London pollution & ULEZ
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same. let me send u a pic of covent gardenIt got busier in our local park during lock down.
No one had anything else to do. So rather than seeing am average of 1 person/group per walk I'd see 5-10!
Its calmed right down to 1 now.
But it was so quiet on the roads on bike. I do miss lockdown!
Same. I'm lucky I guess.
Soldato
I know i was blowing black boogers out my nose Monday evening after meetings in the (actual) city (not out in zone 4-6 thinking it's all gravy), so it's on you whether or not you believe that...
Yes, because getting stabbed is exactly the same as blowing boogers into a tissue after a trip into the city
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Bet you took the underground....I know i was blowing black boogers out my nose Monday evening after meetings in the (actual) city (not out in zone 4-6 thinking it's all gravy), so it's on you whether or not you believe that...
Soldato
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Most of the underground is overground. Weird. I wonder if all the fancy cleaning stuff they talk about post-covid has helped?
I wouldn't touch the handrails tbh, they're utterly rank. Don't mind breathing them in though, obvs.
I wouldn't touch the handrails tbh, they're utterly rank. Don't mind breathing them in though, obvs.
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Caporegime
Agreed the more people living in the City the better.
Soldato
tbh we have a lot of people who just cant cope with the quietness around here, so when we hear a car its like whos that ??? and 1 bus a day but god knows where it is ,i have never seen it, loads of break ups ect
yeah i hope the pollution isn't too bad as my daughter lives there.
but tbh people make their money there and head down here ,i am the seaward side of the a30 so my air is pretty good
yeah i hope the pollution isn't too bad as my daughter lives there.
but tbh people make their money there and head down here ,i am the seaward side of the a30 so my air is pretty good
Truth. It's a bit daft isn't it.
It's odd the whole 'what I like is better therefore it is better' thing isn't it? I was brought up in the middle of nowhere, and I can get the attraction. I may even end up back in the middle of nowhere, on purpose, at some point. Probably for a reason related to a double garage and dogs.
I've lived/worked in so many fantastic cities, but London is home. It's a harsh city to come into I think - driving around me for example (Zone 1/2 borders) is actually pretty easy, but driving in and out from the outer zones can be horrific - same for the public transport I imagine - travelling in rush hour must be horrible.
Love what you love I guess. Spending time putting down what you don't like instead seems like an odd life choice. Humans, eh.
Weirdly, from a 'cleanliness' point of view, I know all the science/views etc. point to air being cleaner and all that good stuff - one thing I subjectively suspect (I.e., opinion without evidence) is it does feel way more untidy with litter and the like.
It's odd the whole 'what I like is better therefore it is better' thing isn't it? I was brought up in the middle of nowhere, and I can get the attraction. I may even end up back in the middle of nowhere, on purpose, at some point. Probably for a reason related to a double garage and dogs.
I've lived/worked in so many fantastic cities, but London is home. It's a harsh city to come into I think - driving around me for example (Zone 1/2 borders) is actually pretty easy, but driving in and out from the outer zones can be horrific - same for the public transport I imagine - travelling in rush hour must be horrible.
Love what you love I guess. Spending time putting down what you don't like instead seems like an odd life choice. Humans, eh.
Weirdly, from a 'cleanliness' point of view, I know all the science/views etc. point to air being cleaner and all that good stuff - one thing I subjectively suspect (I.e., opinion without evidence) is it does feel way more untidy with litter and the like.
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Noise is a problem here...for others. If my friends are down from the midlands for example they can find my place quite noisy. Geese and moorhens mostly, but also traffic. Mind you, they're the same people who seem amazed that I seem to know my way around where I have lived for most of my life. Weird perception that, never quite understood it.
I just don't notice the noise, it's just background.
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Yeah it would be dull if everyone was the same. I've never really lived a metropolitan life. Sheffield in university was probably closest.
But very much born, raised and feel like rural is me. Ideally 5 miles or so from a little market town that's alive is my ideal. But tiny village is where I'd like to live.
I don't mind people, but I do not like it busy. And my busy is most peoples quiet!
They will expand as London becomes too crowded and with remote working a option. Even more people will be living in the countryside
Caporegime
Agreed I hated it as a kid living in a village. We used to catch the bus into town as soon as we could but once I got older the revelation of internet shopping and living in the countryside whilst still being a stones throw from big towns and cities is fantastic
.Finished work today at 15:15 which is school "rush" hour. Still managed to to get home in 8 minutes for six miles. I have had the misfortune being stuck in traffic at the same time in London and 6 miles takes 45 minutes. As I said earlier this is where the vast majority of poor intake comes in from being stuck in a car.
I just worry WFH really takes off big time as it will drive the price of houses up (It already is around here).
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Soldato
Its a good thing if manv move out to areas such as yours. It's not good for most people to be in one place. There's plenty of open land in this country for people to live inAgreed I hated it as a kid living in a village. We used to catch the bus into town as soon as we could but once I got older the revelation of internet shopping and living in the countryside whilst still being a stones throw from big towns and cities is fantastic
Finished work today at 15:15 which is school "rush" hour. Still managed to to get home in 8 minutes for six miles. I have had the misfortune being stuck in traffic at the same time in London and 6 miles takes 45 minutes. As I said earlier this is where the vast majority of poor intake comes in from being stuck in a car.
I just worry WFH really takes off big time as it will drive the price of houses up (It already is around here).