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11-10-06, 05:55 AM

Were to start?

as a northerner ( and i'm only speaking from my experience)

I was told you were an unfriendly bunch but with the exception of a couple of people i found that is not true but i do get the mickey taken out of my accent.

but everthing is far more expensive and i am finding I am working a 45.5 hour week compared to the 37.5 hour week i was putting in back home

still the weather is better (with the exception of the thunder storm we've had this morning)

timwilky · 11-10-06, 08:22 AM

Tara I think we now have your thunder storm. Thank you.

OK, in the old industrial cities there are of course areas of depravation. But generally the pace of life is a tad slower and quality of life far better than the competative south.

I went out last night for two pints on my way home. whilst my beer cost me £1.90 per pint, somebody popped in and asked did someone own a silver Vauxhall on the carpark as the lights had been left on. You would never get that in the south. In fact last time I was there I had my car broken into on a car park.

Where I live there is lots of fresh veg grown. Tara will tell you southerners of the size of the vegatable growing area between Ormskirk, southport, leyland. We have no excuse for not eating plent of fresh veg. Indeed the lamb chops I had for dinner at the weekend came from a farm 1 mile away. However, the supermarkets have taken over. It is easier to buy ready meals and expensive lank vegetables at 8 pm than to get up and go to the local farm shops and Chorley market etc.

As a family we try to eat healthily, a proper dinner at least 4 times a week. take aways limited to once a week. The real issue to me is exercise.

Why do rate payers build sports facilities and then have to pay to use them. My local private gyms work out about £70/month. For those on a tight budget it is impossible for them to afford this luxury. I can understand why the snob in me would not want the scum from the council estates having access to my locker room etc.

However, this does not preclude those who are priced out from taking their exercise in the fantastic countryside we have arround here. A stroll up Great Hill would take about 2 hours and burn off at least 200 calories I should think. Cycling cost nothing beyond the initial outlay for a bike, yet parents won't let their kids do it as it is far too dangerous.

Doctors should stop handing out pills and put patients on a course of exercise. Work hand in hand with the local gyms. People who would not go there out of choice would not have the excuse as they have been sent by the quack with a chitty for a course of exercise.

11-10-06, 08:58 AM

JP, you speak for yourself. I am going to die peacefully in a flowery meadow with at least two (very attractive) naked women dancing around me.

Just not yet, I hope!

Bud, I agree from my experience that people 'up north' seem generally happier with their lot. Think it has a lot to do with the pace of life and general overcrowding of the South East.

11-10-06, 08:22 AM	#22
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Tara I think we now have your thunder storm. Thank you. OK, in the old industrial cities there are of course areas of depravation. But generally the pace of life is a tad slower and quality of life far better than the competative south. I went out last night for two pints on my way home. whilst my beer cost me £1.90 per pint, somebody popped in and asked did someone own a silver Vauxhall on the carpark as the lights had been left on. You would never get that in the south. In fact last time I was there I had my car broken into on a car park. Where I live there is lots of fresh veg grown. Tara will tell you southerners of the size of the vegatable growing area between Ormskirk, southport, leyland. We have no excuse for not eating plent of fresh veg. Indeed the lamb chops I had for dinner at the weekend came from a farm 1 mile away. However, the supermarkets have taken over. It is easier to buy ready meals and expensive lank vegetables at 8 pm than to get up and go to the local farm shops and Chorley market etc. As a family we try to eat healthily, a proper dinner at least 4 times a week. take aways limited to once a week. The real issue to me is exercise. Why do rate payers build sports facilities and then have to pay to use them. My local private gyms work out about £70/month. For those on a tight budget it is impossible for them to afford this luxury. I can understand why the snob in me would not want the scum from the council estates having access to my locker room etc. However, this does not preclude those who are priced out from taking their exercise in the fantastic countryside we have arround here. A stroll up Great Hill would take about 2 hours and burn off at least 200 calories I should think. Cycling cost nothing beyond the initial outlay for a bike, yet parents won't let their kids do it as it is far too dangerous. Doctors should stop handing out pills and put patients on a course of exercise. Work hand in hand with the local gyms. People who would not go there out of choice would not have the excuse as they have been sent by the quack with a chitty for a course of exercise. __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

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11-10-06, 05:55 AM	#21
Tara Guest Posts: n/a	Were to start? as a northerner ( and i'm only speaking from my experience) I was told you were an unfriendly bunch but with the exception of a couple of people i found that is not true but i do get the mickey taken out of my accent. but everthing is far more expensive and i am finding I am working a 45.5 hour week compared to the 37.5 hour week i was putting in back home still the weather is better (with the exception of the thunder storm we've had this morning)

11-10-06, 08:58 AM	#23
Steve H Guest Posts: n/a	JP, you speak for yourself. I am going to die peacefully in a flowery meadow with at least two (very attractive) naked women dancing around me. Just not yet, I hope! Bud, I agree from my experience that people 'up north' seem generally happier with their lot. Think it has a lot to do with the pace of life and general overcrowding of the South East.