What's it like living in the City?

[MarillionFan]

I'll stick to my old barn and four acres of grounds including the orchard, the empty drive , burglers and the wee stream that runs through part of it. If I want to be in London the airport's 10 minutes away.

ftfy

[doodab]

There are loads of wee streams in London. Disgusting habit pissing in the street like that.

[DimPrawn]

10 minutes walk from where sasguru waxes lyrical

Boy, 15, dies after south London stabbing | UK news | guardian.co.uk

[Scrag Meister]

There are loads of wee streams in London. Disgusting habit pissing in the street like that.

Yes, mostly eminating from shop doorways?

[doodab]

10 minutes walk from where sasguru waxes lyrical

Boy, 15, dies after south London stabbing | UK news | guardian.co.uk

That's more like 45 minutes from Nightingale Lane though.

[DimPrawn]

That's more like 45 minutes from Nightingale Lane though.

Not if you are running from Camberwell with a dozen youths armed with knives behind you it's not.

[Sysman]

Not sure about that. Used to have a terrace about 10 years ago and you could hear the next door baby crying quite clearly.
The thing is in the better parts of London, most people add sound proofing when renovating.
The facades of houses in posh parts of London tell you nothing about their interiors, most are like Tardis's with extensions to the back, loft conversions and stripped-out modernistic interiors.

The problem I have with a lot of London houses is that narrow frontages combined with extensions out the back make them pretty dark inside.

[sasguru]

That's more like 45 minutes from Nightingale Lane though.

Exactly. Might as well be a another country.


Meanwhile on Dim's council estate:

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north...2703-22116002/

I suppose it was a friendly stabbing though as they're all so friendly up there in their NorthEastern paradise.

[DimPrawn]

How much is a house in Wandsworth with a 2 acre garden, detached triple garage, parking for at least 10 cars on the front drive, gated entrance, 5000 sq feet of accommodation and at least 7 bedrooms, with indoor heated swimming pool and fully equipped gymnasium?

Don't really want to move to a smaller place.

[Sysman]

My quality of life will not be improved by a £20 haircut, but an extra £14 of sushi and beer makes a big difference.

Says the man who is supposed to be cutting costs.