Oxford Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 17 hours ago, Hopping Mad said: Thirty years on, I still shudder at the memory. We stayed in one like that in Rhyl. We had to restrain me Nan from writing "Never again, sod off!" in the guest book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Rhino Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Oxford said: We had to restrain me Nan from writing "Never again, sod off!" in the guest book. Suppressing free speech? 1 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSantos Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Oxford said: I forgot Germany .... Wolfsburg! More details on Nigeria, Saudi and Qatar please? given my job, the Middle East has potential for me to move there, particularly Dubai & Qatar, but i'm not sure i could swing it by the boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxford Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) 38 minutes ago, MattSantos said: More details on Nigeria, Saudi and Qatar please? given my job, the Middle East has potential for me to move there, particularly Dubai & Qatar, but i'm not sure i could swing it by the boss. KSA was an excellent experience; the highs were the salary and lifestyle. Lows were living in what was obviously a repressive regime and being on the very last plane out in the middle of a war. Qatar was a disapointment in some ways but that had to do with a drop in both the good points above. Highs lots of Lebanese food and French pastry. Nigeria was one you shouldn't miss though I couldn't recommend it and even the Nigerians would say why would you accept another contract and stay here if you didn't have to? I did learn that phrases can convey so much more there though. It's weekend sir (?) & It's not easy - both meant, can I have a bit more money? The electricity NEPA used to go off until a bribe was arranged and the Police expected baksheesh and the airport staff said what can you do for me today (bribe) but offering a bribes was illegal. Edited April 16, 2020 by Oxford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Born in Aberdeen, my mum and dad's home town. As a babe in arms to Manchester (Didsbury) to the home they were setting up there. As a toddler to rural South Gloucestershire - a hamlet called Siston, and primary school in Pucklechurch, then first secondary school years in Bristol. As an early teenager to Astley, near Leigh (introduction to live rugby league) In mid teens, Bristol, this time living in the city itself. First job, in late teens, Northallerton. Career progression, moved to Long Preston (between Skipton and Settle), first a flat and then an almshouse (latter had no inside loo and a shared bath-house between ten houses, but the weekly rent in 1974 was a modest £1 5p a week!) Embsay (near Skipton), after I got married. Career progression again, to Ingleton, Co Durham (between Darlington and Barnard Castle) Forced career move which I didn't want, Whiteparish, near Salisbury. Now, Morgan's Vale, near Salisbury. No more moving plans....for now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 In the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob8 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 52 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said: In the real world. I hear it is dreadful. "You clearly have never met Bob8 then, he's like a veritable Bryan Ferry of RL." - Johnoco 19 Jul 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffybed Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Enjoyed reading this thread. I could comment/ask questions on loads of the posts. Here is my list:- Failsworth (Oldham) Oldham (Town) Failsworth (Oldham) Newton Heath (Manchester) Blakley (Manchester) Gorton (Manchester) x 3 Northampton Wellingborough Frankfurt Bromley (London) Croydon (London) Wellingborough Islington (London) Royton (Oldham) Stalybridge (Tameside - Next door to Oldham) x 2. Worst B&B ever was in Thornton Heath (The clock house?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Bob8 said: I hear it is dreadful. You dont want to go there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLANTISMAN Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Well might as well join in the fun:) Beckenham (London) Rochester Toronto Chiswick (London) Perpignan Andorra Moscow Peralada (Spain/Better say Catalonia:) Chiddingstone (Kent) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbear Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Well why not. Crewe Stoke on Trent Ealing Brentwood Chelmsford Whitley Bay Northallerton Bedale North Vancouver, beautiful BC, shame a parking space costs $500,000 (though maybe not after all this). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 If you dont have stories about your holidays, then you haven't travelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 15 hours ago, Oldbear said: North Vancouver, beautiful BC, shame a parking space costs $500,000 (though maybe not after all this). Wow, BC? That's not different to Ealing. Remote, Wild, full of weird people, but enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 17 hours ago, Oldbear said: North Vancouver, beautiful BC, shame a parking space costs $500,000 (though maybe not after all this). Wow, BC? That's not different to Ealing. Remote, Wild, full of weird people, but enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbear Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Bleep1673 said: Wow, BC? That's not different to Ealing. Remote, Wild, full of weird people, but enjoy. Not at the moment of course! However that in itself has created a different problem, the local bears have woken up, and with no traffic on the streets they are a little bolder, there are two bear warning signs erected round the corner from my house, and with an increase in skunk, raccoon and coyote traffic you could say we are currently wilder than ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Ah, Ealing has different bears. Bear ass. Hastings hasbear ass stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Lofter Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Why not? Oldham (Shaw and Chadderton) Hampstead, NW London Kensington, SW London, Wembley, NW London Hampstead Garden Suburb, NW London, Harrow, NW London, Brighton, Southend-On-Sea Brighton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wholly Trinity Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 On 22/04/2020 at 04:45, Oldbear said: Well why not. Crewe Stoke on Trent Ealing Brentwood Chelmsford Whitley Bay Northallerton Bedale North Vancouver, beautiful BC, shame a parking space costs $500,000 (though maybe not after all this). A friend of mine emigrated to Canada best part of 20 years ago. He was a bit of a mountain man in his youth and fancied BC but ended up in his wife's patch on PEI. I said, "well at least you're in the same country" until he pointed out that he lives closer to the UK than BC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Mostly detached and semi-detached. Three years in a terrace, four in a flat and now live in a detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) On 23/04/2020 at 15:19, Scubby said: Mostly detached and semi-detached. Three years in a terrace, four in a flat and now live in a detached. Semi Nurses Residences (plural, while doing Agency) Studio Flat Nurses residence One bed flat three bed flat Three Bed Mid Terrace One bed Flat Edited April 25, 2020 by Bleep1673 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I grew up in Salford, M5 I then grew up further in Northwood, Middlesex I then lived 20 years in UB8 then TN38/34/37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Liverpool Widnes Northwich Stoke on Trent Steadily working my way away from my birthplace. As is the Scouse way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glemiln Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 On 16/04/2020 at 10:15, Oxford said: Nigeria was one you shouldn't miss though I couldn't recommend it and even the Nigerians would say why would you accept another contract and stay here if you didn't have to? Lagos in the 80’s.....arrived at the airport via Hannover, my team of 2 having, fortunately, gone ahead. At the passport check a very friendly, smiling official ‘signalled’ me to follow him to his office where he said that my yellow fever vaccination wasn’t official for 2days, I had to be quarantined and Naira was needed for my food,etc. When I asked how much, he said “What have you got?”. I had about 10 quid, but in Deutschmarks, which I placed on his desk, and it quickly found his drawer! He then escorted me to my luggage wishing me a safe stay in Lagos. It was a time of serious civil unrest with reports of locals being executed on the beach near our hotel! All the exhibition material airfreighted from UK in “igloos” had been emptied on arrival, and the igloos disappeared for ‘local use’. Fortunately, my colleagues had managed to relocate the exhibition material. Lovely people though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexRL Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) Newbury (until I was 18) Bradford (Uni) sittingbourne (Kent) Watford Sittingbourne London Been planning to move out of London in preparation for retirement just can’t decide where (being near a RL team would be good but limits options) Edited September 21, 2020 by EssexRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxford Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 16 hours ago, glemiln said: Lagos in the 80’s.....arrived at the airport via Hannover, my team of 2 having, fortunately, gone ahead. At the passport check a very friendly, smiling official ‘signalled’ me to follow him to his office where he said that my yellow fever vaccination wasn’t official for 2days, I had to be quarantined and Naira was needed for my food,etc. When I asked how much, he said “What have you got?”. I had about 10 quid, but in Deutschmarks, which I placed on his desk, and it quickly found his drawer! He then escorted me to my luggage wishing me a safe stay in Lagos. It was a time of serious civil unrest with reports of locals being executed on the beach near our hotel! All the exhibition material airfreighted from UK in “igloos” had been emptied on arrival, and the igloos disappeared for ‘local use’. Fortunately, my colleagues had managed to relocate the exhibition material. Lovely people though. I used to love arriving and leaving Lagos the Bribery is illegal signs everywhere was like being like a star in a Monty Python sketch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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