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« Reply #720 on: January 30, 2015, 06:46:17 PM »

This is the top of Blake Street, with he pub at the top and the road descending into the void:

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« Reply #721 on: January 30, 2015, 06:47:28 PM »

It's not near Blake Street is it?  I lived on that street one of the years I was at uni there, and it was ridiculous.  When it snowed no one even attempted to park their cars on the street, never mind try and drive up/down it. 

I believe the Blake pub has closed now, which is a shame, as it was a lovely local with the friendliest people ever - even to soap-dodging students!

Nowhere near, but on a par with it.

It's hilly, Sheffield.
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« Reply #722 on: January 30, 2015, 06:51:46 PM »

This is a view from the bottom of Blake Street.  We lived at the top, almost opposite the pub. Used to be a daunting sight reaching the bottom of the road walking back from uni or from the supermarket with an armful of groceries.  That handrail was there for a reason!

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Anyway, I was just reminiscing.
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« Reply #723 on: January 30, 2015, 07:30:06 PM »

Yeah it would be really stupid going down the steepest road in your city during snow. Even worse at night, wouldn't it ALEX GOULDER.

(ftr Alex did this at like 4am in Notts, somewhat lost control 1/3 of the way down the road and ran it into the curb and leaving it there for me to come and rescue him. Unlike this one there was a crossroads at the bottom of the hill, so he'd have just gone flying through that if he'd got that far!
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« Reply #724 on: January 30, 2015, 11:44:17 PM »

Yeh our road in Sheffield and all the ones surrounding it in Nether Edge are pretty much impassable in snow. There always a valiant soul willing to give it a go though, usually a Tesco delivery van!
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« Reply #725 on: January 31, 2015, 12:17:10 AM »

LOL! I was reading this and thinking, that story, that road even looked very familiar - this sounds exactly like what I did a couple years ago!

I was gathering momentum, brakes failing, with cars, tree, lampposts, houses all around. Heaven knows how the car stopped halfway up without hitting anything. An absolute miracle I tell you. I was absolutely shitting it!

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« Reply #726 on: January 31, 2015, 12:36:55 AM »

I've just moved from Mapperley Park in Nottingham, there is a couple of roads in the immediate vicinity I would never go on in snow, they are pretty steep. In fact a few weeks ago when we last had snow there was a couple of dopey birds halfway up Tavistock Drive and their car was skidding like hell. I had to convince them to leave their car on the side on the road as it would even have been hard to go back down without causing some damage. They lived just round the corner so they didn't argue too much.
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« Reply #727 on: January 31, 2015, 03:06:05 AM »

The road in question was Kenrick Road in Mapperley, Notts. I'll see if i can find a picture...
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« Reply #728 on: January 31, 2015, 03:15:33 AM »

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« Reply #729 on: January 31, 2015, 04:03:25 AM »

LOL! I was reading this and thinking, that story, that road even looked very familiar - this sounds exactly like what I did a couple years ago!

I was gathering momentum, brakes failing, with cars, tree, lampposts, houses all around. Heaven knows how the car stopped halfway up without hitting anything. An absolute miracle I tell you. I was absolutely shitting it!

So stupid Sad

Showing complete disregard for other road users.  You need to grow the fuck up and stop acting like an overgrown 14 year old 'cause if you maim or kill someone doing this, your life will, effectively, be over.

I've long held the belief that you are an idiot, and now I have the proof. A complete waste of space.

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« Reply #730 on: January 31, 2015, 07:57:04 AM »

LOL! I was reading this and thinking, that story, that road even looked very familiar - this sounds exactly like what I did a couple years ago!

I was gathering momentum, brakes failing, with cars, tree, lampposts, houses all around. Heaven knows how the car stopped halfway up without hitting anything. An absolute miracle I tell you. I was absolutely shitting it!

So stupid Sad

Showing complete disregard for other road users.  You need to grow the fuck up and stop acting like an overgrown 14 year old 'cause if you maim or kill someone doing this, your life will, effectively, be over.

I've long held the belief that you are an idiot, and now I have the proof. A complete waste of space.

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« Reply #731 on: January 31, 2015, 08:04:24 AM »

LOL! I was reading this and thinking, that story, that road even looked very familiar - this sounds exactly like what I did a couple years ago!

I was gathering momentum, brakes failing, with cars, tree, lampposts, houses all around. Heaven knows how the car stopped halfway up without hitting anything. An absolute miracle I tell you. I was absolutely shitting it!

So stupid Sad

Showing complete disregard for other road users.  You need to grow the fuck up and stop acting like an overgrown 14 year old 'cause if you maim or kill someone doing this, your life will, effectively, be over.

I've long held the belief that you are an idiot, and now I have the proof. A complete waste of space.

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« Reply #732 on: January 31, 2015, 08:25:58 AM »

LOL! I was reading this and thinking, that story, that road even looked very familiar - this sounds exactly like what I did a couple years ago!

I was gathering momentum, brakes failing, with cars, tree, lampposts, houses all around. Heaven knows how the car stopped halfway up without hitting anything. An absolute miracle I tell you. I was absolutely shitting it!

So stupid Sad

Showing complete disregard for other road users.  You need to grow the fuck up and stop acting like an overgrown 14 year old 'cause if you maim or kill someone doing this, your life will, effectively, be over.

I've long held the belief that you are an idiot, and now I have the proof. A complete waste of space.

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« Reply #733 on: January 31, 2015, 10:06:39 PM »

Why do people hate benefit cheats but are so indifferent to tax dodgers.
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« Reply #734 on: February 01, 2015, 01:17:56 AM »

Why do people hate benefit cheats but are so indifferent to tax dodgers.

Probably because a lot of people work 40 hour weeks and struggle along, with the similar kind of living standards to some of those who are on benefits.  There is certainly a massive flaw in the system where people can work hard and receive only marginally more than they would be getting on benefits.

Most stories about tax dodgers are those who are multi-millionaires anyway so the average person can't compare lives.

Here's mine:

Who is using those 118 directory enquiry numbers these days.  I remember back in the early 2000s when the monopoly being taken away from BT and there was a huge scramble to set up rival numbers.  Wonder how long they can survive?  Wouldn't surprise me if in a few years the only one left is run BT.
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