Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

Are there any places that really should be avoided? I want to be in the
catchment of one of the 4 (5?) stations.

(NB: I don't just want a list of the parts which are "nice" as they are
probably as expensive as moving somewhere else that is uniformly "nice").

thanks

tim

On 15 Sep, 22:57, "tim....." wrote:
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.
of corse itscheap.its the arse end of england it says so on the sing
posts when you get there

On 15 Sep, 22:57, "tim....." wrote:
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

Are there any places that really should be avoided? *I want to be in the
catchment of one of the 4 (5?) stations.

I was going to say the Allington Drive area of Strood! Dave may
disagree cos he lives near here.....but it's miles from the station.
To be honest, like many towns there are some dire areas and finding
somewhere that is near to the Station and is in the right school
catchment area can be challenging.
Take a look at these two examples, that are less than 500 metres
apart.
ME2 4BN This is near to the Station, but the nearby carpark has an
alcohol control order in place and there has been a lot of trouble
here in the past
ME2 3DU This is also near the Station, (about 5 mins walk), but it is
a nice quiet close, near to a good school.

The good news for Medway is that the new fast commuter services from
Strood are only 35 minutes from London St Pancras. So whilst house
prices are cheap now, I would expect that when they start to rise
again we could be in for a bit of a property boom.
My tips on places to avoid:
Anywhere with a large concentration of Social Housing. www.mhs.org.uk/
for more details. There are actually some really nice properties
dotted around, but when they are all in one place.... I think new
planning regulations try to avoid this for obvious reasons.
Anywhere where you have to drive or catch a bus to get to the station.
I lived in Hoo for 7 years and it was real pain, always having to give
the kids lifts and paying an arm a leg for a taxi if you have a late
night.

"chas" wrote in message
...
On 15 Sep, 22:57, "tim....." wrote:
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.
of corse itscheap.its the arse end of england it says so on the sing
posts when you get there

Nah, you've obviously not been to Thanet

tim

On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:46:45 +0100, tim..... wrote:

"chas" wrote in message
...
On 15 Sep, 22:57, "tim....." wrote:
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.
of corse itscheap.its the arse end of england it says so on the sing
posts when you get there

Nah, you've obviously not been to Thanet

In Medway, avoid the Luton area like the plague. Even the 'near' end of
Luton Road (where Maplin is) is a bit dodgy. I used to park behind Maplin
when I went there, and someone was murdered there...although I think his
card had been marked.

Also Parkwood (on the way to Gillingham), as that's Chav central. Also
the Brompton area. And nowhere in Strood. And the area around the Delce
Road (parallel with the A229 City Way).

(this from SWMBO, who's worked in various parts of Medway for 25 years).
And taught kids from these parts...




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"Tim Decker" wrote in message
...
On 15 Sep, 22:57, "tim....." wrote:
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

Are there any places that really should be avoided? I want to be in the
catchment of one of the 4 (5?) stations.

I was going to say the Allington Drive area of Strood! Dave may
disagree cos he lives near here.....but it's miles from the station.
To be honest, like many towns there are some dire areas and finding
somewhere that is near to the Station and is in the right school
catchment area can be challenging.

No, don't need a school

Take a look at these two examples, that are less than 500 metres
apart.
ME2 4BN This is near to the Station, but the nearby carpark has an
alcohol control order in place and there has been a lot of trouble
here in the past
ME2 3DU This is also near the Station, (about 5 mins walk), but it is
a nice quiet close, near to a good school.

I can't narrow the search down too much as there is limited property
available ATM. This is a "quick" fix rather than a long term plan. There
are 16 2 bed properties under 125K within half a mile of that PC and 22 for
rent at under 600.

The good news for Medway is that the new fast commuter services from
Strood are only 35 minutes from London St Pancras. So whilst house
prices are cheap now, I would expect that when they start to rise
again we could be in for a bit of a property boom.
My tips on places to avoid:
Anywhere with a large concentration of Social Housing. www.mhs.org.uk/

OK thanks for the link

tim

In message , Bob Eager
writes
On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:46:45 +0100, tim..... wrote:

"chas" wrote in message
...
On 15 Sep, 22:57, "tim....." wrote:
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.
of corse itscheap.its the arse end of england it says so on the sing
posts when you get there

Nah, you've obviously not been to Thanet

In Medway, avoid the Luton area like the plague. Even the 'near' end of
Luton Road (where Maplin is) is a bit dodgy. I used to park behind Maplin
when I went there, and someone was murdered there...although I think his
card had been marked.

Also Parkwood (on the way to Gillingham), as that's Chav central. Also
the Brompton area. And nowhere in Strood. And the area around the Delce
Road (parallel with the A229 City Way).

(this from SWMBO, who's worked in various parts of Medway for 25 years).
And taught kids from these parts...

Which translates to

"look elsewhere"

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tim..... wrote:

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

Are there any places that really should be avoided?

Medway.

In article
,
chas wrote:
I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.
of corse itscheap.its the arse end of england it says so on the sing
posts when you get there

Oh I dunno. Was very impressed with the M2 when driving past it the other
day...

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"tim....." wrote in message
...
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

Are there any places that really should be avoided? I want to be in the
catchment of one of the 4 (5?) stations.

(NB: I don't just want a list of the parts which are "nice" as they are
probably as expensive as moving somewhere else that is uniformly "nice").

Lived and worked there for 12 years a while back.
Still have cause to go there.
It's no different from any other "Sub" suburban sprawl that developed after
the war . Outskirts of London and spread further as required.
Now Gravesend............That's a whole different kettle of Indian.
There are a few nice places in Sittingbourne, and if you like the seaside
try Sheppey, although beware of being a Grockle

Ya pays yer money and takes yer choice

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:23:58 +0100, R wrote:

"tim....." wrote in message
...
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

Are there any places that really should be avoided? I want to be in
the catchment of one of the 4 (5?) stations.

(NB: I don't just want a list of the parts which are "nice" as they are
probably as expensive as moving somewhere else that is uniformly
"nice").

Lived and worked there for 12 years a while back. Still have cause to go
there.
It's no different from any other "Sub" suburban sprawl that developed
after the war . Outskirts of London and spread further as required. Now
Gravesend............That's a whole different kettle of Indian. There
are a few nice places in Sittingbourne, and if you like the seaside try
Sheppey, although beware of being a Grockle

And avoid Milton Regis.





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Bob Eager coughed up some electrons that declared:

On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:46:45 +0100, tim..... wrote:

"chas" wrote in message
...
On 15 Sep, 22:57, "tim....." wrote:
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.
of corse itscheap.its the arse end of england it says so on the sing
posts when you get there

Nah, you've obviously not been to Thanet

In Medway, avoid the Luton area like the plague. Even the 'near' end of
Luton Road (where Maplin is) is a bit dodgy. I used to park behind Maplin
when I went there, and someone was murdered there...although I think his
card had been marked.

Also Parkwood (on the way to Gillingham), as that's Chav central. Also
the Brompton area. And nowhere in Strood. And the area around the Delce
Road (parallel with the A229 City Way).

(this from SWMBO, who's worked in various parts of Medway for 25 years).
And taught kids from these parts...





Does it have to be Medway?

The Charing X - Hastings line is pretty civilised and gives you a choice of
Sevenoaks, Tonbridge (OK if you don't actually live anywhere near the
station) T Wells, and all the random places south of there.

dave coughed up some electrons that declared:

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:08:39 +0100, (Steve Firth)
wrote:

tim..... wrote:

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

Are there any places that really should be avoided?

Medway.

Where is Medway anyway?

Mid-East Kent ish.

http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/census/MedwayMap5.gif

chas wrote:
On 15 Sep, 22:57, "tim....." wrote:
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

of corse itscheap.its the arse end of england it says so on the sing
posts when you get there

Thank you for that review rom our travel correspondent. I wonder what he
would say if he could write?


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Bob Eager wrote:
On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:46:45 +0100, tim..... wrote:

"chas" wrote in message
...
On 15 Sep, 22:57, "tim....." wrote:
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.
of corse itscheap.its the arse end of england it says so on the sing
posts when you get there

Nah, you've obviously not been to Thanet

In Medway, avoid the Luton area like the plague. Even the 'near' end
of Luton Road (where Maplin is) is a bit dodgy. I used to park behind
Maplin when I went there, and someone was murdered there...although I
think his card had been marked.

Also Parkwood (on the way to Gillingham), as that's Chav central. Also
the Brompton area. And nowhere in Strood. And the area around the
Delce Road (parallel with the A229 City Way).

(this from SWMBO, who's worked in various parts of Medway for 25
years). And taught kids from these parts...

I'd agree with that apart from Strood - where I happen to live! There is
'lower' strood and 'upper' strood.


--
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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

geoff wrote:
In message , Bob Eager
writes
On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:46:45 +0100, tim..... wrote:

"chas" wrote in message
...
On 15 Sep, 22:57, "tim....." wrote:
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.
of corse itscheap.its the arse end of england it says so on the
sing posts when you get there

Nah, you've obviously not been to Thanet

In Medway, avoid the Luton area like the plague. Even the 'near' end
of Luton Road (where Maplin is) is a bit dodgy. I used to park
behind Maplin when I went there, and someone was murdered
there...although I think his card had been marked.

Also Parkwood (on the way to Gillingham), as that's Chav central.
Also the Brompton area. And nowhere in Strood. And the area around
the Delce Road (parallel with the A229 City Way).

(this from SWMBO, who's worked in various parts of Medway for 25
years). And taught kids from these parts...

Which translates to

"look elsewhere"

Anywhere but Wotfud.


--
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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Tim Decker wrote:
On 15 Sep, 22:57, "tim....." wrote:
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

Are there any places that really should be avoided? I want to be in
the catchment of one of the 4 (5?) stations.

I was going to say the Allington Drive area of Strood! Dave may
disagree cos he lives near here.....but it's miles from the station.

That had never occurred to me. I've never commuted. Handy for the motorway
though.

To be honest, like many towns there are some dire areas and finding
somewhere that is near to the Station and is in the right school
catchment area can be challenging.
Take a look at these two examples, that are less than 500 metres
apart.
ME2 4BN This is near to the Station, but the nearby carpark has an
alcohol control order in place and there has been a lot of trouble
here in the past
ME2 3DU This is also near the Station, (about 5 mins walk), but it is
a nice quiet close, near to a good school.

The good news for Medway is that the new fast commuter services from
Strood are only 35 minutes from London St Pancras. So whilst house
prices are cheap now, I would expect that when they start to rise
again we could be in for a bit of a property boom.

I'd agree with that, part of the regenration area and all.

My tips on places to avoid:
Anywhere with a large concentration of Social Housing. www.mhs.org.uk/
for more details. There are actually some really nice properties
dotted around, but when they are all in one place.... I think new
planning regulations try to avoid this for obvious reasons.


Anywhere where you have to drive or catch a bus to get to the station.
I lived in Hoo for 7 years and it was real pain, always having to give
the kids lifts and paying an arm a leg for a taxi if you have a late
night.

It can be a bit cut off out on the peninsular, any further out than Hoo &
its wise to count peoples fingers :-)


--
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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

dave wrote:
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:08:39 +0100, (Steve Firth)
wrote:

tim..... wrote:

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

Are there any places that really should be avoided?

Medway.

Where is Medway anyway?

Kent, about 35 miles south east of London, on the A2/M2 Dover road. Medway
is a Unitary Authority comprising of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham,
Rainham. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medway


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

dave wrote:

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:08:39 +0100, (Steve Firth)
wrote:

tim..... wrote:

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

Are there any places that really should be avoided?

Medway.

Where is Medway anyway?

About where you would put the hose to give England an enema. Or possibly
a little lower if we take the Thames as the cloaca then Medway is
probably in the position of a peri-anal wart.

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
om...
Bob Eager wrote:
On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:46:45 +0100, tim..... wrote:

"chas" wrote in message
...
On 15 Sep, 22:57, "tim....." wrote:
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.
of corse itscheap.its the arse end of england it says so on the sing
posts when you get there

Nah, you've obviously not been to Thanet

In Medway, avoid the Luton area like the plague. Even the 'near' end
of Luton Road (where Maplin is) is a bit dodgy. I used to park behind
Maplin when I went there, and someone was murdered there...although I
think his card had been marked.

Also Parkwood (on the way to Gillingham), as that's Chav central. Also
the Brompton area. And nowhere in Strood. And the area around the
Delce Road (parallel with the A229 City Way).

(this from SWMBO, who's worked in various parts of Medway for 25
years). And taught kids from these parts...

I'd agree with that apart from Strood - where I happen to live! There is
'lower' strood and 'upper' strood.

Thanks everybody, I think I have enough info now


tim

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:52:15 +0100, dave wrote:
Medway.

Where is Medway anyway?

Halfway between the beginning and the end.

Jules wrote:
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:52:15 +0100, dave wrote:
Medway.
Where is Medway anyway?

Halfway between the beginning and the end.


You mean this-way and that-way...

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"Bob Eager" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:23:58 +0100, R wrote:

"tim....." wrote in message
...
Dave,

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

Are there any places that really should be avoided? I want to be in
the catchment of one of the 4 (5?) stations.

(NB: I don't just want a list of the parts which are "nice" as they are
probably as expensive as moving somewhere else that is uniformly
"nice").

Lived and worked there for 12 years a while back. Still have cause to go
there.
It's no different from any other "Sub" suburban sprawl that developed
after the war . Outskirts of London and spread further as required. Now
Gravesend............That's a whole different kettle of Indian. There
are a few nice places in Sittingbourne, and if you like the seaside try
Sheppey, although beware of being a Grockle

And avoid Milton Regis.

Like the plague !

Steve Firth wrote:
dave wrote:

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:08:39 +0100, (Steve
Firth) wrote:

tim..... wrote:

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

Are there any places that really should be avoided?

Medway.

Where is Medway anyway?

About where you would put the hose to give England an enema. Or
possibly a little lower if we take the Thames as the cloaca then
Medway is probably in the position of a peri-anal wart.

Do everyone a favour Firth and **** off. Once again you are talking out of
your (no doubt wart ridden) arse.


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

In message , dave
writes
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:08:39 +0100, (Steve Firth)
wrote:

tim..... wrote:

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

Are there any places that really should be avoided?

Medway.

Where is Medway anyway?

10 miles after the world ends


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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:52:15 +0100, dave wrote:

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:08:39 +0100, (Steve Firth)
wrote:

tim..... wrote:

I'm considering a move to Medway because it is cheap.

Are there any places that really should be avoided?

Medway.

Where is Medway anyway?

It's an island in the Pacific that the Yanks make such a fuss about
fighting for 3x nightly on Sky TV.

Derek

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:44:29 +0100, geoff wrote:
Where is Medway anyway?

10 miles after the world ends

It's not that close to Slough...

Jules wrote:
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:44:29 +0100, geoff wrote:
Where is Medway anyway?

10 miles after the world ends

It's not that close to Slough...

But Wotfud is :-)



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Handyman writes
Jules wrote:
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:44:29 +0100, geoff wrote:
Where is Medway anyway?

10 miles after the world ends

It's not that close to Slough...

But Wotfud is :-)

Miles away mate

about 5 hours round the M25 on a good day

BTW, did they ever actually finish the roadworks on the M2 ?

.... those which started over 10 years ago


--
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geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
Jules wrote:
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:44:29 +0100, geoff wrote:
Where is Medway anyway?

10 miles after the world ends

It's not that close to Slough...

But Wotfud is :-)

Miles away mate

about 5 hours round the M25 on a good day

Todays Tip. Go anticlockwise

BTW, did they ever actually finish the roadworks on the M2 ?

... those which started over 10 years ago

Them wos on the A2 & I don't know - I rarely use it.


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

In message , The Medway
Handyman writes
geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
Jules wrote:
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:44:29 +0100, geoff wrote:
Where is Medway anyway?

10 miles after the world ends

It's not that close to Slough...

But Wotfud is :-)

Miles away mate

about 5 hours round the M25 on a good day

Todays Tip. Go anticlockwise

Not seen the roadworks there, have you




BTW, did they ever actually finish the roadworks on the M2 ?

... those which started over 10 years ago

Them wos on the A2 & I don't know - I rarely use it.



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geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
Jules wrote:
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:44:29 +0100, geoff wrote:
Where is Medway anyway?

10 miles after the world ends

It's not that close to Slough...

But Wotfud is :-)

Miles away mate

about 5 hours round the M25 on a good day

Todays Tip. Go anticlockwise

Not seen the roadworks there, have you

Prior to becoming TMH I spent a large proportion of my life on the poxy M25.
I'm very glad to say I rarely ever use it now. I had a major client in
Queens Road Wotfud. Great place fro cheap vac bags BTW.

My annual mileage as a rep was 40,000 miles PA, now its about 8,000. I am a
happier bunny.


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In message , The Medway
Handyman writes
geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
Jules wrote:
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:44:29 +0100, geoff wrote:
Where is Medway anyway?

10 miles after the world ends

It's not that close to Slough...

But Wotfud is :-)

Miles away mate

about 5 hours round the M25 on a good day

Todays Tip. Go anticlockwise

Not seen the roadworks there, have you

Prior to becoming TMH I spent a large proportion of my life on the poxy M25.
I'm very glad to say I rarely ever use it now. I had a major client in
Queens Road Wotfud. Great place fro cheap vac bags BTW.

My annual mileage as a rep was 40,000 miles PA, now its about 8,000. I am a
happier bunny.

Different world now

the latest M25 roadworks are months old, populated with dennises

two wheels are the only way to go




--
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geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
Jules wrote:
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:44:29 +0100, geoff wrote:
Where is Medway anyway?

10 miles after the world ends

It's not that close to Slough...

But Wotfud is :-)

Miles away mate

about 5 hours round the M25 on a good day

Todays Tip. Go anticlockwise

Not seen the roadworks there, have you

Prior to becoming TMH I spent a large proportion of my life on the
poxy M25. I'm very glad to say I rarely ever use it now. I had a
major client in Queens Road Wotfud. Great place fro cheap vac bags
BTW. My annual mileage as a rep was 40,000 miles PA, now its about 8,000.
I am a happier bunny.

Different world now

the latest M25 roadworks are months old, populated with dennises

two wheels are the only way to go

Towing the TMH patented "slimline" trailer?

Clot wrote:
geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
Jules wrote:
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:44:29 +0100, geoff wrote:
Where is Medway anyway?

10 miles after the world ends

It's not that close to Slough...

But Wotfud is :-)

Miles away mate

about 5 hours round the M25 on a good day

Todays Tip. Go anticlockwise

Not seen the roadworks there, have you

Prior to becoming TMH I spent a large proportion of my life on the
poxy M25. I'm very glad to say I rarely ever use it now. I had a
major client in Queens Road Wotfud. Great place fro cheap vac bags
BTW. My annual mileage as a rep was 40,000 miles PA, now its about
8,000. I am a happier bunny.

Different world now

the latest M25 roadworks are months old, populated with dennises

two wheels are the only way to go

Towing the TMH patented "slimline" trailer?

Can't you get roof racks for motorbikes then?


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"geoff" wrote in message
...

Different world now

the latest M25 roadworks are months old, populated with dennises


If they all drove like me there wouldn't be any jams on the M25.

Its the idiots that cause the jams, you should know geoff there is always
one when you are around.

The Medway Handyman wrote:
Clot wrote:
geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
geoff wrote:
In message , The
Medway Handyman writes
geoff wrote:
In message ,
The Medway Handyman writes
Jules wrote:
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:44:29 +0100, geoff wrote:
Where is Medway anyway?

10 miles after the world ends

It's not that close to Slough...

But Wotfud is :-)

Miles away mate

about 5 hours round the M25 on a good day

Todays Tip. Go anticlockwise

Not seen the roadworks there, have you

Prior to becoming TMH I spent a large proportion of my life on the
poxy M25. I'm very glad to say I rarely ever use it now. I had a
major client in Queens Road Wotfud. Great place fro cheap vac bags
BTW. My annual mileage as a rep was 40,000 miles PA, now its about
8,000. I am a happier bunny.

Different world now

the latest M25 roadworks are months old, populated with dennises

two wheels are the only way to go

Towing the TMH patented "slimline" trailer?

Can't you get roof racks for motorbikes then?

There you are - your next project!

In message , "dennis@home"
writes


"geoff" wrote in message
...

Different world now

the latest M25 roadworks are months old, populated with dennises


If they all drove like me there wouldn't be any jams on the M25.

Its the idiots that cause the jams, you should know geoff there is
always one when you are around.

Rarely affect me on a motorbike, dennis


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In message , geoff
writes
In message , "dennis@home"
writes


"geoff" wrote in message
...

Different world now

the latest M25 roadworks are months old, populated with dennises


If they all drove like me there wouldn't be any jams on the M25.

Its the idiots that cause the jams, you should know geoff there is
always one when you are around.

Rarely affect me on a motorbike, dennis


P.s. Was that you who drifted across from one lane to another without
looking straight in front of me this afternoon ?

Dennis - never had an accident, seen lots in his rear view mirror

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geoff