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What's a cheap, nice place to live, commutable to Swindon and London?
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...never been to Swindon - just looking for areas beginning with 'P' in Swindon - did I mention I was bored?Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostProbably okay, bit souless new buildsvile....How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Just noticed on Google maps there is what appears to be a Pikey encampment South of the MAN depot between the railway line and the M4How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Where exactly?Originally posted by Troll View PostJust noticed on Google maps there is what appears to be a Pikey encampment South of the MAN depot between the railway line and the M4Comment
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I find Basingstoke is vastly underrated as a place to live. Reading might just qualify for those commutes too.Comment
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51.54217,-1.842024Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostWhere exactly?How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Ahh looking at Google maps for Swindon is getting me all nostalgic for last years gig... M4 Westbound late on a Sunday evening, the lights of Swindon twinkling in the distance as you come down the hill on the way to a Holiday Inn in Bristol..How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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BasingstokeOriginally posted by MyUserName View PostI find Basingstoke is vastly underrated as a place to live. Reading might just qualify for those commutes too.
The only problem with living in Reading is that you won't get a seat on the trains to or from Paddington in rush hour. And apparently on some trains there isn't enough standing room either.
The journey to Waterloo takes much longer."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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That's not a pikey encampment!Originally posted by Troll View Post51.54217,-1.842024
It's a mobile executive retirement community for divorced IT specialists.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostBasingstoke
The only problem with living in Reading is that you won't get a seat on the trains to or from Paddington in rush hour. And apparently on some trains there isn't enough standing room either.
The journey to Waterloo takes much longer.
Yes and yet the cost of that train ticket is more than a flight from Reading to London.
Peak hour train prices in this country is a fooking disgrace and no political party is willing to tackle it. They are all busy trying to prop up house prices.Vote Corbyn ! Save this country !Comment
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