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How far to work

Post by johnnyp »

38 miles for the missus and me,Maidstone, Kent-Clapham-sw London.Takes about 50 minutes going in and about 80 coming home.Been doing it for nearley 6 years now just glad we do a 4 day week in our office which makes it so much easier.Had to move out of London renting was money down the drain and could not afford a property in London,better value in kent,Women on my walk just sold her 2 bed garden flat £375.000, my house 2 bed worth about £190.000.
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I can actually see my office from where I live but thats because ours is a town centre DO and I live on one of the hills surrounding it. Travelling its 20mins walk to the office but I have to use Bus/family taxi when I finish.
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Put this in Blue Shirts,see what comes up.
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Post by Jessika »

its quicker for me to walk than it is to drive by the time i've managed to park (i'm a girl, i cant park!). only takes me 10 mins to walk in. Although i am usually one of the last to arrive, sometimes cutting it a bit too fine :roll:
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Post by dman »

Jessika wrote:its quicker for me to walk than it is to drive by the time i've managed to park (i'm a girl, i cant park!). only takes me 10 mins to walk in. Although i am usually one of the last to arrive, sometimes cutting it a bit too fine :roll:
excuse me jessika dont you sometimes get a lift in off a certain colleague :dance :dance
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Post by DirtyHarry »

My office is about a twenty minute walk from my house. Most mornings if I see a bus and I'm near or at a stop, I catch it.

Bleedin' glad I can't see my office from where I live though !! :nana :nana :nana :nana
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Post by da'bunny »

5 minute walk for me , but needless to say i still never get there on time :roll:
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Post by KawasakiKid »

ImageImage Only 5 mins walk across the A50 can see the office from the conservatory window, don't bug me though I find it really easy to switch off by ------- going for a ride on my KAWASAKIImage
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Post by Jessika »

dman wrote:
Jessika wrote:its quicker for me to walk than it is to drive by the time i've managed to park (i'm a girl, i cant park!). only takes me 10 mins to walk in. Although i am usually one of the last to arrive, sometimes cutting it a bit too fine :roll:
excuse me jessika dont you sometimes get a lift in off a certain colleague :dance :dance
ok, yes sometimes i do, but only if its raining and he's driving past at the time
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Post by evilc »

My round trip is 24 miles and if i feel generous and if it is raining i sometimes stop 4 jessika. :chuckle
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journey

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Journey in takes anything from 30min to 60min depends on the darn Torpoint Ferry, coming home we finish at 2150 and the ferry isn't till 2215 so takes abit longer. On a downside if we finish 10 mins early its an even longer wait or we can drive over tamar bridge and round
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trojan
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Post by trojan »

60 mile round trip, but only takes about 25 to 30 minutes in the morning due to leaving at 4.15am
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Post by billypants »

KawasakiKid wrote:ImageImage Only 5 mins walk across the A50 can see the office from the conservatory window, don't bug me though I find it really easy to switch off by ------- going for a ride on my KAWASAKIImage
KawasakiKid . . call me psychic but you got some kind of bike that you want to mention ?

Trojan ( above ) has a little scooter thingy ( Lambretta or similar ) he says bikers are poofs and scooters are better

not that I'm stirring it up :chuckle
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Post by waffler »

KawasakiKid wrote:ImageImage Only 5 mins walk across the A50 can see the office from the conservatory window, don't bug me though I find it really easy to switch off by ------- going for a ride on my KAWASAKIImage
Tell all KawsakiKid, small motley crew of bikers in my office, run an Suzuki SV650S myself


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Post by KawasakiKid »

billypants wrote:
KawasakiKid wrote:ImageImage Only 5 mins walk across the A50 can see the office from the conservatory window, don't bug me though I find it really easy to switch off by ------- going for a ride on my KAWASAKIImage
KawasakiKid . . call me psychic but you got some kind of bike that you want to mention ?

Trojan ( above ) has a little scooter thingy ( Lambretta or similar ) he says bikers are poofs and scooters are better

not that I'm stirring it up :chuckle
ImageImage billypants mate, luv your diggin your headlight into the tarmac /reverse wheelie thingy avatar, only trouble is I'm a bit of a chindribbler biker. All my testosterone is on the wain, consequently I got to leave it up to you young guys and gals to do all the daredevil stuff. I ride a KAWASAKI EN 500 It's a chopper style easyrider armchair that enables me to KEEP IT GOIN' as an old wrinkly. As far as scooters are concerned all I can say is, that as a young man my brother rode one and it's hard work to make him smile????????????????/Image (he aint got a sense of humour) LOL haha KWAK KWAK haha KWAK KWAKImage
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