Should this forum have its name changed?

BigLee1

To the "I live in and commute round London" forum? Looking at a few threads and noticing where people live it seems most live in that there London place.

I don`t by the way I have a commute that on the way the scenery incudes the Irish sea, Scotland and the lovely mountains of the Lake District

linsen

No no no where would I go for my rants? I live in Southampton. I think many are all over the place actually!

Bikerbaboon

I live in leeds and "commute" roughly 5 min down the road (4.30 of a good day if the trafic lights are with me) I get to see a local co-op on my way in

jjojjas

its true, theres a heavy london post count around here.....but its a big place full of people admittedly.
I'm near Newcastle upon Tyne.
Jas

BigLee1

jjojjas wrote:

its true, theres a heavy london post count around here.....but its a big place full of people admittedly.

Jas

Aye, true It does get a bit apples and pears guvna cor blimey down the old elephant and caaaastle sometimes though

always_tyred

BigLee1 wrote:

To the "I live in and commute round London" forum? Looking at a few threads and noticing where people live it seems most live in that there London place.

I don`t by the way I have a commute that on the way the scenery incudes the Irish sea, Scotland and the lovely mountains of the Lake District

I can only imagine that you live in Gretna and commute to Carlisle!

I'm with you on this. I'm in Edinburgh and the forum is at risk of becoming a bit of a clique!

Chow, see you later at the pub.

BigLee1

Always Tyred wrote:

I can only imagine that you live in Gretna and commute to Carlisle!

I'm with you on this. I'm in Edinburgh and the forum is at risk of becoming a bit of a clique!

Chow, see you later at the pub.

Good imagination but not good enough! I live in Workington and commute to a big place near Seascale Oh and on a clear day can see the Isle of Man too

Greg T

You could ask the mods to set up a new forum under commuting for all non London topics like ancestor worship, scrumpy, incest and so on.

cee

another edinburger here....

laughingboy

I can't see the problem personally. The forum isn't about the where of commuting, but about the how (by bike, natch). There are a lot of people in London (over seven million, plus at least another million each weekday) so it's natural that there should be a lot of cycle-commuters.

Anyway, as a long time lurker, I particularly enjoy reading the London contingent's postings. The fact that some of them appear to meet up for drinks occasionally means that they are more likely to post (often humorous) replies to each other, without fear of offending the other party. Which makes this place fun. I'm all for fun.

girv73

Greg T wrote:

You could ask the mods to set up a new forum under commuting for all non London topics like ancestor worship, scrumpy, incest and so on.

...and burning stuff too, please. We love a bit of stuff burning here in Norn Iron.

Bodhbh

It is odd, maybe size of London + a higher ratio of cyclist per head = just swamped by em.

Anyhow, just at the end of the Metropolitian line and outside the Greater London area proper in sunny Watford, but the whole London cycling thing with it's commuter races, daily cyclists down reports, folders fixies and fads, seems 100 miles away.

jjojjas

Bodhbh wrote:

Anyhow, just at the end of the Metropolitian line and outside the Greater London area proper in sunny Watford, but the whole London cycling thing with it's commuter races, daily cyclists down reports, folders fixies and fads, seems 100 miles away.

Seems like a different continent from sitting here in my office looking out over the north sea
right........back to burning that effigy of my ancestors.....

always_tyred

Greg T wrote:

You could ask the mods to set up a new forum under commuting for all non London topics like ancestor worship, scrumpy, incest and so on.

You forgot rape and pillage. We haven't completely given up on Berwick upon Tweed, you know.

jjojjas

Always Tyred wrote:

Greg T wrote:

You could ask the mods to set up a new forum under commuting for all non London topics like ancestor worship, scrumpy, incest and so on.

You forgot rape and pillage. We haven't completely given up on Berwick upon Tweed, you know.

you can have it

Littigator

Greg T wrote:

You could ask the mods to set up a new forum under commuting for all non London topics like ancestor worship, scrumpy, incest and so on.

I love you sigh

dirk_van_gently

It is heavily London biased, but that just makes me realise how fortunate I am, not to have to deal with bendy buses, black cab drivers, tw@ts in general.
I am on the Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire borders.

cjcp

BigLee1 wrote:

To the "I live in and commute round London" forum? Looking at a few threads and noticing where people live it seems most live in that there London place.

Great idea.

I don`t by the way I have a commute that on the way the scenery incudes the Irish sea, Scotland and the lovely mountains of the Lake District

Go away.

Littigator

Although I have just snorted porridge down my nose and all over my keyboard...

That aside, in other news, who's up for our usual meet at the Wine Bar tonight...I've discovered a rather divine Chapeaux LaFitte De Rothschildfiddler. We'll bag our usual corner toast a few working class people and discuss the movements in the markets eh what?

cjcp

girv73 wrote:

Greg T wrote:

You could ask the mods to set up a new forum under commuting for all non London topics like ancestor worship, scrumpy, incest and so on.

...and burning stuff too, please. We love a bit of stuff burning here in Norn Iron.

What about "SheepRadar"?

lost_in_thought

Littigator wrote:

Although I have just snorted porridge down my nose and all over my keyboard...

That aside, in other news, who's up for our usual meet at the Wine Bar tonight...I've discovered a rather divine Chapeaux LaFitte De Rothschildfiddler. We'll bag our usual corner toast a few working class people and discuss the movements in the markets eh what?

Count me in, I expect to see you dressed like that though!

Used to do black tie rides when I was at uni. Was fun but got expensive... skirt guards all round!

Nick6891

i live in leeds and there are only alot of london members on cos its a big city being the capital. Does it really matter where we are from?

nicklouse

ps not going to happen.

Rape and Pillage though is planned for tonight.

cjcp

nicklouse wrote:

ps not going to happen.

Rape and Pillage though is planned for tonight.

What if sub-divide the forum instead, a bit like the BBC website? For example, one bit could be "London", the other could be "The Wild Provinces".

always_tyred

jjojjas wrote:

Always Tyred wrote:

Greg T wrote:

You could ask the mods to set up a new forum under commuting for all non London topics like ancestor worship, scrumpy, incest and so on.

You forgot rape and pillage. We haven't completely given up on Berwick upon Tweed, you know.

you can have it

I can't possibly imagine why you would want to relinquish a quaint little fishing town like Berwick upon Tweed, whilst hanging on to Middlesbrough.

biondino

London, Other

UnworthyPapaLazaru

jjojjas wrote:

Always Tyred wrote:

Greg T wrote:

You could ask the mods to set up a new forum under commuting for all non London topics like ancestor worship, scrumpy, incest and so on.

You forgot rape and pillage. We haven't completely given up on Berwick upon Tweed, you know.

you can have it

We will take it.

The only way to combat the Londoners is to start posting more on the SCR thread, collectivley we can beat them down!!

nicklouse

cjcp
Nope the posiblities then become too big.

Greg T

UnworthyPapaLazaru wrote:

The only way to combat the Londoners is to start posting more on the SCR thread, collectivley we can beat them down!!

The Natives are Revolting!

To the Barricades, via Selfridges food court, I'm fresh out of Lobster and I have a taste for Brioche.

Don't shoot until you see the whites of their socks!

girv73

cjcp wrote:

girv73 wrote:

Greg T wrote:

You could ask the mods to set up a new forum under commuting for all non London topics like ancestor worship, scrumpy, incest and so on.

...and burning stuff too, please. We love a bit of stuff burning here in Norn Iron.

What about "SheepRadar"?

Now I'm just confused :?

Greg T

girv73 wrote:

Now I'm just confused :?

It's all the woad and burning stuff.

Lay off the entrail divining, folk music and mushrooms for a while and lucidity will return.