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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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tomorrow i have the pleasure of driving into the middle of london for work.

now i live in swindon and multimap says its going to take me an hour and a half to get from my house to zuma restuarant sw71dl in knightsbridge 81 miles away

then i have the joy of trying to drive from there through the middle of the city to old kent road, southwark se15as which is 5.5 miles and so called 11 mins...

and then onto brixton, 4.4 miles and 9 mins.. before going on to another 3 jobs in surrey

realistically, are these times accurate, or am i likely to be sat in traffic like a twat all day in nose to tail congestion.

and more importantly, how likely am i to get shot in brixton?

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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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Hour and a half my arse. Thats an all day jaunt mate, taking into account the M25 to Surrey.
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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Depends on the time of day. Rush hour, quadruple those times
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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well, ill try to get away by 6am, fuck any earlier.

so its not looking good
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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city doesn't move quick, them stupid bendy buses dont help either sticking out everywhere. I'd imagine it taking all day tbh
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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great, ill do them 3 jobs then, and possibly fuck off the rest lol
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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6am? 6am is the middle of the rush hour
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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I doubt you will get shot in Brixton as you wont make it

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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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I doubt you will get shot in Brixton as you wont make it

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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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may aswell plan on having dinner at the surrey meet tomorrow night while your up this way then
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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just spent weekend down there,down rate ya chances milaad
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:47 PM
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fucking great at least i get paid what ever hours, even if sat in traffic lol


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may aswell plan on having dinner at the surrey meet tomorrow night while your up this way then
kelv, if i didnt have mum and dad coming round for dinner, i probably would have.
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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ah - bring them along
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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Better off walking or taking a bicycle with you mate. Bicycles/mopeds seem to move the fastest in the City from what I've seen everyday.
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Depends on if you know all the back roads aswell I used to drive all over London, starting from Ilford and going right over to knightbridge, to brixton, to well.. everywhere. Its not too bad aslong as you know where you are/going.
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by pani_k
Better off walking or taking a bicycle with you mate. Bicycles/mopeds seem to move the fastest in the City from what I've seen everyday.
great idea, but i think the size of the topbox may be a problem with all the gear i have to take
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by bigjim172000
Depends on if you know all the back roads aswell I used to drive all over London, starting from Ilford and going right over to knightbridge, to brixton, to well.. everywhere. Its not too bad aslong as you know where you are/going.

thats me fucked then, i follow the twatnav
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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Unless you are a black cabby or know Central London off by heart and all the little roads that get you places, going by the main routes...pretty more or less fucked
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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knightsbridge to old kent road in 11 minutes?

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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 01:31 PM
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put on some fake plates and zoom up the bus lanes and pavements. It works on "the getaway"
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knightsbridge to old kent road in 11 minutes?

AFPMSL



Wonder how he is getting on
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we wont see him for a few days yet
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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Often taken 40 minutes to do 1 mile in central london, love the place.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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yeah multimap times are complete tosh, but i think we have established that now
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Fudgey
tomorrow i have the pleasure of driving into the middle of london for work.

now i live in swindon and multimap says its going to take me an hour and a half to get from my house to zuma restuarant sw71dl in knightsbridge 81 miles away
if you leave at 6am to get to these places, you'll probably get there at about 9.30-10 for the furst one

Originally Posted by Fudgey
then i have the joy of trying to drive from there through the middle of the city to old kent road, southwark se15as which is 5.5 miles and so called 11 mins...
this will probably take you another 30 or so minutes if the traffic is good to you, middle of the day it'll be ok

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and then onto brixton, 4.4 miles and 9 mins.. before going on to another 3 jobs in surrey
brixton, given the time of day again, it's a basic straight road so you could be there in 10 minutes or it may take you an hour

Originally Posted by Fudgey
realistically, are these times accurate, or am i likely to be sat in traffic like a twat all day in nose to tail congestion.

and more importantly, how likely am i to get shot in brixton?

cheers all
you won't get shot in brixton, but you might get stuck in a shit load of traffic

i wonder if he actually made it now i realise this was posted yesterday
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by cossie4i
I doubt you will get shot in Brixton as you wont make it

Steve
as long as you get to brixton by 5pm your safe, all the drug dealers and murderers dont wake up till six ready for a night of selling
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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don't forget that he had to find somewhere to park too
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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PMSL

right, little update then lol

i left at 6am, got to about j4a of the m4/m25 at just after 7am. was ok up until then lol, it took me 45 mins form there to do the 14 miles to raphel street. got there at 7.45

was there about an hour, so left for old kent road about 8.50 am. took just under half an hour, wasnt as bad as i thought it was gonna be!!

then was there for an hour, and headed off to brixton. that wa s cunt lol, but mainly sue to roadworks.

i didint get shot, and didint go on to surrey after that either

had some calls come in that are 24 hour call out, so had to drop the 3 surrey jobs and head off to hampton - that took 50 mins to do 14 miles lol

and then had to go to cobham in surrey to a sainsburys.

now, the best part of the day happened there, it wasnt getting a metal splinter in my thumb, or smashing my shin on the corner of a machine, no, it was seeing that bird that was in hollyoaks playing claire, and also in eastenders playing another claire...

you know when you see someone and think, ive seen you before somewhere, but cant place where, well there i was, looking at her, she clocked me, looked away and looked back again and smiled. i gave her a wink and then looked at her tits

my god, her face isnt the best picture, but bugger me, shes got a great rack!

was wearing a charcoal grey top, that was a bit tight, but then the size of her tits would make any top look tight lol, and was wearing nike joggy bottoms.

dunno if she'd been to the gym, but i know id have given her a good workout
so boys, do your shopping in sainsburys cobham, ust off the a3 at about 5pm!

i must say, she is about the same height as my missus
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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ps, i didnt get shot in brixton either
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Gemma Bissix!!!



It's a bit difficult NOT to look at her rack
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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thats her!

fuck me, what a pair of party bangers lol
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PMSL


Sounds like you had fun ! You were just around the corner from surrey group meet ! Shame you could not have dropped in !
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got home at 6.45pm, left at 6am!

im fucked if i could have stayed out any longer and still had to drive home lol
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Originally Posted by Fudgey
got home at 6.45pm, left at 6am!

im fucked if i could have stayed out any longer and still had to drive home lol

Long day then
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the traffic gods were smiling on you then mate
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Originally Posted by pani_k
Gemma Bissix!!!



It's a bit difficult NOT to look at her rack
HOT-DAMN
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