Author Topic: Swindon (Read 32590 times)

rogerzilla · « **Reply #75 on:** 09 December, 2011, 09:06:26 pm »

Ah...Regent Street Friday night pagga.

hellymedic · « **Reply #76 on:** 04 July, 2012, 09:06:48 pm »

Now with added operatic goodness, I see.
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18701942/url]

Wowbagger · « **Reply #77 on:** 28 March, 2013, 01:21:26 pm »

There is an interesting housing development just by the station designed in such a way that the brickwork already makes it look boarded-up.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #78 on:** 28 March, 2013, 05:01:54 pm »

Smaller windows are less easy to hit with bricks and airgun slugs.

clarion · « **Reply #79 on:** 04 April, 2013, 12:54:15 pm »

We drove past Swindon on Friday, and again on Monday.

We were not tempted to stop.

Dibdib · « **Reply #80 on:** 04 April, 2013, 01:01:49 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 04 April, 2013, 12:54:15 pm

We drove past Swindon on Friday, and again on Monday.

We were not tempted to stop.

"Swindon: We live here, so you don't have to."

tiermat · « **Reply #81 on:** 04 April, 2013, 01:04:03 pm »

Quote from: Dibdib on 04 April, 2013, 01:01:49 pm

Quote from: clarion on 04 April, 2013, 12:54:15 pm
We drove past Swindon on Friday, and again on Monday.

We were not tempted to stop.

"Swindon: We live here, so you don't have to."

This is one of the reasons I love this forum, we have people like dibdib and RZ "taking one for the team" by living in Swindon! Keep it up, it's much appreciated.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #82 on:** 05 April, 2013, 02:35:44 pm »

They are only practising so that when they've served their apprenticeships they can come and live in Southend.

Dibdib · « **Reply #83 on:** 05 April, 2013, 03:19:16 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 05 April, 2013, 02:35:44 pm

They are only practising so that when they've served their apprenticeships they can come and live in Southend.

I've only been to Sowfend twice, and both times it was raining. It's not a good omen, to be honest, even compared to Swindon.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #84 on:** 05 April, 2013, 05:21:14 pm »

One Swindon resident fathered six children. He was their father and their grandfather. Trufax.

Dibdib · « **Reply #85 on:** 05 April, 2013, 09:29:48 pm »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 05 April, 2013, 05:21:14 pm

One Swindon resident fathered six children. He was their father and their grandfather. Trufax.

Stop boasting, Roger. Nobody's impressed.

PAC · « **Reply #86 on:** 07 April, 2013, 10:21:31 pm »

I wurz born there & my dad was a project manager on the Brunel Centre when it wurz built....then we moved to Reading before I grew too old & tuned ino a wurzle....ooooaaarrrr

my brother moved back there a few years ago & wonders why I never go to see him....

RJ · « **Reply #87 on:** 08 April, 2013, 06:56:37 am »

Andy Partridge (XTC) famously described Swindon as "a zit on the fair face of England".

Efrogwr · « **Reply #88 on:** 12 April, 2013, 04:06:16 pm »

I have just read the allegation that Swindon is twinned with Disney World. Is it true?

Dibdib · « **Reply #89 on:** 12 April, 2013, 08:14:24 pm »

Quote from: Efrogwr on 12 April, 2013, 04:06:16 pm

I have just read the allegation that Swindon is twinned with Disney World. Is it true?

It's certainly something I've heard before, but I don't know enough to confirm it.

Jaded · « **Reply #90 on:** 13 April, 2013, 10:14:19 am »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swindon#Twin_towns

Although you shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet.

Dibdib · « **Reply #91 on:** 13 April, 2013, 10:21:10 am »

Quote from: Jaded on 13 April, 2013, 10:14:19 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swindon#Twin_towns

Although you shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet.

Sadly, no mention of Disney on Swindon.gov.uk (but let's not trust Swindonian Gubbinment to keep techy things up to date)

http://www.swindon.gov.uk/cd/cd-twintowns/Pages/cd-twintowns.aspx

PaulF · « **Reply #92 on:** 16 April, 2013, 11:02:38 am »

Residents in Swindon no longer have a problem with anti-social parking in their back alley: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-22158829

rogerzilla · « **Reply #93 on:** 16 April, 2013, 05:32:10 pm »

clarion · « **Reply #94 on:** 16 April, 2013, 05:43:26 pm »

In London, people would still try to park there.

Dibdib · « **Reply #95 on:** 16 April, 2013, 06:06:38 pm »

In an effort to drag this thread slightly closer to the forum topic, I dropped into Origin Cycles after work yesterday to check it out.

No bikes for sale - they're specialising in aftermarket stuff and repairs - but friendly service. Will be trying to use them more, as many of the other LBSes in Swindon are either chain stores or elitist jerks.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #96 on:** 16 April, 2013, 06:49:12 pm »

Quote from: PaulF on 16 April, 2013, 11:02:38 am

Residents in Swindon no longer have a problem with anti-social parking in their back alley: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-22158829

This just made the national news

Rhys W · « **Reply #97 on:** 22 April, 2013, 08:48:56 pm »

In the news again.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #98 on:** 22 April, 2013, 08:51:49 pm »

Revolving bar to turn again

As Jack Dee said, "what sort of town would name a nightclub after an engineer?"

Dibdib · « **Reply #99 on:** 22 April, 2013, 08:54:24 pm »

I didn't even know that Liquid & Envy had shut. Good riddance IMO, the one time I got dragged there it was crap.