob123" <abc@def.com> wrote in message
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>
> The secret with the drain is, if you get on reasonably near the
> beginning of the line and get a seat

<London Trivia Mode>
You do know the only line on the Underground to be called the Drain is the
Waterloo & City line (apparently because of the smell)
and I think it only has two stations on it, so not getting on at the
beginning of the line could prove difficult.
</ltm>

>and don’t have to change it’s not
> too bad, though I sometimes lose my seat to the old, the pregnant, the
> physically disabled or to beautiful girls. The nice thing about standing
> is then you can have the fun of puling morning commuters papers down to
> point out needy people and suggesting kindly they give up their seat,
> their usual tactic is to pretend they haven’t noticed them, but you get
> some evil looks, I’ve actually had a 30 odd year old suited chap refuse
> to give up his seat for a woman using crutches, the woman sitting next
> to him gave up her seat and I accidentally fell backwards at a
> particularly bumpy stretch of track and stamped on his foot with a full
> 14 stone through the heal of my brogues, I didn’t feel any think snap to
> my surprise but he squealed like a stuck pig.

You sound like a bit of a twat.

dwb wrote:
> "Bob123" <abc@def.com> wrote in message
>
>>The secret with the drain is, if you get on reasonably near the
>>beginning of the line and get a seat
>
> <London Trivia Mode>
> You do know the only line on the Underground to be called the Drain is the
> Waterloo & City line (apparently because of the smell)
> and I think it only has two stations on it, so not getting on at the
> beginning of the line could prove difficult.
> </ltm>

You a cabby or something? I didn't know that, I heard the term used once
and thought it apt.

>>and don’t have to change it’s not
<snip>
>>14 stone through the heal of my brogues, I didn’t feel any think snap to
>>my surprise but he squealed like a stuck pig.
>
> You sound like a bit of a twat.

Possibly, but any middle aged able bodied person who won't give up their
seat for a much more deserving person is a complete twat.

--
Bob
Currently borrowing a black and red Yamaha XJ750 with fuel injection
Present: Honda XL125RF (FS)
Past: Honda CG125
bob at homeurl tomato dot co dot uk
remove the red fruit if you’d like to email me.

"Bob123" <abc@def.com> wrote in message
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>
> Possibly, but any middle aged able bodied person who won't give up their
> seat for a much more deserving person is a complete twat.

Well yes, but I don't see why an able-bodied person of the womanly
persuasion is any more entitled to a seat then I - especially considering
how obnoxious many of the London variety are. [1]

Old, infirm etc - absolutely I agree with you - but in other cases my
knees/back are likely to be far more dodgy then theirs so they can bloody
well stand

[1] this, IMO, is different to holding a door open or general courtesy,
which I do

dwb wrote:

> "Bob123" <abc@def.com> wrote in message
> news:c26q1f$1qdui8$1@ID-207195.news.uni-berlin.de...
>
>>Possibly, but any middle aged able bodied person who won't give up their
>>seat for a much more deserving person is a complete twat.
>
>
> Well yes, but I don't see why an able-bodied person of the womanly
> persuasion is any more entitled to a seat then I - especially considering
> how obnoxious many of the London variety are. [1]
>
> Old, infirm etc - absolutely I agree with you - but in other cases my
> knees/back are likely to be far more dodgy then theirs so they can bloody
> well stand

Oh I agree with that, the only time I ever give up my seat to an able
bodied woman is as a prelude to asking her for a drink [1] I was always
surprised that this ever worked.

[1] I don't want to give the impression I'm a letch, I only did this a
few times when I was 20 odd and even then only usually in the height of
the rutting season (spring)

--
Bob
Currently borrowing a black and red Yamaha XJ750 with fuel injection
Present: Honda XL125RF (FS)
Past: Honda CG125
bob at homeurl tomato dot co dot uk
remove the red fruit if you’d like to email me.

"MattG" <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I've been asked if i'd like to be considered for a job. It's in
> University Street, WC1E 6JJ.
>
> What are the decent areas within a 30 min bike ride? Just so I can take
> a look at property and such, one of a few items to be considered.
>
Kew's nice, and vehicle crimes including bike theft are rare around here
when compared to most of London.
--
ZK - When I die accelerate my body to light speed, I always wanted a burial
at c

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Zobo Kolonie said:

> Kew's nice, and vehicle crimes including bike theft are rare around here
> when compared to most of London.

As is Ealing, where I was supposed to be moving

--
Smile...tomorrow will be worse
CBR1000FL

dwb wrote:

> <London Trivia Mode>
> You do know the only line on the Underground to be called the Drain is
> the Waterloo & City line (apparently because of the smell)
> and I think it only has two stations on it, so not getting on at the
> beginning of the line could prove difficult.

IIRC, It was the staff that started the reference to it as the drain. It
used to be worked by a link of Waterloo BR drivers until it was ceded to
LUL 10 or so years ago.

I've driven one of the 1940 stock, v. similar to 1936 SUB stock, when it
was in BR blue and grey. <happy sigh>

--
Simon

Brighton | MYSOB: http://www.sweller.co.uk/sob/
England | MZSOB: http://www.mztech.fsnet.co.uk/

"Whinging Courier" <markonusenetTAKEITAWAY@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In uk.rec.motorcycles, Zobo Kolonie said:
>
> > Kew's nice, and vehicle crimes including bike theft are rare around
here
> > when compared to most of London.
>
> As is Ealing, where I was supposed to be moving

Ealing was[1] always good for totty-filled pubs too.

Dunno whether it's still the same.

[1] Back in the early 90s
--
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ZX-9R (in green, obviously) BOTAFOT#51

"CT" <ukrm@siteline.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Whinging Courier" <markonusenetTAKEITAWAY@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1ab181b88a927119989c20@news.individual.ne t...
> > In uk.rec.motorcycles, Zobo Kolonie said:
> >
> > > Kew's nice, and vehicle crimes including bike theft are rare around
> here
> > > when compared to most of London.
> >
> > As is Ealing, where I was supposed to be moving

>
>
> Ealing was[1] always good for totty-filled pubs too.
>
> Dunno whether it's still the same.
>
> [1] Back in the early 90s
>
There's still plenty of totty around there, but it helps if you speak Polish
or Slovakian these days :-)
(Actually just owning your own property, being unmarried, and having a fat
wallet will pull most of 'em easy peasy even if you're supermegafugly).

We used to tell a joke that went:
Q. What do you call a pretty girl in Poland?
A. A tourist.

But having met some of these fine lasses now I take it back, Phwoar!
Communism and cabbage might not have done much for a country's economic
situation but it sure turned out some phit looking burds :-)
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at c

"Zobo Kolonie" <zkolonie@SPAMSUCKShotmail.com> wrote in message
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[of Ealing]
> There's still plenty of totty around there, but it helps if you speak
Polish
> or Slovakian these days :-)
> (Actually just owning your own property, being unmarried, and having a
fat
> wallet will pull most of 'em easy peasy even if you're
supermegafugly).

Cool. I did meet a Slovakian girl a couple of years back. This was
actually
in my local in Harrow, but I'm fairly sure she said she was staying in
Ealing.
If I ever get to Skopje I've got a place to stay

)

>
> But having met some of these fine lasses now I take it back, Phwoar!
> Communism and cabbage might not have done much for a country's
economic
> situation but it sure turned out some phit looking burds :-)

Best place I've been for totty so far - Tallin, Estonia.
--
Chris

ZX-9R (in green, obviously) BOTAFOT#51

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Zobo Kolonie said:

> There's still plenty of totty around there, but it helps if you speak Polish
> or Slovakian these days :-)

I noticed that. Some of my family come from that part of the world.

> (Actually just owning your own property, being unmarried, and having a fat
> wallet will pull most of 'em easy peasy even if you're supermegafugly).

2 out of four ain't bad.

> We used to tell a joke that went:
> Q. What do you call a pretty girl in Poland?
> A. A tourist.

Not from what I've seen so far.

> But having met some of these fine lasses now I take it back, Phwoar!

Deffonata.

> Communism and cabbage might not have done much for a country's economic
> situation but it sure turned out some phit looking burds :-)

Mmmmm! <slurp>

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"CT" <ukrm@siteline.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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[Snip]
>
> Best place I've been for totty so far - Tallin, Estonia.
>
Oslo. Lived there for a couple of years and can confirm that it's
overflowing with amazingly fit leggy blue eyed blonde lasses[1] who don't
wear very much in the summer. Not my first cup of tea are blue eyed blonde
lasses but when they're as fit as that lot were you really have to be very
impressed indeed.

[1] Norwegian women seem to come in two forms, either super fit stunners or
supermegafugly munters, there's little in between IME.
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at c

CT wrote:

>Best place I've been for totty so far - Tallin, Estonia.

Yeah, good there. Also Romania, and Hungary.

--
Ben Blaney

Ben Blaney wrote:
> "MattG wrote:
>
>>I've been asked if i'd like to be considered for a job. It's in
>>University Street, WC1E 6JJ.
>>
>>What are the decent areas within a 30 min bike ride? Just so I can take
>>a look at property and such, one of a few items to be considered.
>
>
> Take your time. Rent my place while you look.

That's not a particularly bad idea. How long are you expecting to be
away? Of course, I'd have to be offered the job, and decide I want it,
first.

	#1
MattG	Paging the Londers I've been asked if i'd like to be considered for a job. It's in University Street, WC1E 6JJ. What are the decent areas within a 30 min bike ride? Just so I can take a look at property and such, one of a few items to be considered.

	#2
Big Tony	Re: Paging the Londers "MattG" <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote in message news:40463639.4020408@iato.co.uk... > I've been asked if i'd like to be considered for a job. It's in > University Street, WC1E 6JJ. > > What are the decent areas within a 30 min bike ride? Just so I can take > a look at property and such, one of a few items to be considered. > There are many excellent areas within a few minutes bike ride of that location; Mayfair, Belgravia, St. John's Wood, etc. They are a tad expensive though. If you are looking for somewhere nice but reasonably priced then unless you can filter faster than a London despatch rider on a rush job, you may have a slightly longer commute. IME a 45 - 50 minute spirited commute can get you as far as the M25 which gives you a few more possibilities. -- Big Tony BMW R1150GS Adventure BOTAFOF#21 BOTAFOT#120 BBB#3 PM#8 FTB#7

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darsy	Re: Paging the Londers On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 20:47:27 +0000, MattG <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote: >Err, yes, you have. It was only once though. Champ has met me twice, and >still doesn't remember, so I don't hold it against you. hang on - were you the bloke on the ZX6R on the BBB run? -- d.

	#4
MattG	Re: Paging the Londers Big Tony wrote: > "MattG" <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote in message > news:40463639.4020408@iato.co.uk... > >>I've been asked if i'd like to be considered for a job. It's in >>University Street, WC1E 6JJ. >> >>What are the decent areas within a 30 min bike ride? Just so I can take >>a look at property and such, one of a few items to be considered. >> > > > There are many excellent areas within a few minutes bike ride of that > location; Mayfair, Belgravia, St. John's Wood, etc. They are a tad expensive > though. If you are looking for somewhere nice but reasonably priced then > unless you can filter faster than a London despatch rider on a rush job, you > may have a slightly longer commute. IME a 45 - 50 minute spirited commute > can get you as far as the M25 which gives you a few more possibilities. Heh, there are some very nice places round there, but as you say, some are a touch expensive. I'd be looking for 200 - 250 K, possibly up to 300K. Not after anything fancy, a reasonably nice area, garage and garden - typical suburban semi would do ok. I don't hang about when filtering, but I'm not /totally/ suicidal, fairly close, though. Given that I'll be on call some of the time (emergency response means staying on site, rapid means within 30 mins) I don't want to go too far.

	#5
MattG	Re: Paging the Londers darsy wrote: > On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 20:47:27 +0000, MattG <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote: > >>Err, yes, you have. It was only once though. Champ has met me twice, and >>still doesn't remember, so I don't hold it against you. > > hang on - were you the bloke on the ZX6R on the BBB run? Aww shucks, you remembered

	#6
Cane	Re: Paging the Londers "MattG" <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote in message news:40464740.8040109@iato.co.uk... > >>Err, yes, you have. It was only once though. Champ has met me twice, and > >>still doesn't remember, so I don't hold it against you. > > > > > > Yeah but imagine if he did hold it against you.... ewwww. > > > > You'd love it, come on - admit it! <blush> -- cane ¦ fireblade, r30

	#7
Paul Corfield	Re: Paging the Londers On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 20:54:57 +0000, MattG <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote: >Big Tony wrote: >> "MattG" <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:40463639.4020408@iato.co.uk... >> >>>I've been asked if i'd like to be considered for a job. It's in >>>University Street, WC1E 6JJ. >>> >>>What are the decent areas within a 30 min bike ride? Just so I can take >>>a look at property and such, one of a few items to be considered. >Heh, there are some very nice places round there, but as you say, some >are a touch expensive. I'd be looking for 200 - 250 K, possibly up to 300K. >Not after anything fancy, a reasonably nice area, garage and garden - >typical suburban semi would do ok. Waltham Forest - better bits of Walthamstow and Chingford will get you something decent for that sort of price range. You will be on the limit of your 30 min parameter though during the rush hour! Not as posh a post code as darsy's though. -- Paul C - "the big camp bastard" (tm d.a.r.s.y) VFR800 \| ZX6R \| R1150GS BOD#5, two#4, BOTAFOT#23, BOTAFOF#4, URMSBC#09, COFF#09 Admits to working for London Underground!

	#8
Lozzo	Re: Paging the Londers Previously on usenet, MattG said... > darsy wrote: > > On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 20:47:27 +0000, MattG <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote: > > > >>Err, yes, you have. It was only once though. Champ has met me twice, and > >>still doesn't remember, so I don't hold it against you. > > > > hang on - were you the bloke on the ZX6R on the BBB run? > > > Aww shucks, you remembered The rather quick ZX6R rider IIRC -- Lozzo : The anti-Timo ZZR1100D, GPZ500S, CB250RS x3 BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, MIB#22, TCP#7, ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16, BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9. Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

	#9
Ben Blaney	Re: Paging the Londers "MattG wrote: > >I've been asked if i'd like to be considered for a job. It's in >University Street, WC1E 6JJ. > >What are the decent areas within a 30 min bike ride? Just so I can take >a look at property and such, one of a few items to be considered. Take your time. Rent my place while you look. -- Ben Blaney

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dwb	Re: Paging the Londers "Bob123" <abc@def.com> wrote in message news:404698b0$0$23811$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com... > > The secret with the drain is, if you get on reasonably near the > beginning of the line and get a seat <London Trivia Mode> You do know the only line on the Underground to be called the Drain is the Waterloo & City line (apparently because of the smell) and I think it only has two stations on it, so not getting on at the beginning of the line could prove difficult. </ltm> >and don’t have to change it’s not > too bad, though I sometimes lose my seat to the old, the pregnant, the > physically disabled or to beautiful girls. The nice thing about standing > is then you can have the fun of puling morning commuters papers down to > point out needy people and suggesting kindly they give up their seat, > their usual tactic is to pretend they haven’t noticed them, but you get > some evil looks, I’ve actually had a 30 odd year old suited chap refuse > to give up his seat for a woman using crutches, the woman sitting next > to him gave up her seat and I accidentally fell backwards at a > particularly bumpy stretch of track and stamped on his foot with a full > 14 stone through the heal of my brogues, I didn’t feel any think snap to > my surprise but he squealed like a stuck pig. You sound like a bit of a twat.

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Bob123	Re: Paging the Londers dwb wrote: > "Bob123" <abc@def.com> wrote in message > >>The secret with the drain is, if you get on reasonably near the >>beginning of the line and get a seat > > <London Trivia Mode> > You do know the only line on the Underground to be called the Drain is the > Waterloo & City line (apparently because of the smell) > and I think it only has two stations on it, so not getting on at the > beginning of the line could prove difficult. > </ltm> You a cabby or something? I didn't know that, I heard the term used once and thought it apt. >>and don’t have to change it’s not <snip> >>14 stone through the heal of my brogues, I didn’t feel any think snap to >>my surprise but he squealed like a stuck pig. > > You sound like a bit of a twat. Possibly, but any middle aged able bodied person who won't give up their seat for a much more deserving person is a complete twat. -- Bob Currently borrowing a black and red Yamaha XJ750 with fuel injection Present: Honda XL125RF (FS) Past: Honda CG125 bob at homeurl tomato dot co dot uk remove the red fruit if you’d like to email me.

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Bob123	Re: Paging the Londers dwb wrote: > "Bob123" <abc@def.com> wrote in message > news:c26q1f$1qdui8$1@ID-207195.news.uni-berlin.de... > >>Possibly, but any middle aged able bodied person who won't give up their >>seat for a much more deserving person is a complete twat. > > > Well yes, but I don't see why an able-bodied person of the womanly > persuasion is any more entitled to a seat then I - especially considering > how obnoxious many of the London variety are. [1] > > Old, infirm etc - absolutely I agree with you - but in other cases my > knees/back are likely to be far more dodgy then theirs so they can bloody > well stand Oh I agree with that, the only time I ever give up my seat to an able bodied woman is as a prelude to asking her for a drink [1] I was always surprised that this ever worked. [1] I don't want to give the impression I'm a letch, I only did this a few times when I was 20 odd and even then only usually in the height of the rutting season (spring) -- Bob Currently borrowing a black and red Yamaha XJ750 with fuel injection Present: Honda XL125RF (FS) Past: Honda CG125 bob at homeurl tomato dot co dot uk remove the red fruit if you’d like to email me.

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Zobo Kolonie	Re: Paging the Londers "MattG" <spam@iato.co.uk> wrote in message news:40463639.4020408@iato.co.uk... > I've been asked if i'd like to be considered for a job. It's in > University Street, WC1E 6JJ. > > What are the decent areas within a 30 min bike ride? Just so I can take > a look at property and such, one of a few items to be considered. > Kew's nice, and vehicle crimes including bike theft are rare around here when compared to most of London. -- ZK - When I die accelerate my body to light speed, I always wanted a burial at c

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Whinging Courier	Re: Paging the Londers In uk.rec.motorcycles, Zobo Kolonie said: > Kew's nice, and vehicle crimes including bike theft are rare around here > when compared to most of London. As is Ealing, where I was supposed to be moving -- Smile...tomorrow will be worse CBR1000FL

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sweller	Re: Paging the Londers dwb wrote: > <London Trivia Mode> > You do know the only line on the Underground to be called the Drain is > the Waterloo & City line (apparently because of the smell) > and I think it only has two stations on it, so not getting on at the > beginning of the line could prove difficult. IIRC, It was the staff that started the reference to it as the drain. It used to be worked by a link of Waterloo BR drivers until it was ceded to LUL 10 or so years ago. I've driven one of the 1940 stock, v. similar to 1936 SUB stock, when it was in BR blue and grey. <happy sigh> -- Simon Brighton \| MYSOB: http://www.sweller.co.uk/sob/ England \| MZSOB: http://www.mztech.fsnet.co.uk/

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CT	Re: Paging the Londers "Whinging Courier" <markonusenetTAKEITAWAY@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:MPG.1ab181b88a927119989c20@news.individual.ne t... > In uk.rec.motorcycles, Zobo Kolonie said: > > > Kew's nice, and vehicle crimes including bike theft are rare around here > > when compared to most of London. > > As is Ealing, where I was supposed to be moving Ealing was[1] always good for totty-filled pubs too. Dunno whether it's still the same. [1] Back in the early 90s -- Chris ZX-9R (in green, obviously) BOTAFOT#51

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Zobo Kolonie	Re: Paging the Londers "CT" <ukrm@siteline.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:c29jm8$1pvbie$1@ID-155023.news.uni-berlin.de... > "Whinging Courier" <markonusenetTAKEITAWAY@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:MPG.1ab181b88a927119989c20@news.individual.ne t... > > In uk.rec.motorcycles, Zobo Kolonie said: > > > > > Kew's nice, and vehicle crimes including bike theft are rare around > here > > > when compared to most of London. > > > > As is Ealing, where I was supposed to be moving > > > Ealing was[1] always good for totty-filled pubs too. > > Dunno whether it's still the same. > > [1] Back in the early 90s > There's still plenty of totty around there, but it helps if you speak Polish or Slovakian these days :-) (Actually just owning your own property, being unmarried, and having a fat wallet will pull most of 'em easy peasy even if you're supermegafugly). We used to tell a joke that went: Q. What do you call a pretty girl in Poland? A. A tourist. But having met some of these fine lasses now I take it back, Phwoar! Communism and cabbage might not have done much for a country's economic situation but it sure turned out some phit looking burds :-) -- ZK - When I die accelerate my body to light speed, I always wanted a burial at c

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CT	Re: Paging the Londers "Zobo Kolonie" <zkolonie@SPAMSUCKShotmail.com> wrote in message news:c29ujs$oh3$7$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk... [of Ealing] > There's still plenty of totty around there, but it helps if you speak Polish > or Slovakian these days :-) > (Actually just owning your own property, being unmarried, and having a fat > wallet will pull most of 'em easy peasy even if you're supermegafugly). Cool. I did meet a Slovakian girl a couple of years back. This was actually in my local in Harrow, but I'm fairly sure she said she was staying in Ealing. If I ever get to Skopje I've got a place to stay ) > > But having met some of these fine lasses now I take it back, Phwoar! > Communism and cabbage might not have done much for a country's economic > situation but it sure turned out some phit looking burds :-) Best place I've been for totty so far - Tallin, Estonia. -- Chris ZX-9R (in green, obviously) BOTAFOT#51

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Ben Blaney	Re: Paging the Londers CT wrote: >Best place I've been for totty so far - Tallin, Estonia. Yeah, good there. Also Romania, and Hungary. -- Ben Blaney

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MattG	Re: Paging the Londers Ben Blaney wrote: > "MattG wrote: > >>I've been asked if i'd like to be considered for a job. It's in >>University Street, WC1E 6JJ. >> >>What are the decent areas within a 30 min bike ride? Just so I can take >>a look at property and such, one of a few items to be considered. > > > Take your time. Rent my place while you look. That's not a particularly bad idea. How long are you expecting to be away? Of course, I'd have to be offered the job, and decide I want it, first.