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tbh why anyone would want to go to the likes of cardiff or birmingham, plymouth, newton abott weston supermare etc etc or even london amazes me
the uk is turning into an absolute dump
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« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2009, 07:50:57 » |
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tbh why anyone would want to go to the likes of cardiff or birmingham, plymouth, newton abott weston supermare etc etc or even london amazes me
Life, and the fact that in our society different parts of our activities are situated in different geographic locations? the uk is turning into an absolute dump
Whilst social engineering and the flows of passengers are excellent topics for discussion, let's avoid turning this thread / board / forum into a general / political / putting the UK▸ to right soap box, should we? There are plenty of other places for that, and to do it here could seriously dilute our main subjects. |
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« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2009, 20:28:42 » |
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tbh why anyone would want to go to the likes of cardiff or birmingham, plymouth, newton abott weston supermare etc etc or even london amazes me
To work? |
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« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2009, 20:48:14 » |
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tbh why anyone would want to go to the likes of cardiff or birmingham, plymouth, newton abott weston supermare etc etc or even london amazes me
the uk is turning into an absolute dump
I regularly travel from Melksham to visit my elderly mother who has resided in a council run community care mental home in Birmingham for the past twenty years or so. If you have a problem with that, I'd be more than happy to discuss it with you openly offline. |
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« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2009, 21:53:40 » |
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tbh why anyone would want to go to the likes of cardiff or birmingham, plymouth, newton abott weston supermare etc etc or even london amazes me
the uk is turning into an absolute dump
I've seen some stupid post's on here before but this is the ultimate! the reason people go to these places is because WE HAVE TO sometimes  |
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« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2009, 21:59:04 » |
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Hmm. As this thread was going (again) rather off-topic, from IndustryInsider's excellent comparison of the railway network service now with the service ten years ago, I've split these posts into another new topic.  ... why anyone would want to go to the likes of cardiff ... In my particular example, I recently took my son on a train trip to Cardiff - we had lunch at Harry Ramsdens, we went to techniquest, we had a boat trip around Cardiff Bay. All in all, a grand day out. I'm rather sorry, plejaren, if you can't appreciate such simple local pleasures. |
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"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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Plymouth is a naval dockyard, Newton Abbot is a major market town and still serves as such - good reasons for lots of people to have to go there. They do not purport to be tourist destination and do not market themselves as such. I recall reading that Newton Abbot has the highest average house price of any town in Devon. I'm sure there are factors to take into consideration here but intersting all the same for a "dump".
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« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2009, 11:05:22 » |
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Even if you think that Newton Abbot is a dump, you've got to agree that its approach along the Dawlish/Teignmouth sea wall is one of the most spectacular stretches of railway line in Europe, let alone the UK▸ .
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« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2009, 12:27:57 » |
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tbh why anyone would want to go to the likes of cardiff
I'd go and see the WHOLE of Cardiff then, It's far from a dump. |
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« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2009, 18:15:03 » |
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Here's a short answer:
No, the UK▸ is not turning into an absolute dump.
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« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2009, 19:26:25 » |
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I agree. I don't think this topic is deserving of a thread.
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« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2009, 19:59:58 » |
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I used to live near Plymouth, it's a great city...!  |
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« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2009, 20:26:37 » |
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I used to live near Plymouth, it's a great city...! I spent a couple of hours on the Hoe one day last summer, I had a very good time, it's a nice place! |
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« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2009, 20:32:33 » |
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I used to live near Plymouth, it's a great city...! I think everywhere has its good and bad points. You wouldn't want to spend long in Stonehouse, however the area around the Marina and Drake Circus is fantastic! |
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