corby
Its up there in britains worst town list. Some 80%* of the population are on benefits and out of work. Kappa slappas abound. Most housing is council estates build with lots of alleyways out of concrete which makes excellent police escape routes. The Lincoln estate was so bad, the council proposed it to be demolished - all of it, houses shops the lot..

You cant go out without being accosted by yoofs who all speak in faux glaswegian accents and pretty much own the place. Even the police steer clear of most of it. Dead bodies turn up in flats decomposing, discovered only by months of decay and smell finally being noticed by the one copper who dares venture into the estates. Oh and that guy who got decapitated with a samurai sword over owing a dealer 15 quid - they found his head under a bush weeks later. Kiddies getting preggers to get housing from the council and benefits. If they dragged the boating lake they would find no end of weapons and dead bodies in there. the council members are all corrupt (or at least were) and this was recently proven by their monumental fail with their coverup over toxic waste dumping in the town (the courts basically spanked the council for allowing toxic waste to not be cleaned up, getting an ass load of birth defects then denying all knowledge. They then did a coverup fail and got caught red handed). Kickbacks abound, as do fights both on the street and in work.

Horribly depressing place to live, steer clear. I spent 12 years there, couldnt get away fast enough once i was old enough.

*guesstimate
(shamen Geekius Maximus, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 13:31, 4 replies)

Im liking this
because i live there myself.

And its a fucking shithole.

Oh, and im beyond celebrating birthdays now, just another year alive in a town like this.
(NegCheg fap fap fap, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 15:45, closed)

*raises glass*
heres to you, brave sir

(though one thing corby did do for me; lost my fear of fighting back in '92. Was in enough there it just became sport :-(

Pacifist now tho
(shamen Geekius Maximus, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 16:00, closed)

Lots of talk about it getting better though..
just havent witnessed it yet.

I eat every meal with the thought it will be my last.
(NegCheg fap fap fap, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 16:28, closed)

Corrrrrrrbe
Scottish. In Northamptonshire. 30 years after the Steel works closed. Scientists must have a look at this.
(prescottsflu infected you at, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 6:46, closed)