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What Makes Your Area Unique?

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NotQuiteCockney · 02/03/2006 10:10

Our neighbourhood has a "Buddhist Village", complete with health food store, alternative health centre, Buddhist temple, and a couple of vegetarian restaurants. Oh, and an ethical gifts shop.

Our street has a man who always sweeps outside with no shirt on, while singing loudly. Think Pavarotti, but only in appearance, not singing skills.

What's weird about your neighbourhood.

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insouciant · 02/03/2006 18:52

We live on a completely average housing estate, notable only for its delightful peaceful dullness...except at Christmas when it goes berserk with each householder trying to outdo their neighbours' display of lights. There are, in fact, prizes for the best ones. Think of the gaudiest, loudest, most National Grid draining display you have ever seen. There were six like that within a stone's throw of my house, and a whole lot more besides. It's absolutely fab :o

Eulalia · 02/03/2006 18:53

My own house is unique! It's an old coaching inn dating back from the early 1800s. dh is converting it in his spare time (which isn't much considering he works full time). Just down the road is Dunnotar Castle where Hamlet (starring Mel Gibson) was filmed. see \link{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnotar_Castle\Dunnotar Castle} for a photo. It's very photogenic round here. Loads of castles, whisky trail, the sea etc...

FrannyandZooey · 02/03/2006 18:53

That was me, btw. I did try to join in with the name changing game, and even tried to freak somebody out, but I was not cut out for it really.

FrannyandZooey · 02/03/2006 18:54

Oops I meant I was insouciant.

bubblerock · 02/03/2006 18:56

\link{http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/realmedia/2004/05/cheese_2.ram\Cheese Roll} Anyone entering this year?? Grin

expatinscotland · 02/03/2006 18:57

It's spitting distance from the Port of Leith and there's been a church across the street on the same site since 1480 - there are two headstones still extant w/dates from 1503 and 1508 in the church's cemetary. Around the corner is Lamb's House, still extant, where Mary, Queen of Scots stayed after she landed in Leith upon her return to Scotland from France. Down the street is the oldest unaltered pub in all Edinburgh, it's been there since 1710.

FrannyandZooey · 02/03/2006 18:58

I used to live in a town where they had the Birdman competition where people dress up and build flying machines then try to fly a certain distance off the pier, no engines allowed. You get a good run up but everybody splashes into the sea sooner or later.

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NotQuiteCockney · 02/03/2006 19:06

Oh, FaZ, there's a road like that near my PILs. Well, the displays aren't that elaborate (but I'm from Canada, where electricity is nearly free, and there are some really really scary Xmas displays), but some of them play tunes. And are semi-detached houses!

Oddly enough, there always seem to be a lot of for-sale signs on that street, too.

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notasheep · 02/03/2006 19:54

We dont have to lock our cars or worry about our childrens safety

Wallace · 02/03/2006 20:23

I live here Grin

Is that a good reason...?

sanchpanch · 02/03/2006 20:37

iota where abouts are you? i am in Emerson Valley

sanchpanch · 02/03/2006 20:39

iota where abouts are you? i am in Emerson Valley

sanchpanch · 02/03/2006 20:39

iota where abouts are you? i am in Emerson Valley

harpsichordcarrier · 02/03/2006 20:49

they invented blotting paper in my village

alliebaba · 02/03/2006 20:51

We live in the Horseracing Capital of the world... it's full of short people and horse shit

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NotQuiteCockney · 02/03/2006 20:54

Ok ... what is blotting paper?

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Northerner · 02/03/2006 20:55

We live in a beautiful victorian Spa Town. Famous tea rooms that cost an arm and a leg.

According to Phil & Kirsty this is the 3rd best place to live in the UK, and Phil wants to live here!

We have a black man called Rudi who is always singing in the town centre and shouting about god. Romour is he killed his parents in America and has escaped from a mentalk institution Shock

harpsichordcarrier · 02/03/2006 20:56

alliebaba - Lambourn??

harpsichordcarrier · 02/03/2006 20:57

blotting paper is absorbent paper you put on top of real ink to stop it smudging

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NotQuiteCockney · 02/03/2006 21:04

Do you dab? Or what?

I like real ink and real pens, but the smudging is annoying.

Not that I've used real ink for ages, now, of course.

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robinpud · 02/03/2006 21:05

I can take the kids to school,leaving the door wide open and everything is still there when I get back. My kids can play on the road and walk to school. No Brunos or Tarquins! On a balmy evening the smell of the local indian wafts down our way. Bell ringing parctice is on Monday night. My postman will pcik up the dead birds from my patio ( the really depressed ones fly into my windows) and put them in the bin for me cos I can't go near. Journey to work takes 12 minutes.

MrsMuddle · 02/03/2006 21:06

Plenty of NHS dentists that are still accepting new patients.

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NotQuiteCockney · 02/03/2006 21:07

Oh, I've accidentally left my door open a few times, and had nothing disappear.

But I'm in a funny little mews, and nearly nobody ever goes by my front door.

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harpsichordcarrier · 02/03/2006 21:07

you lay on top nqc

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NotQuiteCockney · 02/03/2006 21:09

So you do a whole page, and then lay the blotting paper down?

I'll have to get some, when/if I get out all my pens. I've been thinking about them lately ... but I never write anything down anymore!

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