Joff
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And was it fun?
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broster
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And was it fun?
well i found a shop called pvd, they were nice people, from there i met joff, hes a nice boy
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myke
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all the fun of living away from home, and the convenience of a proper sunday lunch and someone to darn your socks perhaps?
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broster
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supose somepeople lke to do that, i like to be more independent, ok i admit its nice to go home sometimes....
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Paul_J
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I also live in slough - but go to uni in reading - so only in slough at weekends holidays.
What, you're actually staying in Reading during term time? It's only a 20 min drive down the M4 from Slough 
Depends how fast your going...if you go around 130 Mph 
It's 23 miles. On a Motorway. Ok, the M4's not the fastest of roads, but you can still muster a steady 70.
haha he's commenting on the speeds I was doing with him following, going back home from reading the other day down the m4 
Nah - It's all good, I looked a load of different uni's but Reading was a good one that did my course. I could of gone to things like Oxford / cambridge - but they arn't that great for Computer Science so I didn't.
Reading is pretty decent for it - and one of my mates at uni has come from Australia to study at reading and flies back at christmas and stuff haha.
But generally it means I'm far enough away to have indepence, live on my own and have a laugh with mates etc - but close enough that I can come home if the whole family are doing something or if there's something wrong with my car and I want my dad to check it out, etc!
Paul J
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Paul_J
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Oh and also - you may think its only 20 mins away - but its not.
It may only be 24 miles from Reading to slough - but I don't live in slough, I live above it. So takes about 10 mins to get through slough onto the motorway and that, say 10-15 mins to get to reading, then another 10 mins or whatever to then get to uni on a good day!
So I couldn't really make that trip back and forth every time I had a lecture. As it is - I use about 1/8th - 1/4 of my tank making that journey one way!!! Since lectures are spread all over the place with like several hour gaps in between, it'd be crazy to live at home. Plus you'd miss out on all the good times.
Could be worse - I could of gone to Brunel haha - like 6 miles away from home.
[Edited on 04-02-2005 by Paul_J]
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Joff
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Or Wycombe.
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Paul_J
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Or TVU haha
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iceman
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oi i went to brunel university ... in uxbridge lol
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myke
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i did a ms word course at wycombe
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Paul_J
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yeh one of my old mates goes to brunel and lives in iver heathe - so its literally like 2 miles away. Lives at home. Personally I think he's missing out.
People who I live with at Reading - go home probably the same amount of times I do, but they have to shell out shit loads for train fairs or petrol - where as I just drive home a lot closer. I don't see why you have to move 100 miles or more to have fun?
I was going to goto canterbury kent that'd be like 3 hrs drive away - but to be honest I'm glad I didn't - with some of the shit that has happened back home / to my car at uni etc.
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iceman
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i wished i had gone futher afield when choosing a uni
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nickyboy01
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I know Slough well so keep well away
I work in and around Gerards Cross and pass Paul_J's house daily 
Deliver to Redline Tuning reguarly, i remember when Tony was sorting Dave Prasads nova on TB's
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myke
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how much redline charge for a power run?
they got a website?
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Paul_J
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What you pass my house? How do you know where I live? you seen my corsa on the drive? Bit weird... don't know why you would go down this road.
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nickyboy01
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I work for UPS so am delivering in Stoke Poges everyday, particuarly like going to Eurosportscars 
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Sam
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I used to live in Slough, man that place is such a shithole! Especially Britwell!
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Paul_J
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haha - I have to pash through the center of slough if I wanna get to the motorway and everytime I think I'm gonna come out the other side with no wheels or doors left
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Sam
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I remember years ago there used to be radio adverts for Slough train station "Slough, Slough... Quick, quick, Slough!"
Yeah - Quick, get me outta here!
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Paul_J
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Showing your age mate 
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Sam
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nik
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Play football in Staines, not that far from Slough
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