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Just a thread to gather how widely spread the members of this forum are. You certainly don't need to be specific about where you live, but feel free to give as much detail as you like, even where you keep the spare key and when the house is empty if you feel like describing your perfect garden ornaments or expensive household items that I definitely have no intention of taking.

I currently live on Pinewood Crescent at Bradley Park. A nice place, if a few unruly people nearby that take pleasures in smashing cars up and walking down the street drunk off of their minds at 3am.

Currently in trinity beach, cairns, Australia but will be living in tetney in about a week.

where abouts in tetney mate

Humberston, off Church Avenue. Nice here, just next to the wolds. Quiet - most people are on the verge of death down my road!

Quiet cul-de-sac off Brereton Ave Clps.

Not much happens and that's the way i like it.

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Weelsby street(the better end) Grimsby

Quoted from Super Clive

Weelsby street(the better end) Grimsby

;D ;D very posh

Peoples Park area. 8)
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Quoted from codcheeky

;D ;D very posh

Indeed although some little srag nicked my garden gnome Saturday night !

Nuns Corner area, just off Laceby Road.

quiet street off carr lane

Barton Road Wrawby . . .but unofficially Bluebell Grove, Brigg

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Henry street

I own a house around there. Some scumbag has been killing cats by stamping on them. If you have a pet cat, be careful.

Quoted from 75

I own a house around there. Some scumbag has been killing cats by stamping on them. If you have a pet cat, be careful.

We don,t have a cat vicar,but we know someone who does in james street,ill inform them mate cheers

chris

in a caravan in scunthorpe ;D

Only joking live in waltham woodhall drive.

Thurston just outside the beautiful town of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk,

The problem is, I am surrounded by Ipswich and Norwich supporters. :(

People's Park area :)

Just up the M18 in Scotland....beautiful Dumfries and Galloway, home of Rabbie Burns.

Quoted from jock dock tower

Just up the M18 in Scotland....beautiful Dumfries and Galloway, home of Rabbie Burns.

Let's hope we give Cambridge a good chibbin' toneet!
Or is that just a Glasgow expression?

Quoted from jock dock tower

Just up the M18 in Scotland....beautiful Dumfries and Galloway, home of Rabbie Burns.

Been up there a few times,been camping in the forests up there,beautiful part of scotland,often overlooked.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Been up there a few times,been camping in the forests up there,beautiful part of scotland,often overlooked.

Rains a lot though Chris, :(

Quoted from grimsby pete

Rains a lot though Chris, :(

It's not stunningly verdant for nothing!

I was going to state 'People's Park area' but people may think i was living with Gobby & Newton ;)

cleethorpes on the country park

originate from lord st but have emigrated to sunny wigan

Village near Lincoln

Scaffa. Not Scartho. Nor Scarthoe.

And proper Scaffa at that, not Scaffa Top.

Near Weelsby Woods. I can see the lions from my house.

But not for long as moving near Tesco's up Clee soon (hopefully)

Home = Mill Road, Cleethorpes (Aprrox 25 min) walk to blundel aprk including a stop at Ernie Beckets chippy. Work adress = Goojerat Barracks, Colchester, Essex. GTFC for life

new waltham, originally from boulevard ave

Humberston but moving to near Brigg quite soon, and Leamington Spa in the week.

Dumfries & Galloway!! Stunning part of the world but plagued by midges!! Have a mate who owns a farmhouse near Carsphairn, so up there often. Is there anyone scottish though - all his neighbours are English (+ one American).

Welton, just outside Lincoln

Redlynch in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia 8)

Birchwood, a nice bit of suburbia between Manchester and Warrington.

; ;D Twas from clee but now live in bailgate Lincoln but still a strong GTFC supporter .UTMM.

Quoted from CairnsMariner

Redlynch in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia 8)

Showoff ;D

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Showoff ;D

Lovely for sure, but I just couldn't cope with the spiders they have.
Saw a TV programme where a British couple were house hunting in Oz and they were looking round a pretty nice house when this fooking enormous spider ran out from something across the floor. I just thought Fook. That. ;D I'm a wuss I know!

Quoted from upthestripes

Lovely for sure, but I just couldn't cope with the spiders they have.
Saw a TV programme where a British couple were house hunting in Oz and they were looking round a pretty nice house when this fooking enormous spider ran out from something across the floor. I just thought Fook. That. ;D I'm a wuss I know!

My best mate lives in perth Ian,he moved 5 year ago,he is trying to get me out there,he works for the railway and is quite high up,he said he can get me a good job tomorrow,but its a big move and im with you on the insects,snakes etc. :)

Quoted from cmackenzie4

My best mate lives in perth Ian,he moved 5 year ago,he is trying to get me out there,he works for the railway and is quite high up,he said he can get me a good job tomorrow,but its a big move and im with you on the insects,snakes etc. :)

Woah! Now THAT's a big decision mate! Are you tempted?

I am Ian but i have a house here,2 kids in school as well,my wife would go tomorrow,with the redundancies planned with network rail [my employer] i may just do it,we are flying out there next year for a holiday to stay with my mate so ill see then,the redundancies are not happening till 2015 - 2016 so who knows.

Quoted from CairnsMariner

Redlynch in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia 8)

Would you like to house swap for a few weeks a year ? ;) 8) ;D

Quoted from cmackenzie4

I am Ian but i have a house here,2 kids in school as well,my wife would go tomorrow,with the redundancies planned with network rail [my employer] i may just do it,we are flying out there next year for a holiday to stay with my mate so ill see then,the redundancies are not happening till 2015 - 2016 so who knows.

Good idea mate, that'll help you make your mind up.
And you never know what might come up here before then.
Exciting though mate if you do decide to go for it ;)

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Showoff ;D

I was only answering the original question.....

Now, if I was to mention that our overnight low last night of 18C (at 4am) was 1C below average and that we are still in Winter - then that might be considered showing off. Oops :)

Humberston road big house on left,no burglar alarm and leave for the games at 1 45 evry time so feel free mr burglar

Quoted from jock dock tower

Just up the M18 in Scotland....beautiful Dumfries and Galloway, home of Rabbie Burns.

They'd have to extend the M18 by a hell of a long way to get to Scotland Jock. ;D

Quoted from CairnsMariner

I was only answering the original question.....

Now, if I was to mention that our overnight low last night of 18C (at 4am) was 1C below average and that we are still in Winter - then that might be considered showing off. Oops :)

;D it is just not fair cairns :(

Quoted from cmackenzie4

;D it is just not fair cairns :(

In a couple of months time the humidity will suddenly return - and it will get HOT and pretty difficult to live with - think It Aint Half Hot Mum and your on the right lines. Oppressive heat, especially for a pom, but once you get used to it, it's amazing (cyclones threat notwithstanding).

Quoted from CairnsMariner

I was only answering the original question.....

Now, if I was to mention that our overnight low last night of 18C (at 4am) was 1C below average and that we are still in Winter - then that might be considered showing off. Oops :)

That is my idea of hell, I cannot stand hot weather. May have to move up near Jock!

Quoted from 75

Humberston, off Church Avenue. Nice here, just next to the wolds. Quiet - most people are on the verge of death down my road!

Same here! Its not woodfield close is it? Thats were I live.

Quoted from Super Clive

Weelsby street(the better end) Grimsby

Same street, near Eleanor St junction.

Quoted from bradzmilne

Same here! Its not woodfield close is it? Thats were I live.

Nah, The Vicar lives in a caravan on St.Christophers Playing Field. ;D

Quoted from upthestripes

Lovely for sure, but I just couldn't cope with the spiders they have.
Saw a TV programme where a British couple were house hunting in Oz and they were looking round a pretty nice house when this fooking enormous spider ran out from something across the floor. I just thought Fook. That. ;D I'm a wuss I know!

It's funny how we (English) imagine Australia as a place full of nasties.

The reality, however, is that you very rarely see anything that is dangerous, especially in urban areas. Most houses have security screens at all windows and doors which mean that, more often than not, there are less insects in your house in Oz than there are in the UK. We do tend to have a few resident geckos, but they don't intefere with anything, apart from leaving little poos, and they feed on the few insects that get in anyway. Up here, tiny ants can be more of an issue than spiders, in that they seem to be ever present - especially in older houses.

Snakes don't tend to make themselves visible - they are more scared of us than we are them (allegedly) - although I wouldn't fancy keeping birds in a cage, as that seems to attract snakes. We do have crocodiles around these parts - but they only ever seem to attack idiots. Sharks too, but they are predominantly on the outer GBR rather than mainland beaches or the inner bits of the reef. We do have nasty mozzies up here but our university/tropical medicine team are working to eradicate the dengue mozzie (hopefully moving on to maleria (which we don't have) next).

The worst animal pests here are cane toads (because they are ugly and toxic) and jellyfish. Funny that nobody ever says "I couldn't live in Australia, too many jellyfish" yet they are more annoying than any of the other nasties that inhabit the far north. Not an issue anywhere else (not warm enough down south) but stingers seriously impede access to, and enjoyment of, our beautiful tropical beaches.

Quoted from mariner91

That is my idea of hell, I cannot stand hot weather. May have to move up near Jock!

Fair call, a tropical climate isn't for everyone.

We have friends up in Angus. Seems to me like they just don't get a summer but for the very occasional hot day. 11 1/2 months of cool to cold with lots of drizzle - horrible. Give me hot and sweaty any day (sweatdrop)

Not far from the Market hotel, I'm also a hater of hot weather, always been a winter person, I love it, dark mornings and nights etc

Talking of weather,

I love the English climate, we do not have more than 2 days the same,

When I was young , I loved the hot weather, now I like it mild but dry, with a spot of rain at night for the garden. 8)

Lived down Pelham sq, clee
Eleanor st, gy
Lestrange st
Conyers ave, scaffa
Brereton ave
Fairview ave clee
Now live in newcastle

Quoted from bradzmilne

Same here! Its not woodfield close is it? Thats were I live.

St Christophers Road mate. Love it round here.

I moved from Macaulay Street which now has daily burglaries, people with tattoos on their faces, tracksuit wearing chavs, people in the shop in their dressing gowns and spit all over the floor. Not being snobby but I'm delighted I got out of there. It never used to be like that.

Quoted from 75

St Christophers Road mate. Love it round here.

I moved from Macaulay Street which now has daily burglaries, people with tattoos on their faces, tracksuit wearing chavs, people in the shop in their dressing gowns and spit all over the floor. Not being snobby but I'm delighted I got out of there. It never used to be like that.

Have to agree vicar,it is very rough down there now,some of the houses near the shop are boarded up,it is a shame has it use to be a nice area,i took my dad there last year when he was down from shetland,he was brought up in macaulay street,he had a tear in his eye with how much it had changed,he was showing me were he use to play when he was a kid,the longship use to be a good pub in the 80s as well,longship is gone now,i think there building flats there now.

Quoted from 75

St Christophers Road mate. Love it round here.

I moved from Macaulay Street which now has daily burglaries, people with tattoos on their faces, tracksuit wearing chavs, people in the shop in their dressing gowns and spit all over the floor. Not being snobby but I'm delighted I got out of there. It never used to be like that.

My brothers street in Cleethorpes is getting that way and he's in despair.Thinks he'll have to move from the house we grew up in and were born in.He inherited it from my parents after my Mam had inherited it from her parents.

The house has been in the family forever and he is very sad to have to let it go because of the chavs,pit bulls,dogshit and feckless fornicators who sit on sofas in the front drinking all day.He daren't leave the house for any length of time.

Sad really.Every time one of the old characters shuffles off this mortal coil,a young couple with tattoos and endless kids move in.It's a vicious circle as they drive down the prices and that makes them attractive to landlords,who buy them and fill them with more undesirables and the prices keep dropping.

My brother has a lovely,well kept house and it would be worth 100,000 up the top end of Meggies but he's had it valued at half that,which means he can't afford anything like as good in a nicer area.

Quoted from 75

St Christophers Road mate. Love it round here.

I moved from Macaulay Street which now has daily burglaries, people with tattoos on their faces, tracksuit wearing chavs, people in the shop in their dressing gowns and spit all over the floor. Not being snobby but I'm delighted I got out of there. It never used to be like that.

I used to live down Macaulay Street Vicar, about 15 years ago. Tbh I wouldn't have described it as 'nice' even then.
Near town though, which was a plus.

Live 9 miles outside Leeds
Brought up on the nunny, then willows and finally wybers before moving to yorkie land 20 years ago.
If I came back I would like to live either in Humberstone or Weelsby Road area

Immingham, please try not to get too jealous ;D

Reading all the problems in the town makes me feel very lucky to live in peaceful, crime free Suffolk,

Thats apart from the odd mass murderer, ;)

Quoted from grimsby pete

Talking of weather,

I love the English climate, we do not have more than 2 days the same,

When I was young , I loved the hot weather, now I like it mild but dry, with a spot of rain at night for the garden. 8)

We get plenty of spots of rain, abouut 2m of it every year and have the Gumboot Capital of Australia (wettest town), Babinda, just to the south of here, which averages over 4200mm every year!!!

Quoted from upthestripes

I used to live down Macaulay Street Vicar, about 15 years ago. Tbh I wouldn't have described it as 'nice' even then.
Near town though, which was a plus.

Certainly nicer than it is now. My mum still lives there and I worry about her. I still own a house down there as I couldn't sell it - I bet it's worth about £25 and a Kit Kat now.

I got attacked down the subway about a year ago by a couple of chavs. I had to run into the water to escape. I was lucky as they don't care nowadays. Two v one isn't a problem for them. I imagine they were after my wallet but they didn't fancy getting wet. That or they just wanted to smash someones face in for their amusement. Scum. I know some cats down there have been stamped on to death recently. My mums cats are like family to her - she lives alone and it boggles the mind why people would do something like that.

Quoted from 75

Certainly nicer than it is now. My mum still lives there and I worry about her. I still own a house down there as I couldn't sell it - I bet it's worth about £25 and a Kit Kat now.

I got attacked down the subway about a year ago by a couple of chavs. I had to run into the water to escape. I was lucky as they don't care nowadays. Two v one isn't a problem for them. I imagine they were after my wallet but they didn't fancy getting wet. That or they just wanted to smash someones face in for their amusement. Scum. I know some cats down there have been stamped on to death recently. My mums cats are like family to her - she lives alone and it boggles the mind why people would do something like that.

Flippin heck! Well I will say it certainly wasn't anything like that!
That's the problem, when an area gets that bad you can't move away because no-one wants to live there any more.
I hope you can help get your mum away from there one day though mate as well as selling your house.

Quoted from big bad bob

in a caravan in scunthorpe ;D

Only joking live in waltham woodhall drive.

i'm around the corner from you near the legion. but don't worry i can still see your house with my binoculars :X did i mention i have a jason vorheens ice hockey mask?

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Henry street

james street

Well Prestwich, North Manchester now but grew up around Robson Rd Cleethorpes and my parents and Sister/Bro in law etx all still live around there.

I used to live in the Mariners Rest pub with my folks in the lat e70's. Moved to Louth when I was 12 then back to Holton le Clay when I was 16-17. Then I left and now live in Lincoln.

Living in LIncoln these days but both mine and the missus parents still live in Grimsby, my parents live in Humberston and her's live on Wybers.

As for Suffolk Pete, are there any teenagers in Suffolk because the youth custody rate is immense the majority are locked up, do you have child catchers or something lol?

Quoted from Biccys

I used to live in the Mariners Rest pub with my folks in the lat e70's. Moved to Louth when I was 12 then back to Holton le Clay when I was 16-17. Then I left and now live in Lincoln.

Any chance of a travel share Biccys for the home games - i only live just up the A15 - i'll slip you a couple ginger nuts mate ;)

That lovely picturesque scenic Town of Immingham

Used to be part of the Ming Ming massive, now live in Lincoln, LN1.

Watford Avenuee on the Grange, surrounded by people 4 times my age haa.

Quoted from AndyDarloFC

Watford Avenuee on the Grange, surrounded by people 4 times my age haa.

This is were i spent my younger years,i use to live down carnforth crescent when i was a kid and had friends in watford avenue,we use to play in the flats with a bit of stick,we would play war all day,no computer games in them days..
GOOD OLD DAYS

The flats now consist of more druggies/bag-heads then sense. Every Friday/Saturday they are guranteed to fight amongst each other whilst off their nut.

Quoted from AndyDarloFC

The flats now consist of more druggies/bag-heads then sense. Every Friday/Saturday they are guranteed to fight amongst each other whilst off their nut.

Shame mate ay ? i have some good memories of that area,use to love playing on the spinney.

I never had any problems with the Grange and used to walk around there at night without a worry.
Everywhere seems to be getting worse for low life these days though.

You can't even walk to shops without someone shouting shite towards ya.

Quoted from aldi_01

Living in LIncoln these days but both mine and the missus parents still live in Grimsby, my parents live in Humberston and her's live on Wybers.

As for Suffolk Pete, are there any teenagers in Suffolk because the youth custody rate is immense the majority are locked up, do you have child catchers or something lol?

Police are very strict here, any youth misbehaving get a night in the cells, ;D

Twice I have been reported to the police for having my dog off her lead,

Twice the police have visited my house and played with the dog in my garden,

Then gone away saying , " I do not have to have her on a lead "

Why did they visit then ????????

PS. The states , you have to have your dog under control NOT on a lead,

My dog is under my control even if she is the other side of the field,

There , I have answerd my own question again. 8)

Quoted from cmackenzie4

This is were i spent my younger years,i use to live down carnforth crescent when i was a kid and had friends in watford avenue,we use to play in the flats with a bit of stick,we would play war all day,no computer games in them days..
GOOD OLD DAYS

I lived on Carnaford it Cresent in my early years not far from the shops, use to love playing on the metal climbing frame near the special school and the old grange Infants use to be wooden huts raised off the ground just so we could hide under them! 8)
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Quoted from gobby

I lived on Carnaford it Cresent in my early years not far from the shops, use to love playing on the metal climbing frame near the special school and the old grange Infants use to be wooden huts raised off the ground just so we could hide under them! 8)
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I will most probably know you Gobby,did you live near the fitzpatricks ? the shops you are on about were kirmans and mumbys :) i have fond memories of them years back in the 70s

Greengate Lane - Killingholme, But also lived at Edge Ave in Scaffa, Harold St in Clee/grimsby (was never actually sure) and Pasture street/ heneage road corner!

Hull!! Am I the only one? It's sickening being surrounded by Hull fans, even when they were knocking on deaths door and we were a decent Division 1 side, they used to lord it over me. "Big stadium, bigger fanbase etc".......

Quoted from dangtfc1

Hull!! Am I the only one? It's sickening being surrounded by Hull fans, even when they were knocking on deaths door and we were a decent Division 1 side, they used to lord it over me. "Big stadium, bigger fanbase etc".......

No mate there's me and Marinerian. Gonna move back to Clee though as soon as I can. Nowt against Hull it's actually a surprisingly nice place to live, but I miss home sweet home. And I can ask for a can of coke at the shop and they won't look at me funny and say "You mean Kirk?"

Quoted from upthestripes

No mate there's me and Marinerian. Gonna move back to Clee though as soon as I can. Nowt against Hull it's actually a surprisingly nice place to live, but I miss home sweet home. And I can ask for a can of coke at the shop and they won't look at me funny and say "You mean Kirk?"

Quoted from cmackenzie4

I will most probably know you Gobby,did you live near the fitzpatricks ? the shops you are on about were kirmans and mumbys :) i have fond memories of them years back in the 70s

We lived next door to the Dempsey clan and the Isherwoods a couple of doors away, Remember the Fitzpatricks and the Duffys, Moved to the Willows around 1970 but have good memories of the Grange.

Saint-Etienne in France. I'm originally from Ingoldmells near Skegness though.

Dundee (Scotland) but soon close to the market pub

Quoted from gobby

We lived next door to the Dempsey clan and the Isherwoods a couple of doors away, Remember the Fitzpatricks and the Duffys, Moved to the Willows around 1970 but have good memories of the Grange.

I see,i moved there 1974 so obviously you had moved away by then,i spent 7 year living on the grange,i knew the dempseys and isherwoods,the sweeneys are related to me who lived at 90 sherwood,you may remember mike and pat,also i am good friends with tony barker who lived near the corner.

cleethorpes now but spent 25years in Tetney

Clifton Road. Lovely one way street with no issues with parking at all!

David Street (dead end bit)

Quoted from gobby

We lived next door to the Dempsey clan and the Isherwoods a couple of doors away, Remember the Fitzpatricks and the Duffys, Moved to the Willows around 1970 but have good memories of the Grange.

Any relation to Marie Fitzpatrick ?

Quoted from ponnyfan

Any relation to Marie Fitzpatrick ?

Long time ago Ponny and was too busy learning how to thieve and burgle at the grand age of 5 than who was shagging who ;D 8)
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Higham Ferrers, Northants. Left GY in 1985, returned briefly in 1998 following a marriage breakdown but left again later the same year. Travelled around a fair bit in the South East mainly purely for work reasons. No desire to ever move back to Grimsby but that isn't a slur on the Town or the people, I simply couldn't earn the same money if I moved back. As for the crime issue, well...... I travel an awful lot with my job with the main area's being Bristol, Oxford, Rochdale, Peterborough and Stafford. I also visit Grimsby for family and football reasons. In spite of the fact that my local accent has never left me I still feel safer in Grimsby than in any of the other places. Mind you, my Mother lives in a posh part (Bargate area) so the closet snob in me is perhaps influencing my opinion. :)