Post by paulsw2 on Jan 29, 2016 1:49:14 GMT
Jan 29, 2016 0:13:51 GMT Alex said:
Interesting Post this.
Talking of grief, I regularly frequent some very ropey areas of London. I live in Plumstead, my other half lives in Upton Park, she works in Edmonton, and I play darts and go out in Croydon a lot. However, I have never had any hassle in any of these areas, the last place it nearly kicked off - was - Staines. Admittedly that part of the world is known for being a bit 'chav' like (Ali G said it, not me) but I certainly didn't expect about 15 kids to surround me and my mate walking from the station. Very bad. Also, the other place I had some serious bother (basically getting mugged - long story) was Mitcham a couple of years ago. Terrible place. I felt very unsafe in that area even before then, much more so than the other places I've just mentioned.
Agreed about those places heading towards the Thames Estuary - they all seem very bleak. I've always thought that, and wondered if it was just my perception, or whether this really was the case. It seems I was right , backed up by blokes I know who are heavily into non-league football, who have watched games on the north side, namely places like Aveley, Grays and Tilbury. They described these places as the grimmest in the world, I'll admit Slade Green and the Crayford Marshes aren't exactly the most inspiring places I've been to.......
Going back to Staines (!) I've always had bad vibes about that area - Feltham, Bedfont, Stanwell, Hanworth etc. Again, I always wondered if I'd be proved wrong but evidence I have seen doesn't seem to. Certainly on the 290 back from Staines that time, I didn't feel as ease as I would have done on a SE London bus (you'd think such places as Ashford and Hanworth would be salubrious compared to SE18, again, as this thread has proved - wrong!)........
In fact (shameless plug) my journey from there could easily be a candidate for the 'day out' thread, after getting SWT to Staines, my way home back to PD was:
290 Staines to Hampton Sainsburys
285 to Kingston
N87 to Wimbledon
93 to South Wimbledon
N155 to Elephant
453 to Old Kent Road
53 to PD Station
(Looking through my Whatsapp messages to my mate, I was at Clapham North at 01:18, and at PD at 3am.......no hassle on this at all, though an N155 heading towards London will be a safe bet).
The slightly strange route being necessitated by numerous pit stops for food and (ahem) refreshments, and doing a route that saw my mate get the 93 back home. Was quite proud of that really after a night out , and yes, getting back to thread, the bit I disliked the most was the 290 bit, very strange.
Mitcham has always been bad even more so years back when the fun fairs were on I avoid Mitcham like the plague