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General Category => Sports, Hobbies & Interests => Topic started by: Gordon on September 04, 2017, 07:06:46 PM
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Moderator:
This thread has been created to hold posts about the county of Essex that were a derail where originally posted, in a thread in the Christian Topic. They have been relocated here rather than being permanently removed, and added to these are the posts in the thread created by Steve H recounting his recent bicycling exploits.
Perhaps this thread will have a shelf life as a place for members to note places they have visited, or would like to visit.
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Hothothot.
Flickr album. (https://flic.kr/s/aHsmjcYRJ1)
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Thanks for those Steve.
Love the photo of Codicote church.
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Lovely photos, I liked the dinosaurs. :)
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After about 12 hours under a cloudless sky, I am now beetroot-coloured!
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Lovely photos, I liked the dinosaurs. :)
That'll be because it reminded you of the posters on this board ;)
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That'll be because it reminded you of the posters on this board ;)
I can certainly think of a few!
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That'll be because it reminded you of the posters on this board ;)
Now! Now! ;D ;D
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After about 12 hours under a cloudless sky, I am now beetroot-coloured!
I did quite a lot of cycling, and not only slightly burnt, but also a numb bum!
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Good photographs!
Cool music festivals at Knebworth, great place.
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Hi Rhi,
So we can have the fun of digging up dinosaur bones and putting them together. Then putting them in museums and rearranging the bits we got wrong. And eventually make films about them.
Ah, that must be it then. Makes as much sense as any other answer I guess.
Incidentally, I was out your way (I think) for a cheeky 50 mile ride yesterday - Mountfitchet, Elsenham, Thaxted, Great Bardfield, Finchingfield, Wethersfield, Sible Hedignham, Beazley End, Stebbing, Great Dunmow, the Easters, Pledgdon Green and back. Absolutely stunning - you tell people you live in Essex and they think "Tilbury" or some such, but for my money we have chocolate box pretty villages and gorgeous countryside around here to rival any. Perhaps we should keep it to ourselves eh?
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Hi Rhi,
Ah, that must be it then. Makes as much sense as any other answer I guess.
Incidentally, I was out your way (I think) for a cheeky 50 mile ride yesterday - Mountfitchet, Elsenham, Thaxted, Great Bardfield, Finchingfield, Wethersfield, Sible Hedignham, Beazley End, Stebbing, Great Dunmow, the Easters, Pledgdon Green and back. Absolutely stunning - you tell people you live in Essex and they think "Tilbury" or some such, but for my money we have chocolate box pretty villages and gorgeous countryside around here to rival any. Perhaps we should keep it to ourselves eh?
No idea what you are talking about. Everywhere in Essex looks like Basildon and the people are orange and bleach their anal hair. Fact.
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No idea what you are talking about. Everywhere in Essex looks like Basildon and the people are orange and bleach their anal hair. Fact.
EXCUSE ME!!!!!
Their ANAL Hair?
Please tell me this is an Essex Girl revenge wind-up!
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No idea what you are talking about. Everywhere in Essex looks like Basildon and the people are orange and bleach their anal hair. Fact.
Second time this week I've heard or read something about bleaching anal hairs. Sounds painful to me, if bleach goes anywhere near my skin it burns. If I did that I wouldn't sit down for a week at least (but don't have hairs there anyway).
Essex is lovely, Epping Forest, Saffron Walden, The Naze, RSPB Wallasea Island - beautiful places.
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Rhi,
No idea what you are talking about. Everywhere in Essex looks like Basildon and the people are orange and bleach their anal hair. Fact.
Er, that’s what I meant to say of course: souped up Subarus boy racing down the A127; fake bake, stick on eyelashes and white stilettos (and the women are just as bad); flat screen TVs bigger than the book case…
Yup, definitely nothing to see here – well worth staying away in fact ;)
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The first time I ever visited Essex, on a bike ride to Epping Forest, I'd no sooner passed the "Welcome to Essex" sign than a bunch of yobs in a beat-up Cortina cut me up and yelled abuse at me. Fact.
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Steve H,
The first time I ever visited Essex, on a bike ride to Ep[ping Forest, I'd no sooner passed the "Welcome to Essex" sign than a bunch of yobs in a beat-up Cortina cut me up and yelled abuse at me. Fact.
Yeah, sorry about that. Mind you, I do miss that Cortina...
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Hi Rhi,
Ah, that must be it then. Makes as much sense as any other answer I guess.
Incidentally, I was out your way (I think) for a cheeky 50 mile ride yesterday - Mountfitchet, Elsenham, Thaxted, Great Bardfield, Finchingfield, Wethersfield, Sible Hedignham, Beazley End, Stebbing, Great Dunmow, the Easters, Pledgdon Green and back. Absolutely stunning - you tell people you live in Essex and they think "Tilbury" or some such, but for my money we have chocolate box pretty villages and gorgeous countryside around here to rival any. Perhaps we should keep it to ourselves eh?
The difference between North Essex and South Essex, in South Essex if you buy a corner house it's written into the covenants that you have to open up a car dealership and if you need to put a brick wall around your garden it has to have a small niches built into it at two metre intervals with statues recovered from the slot machines at the end of South End Pier in them.
North Essex is as posh as wot it's described by Blue Rtd, innit, the two parts of the county are worlds apart, if you visit Saffron Walden there are very few of the old cottages you see when driving through the town and a lot of the old cottages tucked away, that you don't see, at the end of numerous passage ways that would be available for sale at anything less than a £million.
Regards ippy
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ipster,
The difference between North Essex and South Essex, in South Essex if you buy a corner house it's written into the covenants that you have to open up a car dealership and if you need to put a brick wall around your garden it has to have a small niches built into it at two metre intervals with statues recovered from the slot machines at the end of South End Pier in them.
North Essex is as posh as wot it's described by Blue Rtd, innit, the two parts of the county are worlds apart, if you visit Saffron Walden there are very few of the old cottages you see when driving through the town and a lot of the old cottages tucked away, that you don't see, at the end of numerous passage ways that would be available for sale at anything less than a £million.
Now that did make me laugh ;D When you say "North Essex" though let's get this straight - it's North-West Essex that God's own garden. Naturally we draw the blinds in our Range Rovers if ever we have to go near Colcheter or Harwich... (though i do know rather a good joke re the latter as it happens).
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ipster,
Now that did make me laugh ;D When you say "North Essex" though let's get this straight - it's North-West Essex that God's own garden. Naturally we draw the blinds in our Range Rovers if ever we have to go near Colcheter or Harwich... (though i do know rather a good joke re the latter as it happens).
Living on the right side of the gates at Frinton (very important) and the gentrification of Maldon, both Northern Essex, Coggeshall, Mersea under gentrifaction, Hatfield Peveral thinks it's already there and gentrified (I'll give ground on that one), Brentwood the top management and the aspirationals town, Billericay/Stock all privately owned homes and mainly not your average run of the mill cheepos
All these places near or on the more northerly side of the A12; now either side of the A127, you'll find your car dealers and giant concrete Eagle statues on the top of the ten foot brick built gate posts about ten feet from the houses etc.
Range Rovers Ha!
Regards ippy
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Horndon on the Hill - that's posh Essex. Been there.
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Horndon on the Hill - that's posh Essex. Been there.
Yes funny little place near what used to be something like Ford U K's experimental or research unit, what the experiments or research were, I have no idea.
Regards ippy
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Saffron Walden is a lovely place. My mother and aunt (her older sister) went to school there for several years and were very happy at that school. When my sister and cousins and I were young, we went there a few times for events at the school. It was always a lovely day out. I'd have been happy to go to that school and be in Saffron Walden but the need to be somewhere other than home, i.e. war, was not there in my youth and all in all I was happy to go to school locally. The school closed fairly recently :(.
I liked Saffron Walden as a whole, not just the school :-). Beautiful place.
When we're both retired (if we're well), Charlie and I intend to have a holiday going to lots of towns and villages in this country - and Scotland and Wales. I feel dreamy just thinking about it.
On another note I have a soft spot for Barking but that's another story.
We sure have gone off topic!
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Saffron Walden is a lovely place. My mother and aunt (her older sister) went to school there for several years and were very happy at that school. When my sister and cousins and I were young, we went there a few times for events at the school. It was always a lovely day out. I'd have been happy to go to that school and be in Saffron Walden but the need to be somewhere other than home, i.e. war, was not there in my youth and all in all I was happy to go to school locally. The school closed fairly recently :(.
I liked Saffron Walden as a whole, not just the school :-). Beautiful place.
When we're both retired (if we're well), Charlie and I intend to have a holiday going to lots of towns and villages in this country - and Scotland and Wales. I feel dreamy just thinking about it.
On another note I have a soft spot for Barking but that's another story.
We sure have gone off topic!
A close relative of mine used to work for the Essex educational service, they've now been retired for about five years, the job involved teaching, one to one, the disturbed children of problem families, when you hear about towns like Harlow, Basildon, South End, where the so called Essex stereotypes are supposed to come from, it'd be understandable for anyone to think that's they're the most likely areas in Essex to have these emotionally disturbed children that my relative would of had to deal with.
Surprisingly Saffron Walden for all of it's bucket loads of millionaires supplied the most children, from the Essex area, and also some of the worst cases of these poor unfortunate children for the this special education unit; it certainly surprised me.
Regards ippy
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Just goes to show you can't generalise.
Never thought of Saffron Walden as being a 'rich' area, just a pleasant one. I'll have a look on Rightmove.
Done:- only looked at 3/4 bedroomed houses for sale. Prices seem average and houses nothing special.
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Just goes to show you can't generalise.
Never thought of Saffron Walden as being a 'rich' area, just a pleasant one. I'll have a look on Rightmove.
Done:- only looked at 3/4 bedroomed houses for sale. Prices seem average and houses nothing special.
Pick up on the OLD, housing, cottages, thatched etc., I did refer to older properties.
Regards ippy
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I was only looking at the types of house a couple with children might buy.
Found this, 1930s, which is more expensive & looks quite nice:-
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-69434717.html
This one is older but only appears to have one bathroom! I suppose another one could be installed, not that expensive:-
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-54051504.html
In Bromley (Kent but London Borough), we have all sorts of properties, some old (like one I live in), some new. Areas bordering woodland and others in town - some quite urban. Saffron Walden always seemed pretty and quaint to me but may have changed, haven't been for years.
Nothing would surprise me!
I don't know how to search for 'old properties with thatched roofs in Saffron Walden' on Rightmove ippy & would probably be sitting here all day trying :-). I'll take your word for it. I've been on holiday to country and seaside places where there are very quaint cottages which cost a bomb!
Nice for the heirs.
PS: Found this site, probably more what you are talking about:-
https://homes.trovit.co.uk/thatched-cottage-saffron-walden
Now where were we? Anal hairs or something like.
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I was only looking at the types of house a couple with children might buy.
Found this, 1930s, which is more expensive & looks quite nice:-
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-69434717.html
This one is older but only appears to have one bathroom! I suppose another one could be installed, not that expensive:-
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-54051504.html
In Bromley (Kent but London Borough), we have all sorts of properties, some old (like one I live in), some new. Areas bordering woodland and others in town - some quite urban. Saffron Walden always seemed pretty and quaint to me but may have changed, haven't been for years.
Nothing would surprise me!
I don't know how to search for 'old properties with thatched roofs in Saffron Walden' on Rightmove ippy & would probably be sitting here all day trying :-). I'll take your word for it. I've been on holiday to country and seaside places where there are very quaint cottages which cost a bomb!
Nice for the heirs.
PS: Found this site, probably more what you are talking about:-
https://homes.trovit.co.uk/thatched-cottage-saffron-walden
Now where were we? Anal hairs or something like.
Been familiar with the place for the best part of thirty five years, it's dripping with wealthy homes and their wealthy owners, as I tried to present in my original post about the subject, without being anal but obviously it didn't work for some.
Regards ippy
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Been familiar with the place for the best part of thirty five years, it's dripping with wealthy homes and their wealthy owners, as I tried to present in my original post about the subject, without being anal but obviously it didn't work for some.
Regards ippy
I got that you think much of the area is wealthy ippy, it was clear enough to me. I didn't know that before. Many properties are worth more than a million pounds but doesn't mean millionaires live in them, it's just that the value of the house has gone up. Their children benefit eventually or they do if they downsize when the children have left. Plenty of people are asset rich but cash average.
Talking about Saffron Walden I wouldn't mind visiting it again, I loved it when I was a kid.
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I got that you think much of the area is wealthy ippy, it was clear enough to me. I didn't know that before. Many properties are worth more than a million pounds but doesn't mean millionaires live in them, it's just that the value of the house has gone up. Their children benefit eventually or they do if they downsize when the children have left. Plenty of people are asset rich but cash average.
Talking about Saffron Walden I wouldn't mind visiting it again, I loved it when I was a kid.
No I don't think that much of the area is wealthy, I know from experience that much of the area is exceptionally wealthy.
Seeing a Jackson Pollock hanging on the wall inside the houses just isn't that surprising in that area and I don't mean a print either, house owners that buy acres of ground to prevent anyone spoiling the view, it is a very wealthy area, no question, in and around S W.
I dare say the owners are security concious when and if they're marketing their houses, think about it Rob.
Regards ippy
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You obviously know the area better than I ippy. You're quite fortunate to be living around there but you see the flaws as well as the beauty.
Security is a problem for everyone, not that I've ever bothered much about it, I just carry on blithely despite warnings. As long as no-one breaks into my house while I'm in it and my ex-police officer neighbour friends tell me would-be burglars watch houses to see when they're empty. They have loads of security including CCTV but they would, wouldn't they?
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You obviously know the area better than I ippy. You're quite fortunate to be living around there but you see the flaws as well as the beauty.
Security is a problem for everyone, not that I've ever bothered much about it, I just carry on blithely despite warnings. As long as no-one breaks into my house while I'm in it and my ex-police officer neighbour friends tell me would-be burglars watch houses to see when they're empty. They have loads of security including CCTV but they would, wouldn't they?
Security in the way you sell your house if you're worth pots of the stuff, criminals coming around to size thing up etc, if it were you you wouldn't be going through the usual channels to sell your house, not the usual channels I would be using to sell my shack.
Regards ippy
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Like these people:-
https://www.fineandcountry.com/uk/discreet-marketing
I've heard people with houses up for sale say they get all sorts nosing round, much better to go to a discreet firm.
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Moderator:
This thread has been created to hold posts about the county of Essex that were a derail where originally posted, in a thread in the Christian Topic. They have been relocated here rather than being permanently removed, and added to these are the posts in the thread created by Steve H recounting his recent bicycling exploits.
Perhaps this thread will have a shelf life as a place for members to note places they have visited, or would like to visit.
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In the late 90s we visited the Grossglockner Glacier it was an extremely interesting experience, especially as we didn't needs coats on as the sun was so warm.
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Some of the fun posts have been deleted in the move, the ones about 'Religion & Essex forum' and all that banter. No matter I s'pose - but they were fun.
Wow Littleroses, that glacier is really something. Awe inspiring.
I'm boring only wanting to go to Saffron Walden (atm) ;D. Been to a few places abroad but right now am interested in exploring more of the British Isles. I'm off to Filey at the end of this month! Been there many times tho so nothing new but looking forward. My daughter wants me and her dad to go to New York while she's working there & I'm considering it, for a week, in September. She'll be home for a holiday in July & we'll discuss it then.
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Ah! Safron Walden , bit of a slapper but she had a nice arse if I remember correctly ;D
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You're back on form!
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You're back on form!
missed you too Robbie 8)
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Tell us about your travels! Before late night tomorrow because I'm off to Yorkshire for a week.
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Tell us about your travels! Before late night tomorrow because I'm off to Yorkshire for a week.
well after surviving the winter up in the north east of England I moved up to Scotland for a couple of weeks only to get stuck in snow again .
Anyway I'm currently in Suffolk where I've been for the last month or so enjoying glorious weather and the friendship of some very nice people I've met.
Id love to know where about in Yorkshire you're heading for , its my home county so I know it quite well and might be able to give you some tips on where to visit . :) :)
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Filey. I know it well, been going there since childhood. My mum's cousins - 2nd cousins & so forth on her mother's side - live there (used to be her aunts and uncles but they've long since gone). Several came down to stay with us over Easter. We've always seen eachother a couple of times a year, long weekends, but this year my sister decided she wanted to go for a week and she found a holiday house to accommodate us and any of our children who fancy coming up. My niece and her boyfriend will drive up on Tuesday morning bringing my dad who will stay with a cousin, also a widower. He didn't want to be away for a whole week.
I'm really looking forward to the break and the weather promises to be good.
I don't know why Walter but I thought you were on holiday in Australia!
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Filey. I know it well, been going there since childhood. My mum's cousins - 2nd cousins & so forth on her mother's side - live there (used to be her aunts and uncles but they've long since gone). Several came down to stay with us over Easter. We've always seen eachother a couple of times a year, long weekends, but this year my sister decided she wanted to go for a week and she found a holiday house to accommodate us and any of our children who fancy coming up. My niece and her boyfriend will drive up on Tuesday morning bringing my dad who will stay with a cousin, also a widower. He didn't want to be away for a whole week.
I'm really looking forward to the break and the weather promises to be good.
I don't know why Walter but I thought you were on holiday in Australia!
Filey is a great location , midway between Scarborough and Bridlington (rather rundown ) so you'll have a great time whatever the weather 8)
You are right about Australia however I've put it on hold on advice of the hip replacement surgeon . I'd forgotten I'd mentioned it.
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Hoping to make it to Oxford and back, from Hemel Hempstead, on Bank Holiday Monday. I shall at any rate make it to Thame, a ride I've done many times before, and will then decide whether to press on to Oxford or head back home. I have cycled to Oxford and back in a day before now, but it's quite a challenge for an unambitious pootler like me.
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I do admire you & your biking, StevenH. Much as I enjoy cycling I've never done exceptionally long journeys on bike. Have friends who drive somewhere miles away (like Devon)with bikes on car roof & spend the whole holiday going out on bicycles, come home thoroughly refreshed. When not on hols they cycle with a cycling club, do u belong to one?
(I prefer walking.)
Hope you have a good time, tell us about it. Good weather predicted for weekend.
I'm off to Yorkshire.
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Thanks for the compliments! No, I'm not in a cycling club, but maybe I should join one. I've only recently returned to leisure cycling after some years away.