Volvorsport
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posted on 31/8/15 at 03:41 PM |
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Whats Reading Like (the place !)
Ok , may have a new job after years of torture under dirty fecking buses .
BUT its in Reading .....
if one was to move to Reading , what would one expect ?
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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David Jenkins
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posted on 31/8/15 at 04:01 PM |
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Bland commuterland... and, I suspect, an expensive place to buy a house.
Background: I used to have to visit a company outpost in Reading, and always hated the boring walk from the station to the office... although the
office was next to the river, which was nice...
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ianm67
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posted on 31/8/15 at 04:03 PM |
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Reading
Well, after living here for 48 years I've just about had enough of the place...... The positives:
Good transport links
Good shopping (if that's your thing)
Plenty of work
The Thames and the Kennet run through the town
Billions of pubs clubs etc
The not so positives:
Property is expensive
Traffic is crap
It's busy and getting overcrowded
Most people are bloody miserable
Most people who live elsewhere and come to Reading seem to love the place, lots of the people who live here want to leave. Go figure.........
Always biting off more than I can chew.....
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Volvorsport
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posted on 31/8/15 at 04:11 PM |
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and I suppose property is more expensive if you live on the outskirts or within commuting distance of reading ...?
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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ianm67
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posted on 31/8/15 at 05:27 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Volvorsport
and I suppose property is more expensive if you live on the outskirts or within commuting distance of reading ...?
No, not necessarily....... Thatcham & Newbury are 20 minutes away by train and property will be 25% cheaper......
Always biting off more than I can chew.....
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CosKev3
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posted on 31/8/15 at 05:40 PM |
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My daughters there in uni,she likes it but really is just like a long stay holiday maker!
Must be some nice rich property owners there,as her room costs £400 a month and there are seven students in her house!
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theconrodkid
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posted on 31/8/15 at 05:46 PM |
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ask "pewe" ,he lives there
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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mark chandler
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posted on 31/8/15 at 05:59 PM |
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Houses are cheaper the other side of the m4, that's not cheap just cheaper, Tadley where I live and surrounding villages are nice, Bramley has
trains every 20 minutes into Reading so if you are close to Reading station not an issue, traffic in Reading is horrendous!
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Volvorsport
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posted on 31/8/15 at 09:33 PM |
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its not directly in reading , north of the M4 , just off the A4 .....
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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ianm67
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posted on 1/9/15 at 08:02 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by Volvorsport
its not directly in reading , north of the M4 , just off the A4 .....
Whereabouts? Between Reading and Maidenhead?
Always biting off more than I can chew.....
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mark chandler
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posted on 1/9/15 at 08:06 AM |
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In that case traffic should not be such an issue, the A4 around here is not that bad, get towards Maidenhead and it creates issues again.
Still expensive housing as an hour to London.
Comuting to circuits is okay, hop on the m4 and most stuff is three hours away if that's your thing, I'm more than happy living here, nice
friendly people in the villages.
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loggyboy
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posted on 1/9/15 at 09:09 AM |
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I worked in Reading at a few places in early 2000s, with a commute from Basingstoke, I dislike the town immensely, much prefer Basingstoke (so thats
how bad it is!!).
Town is not built around cars, ring road (IDR) is too small, too close to centre and always busy. Shopping isnt great considering size of centre
(Oracle), the out of town places are either busy and/or hard to get to. Also lots of immigrants, like London, so you feel like a foreigner in your own
country. Outlying villages are nice, but most outlying villages are a lot nicer than the nearest town!
Mistral Motorsport
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GaryM
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posted on 1/9/15 at 05:31 PM |
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Why not visit the place for a weekend and make your own mind up?
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Badger_McLetcher
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posted on 1/9/15 at 08:01 PM |
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Currently I live in a village just south of Reading for work; it's a bit meh. As said before property is expensive, it's OK for nights out
but nothing to write home about. Traffic is diabolical in the town itself.
If disfunction is a function, then I must be some kind of genius.
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