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Nice People Thread Number 10 -the official residence of Nice People
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neverdespairgirl wrote: »Half the road we live on is 22 quality of life, the other half is 65. So I'm a bit dubious about the value of those statistics.
Isn't that going to be fairly frequent reflection of city life though?
Perhaps not so neatly lined up as half and half but......0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »Half the road we live on is 22 quality of life, the other half is 65. So I'm a bit dubious about the value of those statistics.
We can stray very easily into a high crime area. Amazing how these criminals know to stay in their own territory.
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It seems a bit unlikely to me, really, that the quality of life varies quite so drastically over a road that's only a couple of hundred of yards long!...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0
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We can stray very easily into a high crime area. Amazing how these criminals know to stay in their own territory.
As michaels said, how worried we should be depends on the crimes committed.
It also depends very much on the area, I think.
The City of London, for example, has a low resident population, but an absolutely vast population arriving every day for work. So crime per resident is probably a lot higher than the reality, because so many crimes affect the massive numbers of people who aren't residents.
Similarly, Westminster, or Leicester Square, or Covent Garden....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
lemonjelly wrote: »I do not check emails whilst on annual leave. They don't pay me for that.
Definition of holiday, an uninterrupted rest break from employment.
Definition of self-employment, in my job anyway - no uninterrupted breaks (-:
When we go away, if we're out of mobile reception (and we try to choose holiday locations on that basis) we leave a contact number with our respective clerks, who can get hold of us in what they deem an emergency, rather than what a solicitor might.
Otherwise you can find yourself answering a call about, "I know you're on holiday, but that case 3 weeks next Tuesday, could we just have a quick word.....?"...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
Cor blimey .... your heating's on for 6 hours/day?I was looking at kwH on my bill, somehow that needs to be converted to the numbers on your meter.
My (inadequate) calculation would be
summer gas useage: £60 a month
winter gas usage: £200 a month
extra for heating = £140 a month £32 a week. Heating on for 42 hours a week = 75p an hour roughly. Massive margins for errors on both sides.
I want to keep my gas at £20-30/month really ... £30-40 if it gets exceptionally cold.
Gas is only for my heating and washing up water.0 -
W Abbey?neverdespairgirl wrote: »high Wycombe? He has my deepest sympathy. I loathe the place, having been to school there for 2.5 years (-:
I've never felt the need to go back, did 5 years.0 -
The crime maps can be useful if you know the area and can identify why crime might be occurring.... and if it'd affect you. But also, to compare where you know with where you're considering ....0
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neverdespairgirl wrote: »It seems a bit unlikely to me, really, that the quality of life varies quite so drastically over a road that's only a couple of hundred of yards long!
Obviously , I don't know your road, but I know lots of roads where this is clearly the case. Dh's family home in London, for example was in a very smart street.....with a small la block just off it where it was highly apparent expectations of quality of life of some residents were vastly different from the rest of the road.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »Wage map - hover over and you can see some figures.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/news/article-2523165/Interactive-UK-pay-map-Londoners-wage-fall-losers--Welsh-luck.html
Where I live, full-time women get £408/week, men get £550/week, apparently. £408/week would be £21,000. I'd be happy with that! The £28,600 blokes get'd be better, of course
I can't see a map0
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