Rent in Slough - it's only 15 minutes to Paddington.
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostOr get a bike and cycle. Cheaper, at least as fast as public transport and better for you. Also far more interesting that being squashed on a tube with someone smelly armpit next to your face.
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Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
I always stay somewhere within easy reach of a terminus Tube station. You're guaranteed to get a seat for the commute in the morning, and accommodation's cheaper further out. Then in the evening head to a pub near ClientCo for dinner and miss the rush hour going backLast edited by DaveB; 1 May 2014, 07:55.
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Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
I always stay somewhere within easy reach of a terminus Tube station. You're guaranteed to get a seat for the commute in the morning, and accommodation's cheaper further out. Then in the evening head to a pub near ClientCo for dinner and miss the rush hour going back
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Originally posted by pjclarke View Post3 mths in Paddington, rolling.
Was elated until I saw the price of accomodation. Are you people nuts?
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostCongrats
Could Monday to Friday lets, Rentals and Lodgers | SpareRoom.co.uk be the answer to overpriced (and in my case non-smoking) accommodation woes?
Especially as it would mean you could leave a few bits and bobs in your room while you were back home at weekends?
edit: I pay £100 per week for a nice room in Cambridge, although it would probably be double that in London
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Originally posted by vetran View PostCome to Sunny Slough. 25 minutes on the train.
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I always stay somewhere within easy reach of a terminus Tube station. You're guaranteed to get a seat for the commute in the morning, and accommodation's cheaper further out. Then in the evening head to a pub near ClientCo for dinner and miss the rush hour going back
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Originally posted by CoolCat View Postif its near Paddington station the done thing would be to stay somewhere near one of the stations within travelling distance on the train. depending on your tastes reading, Windsor, slough, and a lot more are do able. The price of the train will be more than compensated by the reduction in price of accommodation. Or pull in your first week and stay with them
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if its near Paddington station the done thing would be to stay somewhere near one of the stations within travelling distance on the train. depending on your tastes reading, Windsor, slough, and a lot more are do able. The price of the train will be more than compensated by the reduction in price of accommodation. Or pull in your first week and stay with them
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