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# Burnden Park
(Which I lived directly next to when at Bolton Uni back in '97 & '98)
when the ground moved to the Reebok Stadium, Burnden Park was set upon by 'Travellers' as a full time site.
What japes I had one evening coming home to find a set of their legs dangling out of our Kitchen window in a hurried escape with a black bag in our sink full of our CD's, videos and other such stuff inside.
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# haha. You mentalist.
I went to Salford Uni but at least I had the foresight to live in Grappenhall ;)
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# One of my mates ended up going to Salford Uni.
although just up the road in Bolton, I felt slightly better in my first year because the Halls of residence I was in didn't have bars on the ground floor windows.
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 18:55, archived)
# Salford is a fantastic Uni.
One of the best technical academies in Europe. Sadly it happens to be in Salford ( well much of it is ).
I was born in Salford. I am quite able to give unbiased comment. It's a shithole.
(I helped save b3ta! Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 18:59, archived)
# Indeed it is, but then the entire North West suffers from the affliction
Bolton too had a damned good reputation for engineering based courses (hence I started on the civils course, progressing on to arch. technology)
Apart from the muggings and car showdowns I suffered while there, it was a surprisingly 'ok' place.

and at least it wasn't Preston.

not a patch on norfolk though
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 19:01, archived)
# Oh god I was 7 weeks in Preston
refurbing Marks and Sparks. I can't tell you how much that pained me.
Still. Not a two-headed sibling in sight ;)
(I helped save b3ta! Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 19:05, archived)
# Our churches may be much smaller in Norfolk because all the congregation sit on the same side...
But...


*trying to think up a witty retort*...




*fails*
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 19:06, archived)
# ahh, the poor misunderstood vermin
there was about 300K of work done by teeside council to make a travellers camp with lots of money spent on new built facilities for them

they smashed the lot up and assaulted the workers

yay, how misunderstood they are!

(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 18:54, archived)
# Argh
I was going to write something totally different here but then I had a thought

What do gypsies call us non-gypsy people?
(I helped save b3ta! Cassius Kray floats like a butterfly, stings like a trout, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 18:56, archived)
# Mugs
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# Do they pour their tea into us?
If so, I might have to grab a hat and so searching!
(I helped save b3ta! Cassius Kray floats like a butterfly, stings like a trout, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 19:00, archived)
# I have nowt against 'true' gypsies and travellers
there are plenty of them here in Rural Norfolk, and they're lovely.
However, there are also plenty of 'modern' travellers as well.

Old Traveller "Lucky Heather"?
New Traveller "Lucky Heather? Or I'll break your legs".
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# I've got nowt against anyone
aside from the fucking scratters who think they can do anything they want and it's everyone elses fault when they do it

(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 19:04, archived)