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  • Ruprect
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    Originally posted by teclo View Post
    I used to live in Dunstable and work in Hemel. Moving from tulipty Dumbarton to Dunstable when 21 was a bit weird the first time. On one hand Dunstable had a Dixons, on the other the pubs shut shockingly early.

    This time, I'm going to be working at the OU in MK and I've now secured a house share near Bletchley train station. At least I'm a 5 minute walk to the train station and 55 minutes in to London, so not all bad
    "The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven"
    - Milton

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  • teclo
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    I used to live in Dunstable and work in Hemel. Moving from tulipty Dumbarton to Dunstable when 21 was a bit weird the first time. On one hand Dunstable had a Dixons, on the other the pubs shut shockingly early.

    This time, I'm going to be working at the OU in MK and I've now secured a house share near Bletchley train station. At least I'm a 5 minute walk to the train station and 55 minutes in to London, so not all bad

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  • Doggy Styles
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    Originally posted by Freamon View Post
    Dunstable makes MK look like Venice.
    This. I live near both and I can vouch for that, squared.

    As it happens MK isn't too bad.

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  • Freamon
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    Originally posted by teclo View Post
    I used to live in Dunstable but never ventured over to MK.
    Dunstable makes MK look like Venice.

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  • Doggy Styles
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    Originally posted by TraceRacing View Post
    I live and work in MK... it's OK. Plenty to do but it depends on your interests...

    Where are you going to be working?
    There's The Hub to go to at night.

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  • TraceRacing
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    I live and work in MK... it's OK. Plenty to do but it depends on your interests...

    Where are you going to be working?

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  • suityou01
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    Originally posted by ctdctd View Post
    Nice and Asda and Bletchley all in the same sentence - there's a first.
    Even Bumstubble seems nice compared to Bletchley.

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  • ctdctd
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    Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post
    There's a nice Asda and DW sports gym next to the half-finished Dons' football ground in Bletchley.
    Nice and Asda and Bletchley all in the same sentence - there's a first.

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  • Doggy Styles
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    There's a nice Asda and DW sports gym next to the half-finished Dons' football ground in Bletchley.

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  • teclo
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    I had thought about that

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  • suityou01
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    Originally posted by teclo View Post
    I'm going to be staying down in Bletchley and getting the bus up, sadly only one bus an hour
    Or cycle?

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  • teclo
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    Originally posted by ChimpMaster View Post
    Pray you don't have to ride the M1 there. The 15 miles of roadworks are a life-sucker. I mean like what kind of deranged orgnanisation decides to rip up 15 miles of road in one go? It's going to take them 4 years before they're done ... just do a couple of miles at a time you stupid tw@ts!!
    I'm going to be staying down in Bletchley and getting the bus up, sadly only one bus an hour

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  • teclo
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    Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
    flouncy flouncy


    I know it was a bit weak, I have a migraine atm..

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  • ChimpMaster
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    Pray you don't have to ride the M1 there. The 15 miles of roadworks are a life-sucker. I mean like what kind of deranged orgnanisation decides to rip up 15 miles of road in one go? It's going to take them 4 years before they're done ... just do a couple of miles at a time you stupid tw@ts!!

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  • suityou01
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    Originally posted by teclo View Post
    cheers, very helpful. oh wait.. I forgot where I was asking...
    flouncy flouncy

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