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By *Vine OP Man
over a year ago

The right place

London is hard work. Even people less than 10 miles away can take over an hour to get to.

Just saying!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I know what you mean!!!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm meeting a women from London Saturday, she said it will take 3 hours to get here, just saying.

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France

Yep! That's why I don't live there anymore!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes but there are also loads more people so it really balances out....

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"London is hard work. Even people less than 10 miles away can take over an hour to get to.

Just saying! "

Easy solution - contact them 2 hours before you expect them, then what with travel and all, they'll be on time

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By *uessWhosBackAgainMan
over a year ago

London

"London is hard work. Even people less than 10 miles away can take over an hour to get to.

Just saying! "

So just pick and plan your meets better

#JustSaying

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's a big city, especially if you're trying to get across it.

You're in 'Surrey' so try coming out to the Home Counties.

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

The City of london is a city within a City, what we now know as Greater London Originated here, and although the Original city long ago outgrew its city Walls, It remains a separate entity from The rest of london with its own police Force, its own unique customs, and a maze-like street plan dateing back to The middle ages, Andrew Marr goes onto Say in the foreword of the book, Britain from Above, that the city of london has the Greatest Population Fluctuation of any City in the world, A square mile with a mere 9,000 permanent residents but More than 300,000 migrant workers Travelling in and out every weekday, But more amazeing than this I found was the amount of Commuters useing Suburban trains, for Instance upto 100,000 people per day and upto 37 million a year,useing charing cross station, along with Londons Liverpool Street Station with upto 156,000 per day, or nearly 57 million People a year, along with motorways, Airways/Airports, In the city of london its stated that average traffic Speeds around the year 2000 were the same as it had been in 1900 - a mere 12 mph, makeing it the slowest city in Europe, Certainly a book I,d recommend If sometimes only for the aerial pictures of some which are stunning.

but of course these statistics Are nearly several years old now, so numbers may be higher which is hard to Imagine really..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"London is hard work. Even people less than 10 miles away can take over an hour to get to.

Just saying! "

Try living in rural Wiltshire. There are only sheep within 10 miles

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"London is hard work. Even people less than 10 miles away can take over an hour to get to.

Just saying!

Try living in rural Wiltshire. There are only sheep within 10 miles

That's baaaaaaa-d

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"London is hard work. Even people less than 10 miles away can take over an hour to get to.

Just saying!

Try living in rural Wiltshire. There are only sheep within 10 miles

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By *ames6ft5Man
over a year ago

North London / Herts

"Yes but there are also loads more people so it really balances out...."

I work in London and live 20mins outside. I've never met a Londoner

Totally elusive.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes but there are also loads more people so it really balances out...."
No it don't, even tho it is a city it is not "fab" active, if you see who many are online in here in London, it is only few lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes but there are also loads more people so it really balances out....

I work in London and live 20mins outside. I've never met a Londoner

Totally elusive."

I live and work in Newcastle and I've met loads of Londoners, both up here and when I'm there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Conversely most of those I've met have been from London. We've met halfway and there's been about an hour travelling for both!

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By *ames6ft5Man
over a year ago

North London / Herts

"Yes but there are also loads more people so it really balances out....

I work in London and live 20mins outside. I've never met a Londoner

Totally elusive.

I live and work in Newcastle and I've met loads of Londoners, both up here and when I'm there

It's me then.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes but there are also loads more people so it really balances out....

I work in London and live 20mins outside. I've never met a Londoner

Totally elusive.

I live and work in Newcastle and I've met loads of Londoners, both up here and when I'm there

It's me then.

I'm not meeting women though...maybe the ratio is off kilter there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes but there are also loads more people so it really balances out....

I work in London and live 20mins outside. I've never met a Londoner

Totally elusive.

I live and work in Newcastle and I've met loads of Londoners, both up here and when I'm there

It's me then.

It's easier if you have a fanny

If it helps most of the guys I've met from London say it's hard to meet local women to them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I worked in London it was hard to get a meet for two main reasons. ..

1) travel. As you say people's working lives with travelling makes a long day

2) a lot of people house/flat share due to the prices..

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

London is almost a dead zone. Far too much else going on.

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By *osieWoman
over a year ago

Wembley

I must live in the swinging epicentre of London. There are three clubs for me to choose from and all within a 30 minute drive

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just look in the London forum, hardly no one replyes, then look at the scotish and Irelands, they got more of a community going on.

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By *Vine OP Man
over a year ago

The right place

It also helps if you have a BBC. Which I don't.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tell me about it. Getting across the river is a bind when you don't have a car.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

to this thread. I really don't get the issue with traveling a bit.

When I lived in Brooklyn it used to take me 3 hours each way on the subway to visit my friend in the Bronx. I did it regularly.

Getting to high school took me almost 2 hours each way.

Grab a book, get on the tube, and enjoy the ride.

-Courtney

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

I'm stuck all the way up here in the Midlands but London is only an hour of the train

Slight chance I'll be there next week

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

to this thread. I really don't get the issue with traveling a bit.

When I lived in Brooklyn it used to take me 3 hours each way on the subway to visit my friend in the Bronx. I did it regularly.

Getting to high school took me almost 2 hours each way.

Grab a book, get on the tube, and enjoy the ride.

-Courtney"

Family and life get in the way of traveling. If i get 4 hours spare in an evening to meet i don't want to spend most of it traveling.

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

"I must live in the swinging epicentre of London. There are three clubs for me to choose from and all within a 30 minute drive"

The last meet I had in London was with someone from Southend, we met half way, it would have been quicker and less stressful to drive all the way to hers.

Birmingham is almost as easy to travel to than East London.

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By *uessWhosBackAgainMan
over a year ago

London

"I'm stuck all the way up here in the Midlands but London is only an hour of the train

Slight chance I'll be there next week"

oh really hmmm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

to this thread. I really don't get the issue with traveling a bit.

When I lived in Brooklyn it used to take me 3 hours each way on the subway to visit my friend in the Bronx. I did it regularly.

Getting to high school took me almost 2 hours each way.

Grab a book, get on the tube, and enjoy the ride.

-Courtney

Family and life get in the way of traveling. If i get 4 hours spare in an evening to meet i don't want to spend most of it traveling."

Same here,and I don't like travelling alone on the tube at night. Plus the walk or bus from the station.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I just looked on the "who's near" and there was a grand total of 3 people within a mile who match my preferences. I did the same in London last week out of interest and there were loads.

There are people in places not that far from me up here that I can't even get to at all because they're not accessible by public transport and I don't drive. You may not appreciate it but Londoners you have the best public transport network in the country.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

to this thread. I really don't get the issue with traveling a bit.

When I lived in Brooklyn it used to take me 3 hours each way on the subway to visit my friend in the Bronx. I did it regularly.

Getting to high school took me almost 2 hours each way.

Grab a book, get on the tube, and enjoy the ride.

-Courtney

Family and life get in the way of traveling. If i get 4 hours spare in an evening to meet i don't want to spend most of it traveling."

Sums it up for me too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Let's not talk about engineering works

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I stay in Vauxhall, turn on my 'who's near', and there's 100s of single men within a mile. I live in York, turn on my 'who's near', and there's about 10.

I like London

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By *awandOrderCouple
over a year ago

SW London

"I must live in the swinging epicentre of London. There are three clubs for me to choose from and all within a 30 minute drive"

We don't think too much of travelling to a good club or party at a regular venue. When I met men alone, I would travel within an hour. I was new to London, so it was all an adventure. Now I prefer to meet in clubs anyway. Circumstances change, and career, family and relationship take up the majority of my time now ....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I stay in Vauxhall, turn on my 'who's near', and there's 100s of single men within a mile. I live in York, turn on my 'who's near', and there's about 10.

I like London

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By *osieWoman
over a year ago

Wembley

"I must live in the swinging epicentre of London. There are three clubs for me to choose from and all within a 30 minute drive

The last meet I had in London was with someone from Southend, we met half way, it would have been quicker and less stressful to drive all the way to hers.

Birmingham is almost as easy to travel to than East London. "

Guess it depends on the time of day. I travel from North London to Sutton, which is 26 miles away, in just over an hour. But then again, I only ever travel for such 'activities' on a Friday or Saturday evening

AbFab is 14 miles away and takes 30 minutes

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I LOVE London I'm considering moving back

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

"I LOVE London I'm considering moving back

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I LOVE London I'm considering moving back

"
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I miss the public transport immensely. I hate that anywhere i go now involves sitting behind a tractor for hours on end!

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"I LOVE London I'm considering moving back

I miss the public transport immensely. I hate that anywhere i go now involves sitting behind a tractor for hours on end!"

I miss the public transport too I mean Birmingham is great for transport etc so I can't complain I just miss London

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By *Vine OP Man
over a year ago

The right place

I miss the North West

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have fond memories of London for many reasons. The hustle and bustle and pretty much endless options for eating and drinking and socializing all within a reasonable commute.

Next time i'm there i want to ride one of those bikes!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I LOVE London I'm considering moving back

I miss the public transport immensely. I hate that anywhere i go now involves sitting behind a tractor for hours on end!

I miss the public transport too I mean Birmingham is great for transport etc so I can't complain I just miss London

We have a couple of buses a day...and providing you want to get home before 6pm you can have a great night out in Salisbury...unless you want to pay £30 for a taxi

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"I LOVE London I'm considering moving back

I won't move there - its too noisy and dirty for me. But I adore visiting, whether its for work or to see my sisters. I love the vibe.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"I LOVE London I'm considering moving back

I miss the public transport immensely. I hate that anywhere i go now involves sitting behind a tractor for hours on end!

I miss the public transport too I mean Birmingham is great for transport etc so I can't complain I just miss London

We have a couple of buses a day...and providing you want to get home before 6pm you can have a great night out in Salisbury...unless you want to pay £30 for a taxi"

You have a nice cathedral though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have fond memories of London for many reasons. The hustle and bustle and pretty much endless options for eating and drinking and socializing all within a reasonable commute.

Next time i'm there i want to ride one of those bikes!

That's no way to talk about the ladies of the capital

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I LOVE London I'm considering moving back

I miss the public transport immensely. I hate that anywhere i go now involves sitting behind a tractor for hours on end!"

You too??? I never realised when I left London that the whole world didn't have as good a transport system. Was I in for a shock!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I LOVE London I'm considering moving back

I miss the public transport immensely. I hate that anywhere i go now involves sitting behind a tractor for hours on end!

I miss the public transport too I mean Birmingham is great for transport etc so I can't complain I just miss London

We have a couple of buses a day...and providing you want to get home before 6pm you can have a great night out in Salisbury...unless you want to pay £30 for a taxi

You have a nice cathedral though

Aye....that We do

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

"I'm stuck all the way up here in the Midlands but London is only an hour of the train

Slight chance I'll be there next week

oh really hmmm

Yes really

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I LOVE London I'm considering moving back

I miss the public transport immensely. I hate that anywhere i go now involves sitting behind a tractor for hours on end!"

I did 8 buses and a train today. I hate public transport at the moment.

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By *uessWhosBackAgainMan
over a year ago

London

"I'm stuck all the way up here in the Midlands but London is only an hour of the train

Slight chance I'll be there next week

oh really hmmm

Yes really

well you do have my contact details

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By *awandOrderCouple
over a year ago

SW London

We are struggling to afford to live here, despite both being on good salaries. So, we try to seek out a good place .... but, as soon as we venture into the sticks, we I find it hard to cope with the blandness of it. I love the countryside, but entertainment, food, etc choices are so limited. We think we are looking at about an hour out of the capital. Love my job, though, so that move will be a tough one.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have fond memories of London for many reasons. The hustle and bustle and pretty much endless options for eating and drinking and socializing all within a reasonable commute.

Next time i'm there i want to ride one of those bikes!

That's no way to talk about the ladies of the capital

Young Lady!!

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By *oubleDeesCouple
over a year ago

belfast, northern ireland

Hard work ???

Try living in the back of beyond in Ireland !!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hard work ???

Try living in the back of beyond in Ireland !!!

Me too lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

to this thread. I really don't get the issue with traveling a bit.

When I lived in Brooklyn it used to take me 3 hours each way on the subway to visit my friend in the Bronx. I did it regularly.

Getting to high school took me almost 2 hours each way.

Grab a book, get on the tube, and enjoy the ride.

-Courtney

Family and life get in the way of traveling. If i get 4 hours spare in an evening to meet i don't want to spend most of it traveling."

Fair enough. Family and kids and stuff was never something I've had to worry about. Generally, though, I still personally don't mind traveling around a city myself.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wonder how it is for them in the Shetland islands?.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

to this thread. I really don't get the issue with traveling a bit.

When I lived in Brooklyn it used to take me 3 hours each way on the subway to visit my friend in the Bronx. I did it regularly.

Getting to high school took me almost 2 hours each way.

Grab a book, get on the tube, and enjoy the ride.

-Courtney

Family and life get in the way of traveling. If i get 4 hours spare in an evening to meet i don't want to spend most of it traveling.

Fair enough. Family and kids and stuff was never something I've had to worry about. Generally, though, I still personally don't mind traveling around a city myself."

No i wouldn't mind a bit if it was just me and my own time!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have fond memories of London for many reasons. The hustle and bustle and pretty much endless options for eating and drinking and socializing all within a reasonable commute.

Next time i'm there i want to ride one of those bikes!

That's no way to talk about the ladies of the capital

Young Lady!!

Exactly!!

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"I LOVE London I'm considering moving back

I miss the public transport immensely. I hate that anywhere i go now involves sitting behind a tractor for hours on end!"
Don,t you ever get that Rural feeling..

If ever going up into the peak district our trans peak bus drivers any tractors get in front of them they soon get passed them only to Get caught by another later, but luckily for me I don,t rely on transport 90% of the time but can do it on foot Instead which is a godsend, Thou I feel for people who rely always daily on transport.

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By *ames6ft5Man
over a year ago

North London / Herts

"Yes but there are also loads more people so it really balances out....

I work in London and live 20mins outside. I've never met a Londoner

Totally elusive.

I live and work in Newcastle and I've met loads of Londoners, both up here and when I'm there

It's me then.

It's easier if you have a fanny

If it helps most of the guys I've met from London say it's hard to meet local women to them."

A bit better, thank you *

* btw this was not whiny post. It's not a problem just a statement of fact. I've met some awesome people, just from outside London.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I enjoyed my time living in the outskirts of London but that was when I was young, free and single. However I have enjoyed living wherever I have lived since and particularly love the two semi-rural areas I have spent that 19 years inhabiting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i hate London everyone is in such a mad hurry

crazy

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By *ames6ft5Man
over a year ago

North London / Herts

"I wonder how it is for them in the Shetland islands?."

I bet they're at it non stop up there. Long dark nights....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i hate London everyone is in such a mad hurry

crazy"

Its funny tho, when you are born and brought up there you don't realise everything is such a rush. Its only when you move away that you find out

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

Being "out of towners" and once a month London travellers we use the underground almost always, isn't this what you Londers do to make travel super quick without the need for cars?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wonder how it is for them in the Shetland islands?.

I bet they're at it non stop up there. Long dark nights....

"
Yes and I think so as well, it is pretty dark up there lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"London is hard work. Even people less than 10 miles away can take over an hour to get to.

Just saying!

Try living in rural Wiltshire. There are only sheep within 10 miles

I'm in Wiltshire, just saying...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm stuck all the way up here in the Midlands but London is only an hour of the train

Slight chance I'll be there next week"

I'm in Grantham in May to do Tough Mudder. I've no idea where Grantham even is!

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

"London is hard work. Even people less than 10 miles away can take over an hour to get to.

Just saying! "

My other half locked the French doors into the kitchen and instead of leaving it in the lock put it in his pocket before going to work. I come home can't get into the kitchen. Phone him he's on a job two miles away: took him 45 minutes. Took him that long again getting back.

Poor sod finally came home at 11!

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

"I'm meeting a women from London Saturday, she said it will take 3 hours to get here, just saying."

Took me over four hours to get to Liverpool. That said, 90 minutes was getting from south east London to north London (Euston!)

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