I far prefer it.
My happiest commute was the drive between Guildford and Dorking. Oh, those halcyon days... No motorways, no tubes, bliss.
( Kroney, Thu 20 Nov 2014, 9:01, 1 reply, 10 years ago)

yeah ... but 90% of that bliss was presumably because you weren't in Guildford

(old man river possible lesbian, Thu 20 Nov 2014, 9:04, Reply)

I grew up in Guildford. Planning on moving back again soon!

( Kroney, Thu 20 Nov 2014, 9:10, Reply)

really? jesus

(old man river possible lesbian, Thu 20 Nov 2014, 9:13, Reply)

Lots of lovely little villages in the triangle between The Ford, the Ming and the King (a little native parlance for you, there)
I'm not precious about my home town, curious as to why you seem to dislike it, though. It's no Woking.
( Kroney, Thu 20 Nov 2014, 9:15, Reply)

that entire area fills me with horror and contempt for mankind
it epitomises everything that's wrong with the country and its ambitions
the whole place seems organised around making it convenient to work and inoffensive to rest ... it's like a Thatcherite Brave New World meets the Stepford Wives.
(old man river possible lesbian, Thu 20 Nov 2014, 9:18, Reply)

Oh I see, you've your Scargill-filtered specs on.
There isn't much I'm saying to change that, I guess.
( Kroney, Thu 20 Nov 2014, 9:20, Reply)

eh?
I'm basically a one-nation Tory with a heavy dose of libertarian. What does Scargill have to do with the soulless rat race dreariness of the M4 corridor?
(old man river possible lesbian, Thu 20 Nov 2014, 9:24, Reply)

Historical bias, I'm afraid.
All our liberals are commies. Made an assumption.
( Kroney, Thu 20 Nov 2014, 9:28, Reply)