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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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The missus just qualified as a doctor and has been posted at the hospital in Macclesfield for the first 2 years, so will be moving there around July.

Just want to know....

What's it like there?
Anyone here live there?
More importantly....is it Cossie/pride and joy friendly???

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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:27 AM
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My mum always said if you haven't got anything nice to say don't say anything at all .
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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dunno about the sheep content mate you mite find the odd farm to sneak about on after dark!!
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:32 AM
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:39 AM
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i live just over the hill from macc mate,have had some good nights out over there,its rs friendly,ive seen a few cossies there and erst and frst and frs mk1 and 2,collins and mikeanics just up the road in congy,manchester just up the road,and me and kidsrs live just over the cat so you ever over here drop us a pm and we'll come and have a sniff round your motor
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:41 AM
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That's some great reassurance pal, thanks! Its more than the missus is giving me anywayz
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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Ha Ha Ha,Kosmans on the pull..... Its fine in macc mate depends where your moving to but its a great place also im 20 mins down the road
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:43 AM
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I grew up there and i personally think it is lovely, however i did grow up on the outskirts. It is cossie friendly place, was where i first saw a 3 door
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:43 AM
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Oh awsome, some people I can call to come help me fix another broken Cosworth!
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:44 AM
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more hoping you could help me fix mine
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by COCHYN
The missus just qualified as a doctor and has been posted at the hospital in Macclesfield for the first 2 years, so will be moving there around July.
They're letting sheep practise medicine????

Fascinating....
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:45 AM
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Sounds a plan, saves me making friends in the pub, got some on here with same hobbies and car issues
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:46 AM
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Told ya.

Smackelsfield.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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Yeah, hence this thread ya coont, making me worry!
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Alan, congratulations to your missus, you better watch out she doesnt "section" you now!
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Managed to avoid it so far
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think theres a member off here with a red frst that lives in macc like,seen his car a while ago down there,theres a nice white saff down there aswell but havent seen that in a while.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by COCHYN
Yeah, hence this thread ya coont, making me worry!

I was right though

Posts so far back it up....apart from Kosmans sneaky "friendly" offer, beware! It is just a cunning ruse so he can slip you some Rohypnol and give you a taste of what you been doin' to them poor sheep all these years.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:53 AM
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Every post quite positive so far pal, what you on about
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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its not a bad place mac, used to work near there and there are some long straight roads a couple mile long each
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Originally Posted by rs-tuner
My mum always said if you haven't got anything nice to say don't say anything at all .

Obviously YOU find this positive- dunno about the sheep content mate you mite find the odd farm to sneak about on after dark!!

and like i said the outside areas are nice enough, but dunno about the bulk of the centre, there is much worse, but it isn't some valley where nobody can hear you scream...
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:59 AM
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you'll be safe with me,someone will come to your rescue before ive traumatised you too much
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macclesfields not too bad, well compared to stoke its great!

Dont venture too far south! You might get lost in stoke!
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Spoken like a true, seasoned date rapist.

Me howd!
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 11:14 AM
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Don't want to put you off, but I once bought a car from Macclesfield on the cheap due to the fact it had been vandalised.

That's my only experience of the place!
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 11:26 AM
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Well I guess it could be worse, I could be going to Oldham which I know is a dump

But its great to know there's enough people around that can help with Ford's anyway, glad to know. Just hope my company can transfer me now
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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its a backwards place where the favorite passtime seems to be incest, most of the people are strange and seem to be stuck in a time warp, by the time you get there the the ford seirra should just be going out of production to be replaced by the brand new ford mondeo, understandably macc is very excited about this.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 12:42 PM
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I had a fight once there.

My only and last trip to the place.
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If your looking for places to live close by try bollington and pensby there both nice might be expensive tho.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by warrenpenalver
macclesfields not too bad, well compared to stoke its great!

Dont venture too far south! You might get lost in stoke!
Very true
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 12:53 PM
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Its a nice place unlce and his family live there and not far from the Cheshire group meets lol !!
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not a bad place mate and is cossie friendly, im not to far away either.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 04:27 PM
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Glad to know, thanks for all the support and advice. Keep it coming guys, whatever else you can give me about the place that would be great.

Went there today, seems like a decent place, a little like Shrewsbury (which isn't a decent place ) but you can see Neil's point.....a lot of smackhead's around

Trying to find a place somewhere near the hospital, but Bollington did look a little better
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 04:41 PM
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leek isent to far away and is nice bout 15 min drive to maccesfield
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Originally Posted by warrenpenalver
macclesfields not too bad, well compared to stoke its great!

Dont venture too far south! You might get lost in stoke!
singing our praises again are we warren
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I live 10 min away in chapel-en-le-frith, i moved here from london so was a bit of a culture shock at first . But i love it here now and best of all is some great driving roads round here and chapel is a quite pleasant place to live my road has only got 10 houses in it so nice quiet. I'm up for helping any fellow enthusiasts with any spannering should you need help.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 05:57 PM
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Wicked mate, but its pretty hard to beat where I live now in regards to driving roads
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 06:13 PM
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Lol very true
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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I live 5-10 min away in Langley, if your into mountain biking there is some good biking to be had.

Big Jim lives in macc himself, he had a FRST until it got sideswiped.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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Just wondering where to live really, don't want to be in middle of Macc itself, for the reason above....don't want me car wrecked!
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