Reply to: Swindon

[Doggy Styles]

Milton Keynes!?

Yes

[AlfredJPruffock]

The borough of Swindon, I scarcely need remind the reader, lies at a distance of approximately 100 miles West of London, and the light and heat it receives from the sun is barely half of that received by Staines. Yet so vain is man, and so blinded by his vanity, that no writer, up to the very end of the twenty first century, expressed any idea that intelligent life might have developed there, or indeed at all, beyond its earthly level.

And yet, they came.


(Adapted from a novel written by a chap called Wells)

Nonsense.

The chances of anything coming from Swindon - are a million to one.

He said.

[TimberWolf]

The borough of Swindon, I scarcely need remind the reader, lies at a distance of approximately 100 miles West of London, and the light and heat it receives from the sun is barely half of that received by Staines. Yet so vain is man, and so blinded by his vanity, that no writer, up to the very end of the twenty first century, expressed any idea that intelligent life might have developed there, or indeed at all, beyond its earthly level.

And yet, they came.


(Adapted from a novel written by a chap called Wells)

[AlfredJPruffock]

The lights in the room dimmed as the talk turned to Swindon ...

[thelace]

There's one a bit similar to that in High Wycombe.
http://img19.picoodle.com/img/img19/...cm_b1a7471.jpg

Nah, that's similar but far less frightening....

Theres no island in the middle of the Swindon one, just a great open space.

The only way to approach it is to pick your exit and aim for it! Then put your foot hard down.

It's not a coincidence that the fire and ambulance stations are 100 yards from it. And it always seems to be covered in broken glass and wreckage!

[scooterscot]

I once heard after you get in it's difficult to get back out - at the very least you'll be dizzy if you're lucky to escape back to the A4, don't do it.

[TimberWolf]

There's one a bit similar to that in High Wycombe.
http://img19.picoodle.com/img/img19/...cm_b1a7471.jpg

Wow, someone managed to land a red luft balloon right in the middle of it. Acurrate mapping software.

99 red balloons, 99, na,na,na. nanannananana...

[Scary]

It's really simple, it's just 2 roundabouts one inside the other, the inner roundabout goes anticlockwise and the outer one goes clockwise.

[Foxy Moron]

There's one a bit similar to that in High Wycombe.
http://img19.picoodle.com/img/img19/...cm_b1a7471.jpg

My favourite road sign is on the M40, wonder how many people have crashed looking at it?

http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m40/photo/05.jpg

[thelace]

10 years ago, if you weren't at your desk by 8am, you may as well not bother, the place was gridlocked....

As for the magic roundabout.... the first time you see the sign, you think they're taking the p1ss!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Schild_db.jpg

[Scary]

The magic roundabout is a work of genius.

[TimberWolf]

The road leading to the big car plant just off the M4 junction used to get quite busy, but I gather it's got a lot better recently.

[EternalOptimist]

my first contract had me visiting Swindon, to see the Royal Mail Large Sorting Machines.

what a poo hole.

[Pickle2]

Anyone from Swindon? What do you think of your roads?

I drove there last Saturday for the football. The traffic down the A420 went from free-flowing to cr@p as soon as I entered the town. I parked up in one of the rabbit-warren chav estates, then spent 20 minutes trying to find my way out again afterwards because of the estate's one-way system. I now hear from my fellow fans their tales of a Magic Roundabout that makes the Hemel one seem like just a slight bend in the road in comparison.

Milton Keynes!?

[AlfredJPruffock]

All roads lead to Swindon.

They tell me its lovely in the SpringTime.

Oh no its not ! - cried the children of Gong