Whole of London to be hit by new Ulez expansion ordered by Sadiq Khan

Scotia said:
Never saw the attraction of the place myself.
Click to expand...
To each his / her own.

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”​

Dr. Johnson


London has some of the best theatre in the world. We often go down for a week and catch a few shows 🎭🎭🎭

Also take our Grandson, I think doing the sites is a must for young adults.
 
Last edited:
barryd said:
I loved working in London in the late 90s early 2000s. I was young then though. Had a ball. Hardly ever drove down there though even then. Crackers place for cars.
Click to expand...

I used to drive into Central London most days for a few years in the mid-80's. Had to drive as needed the car to carry all the tools and spares as a service engineer. Used to love going in and could literally feel the adrenalin as I went in. It was a vibrant place to go & be :D:p
Also went to college there for a couple of years and lived in the City of Westminster for about 16 months. Good fun with only regret that I didn't make more of my time there :(
In the late nineties/noughties I used to go in, but by train (only tool required was a laptop and/or phone by then) and the experience was starting to wane.
Now I would only just about tolerate it and look forward to getting out in the same I looked forward in the 80's to going in! Too busy, too crowded. :eek:
 
I always liked getting early morning deliveries into London, I'd get down there 2-3-4am and it was just so alive, easy to find food after a long drive.
 
wildebus said:
I used to drive into Central London most days for a few years in the mid-80's. Had to drive as needed the car to carry all the tools and spares as a service engineer. Used to love going in and could literally feel the adrenalin as I went in. It is a vibrant place to go & be :D:p
Also went to college there for a couple of years and lived in the City of Westminster for about 16 months. Good fun with only regret that I didn't make more of my time there :(
In the late nineties/noughties I used to go in, but by train (only tool required was a laptop and/or phone by then) and the experience was starting to wane.
Now I would only just about tolerate it and look forward to getting out in the same I looked forward in the 80's to going in! Too busy, too crowded. :eek:
Click to expand...

I reckon its like serving an apprenticeship doing a few years down there when your young. When I set up my own business in 2001 ooop North it felt really laid back and backward in comparison. Which in some ways is great but it taught me to be ambitious, fast moving and to be eager. I wouldn't set foot down there now though. Im completely the opposite now. I love it living in the Dales where it still feels like the first original season of All Creatures great and small. :D
 
barryd said:
I reckon its like serving an apprenticeship doing a few years down there when your young. When I set up my own business in 2001 ooop North it felt really laid back and backward in comparison. Which in some ways is great but it taught me to be ambitious, fast moving and to be eager. I wouldn't set foot down there now though. Im completely the opposite now. I love it living in the Dales where it still feels like the first original season of All Creatures great and small. :D
Click to expand...
Hard to get out of the London driving habit even after many many years away from the place. In London, you go at a junction if there is half a chance of making it. Up here, people wait until there is no one else on the road before entering a roundabout!

I agree - I think spending time in a Big City when younger creates a certain mindset which could be missing from folk that have only known "the country". No doubt a contentious statement, but I think it is the case and I see the apparent lack of ambition in many younger people a bit sad.
 
wildebus said:
Hard to get out of the London driving habit even after many many years away from the place. In London, you go at a junction if there is half a chance of making it. Up here, people wait until there is no one else on the road before entering a roundabout!

I agree - I think spending time in a Big City when younger creates a certain mindset which could be missing from folk that have only known "the country". No doubt a contentious statement, but I think it is the case and I see the apparent lack of ambition in many younger people a bit sad.
Click to expand...

LOL! Yes. I think thats true of most of the south east. Up until about 2009 most of my own clients were down that way also so I did a lot of driving in the south. Oddly I actually found the southern drivers more likely to let you out than they are up here. Barnard Castle or Richmond, no chance! Ealing or Watford not so bad as long as you dont then mince about. :D

Just the sheer volume of traffic down there though used to do my nut in.
 
barryd said:
LOL! Yes. I think thats true of most of the south east. Up until about 2009 most of my own clients were down that way also so I did a lot of driving in the south. Oddly I actually found the southern drivers more likely to let you out than they are up here. Barnard Castle or Richmond, no chance! Ealing or Watford not so bad as long as you dont then mince about. :D

Just the sheer volume of traffic down there though used to do my nut in.
Click to expand...
Actually I can you why southerners are more likely to let you go .... They assume you are also a southern driver and therefore going to get on with the task in hand! i.e. getting where you are going at a reasonable clip, as you say.
Where I am, I drive 5 miles to the local town and usually zero traffic - but when there IS a car, they are usually going around 35-40MPH on the totally clear and straight road which has a 60MPH limit. For that reason, I tend not to let cars out and when on occasion I have, they take forever to get on with it and I end up regretting trying to be helpful.
On the road, I prefer to help the drivers who are inclined to help themselves if you know what I mean :)
 
Im no fan of cities, dont even do Belfast apart from driving past/around it, went to Dublin a few times, just DONT. :eek:
 
wildebus said:
Actually I can you why southerners are more likely to let you go .... They assume you are also a southern driver and therefore going to get on with the task in hand! i.e. getting where you are going at a reasonable clip, as you say.
Where I am, I drive 5 miles to the local town and usually zero traffic - but when there IS a car, they are usually going around 35-40MPH on the totally clear and straight road which has a 60MPH limit. For that reason, I tend not to let cars out and when on occasion I have, they take forever to get on with it and I end up regretting trying to be helpful.
On the road, I prefer to help the drivers who are inclined to help themselves if you know what I mean :)
Click to expand...

Could be. I also think they know what its like to get stuck for ages so are maybe more willing to help but here its not that usual to get stuck waiting to pull out.
 
It kinda bugs a little bit me when people talk about London and the South East as being the same thing. London is about as different from where I live in deepest Sussex as chalk is to cheese. Forget the North/South divide... it's more a 'City/Other' divide. If anyone's ever ventured down into pretty much anywhere except Greater London, then they'll know that it's full of small market towns, lovely country villages, farmland, countryside, lanes, normal friendly people and so on... pretty much like anywhere in Britain away from huge cities. London may as well be another planet compared to my life in the South East.

I used to work in London for a few years before I was married and loved it... but agree that's it's best done when you're young. Even back then I used to breathe a sigh of relief when the view turned greener and emptier as the train headed south. I love to visit London now and then because it's an amazing city but the train is the only way to do it... and yes, I'm glad to get back home again, even though it's only a 40 mile trip :)
 
r4dent said:
To each his / her own.

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”​

Dr. Johnson


London has some of the best theatre in the world. We often go down for a week and catch a few shows 🎭🎭🎭

Also take our Grandson, I think doing the sites is a must for young adults.
Click to expand...
As you say each to their own, I lived in a city for 4 years, spent a bit of time in Swiss cottage when Christina lived there also worked at Herne Hill the best part was on the road out on the way home. 😀
 
Minisorella said:
It kinda bugs a little bit me when people talk about London and the South East as being the same thing. London is about as different from where I live in deepest Sussex as chalk is to cheese. Forget the North/South divide... it's more a 'City/Other' divide. If anyone's ever ventured down into pretty much anywhere except Greater London, then they'll know that it's full of small market towns, lovely country villages, farmland, countryside, lanes, normal friendly people and so on... pretty much like anywhere in Britain away from huge cities. London may as well be another planet compared to my life in the South East.

I used to work in London for a few years before I was married and loved it... but agree that's it's best done when you're young. Even back then I used to breathe a sigh of relief when the view turned greener and emptier as the train headed south. I love to visit London now and then because it's an amazing city but the train is the only way to do it... and yes, I'm glad to get back home again, even though it's only a 40 mile trip :)
Click to expand...
Train, rich git.
donkey.png
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who viewed this discussion (Total:0)

Back
Top