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9 Sep 2003, 00:17
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Annoying Robot Thing
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Location: Cleethorpes bordering Grimsby :/
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what a wondeful last 3 days
Saturday, as i mentioned i was going to London, couldnt get hold of my mate till 1pm, so we left town at 3:30pm instead of 8:30am..
ran into the back of a ford escort van on the way out, no damage to either vehicle though thank god, but that made me think "my god, this trips gonna be strange"
made london in 2 and a half hours, an hour quicker than normal which is the only good thing that happened.
got lost in london for 4 hours, which was annoying, with no offence to anyone we were quite pissed off when we couldnt find 1 single english person in the street to direct us to where we wanted to be, considering this is the CAPITAL OF ENGLAND! Maybe they had sense, and didnt venture outdoors.
managed to find Finsbury Park just before 9pm. nowhere to park, so i asked a policewoman where to park, and she said "anywhere that theres no cones, and where youre not blocking the road stupidly and it wont get towed"... so i found what was like a bus stop, only it was for council vehicles for example parking outside the public toilets right outside Finsbury Park gates.
we got in, saw an hour and 15 mins of Limp Bizkit (oh joy) and found that the car had been towed away by the police. when they told us where it was we had to walk a mile up the road into some kind of what looked like a ghetto neighbourhood.. i never want to go there again. we sat and skinned up when we got in the car and noticed a red mercedes full of people stroll slowly past us looking at us, which turned round and came back to park behind us, it left when i turned my engine on promptly.
so off we go to meet my mate in london, who was in a place called Rowans, not knowing we had to pay to get in we didnt have much, or enough to get in. so we wanderedaround in the car for an hour or two.
scraped together £4.20 out of our pockets for a couple of burgers because no cash machines would work. so my mate walks into the kebab shop, and i hear a load of shouting, as i turn round i see him getting robbed by to coloured guys who insist he robbed a 12 yr old girl 5 mins earlier, somewhat hard to believe when its 1:30am in the ****ing morning and he just got out of my car. Anyway the police arrive after theyd left with our money, our weed and tobacco, and his ex's front door key. my friend gets questioned by a policeman while i get interrogated by a policewoman who assumes im pissed cos of the cans in the back. heres how it went "have you had a drink tonight sir?" "no" "or have you taken anything?" (and here i am sat stoned in the car) "no" "then why are youre eyes so gone?" "im ****ing knackered thats why" "step out of the car please sir" *oh here we go* then she asks me what i saw going on and takes my name and address and soon shuts up when she figures out i live 200 miles away and then assumes im very tired like i said
so we stay at my mates, come home the next day, i probably got caught speeding by those new cameras that work out how fast youve travelled over a certain distance. oh dear.
so we get home then, i go to work at 8pm and find that theres been a huge powercut in cleethorpes, so we are open and serving people still in ****ing candlelight and with a fuel powered generator (the health and saftey guys will love that). power is restored and then we get flooded with customers and have a manic night...
well thats me away from a disasterous weekend i though when i went into to college today, but it wasnt quite over cos i got some bad news at college, and now im single again
sorry to rant on... but can anyone at all beat that lot for a real **** few days? id love to hear it lol
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9 Sep 2003, 00:20
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Heh, Leeds !
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Welcome to London, you got robbed, ripped off, and couldn't find anyone that spoke the language. now you are almost a local
Vaio
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9 Sep 2003, 00:22
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Annoying Robot Thing
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Cleethorpes bordering Grimsby :/
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haha, almost? hmm... well i can drive around that place for 4 hours straight without causing an accident or being the victim of roadrage.. that helps
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9 Sep 2003, 00:36
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First Disciple of Aldur
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The moral of this story is "Stay the **** away from London".
Stay in school kids!
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Last edited by MrL_JaKiri; 9 Sep 2003 at 00:44.
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9 Sep 2003, 02:00
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Guilty of being White
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: CANADA EH!!!!!
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hugs not drugs
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9 Sep 2003, 02:15
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BlueTuba
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Quote:
Originally posted by Vaio
Welcome to London, you got robbed, ripped off, and couldn't find anyone that spoke the language. now you are almost a local
Vaio
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But no one's vomited on his door or shat in his alleyway yet.
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9 Sep 2003, 03:45
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so f*cking zen
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I was in London in February.
I didn't like the place and the worst thing that happened to me was a 45 min tube journey early on a Sunday morning hung over to **** (like serious alcohol poisoning hung over).
The place is too big and too **** ... give me Glasgow any day.
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9 Sep 2003, 05:02
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Banned
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Dude, i've lived here for 3 years and i'm fine :P Just gotta be aware of your environment, and just go with the flow etc etc.
London's ok as soon as you get over the intense loathing for it.
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9 Sep 2003, 06:05
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Clerk
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This is why you country types really should stay the **** away from London. It's in your best interest.
Plus, travel by public transport. Travelling to Finsbury Park via the tube (or even buses) would have been incredibly easy.
As for getting mugged, you must merely look provincial or something. 23 years and counting without being mugged...
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9 Sep 2003, 07:37
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Heh, Leeds !
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Quote:
Originally posted by lokken
But no one's vomited on his door or shat in his alleyway yet.
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That was pretty ****ed up
Vaio
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9 Sep 2003, 08:32
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Registered User
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I don't get the bit about the red mercedes.
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9 Sep 2003, 08:49
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How they hell did you make London in 2.5 hours from there, you must have been gunning it?
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9 Sep 2003, 10:25
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I am an idiot
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Quote:
Originally posted by lokken
But no one's vomited on his door or shat in his alleyway yet.
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Dont worry, Im on it!
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9 Sep 2003, 10:42
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Lord Denning
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Quote:
Originally posted by Belgarath The Sorcerer
The moral of this story is "Stay the **** away from London".
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I've been to London lots of times and it's always been nice to me.
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9 Sep 2003, 11:12
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Re: what a wondeful last 3 days
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
You got mugged. Boy, I once stayed out till 2am at Finsbury Park & I didn't get mugged. 18 years & still counting. What's worse is that I'm living in the ghetto.
As for London, it's not bad at all. You just have to be a Londoner.
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Breathing deeply, walking backwards,
finding strength to call and ask her
Roller coaster favorite ride,
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9 Sep 2003, 11:16
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Next goal wins!
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ive lived there 19 years and never been mugged. you country bumpkins type must stick out or something.
Also... as someone else said. you should have used public transport :/
never mind eh?
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9 Sep 2003, 11:29
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share the <3
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firstly a on your experience
secondly i always find it really funny that people from the provinces just cant 'hack' the big city.
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9 Sep 2003, 12:02
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Old Man O Deh *****s
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Thar be no fields in that thar big Smokeee. Oi'll naht be goin' thar', the maaaaaaap says 'here thar be draaaaaaaaagons'
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9 Sep 2003, 12:10
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King of The Fat Boys
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A mate of mine who lives in the country went to London a few months ago.
He ended up being on the underground train that derailed and crashed, right at the back as well.
I don't think he'll be going back anytime soon.
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9 Sep 2003, 12:11
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Originally posted by Nusselt
secondly i always find it really funny that people from the provinces just cant 'hack' the big city.
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That's true. My ex lives in Hampton & when she comes over to my area (which she calls "London") she can't stand the pollution, the extra traffic & all.
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Quote:
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Breathing deeply, walking backwards,
finding strength to call and ask her
Roller coaster favorite ride,
let me kiss you one last time.
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9 Sep 2003, 12:17
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Godfather
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this reminded me of a story by voltaire.
it was crap luck. however it couldve been far far worse and im sure that someone has had worse luck over the past 3 days...
celebrate your luckyness
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9 Sep 2003, 12:52
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BlueTuba
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London either works and is very good, or things go up the spout and its a filth rat ridden hole. Usually the second more than the first.
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9 Sep 2003, 13:00
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Manga Kitten is back!
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I'm going to london next year
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9 Sep 2003, 13:48
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I am an idiot
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Re: Re: what a wondeful last 3 days
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Originally posted by Blastoderm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
You got mugged. Boy, I once stayed out till 2am at Finsbury Park & I didn't get mugged. 18 years & still counting. What's worse is that I'm living in the ghetto.
As for London, it's not bad at all. You just have to be a Londoner.
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Steady boy, your mum must have been frantic what with it being past bedtime and all. Does she know you are off out mugging dopey northerners?
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9 Sep 2003, 14:04
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Re: Re: Re: what a wondeful last 3 days
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Steady boy, your mum must have been frantic what with it being past bedtime and all. Does she know you are off out mugging dopey northerners?
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Not really. I live on my own.:ninjaa:
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blink 182
Breathing deeply, walking backwards,
finding strength to call and ask her
Roller coaster favorite ride,
let me kiss you one last time.
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9 Sep 2003, 17:07
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Annoying Robot Thing
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Re: Re: what a wondeful last 3 days
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Originally posted by Blastoderm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
You got mugged. Boy, I once stayed out till 2am at Finsbury Park & I didn't get mugged. 18 years & still counting. What's worse is that I'm living in the ghetto.
As for London, it's not bad at all. You just have to be a Londoner.
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and if you read it properly :P... it clearly said that my mate got mugged while i was sat in the car, hence, i didnt get mugged.... still all the more off putting anyway
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