mackei23b
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| posted on 14/8/08 at 09:12 AM |
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Goodby Edinburgh, Hello Oxford!
Well I've got a new job and it's all change.
I'm moving from Edinburgh to Oxford to work for Nuffield Orthopedic Hospital.
So it will be an interesting trip south in the MK Indy!
So who is about in Oxford? What are the good / bad places to live in Oxford?
We were down having an ititial look arround a few days ago.
Looked at Brize Norton, just to check how close the air base was. We were shown a property by the Estate Agent and we asked about the aircraft noise.
He commented, 'the vendor said that she hardly noticed the noise'. A minute later a transport plane took off, wholey moley, what a noise,
I tried shouting but could not be heard, you could feel the vibration from the engines and then smelt the kerosine for a few minutes after. If I was
blindfolded, I'd of sworn I was on the runway. But it did make us all laugh. Needless to say, that property is off the potential list!
Cheers
Ian
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Peteff
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| posted on 14/8/08 at 09:14 AM |
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Is Scutter still at Brise Norton?
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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vinny1275
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| posted on 14/8/08 at 09:19 AM |
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Hiya,
Lived in Oxford for 5 years, and still work in Witney (not far from Brize where you were).
Property prices are steep anywhere in Oxford itself, going outside gets a bit cheaper, but still pricey. I'm not sure what Edinburgh's
like in comparison!
If you're working at the Nuffield, are you working shifts? Getting around Oxford in peak times can be frustrating - especially if you're
coming from the west (Brize side).
Places to avoid in Oxford - Barton always had a bad reputation, along with Blackbird Leys. Where else you look at depends on what you want out of the
place you live. Abingdon's an OK market town not too far outside, and there are plenty of nice villages about.
Feel free to u2u me if you're looking at anywhere specific, and I'll give you whatever knowledge I have....
Cheers
Vince
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02GF74
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| posted on 14/8/08 at 09:43 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mackei23b
Looked at Brize Norton, just to check how close the air base was. We were shown a property by the Estate Agent and we asked about the aircraft noise.
He commented, 'the vendor said that she hardly noticed the noise'. A minute later a transport plane took off, wholey moley, what a noise,
I tried shouting but could not be heard, you could feel the vibration from the engines and then smelt the kerosine for a few minutes after. If I was
blindfolded, I'd of sworn I was on the runway. But it did make us all laugh. Needless to say, that property is off the potential list!
LOL, like the estate agent was going to say the noise has diven here starking bonkers and she wants out as soon as possible?
bit of a fib methinks.
I was looking at properties next to a main railway line and asked seller same thing to get same repsonse, t hen a train went by!!  Looking at a
few more houses in the area, majority seemed to be owned by really old deaf people!!
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Cheffy
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| posted on 14/8/08 at 10:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Is Scutter still at Brise Norton?
Yep he is - come on Daniel where are you......
Meet up second Tuesday of each month. Well usually anyway!
Next meet
Maybe a bit soon though! Look forward to seeing you soon.
Mart.
[Edited on 14/8/08 by Cheffy]
Farts are like Rock'n'Roll. You love your own but you hate everybody else's. Lemmy, Motorhead.
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Phil.J
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| posted on 14/8/08 at 10:18 AM |
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You'll please the Conservative 'Think Tank' then, abandoning the hopeless north to move to the prosperous south!
lol.
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UncleFista
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| posted on 14/8/08 at 10:25 AM |
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Oh aye.
Dunno whether you southerners ahve seen this BBC news story but being from Bradford,
I'm eyeing up properties down there too, before the powers that be take off and nuke Bradford from orbit.
You southerners will have to crack on with a large mosque building program 
Anyone in London, Cambridge or Oxford have room for me and the family ? We only need a bit of room for us, a bit of room for the Whippets and an empty
bath to store me coal ?
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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Fozzie
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| posted on 14/8/08 at 10:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by UncleFista
.......... We only need a bit of room for us, a bit of room for the Whippets and an empty bath to store me coal ?
What about the ferrets? 
Fozzie 
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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scutter
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| posted on 14/8/08 at 11:08 AM |
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quote:
Is Scutter still at Brise Norton?
Yes I am, but i didn't realise we made alternators!!
The aircraft can be noisy but as vinny says I wouldn't want the commute across Oxford every day.
See you soon, Dan.
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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MikeR
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| posted on 14/8/08 at 12:02 PM |
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Tish southerners - they live in yer troooosers woman!
(do you reckon the think thank will be happy that i've moved from Wigan to Coventry or should have have moved further south?)
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Fozzie
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| posted on 14/8/08 at 01:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
Tish southerners - they live in yer troooosers woman!.........
..silly me!...of course they do! 
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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JUD
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| posted on 14/8/08 at 03:31 PM |
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Marsten, Old Marsten, Risinghurst are a bit better than the likes of Cowley, Blackbird Leys etc.
If you want to live somewhere nice in Oxford like Jericho, St Giles, Summertown or Headington it will cost a fortune.
North Hinksey is OK, but is the other side of the city.
You could look at Kidlington, Begbroke and Yarnton. These are all north of the city and would mean you relied heavily on the ring road - which always
chokes on the north side at Wolvercote and the Greenman roundabout at Headington.
If you want to live in a village then the best bet would be north of the city with access via B4027 and then the cross country route in from Stanton
St John. Places like Bletchingdon, Islip, Woodeaton, Elsfield are all within 20-30 minutes of the hospital if you time it right.
Oxford can be a nightmare, I commute from 10 miles north of Oxford to Maidenhead and can do that in 40-50 mins in the morning. If I needed to cross
Oxford to get to the science park in the south then it would be half the distance, but take 1 hr to 1hr 15mins.
Cheers
Martin
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