mackem 26,804 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Agree or disagree,I saw a news report earlier about my old home town,beyond redemption?All my siblings are in the south-east barring one,and even she lived in Hampshire for a few years,bought a nice detached in Fleet,moved back north and now living in a very down-trodden part of Durham http://lifestyle.aol.co.uk/homes-and-prope...0001?country=uk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob.i 26 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Id rather live oop north than in london the water is shite the beers shite in fact its all shite and yes Ive been there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hpool_hunter Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 try hartlepool , mind you , durham / hartlepool , might aswell be same place now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,804 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I have a good friend in Sunderland,he has two teenage sons,they have both had to move south for employment,I live in Surrey now,good neighbourhood in all honesty,but I remember when I lived in Sundelrand as a kid the amount of burglars and car thieves in the place I lived was scary,dont get me wrong,loads of fond memories of the north,but my quality of living is just better in the south. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LDR 29 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I have a good friend in Sunderland,he has two teenage sons,they have both had to move south for employment,I live in Surrey now,good neighbourhood in all honesty,but I remember when I lived in Sundelrand as a kid the amount of burglars and car thieves in the place I lived was scary,dont get me wrong,loads of fond memories of the north,but my quality of living is just better in the south. And twice as expensive.................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hpool_hunter Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 granted - theres NO employment , thats why so many people go scrapping ect , sick of the bloody trains been cancelled due to some c**ts nicking the train line cables thats why i work away from home also , , store re fitting , .. theres no work around here , unless its 8 hour a week bar jobs , how can that support a family ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,804 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I have a good friend in Sunderland,he has two teenage sons,they have both had to move south for employment,I live in Surrey now,good neighbourhood in all honesty,but I remember when I lived in Sundelrand as a kid the amount of burglars and car thieves in the place I lived was scary,dont get me wrong,loads of fond memories of the north,but my quality of living is just better in the south. And twice as expensive.................. The expense is fine LDR,in truth I couldnt afford to move back north,thats a fact Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LDR 29 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I have a good friend in Sunderland,he has two teenage sons,they have both had to move south for employment,I live in Surrey now,good neighbourhood in all honesty,but I remember when I lived in Sundelrand as a kid the amount of burglars and car thieves in the place I lived was scary,dont get me wrong,loads of fond memories of the north,but my quality of living is just better in the south. And twice as expensive.................. The expense is fine LDR,in truth I couldnt afford to move back north,thats a fact Icouldnt afford to move back down south, but then again i wouldnt want too........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,804 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Watch the news tonight,your being urged to move back down Where are you from originally?Where you living now?Blyth? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LDR 29 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Watch the news tonight,your being urged to move back down Where are you from originally?Where you living now?Blyth? Brighton originally mate, now in Ashington.........heaven on earth mate............... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,804 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I remember when Sunderland virtually closed down donnie,shipyard and the pit went,I remember the miners strike walking five miles to my grand-parents house to get some potatoes and a turnip from my grandfathers allotment,and the dog caught a rabbit on the way back home Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,804 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Watch the news tonight,your being urged to move back down Where are you from originally?Where you living now?Blyth? Brighton originally mate, now in Ashington.........heaven on earth mate............... I have been to Ashington,your right actually,its a step-up from Brighton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LDR 29 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Watch the news tonight,your being urged to move back down Where are you from originally?Where you living now?Blyth? Brighton originally mate, now in Ashington.........heaven on earth mate............... I have been to Ashington,your right actually,its a step-up from Brighton And an 1/8th of the price............... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest joe ox Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 The only thing you have better down there mackem is the ammount of deer even then I would say we still have it good up here for roe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,804 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Joe,you would be very surprised,you could go out local and lamp 30-40 roe,I even spoke to someone on here last week who was going to slip-their dogs(pre-ban)on a muntie running into Nick Faldo's garden Whats the average 3 bed detached going for in Ashington LDR? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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