skyrider Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Ian Frog said: Tis a matter of opinion and partly based on what the river Wandle smelt like back in the 80`s lol. Cheers Ian it cant be any worse than consett county durham i went there with my old folks about 45 years ago and everything was covered in red dust cars, busses, trees and even people if they stood still for long enough i dont know what it is like now but at the time it wasn't a healthy place to live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, skyrider said: when he get's home he will have to sit in the microwave for half an hour was thinking more gas mk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeper96 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, skyrider said: it cant be any worse than consett county durham i went there with my old folks about 45 years ago and everything was covered in red dust cars, busses, trees and even people if they stood still for long enough i dont know what it is like now but at the time it wasn't a healthy place to live Well the iron works has gone so no more dust but consett is still an absolute dive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 3 hours ago, S-Westerly said: Hmm, Port au Prince, Haiti before the earthquake was pretty poor, wouldn't like to guess now. Pointe Noire Congo with the dead bodies wafting up and down on the tide was quite a low light as well. Paradip, Karachi, Caracas now, and any number of other hell holes cross my mind. I was expecting blyth to be mentioned 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 46 minutes ago, Keeper96 said: Well the iron works has gone so no more dust but consett is still an absolute dive Your not wrong, you could always move to Stanley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Westerly Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 22 minutes ago, Bender said: I was expecting blyth to be mentioned Byker? Used to go fishing off the pier in Blyth - it wasn't that bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 20 minutes ago, S-Westerly said: Byker? Used to go fishing off the pier in Blyth - it wasn't that bad. Byker has a wall, don't know if it's to keep them in or out. Blyth is bad, mate had a bed shop, got broken into till they gave up, they ran off with a fully made up bed one night, no one seen nufin Gov. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onesea Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 3 hours ago, S-Westerly said: Hmm, Port au Prince, Haiti before the earthquake was pretty poor, wouldn't like to guess now. Pointe Noire Congo with the dead bodies wafting up and down on the tide was quite a low light as well. Paradip, Karachi, Caracas now, and any number of other hell holes cross my mind. What's scary is some of these places are now on street view even if taken by a man holding a stick https://www.google.com/maps/@-4.7853995,11.8550805,3a,75y,54.8h,37.89t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAF1QipMfiQqUg5iI5QiC3_au0OR3H_M32497fMOYaQJx!2e10!7i7200!8i3600 Some of the worst places are the most fun lesson learned in life... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeper96 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Bender said: Your not wrong, you could always move to Stanley I’m in Stanley I’m trying every trick going to get away from the area all together! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, Keeper96 said: I’m in Stanley I’m trying every trick going to get away from the area all together! Sorry dude my commiserations my comments no matter how well intentioned or accurate were not intended to point out just how bad your situation is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hitcher Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Take the car, the roads are pretty quiet at the moment if you need to get to work, you won’t get frozen, risk coming off on ice or getting your bike covered in road salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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